Music
Track: The Halo Effect – Become Surrender
Gothenburg´s mettallers The Halo Effect have returned with a brand new single ‘Become Surrender’. The track has been a staple of their live shows for a while now, and has quickly become a fan-favourite. Mikael Stanne comments: “‘Become Surrender’ was written and recorded during the ‘Days Of The Lost’ sessions, but for some reason we left it out of the album. It …
See: Malevolence Share ‘Higher Place’ feat. Espera (Sleep Token) Live Video From The Forum, London 2023
Malevolence are set to shut down cities across the UK, starting tomorrow with a full-on, 11-date club tour, featuring New York’s Pain Of Truth and MLVLTD’s finest Rough Justice. The run is now almost completely sold out, with the Liverpool venue recently upgraded due to high demand. In celebration, the UK’s reigning champs of heavy metal present a special memento from their sold-out UK tour …
Live Review: Gerry Jablonski And The Electric Band / George Shovlin And Friends – Sedgefield Blues Club, Sedgefield
Tonight was all about talent and what a night it was at Sedgefield Blues Club. The club has been going for a long time now and has generated a reputation for putting on exceptionally high-quality gigs to the point where people now will show up even without knowing the band. Such is the club’s guarantee …
Album Review: Drew Davies – Holloway Nights
Somewhat of a Backseat Mafia favourite Drew Davies gathered together friends old and new to record Holloway Nights an “almost conceptual; a year in the life of Holloway Road, London” First track and single ‘Bitter End’ is a fantastic way to start, an 80’s tribute of deep throbbing bass and soaring Bowie like vocals that …
Feature: Utopia Give Us A Track By Track Of New Album ‘Shame’
With their new album out today we caught up with John Bailey from the band to give us a low down of each track and how it all came together. All the music that I write starts with a rhythm. In fact, it actually starts with a metronome tempo in my head. I think about …
Album Review: Ëda Diaz– Suave Bruta : electro – Colombian rhythms and song for today.
Bridges are not just about the places and people they connect, crossing them is an experience in itself. Colombian singer/bassist and song-writer Ëda Diaz’s music is a thrilling reminder of the wonders such a journey can deliver. As a child she shuttled regularly between Paris and Medellin with her French Colombian family, absorbing the languages, …
Live Gallery: Gregory Alan Isakov at the Metro Theatre, Sydney 2.02.2024
Gregory Alan Isakov enchanted the audience at Sydney’s Metro Theatre with his soulful melodies and lyrical storytelling, creating an intimate and memorable night of folk music.
Album Review: Kirin J Callinan’s Flamboyance, Vulnerability, and Innovation Displayed in Newly Released Album ‘If I Could Sing’ + Tour Dates
The much-anticipated album, ‘If I Could Sing‘, by the iconic Australian artist Kirin J Callinan, is officially out today. Crafted amidst the diverse landscapes of Sydney, Los Angeles, and a remote coastal batch in New Zealand during the isolating times of the pandemic, this release marks a deeply personal journey for Callinan. The collection of …
News: Peruvian Metal Band Chaska Share New Single Nymph Of The Lake
Peruvian metal band Chaska are set to release their new 6-track EP ‘Rites of June’ on May 5th 2024 via Finnish Inverse Records. The band have shared the video for the first official single taken from the EP ‘Nymph of the Lake’. Singer and guitarist Hueso Raffo comments: “Nymph of the Lake is a song inspired, in some …
Track: Melanie Baker – I Don’t Cry Like I Used To
Newcastle-based indie specialist Melanie Baker has announced her new EP ‘Burnout Baby’ which is set for release on the 5th of April via Du Blonde’s cult indie label Daemon T.V. Along with the announcement, Baker has shared the spellbinding new track ‘I Don’t Cry Like I Used To’. Marking the follow-up to pulsating lead track ‘All My Plants Have Died‘, the Cumbrian native’s second EP …