News: Motorhead’s Lemmy Dies Age 70
Ian Fraser Kilmister, commonly known as “Lemmy” has died aged 70. The news was confirmed by Eddie Trunk, an American radio personality. Lemmy had recently celebrated his 70th birthday on…
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Track: Vampires Everywhere – Black Betty
It’s been a wait, but finally Los Angeles rockers Vampires Everywhere have dropped some new music, their first since 2012, in the shape of Black Betty. It comes ahead of…
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Album Review: Baroness – Purple
As a Baroness album Purple is exceptional, as a rock album in 2015 Purple is unmatched and as an example of modern forward thinking music Purple is a shining light.…
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See: Like Moths To Flames release new video for ‘Wither’
Columbus, Ohio metalcore quartet Like Moths to Flames have released a new video for their track Wither, taken from their highly regarded ‘The Dying Things We Live For’, out now…
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Premiere – Barons Of Hiddenhausen stream new EP ‘Bedroom Edits’
Mortiz Kofler, aka Barons of Hiddenhausen has a new EP, Bedroom Edits out this Friday, and we’re delighted to premiere a stream of the whole thing here on Backseat Mafia.…
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Album Review: Sikth – Opacities
After 9 years away Sikth have come back to embarrass everyone else in the scene by just being brain meltingly brilliant. Their new mini-album Opacities is exactly what modern forward…
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Live Review: Judas Priest, Wolverhampton 26.11.15
Leather, Spikes and Roaring Motorbikes! So where to start reviewing such Legends of metal? After numerous changes (how many drummers?) and constant evolution of their sound over 45 years the…
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News: RIP – Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor
Ex-Motörhead sticksman, Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor, has died aged 61. Originally from Chesterfield, Taylor joined the London metal band in 1975, not long after its conception. Alongside Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister…
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Track: Bring me the Horizon – True Friends
“True friends stab you in the front,” according to Sheffield five Bring me the Horizon’s Oli Sykes on their new single True Friends, taken from their recent That’s the Spirit’…
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Track: A Mouth Full Of Matches – White Flag
Manchester born alt rock quintet A Mouth Full Of Matches follow on from opening for The Darkness and performing at the Brownstock Festival by releasing a new single, White Flag,…
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