rock/metal tracks
EP: Halestorm – ReAniMate 3.0: The CoVeRs EP
The third installment in a thrilling saga of cover EPs that Halestorm have produced is enough to set 2017 off with a bang. ReAniMate 3.0 showcases, yet again, that Halestorm can turn any song into their own. From Twenty One Pilots to Joan Jett to Metallica, this new EP flings old classics and new pop …
Track: Consuumer – Shattered Fruit
Consuumer leave scorched earth wherever they play. A punishing blend of proto-metal, noise rock, and sludge that would’ve fit nicely within the SST roster or even Southern Lord, the Hereford duo are readying the release of debut EP Shattered Fruit on January 13th. According to the band’s press release: Consuumer’s forthcoming EP exhibits their unique brand …
EP Review: Lamb Of God- The Duke
“A little while ago I became friends with a fan named Wayne Ford – he was terminal – leukemia. I talked with him often, even video chatted him into the studio. He was very calm about his impending death, and we discussed it very openly. I learned a lot from him.”- Lamb Of God frontman …
Tracks: Terrifier – Reanimator
Vancouver thrashers Terrifier have just signed to Test your metal records, and have streamed new single Reanimator, taken from their forthcoming second album ‘Weapons of thrash destruction’. Veterans of tours with the likes of Havok, Destruction, Exmortus, Anvil, 3 Inches of blood and Holy Grail, to name but a few, Terrifier have been building strong …
EP: Toy Mountains – ‘I Swore I’d Never Speak Of This Again’ EP Review
Toy Mountains give us something to talk about with their new EP ‘I Swore I’d Never Speak Of This Again’. The Glasgow four-piece of Callum McClune (vocals, guitars), Greg Leyden (vocals, guitars), Grant Malcolm (vocals, bass) and Matt Cowie (drums) are approaching their defining moment and they know it. Their 2014 debut album ‘For A …
Track: Invisible Boy – All the kids
Polica bassist Chris Bierden is a staple on the Minneapolis music scene – contributing both bass and vocals to the last two Har Mar Superstar records, as well as being involved in projects such as Heavy Deeds, Pony Trash, and Bones & Beeker. He releases his first solo album on 11th November under his Invisible …
Track: The Emerald Down – Songs from Saturn
The Emerald Down have announced they are set to release a new album in 2017 on Wrong Way Records – with a new line-up thrown into the fray. Hot on the heels of their forthcoming 2016 reissue of Scream the Sound, shoegazers The Emerald Down, a band who Ian Watson (Melody Maker/Rolling Stone/NME/BBC 6 Music) ranked among “the …
Track: Touché Amoré – Rapture
Taken from L.A. based post hardcore band Touché Amoré’s recent Stage Four album, Rapture is the latest (the fourth, to be exact) single to be taken from the record. Whereas in the past the band trod firmly down the in your face, brittle post-hardcore path, Stage Four saw them move to a more melodic edge, …
Track: NEWMOON – Head of Stone
It’s about time you were introduced to NEWMOON. Having formed in late 2013, this dreamy pop group have toured with bands all across Europe, as well as releasing their debut EP Invitation to Hold. They’re set to release their debut album this Autumn and have shared a new song, ‘Head Of Stone’, ahead of its …
Track: Death By Unga Bunga – Fight!
Not only are Norway’s Death By Unga Bunga blessed with a brilliant name, but – on the evidence of Fight!, taken from their new EP of the same name, they back it up with equally brilliant garage rock. It’s due out on September 9th via Jansen in conjunction with the re-release of their debut album, …