rock/metal
NEWS: Classic Creedence set gets half-century deluxe treatment
DELUXE vinyl reissue imprint Craft Recordings are marking the half-century of southern swamp rockers Creedence Clearwater Revival’s classic Cosmo’s Factory with a heavyweight vinyl remaster. The album, set for general re-release on August 14th, features such boogie classics as “Long As I Can See The Light”, an 11-minute jam on “I Heard It Through The …
New: Roger Waters to release Us & Them documentary
Out on the 16th of June on Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a documentary film following the 2017-2018 tour of legendary Pink Floyd founder member, bassist, singer and songwriter, Roger Waters. The film follows Roger on a worldwide tour that took in 156 concerts and had an audience of 2.3 million people. Directed by Sean Evans and …
Track: Atavist – Loss
UK Doom quartet Atavist have released ‘Loss’, the second single taken from their new album, III: Absolution, out 19th June via Candlelight Records. ‘Loss’ follows the single ‘Self Realisation’, which was released earlier this year. Reformed in 2017 after a ten year hiatus, Atavist, triumphantly return in 2020 with a brand new studio album. Titled ‘III: Absolution’, the album will be released via Candlelight Records on 19th …
Track: Stereolith – Stuffy Air
‘Stuffy Air’ is the first release from the debut album ‘Escape Velocity’ by the stoner rock quartet ‘Stereolith’ set to be released on July 3rd, via Barhill / Cargo. Being on the punk rock end of the stoner spectrum these guys have something about them that’s not just heavily repetitive riffing. This is a great catchy …
See: Forming the Void release new video for Trace The Omen
US progressive doom explorers Forming The Void have released their hypnotic video for their single ‘Trace The Omen’, taken from their new album ‘Reverie’. With ‘Reverie’, Louisiana’s Forming The Void seeks to further explore aspects of the sound they’ve shaped on their previous outings, guided by a desire to strike a balance between organic and intentional. The result is an …
Track: Junkowl – Quarantine us all
Montreal hardcore rock n rollers Junkowl have released their new single ‘Quarantine Us All’, a slick combination of stoner riffs, hardcore energy, and groove metal. It’s ferocious and relentless from the offset, even when it veers out of hardcore territory and into the sludgier moments. It even has some technical moments, although they certainly borrow heavily …
Album Review: Katatonia – City Burials
By Chris Gibbons Lockdown has certainly had an impact on my listening habits. I’ve been fortunate that I’ve been able to keep up with weight training in a garage gym and it is during training sessions that I get time away from work and family long enough to enjoy a metal playlist or two. Whereas …
Track: Limos – Alters, plus EP news
Finnish melodic death metal band Limos is set to release their new EP ‘Tales of The White Eye’ on July 3rd. Ahead of this they have released their latest single ‘Altars’. It’s a brutal and soaring track, covering a lot of ground in it’s 5 minutes. ” ‘Altars’ as a song explores an universe we …
See: Pearl Jam release new video for ‘Retrograde’
Seattle Alternative Rock legends, Pearl Jam, have recently released a music video to accompany their tune ‘Retrograde’. This song taken from their most recent album, ‘Gigatron’. The video is accessible on YouTube. The tune itself is Classic Pearl Jam, that begins with acoustic guitar nods to the Byrds and Neil Young, transforming into a hook driven …
See: Misery Signals release new video for The Tempest
Metalcore pioneers Misery Signals return with their brand new album ‘Ultraviolet‘. The forthcoming record marks their first full-length release in seven years, and first with founding vocalist Jesse Zaraska since their 2004 debut, ‘Of Malice and the Magnum Heart‘. Ahead of the album release they have also revealed a video for first single ‘The Tempest’ ” ‘The Tempest’ feels …