rock/metal
See: Alice in Chains release new video for the single ‘Rainier Fog’, plus European Tour Dates
‘Rainier Fog’ is the title track of Alice in Chains Best Rock Album Grammy nominated, plus Number 1 in the iTunes Rock Album Chart plus billboard topping Rock, Alternative & Hard Music Charts. Glorious. Unafraid to not take themselves too seriously, much spoofing and hilarity is on tap in the new Peter Darley Miller-directed Alice …
News: …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead announce Autumn UK shows
Texan alt-rockers …And you will know us by the trail of dead have announced a run of UK shows as part of their European tour, with the band hitting Norwich, Manchester, London, Newcastle and Edinburgh for shows in September / October of this year. It’ll be in support of their new as yet untitled album …
See: The Raptors – Your Dreams
The Raptors sink their teeth into a tour of their hometown in the video for latest single ‘Your Dreams’. This Glasgow-based four-piece were formed by Becca Murray (guitar and lead vocals) and Jane Lloyd (guitar and vocals) who were then joined by Jack Mata (drums) and Juana Adcock (bass and vocals). Latest single ‘Your Dreams’ …
Track: Plague Vendor – Let Me Get High/Low, plus UK tour news
Plague Vendor have released their new single ‘Let Me Get High\Low’, the latest from their forthcoming album ‘By Night’. ‘Let Me Get High\Low’ is an infinity mirror of echo, effects, illusion and delusion. A sinister and sprawling track, wandering from psychedelic prog rock to garage rock somehow, and capturing a perfect sound in the process. …
See: Mallory Knox release video to White Lies, plus new album news
Mallory Knox have announced that their next album set for release 16 August via A Wolf At Your Door Records. Ahead of the upcoming self titled record they’ve released a new single ‘White Lies’. “We’ve been waiting a long time to release new music that really represents what we are about now,” says Mallory Knox …
See: Feeder release new video for Youth, plus new album announcement
Feeder have released new single ‘Youth’. The new track from the iconic rock band is Feeder at it’s best. Massive crunchy guitars, sing along chorus and soaring melodies. It’s festival material in spades and sure to continue their top 10 album run since 2016’s ‘All Bright Electric’ and the 2017 ‘Best Of’. This …
EP: Geezer – Sprial Fires
Heavy blues trio Geezer have just released the vinyl version of their latest EP, Spiral Fires. It follows in the footsteps of the band taking on Steve Markota as their new drummer. The provided the band with some momentum to make the record as singer/guitarist Pat Harrington explains “Hooking up with Steve changed the band. For …
Meet: We interview The Paranoyds
LA garage rock four piece The Paranoyds already have the a new two track ep out now digitally, ‘Hungry Sam / Trade Our Sins’ with a 7″ vinyl copy to follow via Suicide Squeeze label on July 12th. Here at Backseat Mafia towers (well, my kitchen anyway) we were totally enamored with the tracks, so …
News: Magma to release new album “Zëss”, see review trailer
Legendary French experimental/prog band Magma have announced they are to release a new album – “Zëss” on June 28th via Seventh Records. It’s taken the band some time to pull it together into a studio recording because the first drafts were made in 1977. After a gradual process finishing the record, the band debuted it on …
Classic Compilation: Aerosmith – Big Ones
Aerosmith’s career is a strange one. During the 70s they came out of nowhere to establish themselves as America’s home-grown stadium fillers, take all the drugs and make minimum commercial impact outside of north America. As the decade closed they carelessly lost not just one, but both, of their guitar players, Brad Whitford and Joe …