rock/metal
News: In Flames Re-sign to Nuclear Blast And Share New Single ‘State Of Slow Decay’
Two international metal heavyweights celebrate an extension of their alliance: Swedish metal legends In Flames have re-signed with Nuclear Blast Records –extending their partnership on a worldwide level. As one of the most influential metal bands of all time, the news foreshadows some exciting plans for the Gothenburg legends, soon to be rolled out. Marcus Hammer, the managing director …
Track: Without Warning – Black Venom
Finnish modern metal band Without Warning have shared the music video for their third single ‘Black Venom’ via Inverse Records. Vocalist Micha comments: “Black Venom” is an intense story about the definition of evil, manifested in a woman and ready to spread hatred everywhere she goes. Visually the story is brought to life in a horror biohazard surrounding, …
Track: Black Dreams – Running Blood
The Masters of Melancholy Black Dreams who’s current line-up features Juha Kraapo (vocals), Jari Rantanen (drums) and Sami Räikkönen (guitar), have returned from two year hiatus with a new single “Running Blood”. The band comments: “Running Blood is a story of a person who gets enough of the evilness of mankind and decides to abandon his …
Meet: Your New Favourite Band – Excuses Excuses
Excuses Excuses are a rock band from Ontario, Canada, who are bringing back the punkier side of rock in a big way with a set of brilliant singles, setting them out as a band to watch. Their debut album is due out later this year, so Backseat Mafia caught up with them to find out …
Track: Blues Pills release new single ‘California’ feat guest vocalist Marc Broussard
The bands new single ‘California’ is taken from their latest album Holy Moly! (read our review here) released in 2020 and celebrates the band kicking off their European Tour The band comments:“It was two years ago when we started our new album campaign with the release of the ‘Proud Woman’ single and the pandemic stopped …
Track: Lamb Of God – Nevermore
After announcing the band are set to release their new album ‘Omens‘, due the 7th of October via Nuclear Blast, the band have shared the first taste with new single ‘Nevermore’. Omens is a furious entry in the Lamb Of God catalogue, perhaps their angriest album yet. “The world is crazy and keeps changing. Omens is a reaction to the …
Live Review: Download Festival – Castle Donington, Derby 10.06.2022 – 12.06.2022
My first festival press coverage and definitely not my last (hopefully) Download did not disappoint! An absolutely amazing spectacle of some of the best live acts in rock today. To be honest, to cover the entire festival over three days is pretty much impossible, thankfully other colleagues from the magazine also attended, and I’m sure …
Live Review: Slam Dunk Festival North – Temple Newsam, Leeds 03.06.2022
By Claire Hodgkins At a slightly later date than previous years, Slam Dunk Festival was back and made its return to the grounds of Temple Newsam. What was meant to be an overcast day, turned out to be a scorcher in Leeds – much to the delight of alternative music lovers. Amongst the acts, we …
Album Review: Nova Twins – ‘Supernova’: punk-rap duo achieve dizzying new heights
Formed back in 2014 in London, childhood friends Amy Love (lead vocals, guitar) and Georgia South (backing vocals, bass) smashed together their love of 00’s R&B and hip-hop with punk, rock and metal strokes and managed to create their own unique style entirely. Their debut album Who Are The Girls? securely stuck their flag into …
Live Review: Drive By Truckers / Jerry Joseph, Vicar Street, Dublin 11.06.2022
As they say ‘Good things come to those who wait’ and fans of Drive By Truckers had to wait patiently for almost three years to get to see them perform live because of that dreaded ‘C’ word (covid, by the way) and last Saturday night at Dublin’s Vicar St venue these southern American rockers rolled …