Review By Halina Wegner There are very few bands who have managed to build an identity as instantly recognisable as Amon Amarth. For more than three decades, the Swedish melodic death metal giants have turned Norse mythology, battlefields, sacrifice and brotherhood into huge songs built for equally huge stages. The Allfather Awakens, [more…]
Review by Glen Parkes – Jace Media Music There are documentaries you watch, enjoy and move on from. Then there are films that drag you back into another time and make you feel as though you are standing in the middle of it. Anarchy! McLaren Westwood Gang belongs firmly in the second [more…]
Review by Glen Parkes Some bands arrive with a sound that immediately tells you where they have been. Others arrive sounding like they have already worked out where they are going. Los Angeles quartet The Bites manage to do both on their long-awaited sophomore album, The Bites, released today, September 18, 2026, [more…]
Review by Ali Burman photos by Adam Rossi Amy Lee leads an extraordinary night of soaring vocals, spectacular production and genuine emotional connection at the Utilita Arena. There are arena shows, and then there are arena experiences. Evanescence’s performance at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on 11 September belonged firmly in the second category. [more…]
Review By Glen Parkes There is something about a great songwriter that cannot be manufactured. You can polish a production, add a room full of musicians and throw money at a recording, but you cannot fake a lifetime of stories. Mike Guiney brings plenty of those stories to The Grace of Eloquence, [more…]
Alex Kilroy Returns to the Blues That Started It All With New EPNew Shade of Blue, Out October 23rd Transylvania-Born Guitarist Announces a Deeper, Roots-Driven Chapter With Autobiographical New Single “Crossroads On My Mind,” Out Today Stream “Crossroads On My Mind” HERE A few months after turning a lifelong pursuit of American [more…]
Metal Nuclear Blast Records Release Date – September 18th 2026 Review By Smudge Smith Anthrax was the first band I saw using my own money. It was the ‘Spreading The Disease Tour’ and I still have fond memories of seeing them at the Hammersmith Odeon (as it was then). I’ll be honest [more…]
Word by Jess Bea Rockin’ Roots Events put on an absolute masterclass in country and blues at The Old Brewery in Faversham, assembling a heavy-hitting double bill featuring Garrett T. Willie alongside headliner Ally Venable. Opening the night, Garrett T. Willie came out swinging and kicked things off with an absolute bang. [more…]
REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY DAMIEN HARVEY There are some concerts where the music is everything you hoped it would be. Then there are concerts where the performance is exceptional, but the experience surrounding it leaves you wishing things had been very different. Boyce Avenue’s appearance at London’s Scala was, musically at least, [more…]
Essex natives BEYOND EXTINCTION are one of the most exciting bands in UK deathcore right now and, today, they’ve announced their next wave of terror with their Three Swords EP. Due 23rd October 2026, the Three Swords EP encompasses the essence of what it means to have Essex blood running through your [more…]
GRAMMY-nominated heavyweights TRIVIUM — vocalist/guitarist MATTHEW K. HEAFY; guitarist COREY BEAULIEU; bassist PAOLO GREGOLETTO; and drummer ALEX RÜDINGER — are ushering in their newest and most ferocious era with the new single and video for “Dead Inside Of Me”. Today, the band shares the official video, directed by Pavel Trebukhin. It’s a [more…]
16th September 2026 — Papa Roach’s latest single “See U In Hell”, from the NETFLIX original animated series “Devil May Cry”, has now amassed over 100 million streams since its release in May – outpacing even the band’s most successful recent #1 hits by a mile. The single features the viral Indian [more…]
Review By Halina Wegner There are very few bands who have managed to build an identity as instantly recognisable as Amon Amarth. For more than three decades, the Swedish melodic death metal giants have turned Norse mythology, battlefields, sacrifice and brotherhood into huge songs built for equally huge stages. The Allfather Awakens, [more…]
Review by Glen Parkes – Jace Media Music There are documentaries you watch, enjoy and move on from. Then there are films that drag you back into another time and make you feel as though you are standing in the middle of it. Anarchy! McLaren Westwood Gang belongs firmly in the second [more…]
Review by Glen Parkes Some bands arrive with a sound that immediately tells you where they have been. Others arrive sounding like they have already worked out where they are going. Los Angeles quartet The Bites manage to do both on their long-awaited sophomore album, The Bites, released today, September 18, 2026, [more…]
Review by Ali Burman photos by Adam Rossi Amy Lee leads an extraordinary night of soaring vocals, spectacular production and genuine emotional connection at the Utilita Arena. There are arena shows, and then there are arena experiences. Evanescence’s performance at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on 11 September belonged firmly in the second category. [more…]
Review By Glen Parkes There is something about a great songwriter that cannot be manufactured. You can polish a production, add a room full of musicians and throw money at a recording, but you cannot fake a lifetime of stories. Mike Guiney brings plenty of those stories to The Grace of Eloquence, [more…]
Alex Kilroy Returns to the Blues That Started It All With New EPNew Shade of Blue, Out October 23rd Transylvania-Born Guitarist Announces a Deeper, Roots-Driven Chapter With Autobiographical New Single “Crossroads On My Mind,” Out Today Stream “Crossroads On My Mind” HERE A few months after turning a lifelong pursuit of American [more…]
Metal Nuclear Blast Records Release Date – September 18th 2026 Review By Smudge Smith Anthrax was the first band I saw using my own money. It was the ‘Spreading The Disease Tour’ and I still have fond memories of seeing them at the Hammersmith Odeon (as it was then). I’ll be honest [more…]
Word by Jess Bea Rockin’ Roots Events put on an absolute masterclass in country and blues at The Old Brewery in Faversham, assembling a heavy-hitting double bill featuring Garrett T. Willie alongside headliner Ally Venable. Opening the night, Garrett T. Willie came out swinging and kicked things off with an absolute bang. [more…]
