Single – Memorize You Release Date – 18th September 26 Review by Linda McDermott New York three-piece Some Days Are Darker began life in 2019 as the solo songwriting project of former metalcore guitarist Lear Mason, before developing into a three-piece with Chris Martin on bass, guitar and keyboards, and Robbie Williamson on drums, multi-instrumentals, and production. [more…]
Roadmender Northampton, 11/09/26. Review by Dave G Martin and all images Carol Henson (aka LadyGigger) for Jace Media Music. We’re absolutely thrilled to be covering this special gig tonight for the local Northampton band – we have known these guys for a long time now, through interviews, album reviews – going way [more…]
Electron have released their brand new single ‘Taken’ featuring guest vocals from Skindred frontman Benji Webbe. It is the latest single to be taken from the forthcoming album Is This Worth Living For? out October 2nd. ‘Taken’ captures the pressures of life as they reach boiling point with its crushing riffs, pounding drums and dark synths, [more…]
In 1997 Bruce Dickinson released his fourth solo album, Accident Of Birth, a swaggeringly confident collection of powerful songs that saw the acclaimed singer return to his hard rock and metal roots, following the more experimental sound of the previous Skunkworks project. Co-produced by LA musician Roy Z and featuring Adrian Smith on guitar – while [more…]
BLOODSTOCK has built its reputation on a lineup that refuses to sit still. Year after year it’s the mix, not just the headliners, that keeps people coming back. Today, BLOODSTOCK unveils eighteen more bands joining the 2027 bill and not a single one is here to play it safe. And that’s before we even get [more…]
Evanescence has just announced a London pop-up shop which will open at 15 Carnaby Street, London W1F 9QZ from 11th – 15th September (11a.m. – 8 p.m. except Sunday when it closes at 6 p,m.) There will be exclusive merch offerings including limited signed items. The band are currently halfway through the highly anticipated [more…]
Review by Glen Parkes There are bands that make heavy metal, there are bands that perform heavy metal, and then there is GWAR. For more than four decades, the Scumdogs Of The Universe have built a world where music, theatre, outrageous humour, blood, guts and sheer bloody-mindedness collide. Now, twenty years after [more…]
ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE JOURNEY MEN OUT ON 11TH SEPTEMBER 2026 WATCH VIDEO HERE 10TH ALBUM LESS IS MORE OUT NOW AND AVAILABLE HERE LESS IS MORE TOUR Part 2 & 3 JAPAN / USA / CANADA / AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND / FRANCE SHOWS TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE The Inspector Cluzo are thrilled to release new single [more…]
By Justin Smulison Marco Pastorino has no “off switch.” The multi-talented musician is powerhouse singer, composer and guitarist who is always busy and takes great pride in producing authentic music with limited (if any) technological tricks. He’s back with Fallen Sanctuary, a group founded with Georg Neuhauser and their sophomore LP, Gathering [more…]
Review by Glen Parkes Loz Campbell is back with her second single from the forthcoming second album, and ‘Pieces Of My Heart’ is a world away from the heavy experimental edge of previous release ‘Monster’. This time Campbell delivers a catchy pop-rock earworm with a hint of 21st-century Pat Benatar running through [more…]
Saturday 29th August. Kicking Valentina hit up Bannerman’s on a Saturday night on the eve of the cities fringe festival finishing and although not part of the festival activities in this part of the city tonight Bannerman’s was “bouncing”. Following on from another mega band hitting the city the previous night at [more…]
Review By Glen Parkes Some artists get better with age. Others simply become more comfortable doing what they have always done. Then there is Sari Schorr, who seems determined to keep pushing herself forward every time she steps onto a stage or walks into a recording studio. Running Wild is the latest [more…]
Single – Memorize You Release Date – 18th September 26 Review by Linda McDermott New York three-piece Some Days Are Darker began life in 2019 as the solo songwriting project of former metalcore guitarist Lear Mason, before developing into a three-piece with Chris Martin on bass, guitar and keyboards, and Robbie Williamson on drums, multi-instrumentals, and production. [more…]
Roadmender Northampton, 11/09/26. Review by Dave G Martin and all images Carol Henson (aka LadyGigger) for Jace Media Music. We’re absolutely thrilled to be covering this special gig tonight for the local Northampton band – we have known these guys for a long time now, through interviews, album reviews – going way [more…]
Electron have released their brand new single ‘Taken’ featuring guest vocals from Skindred frontman Benji Webbe. It is the latest single to be taken from the forthcoming album Is This Worth Living For? out October 2nd. ‘Taken’ captures the pressures of life as they reach boiling point with its crushing riffs, pounding drums and dark synths, [more…]
In 1997 Bruce Dickinson released his fourth solo album, Accident Of Birth, a swaggeringly confident collection of powerful songs that saw the acclaimed singer return to his hard rock and metal roots, following the more experimental sound of the previous Skunkworks project. Co-produced by LA musician Roy Z and featuring Adrian Smith on guitar – while [more…]
BLOODSTOCK has built its reputation on a lineup that refuses to sit still. Year after year it’s the mix, not just the headliners, that keeps people coming back. Today, BLOODSTOCK unveils eighteen more bands joining the 2027 bill and not a single one is here to play it safe. And that’s before we even get [more…]
Evanescence has just announced a London pop-up shop which will open at 15 Carnaby Street, London W1F 9QZ from 11th – 15th September (11a.m. – 8 p.m. except Sunday when it closes at 6 p,m.) There will be exclusive merch offerings including limited signed items. The band are currently halfway through the highly anticipated [more…]
Review by Glen Parkes There are bands that make heavy metal, there are bands that perform heavy metal, and then there is GWAR. For more than four decades, the Scumdogs Of The Universe have built a world where music, theatre, outrageous humour, blood, guts and sheer bloody-mindedness collide. Now, twenty years after [more…]
ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE JOURNEY MEN OUT ON 11TH SEPTEMBER 2026 WATCH VIDEO HERE 10TH ALBUM LESS IS MORE OUT NOW AND AVAILABLE HERE LESS IS MORE TOUR Part 2 & 3 JAPAN / USA / CANADA / AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND / FRANCE SHOWS TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE The Inspector Cluzo are thrilled to release new single [more…]
