December 2025 - Jace media music

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Metal

Jupiter Cyclops—‘Age Of The UFOnaut’

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Stoner/Psych Rockshots Productions Review By Smudge Smith Jupiter Cyclops are from Phoenix, Arizona, and they say that they will take you on a humorous, mind-bending journey through UFOs, witchcraft and apocalyptic visions, blending 70’s proto-metal, NWOBHM and modern heavy rock. The title track opens with an astronaut talking to mission control before [more…]

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Live Reviews

Rianne Downey – Live – Old Fruitmarket – sonicpr

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Review By Darren McIntyre Rianne Downey is a singer/songwriter from Bellshill, Glasgow, who started her musical career aged 16 and was awarded the James McAvoy Scholarship for the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow. Rianne pursued a solo career by busking on the streets of Glasgow, where she covered many songs, both her own [more…]

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Live Reviews

Of Mice and Men, Electric Ballroom Camden, 11th December.

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Review and Images by Ali Burman An evening of metal at the Electric Ballroom in Camden on 11 December provided the perfect antidote to a dreary, damp, and dark winter night. Opening the bill, GORE delivered a set that was both punishing and sharply focused. In a venue renowned for its raw [more…]

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Live Reviews

Live Review: A New Era for Three Days Grace – O2 Academy Brixton

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Photos & Review by Damien Harvey I walked into the O2 Academy Brixton, London, on 13 December, knowing I was about to witness something genuinely historic for Three Days Grace. After a decade-long absence, Adam Gontier’s return in 2024 marked a new chapter for the band, this time as co-frontman alongside Matt [more…]

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Live Reviews

Quireboys Live Classic Grand

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Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson The Quireboys are a rock band from London, England but with strong ties to Newcastle who originally formed in 1984 by Jonathan Gray (Spike) & Guy Bailey. The band wrote & performed until 1993 when they broke up but reformed again in 1995 with [more…]

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Live Reviews

The Commoners—Live—Stereo—noblepr

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Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson The Commoners were a 4 piece roots rock outfit from Toronto, Canada, the boys began their journey into the world of music around a decade ago listening to bands like The Black Crowes, Derek Trucks, Marcus King & The Allman Brothers. The boys are [more…]

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Singles

A Mantra of Compassion: Rina Rain Opens a Gentle Path to Freedom

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Review By Halina Weger something different With “Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha”, Rina Rain offers more than a single; she offers a moment of refuge. The Bay Area–based meditation guide and mantra artist continues her journey into sacred sound with a track that feels both ancient and quietly contemporary, blending timeless Buddhist [more…]

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Blues & Americana Singles

Wille and the Bandits – “Wheal Jane”

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Review By Glen Parkes Wille and the Bandits return with the evocative new single “Wheal Jane”, a track that feels as heavy with history as it is with atmosphere. Drawing inspiration from the infamous Wheal Jane tin mine, the band steps into the boots of a miner facing the relentless danger and [more…]

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News

For one night only, BEYOND EXTINCTION will play their debut album in full at their release show in March 2026

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Essex’s resident death metallers BEYOND EXTINCTION recently released their debut full-length, the anthropic “Where They Gather”. Three excruciating and catastrophic years in the making culminated in the most densely heavy and suffocating music the quartet have birthed yet, taking you on an immersive trip through the final settlements of a dystopian yet [more…]

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Blues & Americana News

Willie and the Bandits Release Single “Wheal Jane”

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A dark blues-rock portrait of life deep underground in Cornwall’s tin mines, with a music video filmed inside a mine shaft. Cornish blues-rock outfit Willie and the Bandits, described by Cornwall Live as “one of the best bands to come out of Cornwall in years”, release their haunting new single “Wheal Jane”, a [more…]

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Metal

Sanity’s Rage—‘The Dead Don’t Run’

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Thrash Metal Independent Release Released – October 15th, 2025 Review By Smudge Smith Sanity’s Rage hail from unpronounceable areas of Belgium and were formed in 2006. They have pushed out an EP, a full-length, and some singles before this, their sophomore effort. They appear to be fairly well regarded in Belgium, Holland, [more…]

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Live Reviews

Raven Numan / Gary Numan O2 Academy Liverpool – 30 November 2025

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Words and photographs by Phil Ingham Gary Numan’s 2025 tour of the ‘Telekon’ album to celebrate its 45-year anniversary (say it quickly and you won’t feel as old) took on an unexpected and significant poignancy. Partway through the tour, and after spending time with Gary at and after the Leeds leg of [more…]