Month: March 2026

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Singles

We Three Kings – A Big Smacker Of A Single

Single – Cold Hard Kiss Release Date – 10th April 2026 Review by Linda McDermott There’s no shortage of bands trying to capture that raw rock ’n’ roll spark, but We Three Kings have never had to chase it, they’ve had it nailed from the start. This no-nonsense duo, with Rich handling [more…]

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Metal

Venom – ‘Into Oblivion’ Review

Metal Noise/BMG Release Date – May 1st 2026 Review By Smudge Smith Blimey it’s been six years since Venom released ‘Storm The Gates’ and apparently this new slab of evil blackhearted metal n roll has been worked on prodigiously since then. Cronos has mentioned that they have really pushed the boundaries and [more…]

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Metal

Anthea – ‘Beyond The Dawn’ Review

Symphonic Metal Rockshots Records Release Date – April 17th 2026 Review Smudge Smith Anthea (give us a twirl! Sorry had to be done for those of a certain age) are from Los Angeles and have been around since 2015. Founded by singer/keyboard player Diego Valadez as a side project along with some [more…]

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News

Inglorious – Original Line Up Reform For One Off Show

INGLORIOUS Original Line Up Reform For A One Off Show!!Celebrating 10 Years Of Debut Album “Inglorious”KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton UKSaturday 17th October 2026a British rock act Inglorious are pleased to announce a very special one off show in 2026. For one night only the original lineup will be reforming to celebrate the 10th [more…]

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News

DOUBLESPEAK—THE NEW PROJECT FROM VINCE CLARKE, NEIL ARTHUR, AND BENGE REIMAGINES CLASSIC AND CULT SONGS ON THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM

THE NEW PROJECT FROM VINCE CLARKE, NEIL ARTHUR AND BENGE REIMAGINES CLASSIC AND CULT SONGS ON THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM TO BE RELEASED MAY 29TH VIA LONDON RECORDS – PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE HERE LISTEN TO THE FIRST SINGLE ‘BACK TO NATURE’ HERE Erasure’s Vince Clarke, Blancmange’s Neil Arthur and the electronic producer-writer-synth-nerd Benge have joined forces to form the new project Doublespeak. Set to be released on May 29th, [more…]

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Metal

ARTIST – MASTERPLAN

ALBUM – METALMORPHOSIS REVIEWER – GRAEME WRIGHT It’s been thirteen long years since Masterplan released their last studio album ‘Novum Initum’, to the extent that some of us were wondering if we would ever hear anything new from this band again. Well, imagine my surprise when the rumblings began of a new [more…]