Ahead of next week’s release of the 25th Anniversary Edition of their landmark debut “Wisconsin Death Trip”, metal titans STATIC-X have unveiled a brand-new visualiser for the bonus track ‘Down’. The piece blends lyric-video elements, motion graphics built from never-before-seen images by original band photographer Exum, and actual video filmed on the set of the 1998 [more…]
With less than six weeks until the arrival of their self-titled, eighth studio album on January 9, 2026, Alter Bridge return with their brand-new single, “Playing Aces.” The track bursts open with the band’s trademark dual-guitar firepower as Myles Kennedy (vocals/guitars), Mark Tremonti (guitars/vocals), Brian Marshall (bass), and Scott Phillips (drums) lock into the [more…]
Review and Images by Paul McWilliams Pet Needs turned Manchester’s Deaf Institute into a pressure cooker of noise, sweat and pure adrenaline, proving once again why they’re one of the most exciting punk-leaning alt-rock bands currently tearing up the UK circuit. The intimate venue, with its 260-cap room packed wall to wall, [more…]
‘HISTORIA’ TO BE RELEASED ON MAY 15TH – THE FIRST SINGLE, ‘SEÑORITA,’ IS OUT NOW The Grammy Award-winning Gipsy Kings and their leader/founder Tonino Baliardo broke the mold with their self-titled album back in 1987. It was a time when the US and UK charts were almost completely devoid of non-English language songs, and especially music that was inspired and informed by [more…]
Review By Glen Parkes Live at Lichtburg captures Long Distance Calling at a moment where everything seems to align—musicianship, atmosphere, audience energy, and the weight of a career’s worth of work brought together on one stage. Recorded in February 2024 at the sold-out Lichtburg cinema in Essen, the concert shows why the [more…]
Wisconsin Death Trip (25th Anniversary Corrosive Edition) Label: Otsego Entertainment Release Date: 12 December 2025 Review done by Glen Static-X’s debut Wisconsin Death Trip is one of the most recognisable industrial metal albums of the late ’90s, and this new 25th Anniversary Corrosive Edition brings it back with more detail, power and [more…]
SMITH/KOTZEN ‘BLINDSIDED’BRAND NEW LYRIC VIDEO RELEASEDWATCH HERE THE BLACK LIGHT / WHITE NOISEUK & EUROPE HEADLINE TOUR 2026 Smith/Kotzen, the acclaimed pairing of guitar icons Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen, have released the cinematic lyric video for album track ‘Blindsided’. A driving and heavy-hitting rock song, it’s one of the stand-out tracks from [more…]
THE HARA Rise Above The Wreckage of Broken Trust on New Single, ‘Kings’. THE HARA reveal their latest single, ‘Kings’, laced with the bitter taste of broken trust. You can watch the lyric video HERE. This is the latest song to be taken from their upcoming album, The Fallout, which will be released [more…]