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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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Skindred announce major UK & Ireland headline tour (starts Oct 2026)

ANNOUNCE AUTUMN UK & IRELAND HEADLINE TOURINCLUDING A SPECIAL HALLOWEEN SHOWAT LONDON’S ALEXANDRA PALACE A NU-METAL EXTRAVAGANZA INCLUDINGALIEN ANT FARM / SPINESHANK / ORGY FAN PRE-SALE STARTS THURSDAY 26TH MARCH @10AMGENERAL ON-SALE FROM FRIDAY 27TH MARCH @ 10AM  WEDS 25th March 2026: Welsh ragga metal legends Skindred, who are universally acclaimed as [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…]

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Black Swan – Paralyzed – Album Review – frontiersmusicsrl

Review By Darren McIntyre Black Swan are an all- star collective featuring Robin McAuley(McAuley – Schenker Group), Reb Beach(Winger, Whitesnake), Jeff Pilson(Foreigner, The End Machine, ex Dokken), Matt Starr(Ace Frehley, Mr Big), the boys have been bringing the noise since 2019 when a conversation with Seafino Perugino & Jeff Pilson took place [more…]

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Mason Hill Reignites the Fire at Glasgow Garage

Review By Darren McIntyre There are comeback shows, and then there are statements of intent. Mason Hill’s return to the iconic The Garage was firmly the latter—a triumphant, emotionally charged night that saw the Glasgow five-piece not only reclaim their territory but also redefine it. Formed back in 2015, Mason Hill quickly [more…]

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Virginmarys Announce New Album & Tour

Alt-rock power duo Virginmarys have announced the release of their new album, Beyond The House Of Fires, arriving 15 May. The record is a bold and atmospheric reinterpretation of the band’s most personal 2024 album The House Beyond The Fires.  Stripping away the heavy distortion that defined their previous release, this new version [more…]

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Taj Mahal announces new album ‘Time’ out May 1st

TAJ MAHAL ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUMTIMERELEASED MAY 1 VIA RESONATIN’ RECORDS/THIRTY TIGERS FEATURES RECORDING OF PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD BILL WITHERS SONG ‘TIME’ AND GUEST APPEARANCES FROM ZIGGY MARLEY LISTEN TO NEW SONG ‘TIME’ HERE | WATCH VISUALISER HERE READ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH VARIETY DISCUSSING NEW SINGLE ‘TIME’ AND THE LEGACY AND IMPACT OF BILL WITHERS TAJ MAHAL [more…]

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GNOME – New Single “Duke Of Disgrace” Out On March 27th

SINGLE“DUKE OF DISGRACE”27TH MARCH 2029VIDEO HEREBAND LAUNCHES WEBSITEhttps://gnome.band/UK TOUR DATES IN MARCH/APRIL IN ADDITION TO EUROPEAN SHOWS ACROSS 2026 Antwerp powertrio Gnome launch a video for single “Duke Of Disgrace”. The track, taken from the band’s last album, is being released to coincide with a UK tour starting on the 29th March 2026. The video [more…]

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