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Live Reviews

RATTLESNAKES VENUE – Club Academy, Manchester

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DATE – 5th September 2026 Words + Pictures – Graeme Wright In what has become an annual event for me, I was in Manchester watching Wailing Banshee, who just like last year were supported by Rattlesnakes. I predicted big things for Rattlesnakes as they blew me away last time out, and they’ve [more…]

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Rock

THE BITTER PILLS – THE BITTER PILLS: A FULL-VOLUME DEBUT THAT REFUSES TO PLAY IT SAFE

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Review by Glen Parkes There is freedom running through the album. The songs do not sound written to satisfy a scene; they feel built for people who believe a riff and amplifier can be enough. That honesty gives the record bite, leaving The Bitter Pills with a debut that feels like a [more…]

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News

The Hot One Two release single and video – FOR YOU on Thursday October 1st, 2026

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RELEASE NEW SINGLE “FOR YOU”ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 1st, 2026Artwork Credit: Freddie McKie at 993 Art & Illustrations – https://993artandillustration.com/ THE HOT ONE TWO, ARESimon West – VocalsNick Manners – Lead Guitar & Backing VocalsNick Blackburn – Bass & Backing VocalsJoe Chivers – Drums BIOGRAPHY “Putting the swagger back into UK rock n’ [more…]

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Singles

King Kraken – ‘Shadows Fall’: South Wales Metal Gets Darker

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Review by Glen Parkes King Kraken have never been a band afraid of making some serious noise, but ‘Shadows Fall’ takes the South Wales rock/metal four-piece somewhere considerably darker. Inspired by found-footage horror, particularly The Blair Witch Project, the new single feels like stepping into the woods knowing something is following you. [more…]

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News

5FDP RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “LEGACY” + NEW ALBUM “LEGACY” NOW AVALABLE ON VINYL, CD & CASSETTE

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BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR TITLE TRACK “LEGACY” PREMIERED TODAY — WATCH IT HERE Today, Five Finger Death Punch released various physical editions of their brand-new 10th studio album, Legacy, which arrived digitally on July 31 via Better Noise Music. The collection includes limited-edition vinyl, CD, and cassette variants featuring exclusive artwork, available now through the band’s [more…]

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Metal News

SABATON JOIN FORCES WITH POP EVIL POWERHOUSE LEIGH KAKATY FOR NEW VERSION OF “TEMPLARS”

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“TEMPLARS” (FEAT. POP EVIL) OUT NOW — LISTEN WATCH VIDEO HERE BOTH BANDS TO EMBARK ON FALL TOUR NEXT WEEK Continuing a banner year, the Swedish masters of heavy metal Sabaton re-up their 2025 hit “Templars” with a brand-new version featuring Leigh Kakaty of Platinum-certified, chart-topping rock powerhouse Pop Evil. The song is now available on all DSPs and [more…]

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Metal

ZILQY – ‘RUN’: Anniversary Single Ignites Excitement For Birth of Riot

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By Glen Parkes Post‑melodic nu‑metal rising stars ZILQY mark their first anniversary in style with blistering new single ‘RUN’, the third preview of highly anticipated debut album Birth of Riot, due 7th October. Arriving exactly one year since the band burst onto the scene in 2025, ‘RUN’ is built on a commanding [more…]

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Erja Lyytinen – 50th Birthday Live 2026: The Queen Of Slide Guitar Turns 50 Into One Hell Of A Rock ’n’ Blues Party

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Review by Glen Parkes Lyytinen has spent more than two decades building a reputation as Finland’s “Queen of Slide Guitar”, but this release makes one thing very clear: putting her into the blues box alone seriously undersells what she does. Her music has increasingly stretched towards classic rock, hard rock, southern rock [more…]

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Live Reviews

Hella Rock Festival 2026: A Full-Throttle Celebration of Rock ’n’ Roll

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Review and photos Paul McWilliams There are some gigs where you walk away thinking you have watched a collection of bands. Then there are nights where the whole event becomes one massive celebration of live music. Hella Rock Festival 2026 at Coventry’s HMV Empire was firmly in the second category. With a [more…]

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Rock

Kris Barras Band – Monsters We Made | A Career-Defining Album from One of Britain’s Finest Rock Bands

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Review By Halina Wegner Watching a band grow over the years is one of the great privileges of being a music journalist. I still remember first seeing Kris Barras Band at Ramblin’ Man Fair, where their blistering performance announced them as a band destined for bigger things. Catching up with Kris after [more…]

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Kai Hansen – Born With A Hammer: A Metal Pioneer Still Has Plenty of Fire Left

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Review by Glen Parkes When you have helped shape an entire genre, there must come a point when you can simply do whatever the hell you want. Kai Hansen reached that point a long time ago. As co-founder of Helloween and founder of Gamma Ray, Hansen is one of the key figures [more…]

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Singles

MASON – Hanging By A Thread: Melodic Rock With a Need for Speed

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MASON comes charging back with Hanging By A Thread, another slice of driving melodic rock from the forthcoming album Edge Of Destruction, due September 25 through Eonian Records. Originally recorded and partially demoed during the Seconds To Impact sessions, the song was given a new lease of life when Marcus Mason revisited [more…]

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RATTLESNAKES VENUE – Club Academy, Manchester

THE BITTER PILLS – THE BITTER PILLS: A FULL-VOLUME DEBUT THAT REFUSES TO PLAY IT SAFE

The Hot One Two release single and video – FOR YOU on Thursday October 1st, 2026

King Kraken – ‘Shadows Fall’: South Wales Metal Gets Darker

5FDP RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “LEGACY” + NEW ALBUM “LEGACY” NOW AVALABLE ON VINYL, CD & CASSETTE

SABATON JOIN FORCES WITH POP EVIL POWERHOUSE LEIGH KAKATY FOR NEW VERSION OF “TEMPLARS”

ZILQY – ‘RUN’: Anniversary Single Ignites Excitement For Birth of Riot

Erja Lyytinen – 50th Birthday Live 2026: The Queen Of Slide Guitar Turns 50 Into One Hell Of A Rock ’n’ Blues Party

Hella Rock Festival 2026: A Full-Throttle Celebration of Rock ’n’ Roll

Kris Barras Band – Monsters We Made | A Career-Defining Album from One of Britain’s Finest Rock Bands

Kai Hansen – Born With A Hammer: A Metal Pioneer Still Has Plenty of Fire Left

MASON – Hanging By A Thread: Melodic Rock With a Need for Speed

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