New Music 2026 - Jace media music

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Live Reviews

Gig Review Crystal Lake – Manchester O2 Ritz

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Words and pictures: Phil Ingham Anyone familiar with the world of Japanese metalcore will know that there is far more to it than just a Japanese texture being applied to western heavy music. The bands emerging from that scene tend to be technically precise, happy to bend genre conventions and utterly brutal. [more…]

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News

Def Leppard – Announce North American Dates In 2027 With Goo Goo Dolls

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THE 45-DATE TOUR, WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE STRUTS, WILL KICK OFF NEXT SPRING AND RUN THROUGH THE SUMMER October 8, 2026 – Today, global icons and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Def Leppard have announced the most anticipated tour of 2027, with 4-time GRAMMY-nominated band Goo Goo Dolls and very special [more…]

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Mason Hill release new single ‘Tainted Wings’, out now, new album “World So Wonderful” out on 23rd October on 7Hz Productions.

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Mason Hill release new single ‘Tainted Wings‘, out now, new album “World So Wonderful” out on 23rd October on 7Hz Productions. MASON HILL‘s new single ‘Tainted Wings‘ is out now on 7Hz Productions. Tom comments: “‘Tainted Wings’ – The last single we’ll release before our brand-new album ‘World so Wonderful’ hits the shelves across [more…]

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Metal

HAERDSMAELTA – HAERDROCK Review: Swedish Hardcore and Industrial Metal at Their Most Chaotic

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Review By Glen Parkes There are albums that arrive politely, settle into the background and wait to be discovered. HAERDSMAELTA’s HAERDROCK is not one of them. The Swedish hardcore and metal agitators come charging through the speakers with ten tracks of industrial noise, punk aggression, twisted humour and riffs that seem determined [more…]

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Goo Goo Dolls Partner With Record Store Day To Release Exclusive Covers Album ‘Borrowed’ On November 27th

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LIMITED EDITION LP IS PRESSED ON PAWNSHOP PATINA COLOURED VINYLL Available for the first time ever, an exclusive Record Store Day release brings together the Goo Goo Dolls’ cover versions of classic tracks by iconic artists, including Prince, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, and INXS. Pressed on Pawnshop Patina coloured vinyl and packaged in [more…]

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FangSlinger – A Band That Hooks You Into A World Of Outlaws And Lost Souls

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Single – Undead RedNeck Rock N’ Roll Release Date – 9th October 2026 Review by Linda McDermott If you’ve not heard of FangSlinger yet, you will soon, because they are a band making themselves heard on the grassroots rock scene. Bringing together dark Western, gothic Americana and hard rock, they’ve created a sound that feels a little different. Their debut album, Welcome to the Lost [more…]

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Rock

Black Water Redemption Review: A Riff-Driven Hard Rock Debut Built For The Live Stage

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Review by Glen Parkes – Jace Media Music There are albums that arrive sounding like a first step, and then there are albums that sound like a band has finally kicked open the door it has been trying to reach for years. Black Water Redemption, the self-titled debut from the Bournemouth four-piece, [more…]

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Grammy-nominated hardcore legends HATEBREED share music video for “Decisions Become Destinies” ahead of new album drop this Friday!

Studied, imitated, but never replicated, the Grammy-nominated hardcore legends HATEBREED will drop their first new album in 6 years, FATAL PARADOX, on 6th November via new label BLKIIBLK. Ahead of the highly-anticipated release this Friday, the band have shared the final taster of their balls-to-the-wall new album in the form of “Decisions [more…]