Those Damn Crows are a band at the forefront of the UK’s burgeoning “NWOCR” movement (New Wave Of Classic Rock for the uninitiated). Having built up quite the reputation on the UK live circuit over the last year or so, they attracted the attention of Earache Records who inked them to a record deal, which…
Biters are a modern band with an old soul. They are determined to bring the classic rock & roll sound and spirit back. One listen to their new album The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be and I would safely say they have succeeded. This is a throwback to the heyday of rock and punk music…
Three albums deep into their career and Singaporean grindcore band Wormrot are no longer hopeful outsiders but fully fledged veterans of the scene, but that doesn’t mean they’re about to slow down. If anything, “Voices” is the bands most blistering, intense and angry work so far. From the opening strains of the sledgehammer-titled “Blowhead Fuck…
Atlanta based southern rockers Blackberry Smoke have announced they will be releasing their forth studio album Holding All The Roses on 9th February 2015 through Earache Records. Produced by Brendan O’Brien (AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, The Black Crowes), Holding All The Roses follows hot on the heels of the bands August’s double live album/DVD set, ‘Leave A…
After making waves in Australia in 2013, rockers MASSIVE have been picked up by extreme metal legends Earache Records to release their new album, “Full Throttle”, to a global audience. One listen to the opening track “One By One” and it’s obvious why these guys are now on a global label’s roster and, while Earache…
One of the most promising rock acts to emerge from across the Atlantic in some time, purveyors of good old Southern American rock Blackberry Smoke will this week begin their first UK tour. Several venues on the tour have been upgraded to keep up with the demand for tickets, and now the time is almost…
Evile’s fourth album – ‘Skull’ continues the British thrash collectives’ evolution. Where their last release – ‘Five Serpents Teeth’ adopted a more mid-paced dynamic often reminiscent of Metallica, ‘Skull’ does a better job of fusing the speed of their earlier work with the weightier riffs of ‘Five Serpents Teeth’. Nowhere is this more clear than…
