Bobgoblin – Love Lost For Blood Lust Primary URL: http://bobgoblin.com/ Bobgoblin is the kind of band-next-door you stumble across at a festival and can’t help but get caught up in. Their songs are robust and catchy, if perhaps slightly repetitive at first listen. But that’s the thing, they know what …
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Canada’s The Dead South often refer to their band as “Mumford and Sons’ Evil Twins” and take a tongue in cheek attitude with their aesthetic of old western pioneers. But make no mistake, The Dead South are a genuinely good band that goes far beyond how they bill themselves, …
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In late 2011, three friends—Andy Clarke (vocals, guitar), Alex Body (vocals, bass, synthesizers) and Alex Dunbar (drums)—formed Habu out of mutual respect for challenging yet accessible music. Eventually, Habu’s visibility in the UK progressive rock scene earned them slots alongside legends Uli Jon Roth, Elena Bonham and Arthur Brown. And …
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As a band that has been around since 1988, thrash metal outfit, Conquest, have already created a well-established discography of original material throughout the years. With such a lengthy background in the music industry, it’s rather surprising, to say the least, to see them release an album devoted entirely to …
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Composed of guitarist, Johan Lund; vocalist, Marcus ‘Mao’ Uggla; and drummer, Fabien ‘Fabz’ Perreau; Mindshift released their second full-length album on April 29th via Eclipse Records. Consisting of 15 brutal tracks, Horizon is a mixture of melodic metal and metalcore—pairing quite well with the album’s theme. As Mao explains in …
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Dutch trio, Nemesea is known for not being afraid of playing with their sound. Their latest release, Uprise (out April 29th via Napalm Records) is no exception. Only in this iteration, the band takes their distinct blend of alternative rock/electronica—first introduced in 2007’s In Control and then mastered in 2011’s …
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It’s not often that a band rerecords, remixes, and remasters previously released tracks. Visions of Atlantis (VoA) does just this in its newest EP—adequately titled Old Routes – New Waters—out April 29th via Napalm Records. Founded in 2000, VoA has made a name for itself in the symphonic and melodic …
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Rob Zombie returns with what he claims is the most f***** up thing he and his band have ever done in The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser.
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Candlebox attempts to reach a new audience with the band’s sixth full album Disappearing In Airports.
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