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Wildstreet Announce More Dates in the UK and Canada

Wildstreet will kickoff their first US tour in since 2012 on February 20th at The Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, ...

Nominees Announced For ARIAS 2020

NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR ARIAS 2020 ...

Fire From The Gods – New Single “American Sun” & UK/European Tour With The HU

FIRE FROM THE GODS SHARES "AMERICAN SUN" VIDEO — WATCH BAND TOURS EUROPE WITH THE HU IN E...

THERAPY? announce details of 30th Anniversary and announce GREATEST HITS (and Bonus Live) Album

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EMPYRE – New Video “My Bad” Out Now

NEW VIDEO: “MY BAD” OUT TODAY WATCH VIDEO HER...

SUPERLOVE – BRAND NEW SINGLE ‘I LOVE IT’ VIDEO NOW LIVE

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InVogue Records Welcomes Arkansas’ Go For The Gold! Watch the new video for “Let Me Go”

InVogue Records Welcomes Go For Gold! ...

POWERWOLF To Release ‘Best Of The Blessed’ Album Featuring Numerous, Brand New Song Versions Of Timeless Classics!

POWERWOLF To Release 'Best Of The Blessed' Album Featuring Numerous, Brand New Song Versions Of Timeles...

SEMBLANT : ‘Obscura’ – new album by Brazilian melodic death metal band out 06.03.20 (Frontiers)

SEMBLANT OBSCURA new album out 06.03.20 pre-order link https://radi.al/Obscura includes the single MERE SHADOW...

VIDEO NASTIES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘DOMINION’

VIDEO NASTIES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘DOMINION’ RELEASED FRIDAY 13TH MARCH (APF RECORDS) LISTEN TO ‘DRONE EAGLE’ N...

HARDLINE : ‘Life Live’ – new live album from renowned melodic hard rock band out 14.02.20 (Frontiers)

HARDLINE LIFE LIVE new live album CD+DVD / digital out 14.02.20 pre-order link https://radi.al/LifeLive ...

CELEBRATED SWEDISH ROCK BAND H.E.A.T CONFIRM BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM “H.E.A.T II” FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2020

CELEBRATED SWEDISH ROCK BAND H.E.A.T CONFIRM BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM “H.E.A.T II” FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2020 ON...

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New Jersey post-hardcore quintet Your Persona debuts raw and personal “Neurotic” video

NJ POST-HARDCORE QUINTET YOUR PERSONA UNVEIL NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR "NEUROTIC" (Hammonton, NJ - January 17th, 20...

Stömb unleash intense new single ‘Dimension Zero’ from forthcoming album ‘From Nihil’

STÖMB UNLEASH INTENSE NEW SINGLE ‘DIMENSION ZERO’ FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM ‘FROM NIHIL’ Stömb - ‘From...

BLEED THE SKY Release Full Length Album This Way Lies Madness

Orange County, CA metalcore band BLEED THE SKY released their new record This Way Lies Madness today via Art is War Re...

Irish Songwriter Siobhan O’Brien Releases Anticipated Single “The King’s Fool”

Irish Contemporary Singer-Songwriter Siobhán O'Brien Releases New Single "The King's ...

OUT NOW: InMe’s stunning seventh studio album ‘Jumpstart Hope’ [Killing Moon Records]

Out Now 'Jumpstart Hope' Out now via...

Melodic hardcore quintet What We Lost are “Still” on cathartic new single; ‘Pretend To Sleep’ out February 7th

ITALIAN MELODIC HARDCORE BREAKOUTS WHAT WE LOST ARE "STILL", AHEAD OF FEBRUARY EP RELEASE (Modena, IT - Janua...

Morrissey announces UK & European tour dates for March 2020

MORRISSEY ANNOUNCES NEW TOUR DATES ALONG WITH NEW SONG & STUDIO ALBUM NEW UK & EUROPEAN TOUR DATES JUST ANNOU...

Performance from Orchestral Indie Pop Band The Brilliance

Orchestral/pop duo, The Brilliance, and their sophomore album Suite No. 2: World Keeps Spinning: An Antidote to Modern A...

Gates of Hell Records to Release Road Warrior/Gravebreaker Split 7″ on February 21

Gates of Hell Records to Release Road Warrior/Gravebreaker Split 7" on February 21 ...

BENIGHTED unleash first new track of upcoming album!

BENIGHTED unveil first track of 'Obscene Repressed! ...

RAINOVER ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM “NOX”

Rainover are immensely proud to announce their long-awaited new album, “NOX”, which will be released worldwide via Wormh...

KISS Returns to the Sea with KISS Kruise X

THE ULTIMATE MUSICAL ADVENTURE ON THE HIGH SEAS KISS KRUISE X RETURNS OCTOBER 30 – NOVEMBER 4, 20...

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Bury Tomorrow announce sixth album Cannibal on April 3rd via Music For Nations/Sony Music

Bury Tomorrow have announced they will release their sixth album Cannibal on April 3rd via Music For Nations/Sony Music....

Bloodhound / Fragile Skeleton LP / 31 January 2020

AM I OKAY? SINGLE / 17 JANUARY 2020 FRAGILE SKELETON LP / 31 JANUARY 2020 ALBUM LAUNCH / HULL POLAR BE...

We Sell The Dead — feat. In Flames’ Niclas Engelin and Drömriket’s Jonas Slättung — return with a brand new album

We Sell The Dead — feat. In Flames’ Niclas Engelin and Drömriket’s Jonas Slättung — return with a brand new album. The b...

BRAND NEW FRIEND – Release Lloyd Cole-inspired Single + Announce ‘A Cure For Living’ EP

BRAND NEW FRIEND RELEASE LLOYD COLE-INSPIRED SINGLE: ‘NOTHING STAYS THE SAME’ WATCH VIDEO TAKE...

TOMBS premiere new song “The Dark Rift”

TOMBS premiere new song "The Dark Rift" ...

Marcus King’s debut solo record ‘El Dorado’ released today

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WOLF release first single & video “Midnight Hour” from new album “Feeding the Machine”

WOLF RELEASE FIRST SINGLE & VIDEO "MIDNIGHT HOUR" NEW ALBUM "FEEDING THE MACHINE" OUT ON 13 MARCH VIA CENTURY MED...

MARK MORTON releases first video from solo EP ‘Ether’, out today

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SABATON and Apocalyptica release new single, “Angels Calling”

SABATON AND APOCALYPTICA RELEASE NEW SINGLE "ANGELS CALLING" With their new album "The Great War", Swedish heav...

DEREK SANDERS (OF MAYDAY PARADE) / SOLO EP OF ACOUSTIC COVERS

DEREK SANDERS (OF MAYDAY PARADE) ANNOUNCES FIRST SOLO EP, MY ROCK AND ROLL HEART, TO BE RELEASED ON...

DARK FORTRESS – release “Isa” taken from “Spectres from the Old World”

DARK FORTRESS – release “Isa” taken from “Spectres from the Old World” Venerated black metal specialists DARK FORTRESS ...

DEMONS & WIZARDS release new single ‘Midas Disease’

DEMONS & WIZARDS release new single ‘M...

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RINA SAWAYAMA ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM SAWAYAMA DUE APRIL 17TH VIA DIRTY HIT

RINA SAWAYAMA ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM SAWAYAMA DUE APRIL 17TH VIA DIRTY HIT SHARES NEW SONG "COMME DES GARÇONS (LIKE...

BRIAN FALLON RELEASES NEW SINGLE ’21 DAYS’

BRIAN FALLON UNVEILS “21 DAYS” LISTEN HERE “AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH BRIAN FALLON” INTIMATE SET AT LONDON’S 100 CLU...

Buffalo Summer – Announce New Album “Desolation Blue” And Launch New Single

ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘DESOLATION BLUE’ AND RELEASE VIDEO FOR INFECTIOUS NEW SINGLE ‘EVERYBODY’S OUT FOR NUMBER 1’ ...

Caspian set to release new album ‘On Circles’ on Jan 24th through Triple Crown Records

Massachusetts 6 piece CASPIAN return with a band new album 'On Circles', set for release on January 24th 2020 through Tr...

LOWLIVES To Support NEW YEARS DAY On European Tour; Announce New Single

LOWLIVES TO SUPPORT NEW YEARS DAY ON EUROPEAN TOUR ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE "HEY YOU" Alternative rockers LOWLIV...

NAPALM DEATH Announce “Logic Ravaged By Brute Force” 7″ EP; Touring UK Next Month

NAPALM DEATH ANNOUNCE NEW 7" / DIGITAL EP & START PRE-SALE "CAMPAIGN FOR MUSICAL DESTRUCTION" TOUR ACROSS EUROPE S...

Richmond’s Snotty Punk Trio TALK ME OFF Announces Debut Album and Tour Dates; Launches Vinyl Preorder

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HALFLIVES- ANNOUNCE BRAND NEW EP ‘RESILIENCE’/NEW VIDEO FOR ‘SNAKE’

HALFLIVES ANNOUNCE BRAND NEW EP 'RESILIENCE' OUT 13TH MARCH 2020 VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE 'SNAK...

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DESERTFEST BERLIN Confirms BIG BUSINESS, LOWRIDER, MAIDAVALE, TEMPLE FANG & PUTA VOLCANO For 2020!

DESERTFEST BERLIN CONFIRMS BIG BUSINESS, LOWRIDER, MAIDAVALE, TEMPLE FANG & PUTA VOLCANO FOR 2020! ...

The Last Internationale – UK/European Tour Starts in February 2020

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POLYPHIA touring the UK in February 2020, with all dates very close to selling out London show at t...

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