Doom icons, Candlemass, have released a lyric video for their fourth single, āAngel Battleā from their current album, Sweet Evil Sun (Napalm Records). Heavy on guitar and booming drums and bass, āAngel Battleā is the epic story of the battle between heaven and hell. The battle between heaven and hell isnāt the only battle on Sweet Evil Sun. Founder Leif Edling says this of the … Continue reading Candlemass: Angle Battle
The saying is āgo big or go home!ā Well, Irish blues rocker, Eamonn McCormack, just went big. In one fell swoop, heās announced a tour, a new single, and a new album! The self-titled album, Eamonn McCormack, will be available on February 3rd (pre-order here) and the sinister single, āLiving Hellā is out now. āLiving Hellā is a dark look into the intricate web of … Continue reading Eamonn McCormack: Living Hell
Infused with social commentary on the desolate and dark fates of asylum seekers in the UK, Junior Bill has channeled a bit of punk rock icons, The Clash, to create a sound that is pure punk with their latest track, āBoys From Jungleā. The punk icons would be proud of Junior Bill. While the band has been around since 2013, they have only released EPs, … Continue reading Junior Bill: Boys From Jungle
The Cardiff group, Red Telephone, have recently released āWaiting for Your Good Daysā from their upcoming debut album, Hollowing Out (March 31). Thereās a Cure-ish vibe that resonates with me when I listen to āWaiting for Your Good Daysā by Red Telephone. Maybe itās the tremor in the vocals or maybe itās the subtle thump of the bass that makes āWaiting for Your Good Daysā … Continue reading Red Telephone: Waiting on Your Good Days
Iāve seen the name Kamelot a lot, but never once sat down and listened to their music. So when I say, I am new to the Kamelot fandom, I mean I am brand new. āOne More Flag in the Groundā is the first song Iāve ever listened to by the band and Iād like to aplogise for being late to the Kamelot party. Because good … Continue reading KAMELOT: One More Flag in the Ground
I discovered Ren when Chantal Kreviazuk shared his song āHi Renā on her Instagram stories. And, wow. Wow. Oh. Wow. Ren is Ren Gill, an English artist, who has been transparent and chronicled his years of chronic health problems which he lists on his website as Lyme disease, Mast Cell Activation Disorder, M.E./CFS, ADHD, chronic depression, intermittent episodes of psychosis. His song, āHi Renā, had … Continue reading Ren: Hi Ren and Sick Boi
Hailing from Virgina but based in the City of Angels, 93FEETOFSMOKE recently released āFeel Something at Allā from their forthcoming album Sucker. Co-written with Aaron Gillespie of Underoath, āFeel Something at Allā is a pop-punk banger with an infectious chorus that plants itself in oneās aural canal and doesnāt let go.Ā While the music and vocals are fun and bright, the lyrics dive into treacherous … Continue reading 93FEETOFSMOKE: Feel Something At All
On February 3rd, Bristol based Bitter Kisses will be releasing their DEBUT single, āPr*yā and this four piece will be taking 2023 by storm with their ass kicking beats. Formed in 2022, yep, you read that right, 2022, Bitter Kisses is Gemma Tracey (vocals), Thomas Adams (bass and vocals), Josh Butches (guitar and vocals), and Scarlett Cawley (drums). They made their live debut in August … Continue reading DISCOVER: Bitter Kisses
With Tristan Carter-Jones on vocals, Scott Jet Kramp on bass, Steve Ross on drums, and Eddy Marshall on guitar, the foursome known as Dakota Jones is set to bring their RānāB infused funk into 2023 with their newest single, āSugar Pieā. Out on the 23-Jan, āSugar Pieā will be their first new music since their 2021 debut album Black Light. No strangers to the music … Continue reading DISCOVER: Dakota Jones
Someone I follow on Instagram posted about Mother Vulture and I wish I had taken a screenshot of their post so I could give them a proper thanks for introducing me to the band because good lord, Mother Vulture is slaying me. Their recently released Mother Knows Best is a non-stop action party. Thereās so much going on with Brodie Maguire on guitar, Chris Simpson … Continue reading Mother Vulture: Mother Knows Best
What started as a solo project for vocalist and guitarist, Matt Donnelly, Chasing Kites would become a full fledged band through the power of ‘band members wanted’ ads and social media. By June 2022, they would finalise their line up and by July with James Hunt on drums, Liam Hope on guitar, and Nathan Price on bass, Chasing Kites were chosen as BBC Bristolās āBig … Continue reading Discover: Chasing Kites
Hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa, Tonic Pulse Beats is a multi genre music producer and his album, Night Sky, satiates my current 80’s synth phase I am going through. “Into the Horizon” was submitted to Pretty Vacant One for review, but I would be doing the world unjust if I just wrote about that song. The whole album is a synth dream. What I really … Continue reading Discover: Tonic Pulse Beats
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