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VENOMOUS CONCEPT SHARE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘FRACTURED’


Venomous Concept, the hardcore punk band formed by Kevin Sharp of Brutal Truth and Shane Embury of Napalm Death have shared the video for latest single ‘Fractured’.

Bonding over their love of punk heroes such as Black Flag, GBH and Poison Idea, the duo have been the core members of the band since 2004 and will release their 5th album ‘The Good Ship Lollipop’ on 24th February. Shane comments,“I was sitting outside the recording studio in Cambridge on a summer’s day thinking about this song, lyrically and vocally. We were a few months into the pandemic and Kevin had gotten into the U.K. to record his vocals for the Venomous Concept album, which was a relief! I sat there wondering what was happening in our world. Fiction seemed to have merged with reality where we all experienced so much stress, so much anxiety. I am not special—the pandemic affected us all in ways we don’t yet realise.

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS to Release New Live Album, ‘Pirates Over Wacken’


2023 is going to be a huge year for VISIONS OF ATLANTIS! As they excited fans with their recent release Pirates, the symphonic metal icons are now doubling down on the special experiences. Along with an extensive tour throughout the USA and Europe last year, the symphonic metal visionaries captured the new era of VISIONS OF ATLANTIS as pirates for the fans at the legendary Wacken Open Air in summer 2022 – now available as their third live release, Pirates Over Wacken, out March 31, 2023 via Napalm Records.

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Bloodstock Festival Adds More Bands To The Line-up


What better to see the back of 387 chilly days of January than BLOODSTOCK announcing the final Ronnie James Dio main stage and Sophie Lancaster stage bands joining the bill, as 2023’s hottest metal weekender edges ever closer. Not only that, there’s info on how to work a couple of shifts to get free BLOODSTOCK tickets, a brand new trailer to watch, plus day tickets will go on sale tomorrow! And did we mention the Vikings are coming?! 

With 14 bands to reveal, on with the details! Not familiar with someone? Just click the band name and you’ll be whisked off to one of their YouTube videos to bring you up to speed. Maybe you’ll find a new favourite not to be missed!!

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GHOST: REVERENCE & RESURRECTION An Archival Exhibition Celebrating the Band’s 1969 Era


Metal Myths, the esteemed show that explores the histories and mysteries of the world’s most extreme bands, has confirmed the first ever pop-up event in its storied history, Ghost—Reverence & Resurrection. 

For one night only on Wednesday, February 1 at the world-famous Whisky A Go Go, Metal Myths Presents: Ghost—Reverence & Resurrection will pay unique and extensive tribute to the classic 1969 era of Ghost.

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KISS ANNOUNCE SPECIAL GUESTS FOR FINAL UK TOUR


After an epic and well documented 50-year career, that has seen them rise to the pinnacle of rock ‘n’ roll legends status, KISS have announced their FINAL ever UK shows. The iconic band will be starting their farewell tour with an outdoor show at Plymouth Argyle’s Home Park Stadium on Saturday 3rd June, followed by stops in BirminghamNewcastleManchesterGlasgow and London’s esteemed The O2, on Wednesday 5th July
 

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WHITE REAPER RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘ASKING FOR A RIDE’


White Reaper have released their widely anticipated new album Asking for a Ride, which is available on all streaming platforms.

“It could be White Reaper’s best album. It’s entirely possible that the album is flat-out-great, maybe even a classic of its form,” declared UPROXX, while Treble attested “The journey to reclaim rock as an outlet for ballistic fun may very well start here.”  Stereogum praised White Reaper’s “ideal balance of pop accessibility and rocking-the-fuck-out abandon,” and +rcmndlisten affirmed “They’re everything a rock band should be this day in age, and for that, they deserve the title of world’s best.”

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