Category Archives: Videos

AYREON announces the release of the spectacular performance of ‘01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves’


An Ayreon live event is not just any concert. It’s a monumental occasion where the highest-calibre musicians and an enormous production come together to forge a bombastic spectacle. The rarity of these shows only adds to their uniqueness. In September 2023, Arjen Lucassen’s ‘01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves‘ sold out five performances at Poppodium 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Today, Ayreon is excited to announce the release of this concert on 3LP, 2CD+DVD, Blu-ray, Earbook, and digital formats on 17 May, through Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. Indulge in a taster with the first live video of “The Sixth Extinction” HERE.

Continue reading AYREON announces the release of the spectacular performance of ‘01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves’

GOTHMINISTER wins first heat of Eurovision Song Contest pre-qualifications for Norway with “We Come Alive”


GOTHMINISTER made it into the Melodi Grand Prix Final 2024 for Norway! With its gripping single, “We Come Alive”, the industrial goth metal act has won the first round of the country’s preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest, and is currently considered one of the top 3 favorites by both press critics and fans alike. The Norwegian MGP Final will take place on February 3, 2024.

Continue reading GOTHMINISTER wins first heat of Eurovision Song Contest pre-qualifications for Norway with “We Come Alive”

You Me At Six Important Announcement


January 31st, 2024 – after a long and successful career, UK rock royalty, You Me At Six, today announce their split.

Frontman Josh Franceschi says “When we started YMAS we were kids. We only ever wanted longevity, to travel and to experience life as a group of friends. We feel like on the eve of our 20th anniversary as a band, now is a good time to call time. We’re in a fortunate position where our fans still want to see us live and come celebrate the life of this band. So that is what we will do for 2024 and 2025. We can’t wait to see our fans on the road”

Continue reading You Me At Six Important Announcement

DEFECTS Debut Album ‘Modern Error’ + Video For “Lockdown”


UK metallers Defects will release their profoundly personal debut album, Modern Error, on 24 May via Mascot Records. They have also revealed the video for their brand-new song Lockdown.
 
Listen/Pre-Order HERE
 
Recently the band have been confirmed to play at Download (UK), Graspop (BE), Rockharz (DE) and Rock The Lakes (CH) and have just announced that they will join Orbit Culture on their UK & European “Descending Into Madness” March tour. They will call through the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Poland. Tickets are available from HERE.

Continue reading DEFECTS Debut Album ‘Modern Error’ + Video For “Lockdown”

UTOPIA SHARE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE & ALBUM TITLE TRACK ’SHAME’


Building upon their debut album ‘Stalker’, released in 2021 and named after the 1979 Tarkovsky film, UTOPIA have upped their game for their second release ‘Shame’. 

Their debut album, put together during the pandemic with guest musicians, featured the extreme drumming talents of Billy Rymer (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Baard Kolstad (Leprous), Lee Fisher (Fawn Limbs), Si Blakelock (Tangaroa) and Simon Peter King. Now featuring a fixed lineup, the original members of John Bailey on guitars, Chris Reese (Corrupt Moral Altar) on vocals and Arran McSporran (Virvum/Vipassi) on fretless bass are now joined by Jay Walsh on drums and a second guitarist in Jimmy Wilson.

Continue reading UTOPIA SHARE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE & ALBUM TITLE TRACK ’SHAME’

Witherfall Video For New Power Ballad “Where Do I Begin?” 


Los Angeles-based dark melodic metal outfit Witherfall proudly presents the music video for latest single “Where Do I Begin?”. The power ballad is taken from their upcoming fourth full-length album “Sounds Of The Forgotten”, due out on May 31st 2024 via DeathWave Records.
 
Commenting on the track, the band explains: “Our upcoming album ‘Sounds Of The Forgotten’ is our defining statement, a testament  to what we in Witherfall hold sacred in the Rock and Metal Zeitgeist. We delve into many forms on ‘Sounds Of The Forgotten’ and one of the truly lost art-forms becoming ever more rare is the ‘Power Ballad’. Forgoing cheesy and sometimes hallow tropes about unrequited love we chose to write about our love of music. This ballad is an ode for anyone that finds themselves on their journey (whatever it may be) and fearing that their dream may be slipping away from them. Where do i begin? is a call to find your passion again and revisit those initial reasons for all of your sacrifices“.
 

Continue reading Witherfall Video For New Power Ballad “Where Do I Begin?”