W:O:A Reveal New Bands For Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2024 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Wacken Open Air Festival revealed new bands for Valentine’s Day. Read their news statement below:

Happy Valentine’s Day! We love you so much that this week we’re hitting you with EIGHT bands, and they all put on their best shiny suits and armour to please you on the Holy Ground. Well in once case, they took off their shiny attire: None other than Gene Simmons is hitting the road to deliver his solo program, and he’s not coming alone, but with a highly decorated all-star band

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KITTIE announce Sumerian signing and release first new music in 13 years

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In a monumental return that marks their first new music in thirteen years, glass-ceiling-shattering original Queens of Metal, KITTIE, have unveiled brand new single ‘Eyes Wide Open’. The track is accompanied by a gloriously powerful, dark music video that perfectly captures the themes of the track. This significant milestone is made even more special as Kittie announce their signing with the world-renowned independent label, Sumerian Records.

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NOIZZE ANNOUNCE THIRD AND FINAL WAVE OF BANDS TO PLAY NOIZZEFEST 2024

February 13, 2024 carinadarkart Leave a comment

The online music publication Noizze UK will be celebrating its 10 year anniversary in 2024 with its first special all-day music festival, featuring a line-up of bands the site has championed since its humble beginnings. Today’s NOIZZEFEST announcement adds the final four bands including sub-headliners The Saint Pierre Snake Invasion and Death Goals, as well as De’Lour and Blank Atlas. They complete the lineup that includes previously announced Clt Drp and Vexed as headliners as well as Nightlives, Slash Fiction, Burner, The Liars Club, El Moono, Wallowing, Delaire The Liar and Beyond Extinction. The lineup showcases Noizze and the eclectic mix of bands the publication has supported and championed over the years.

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ILLUMISHADE, Featuring Fabienne Erni & Jonas Wolf of ELUVEITIE, Unveils Heavy New Single “Riptide” + Video

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The wait will soon be over to finally experience the brand new studio album by Swiss modern metal upstarts ILLUMISHADE. The rising band, fronted by vocalist Fabienne Erni and guitarist Jonas Wolf (both of Eluveitie) and completed with orchestration and synths by film composer Mirjam Skal, bass by Yannick Urbanczik, and drums by Marc Friedrich, will release their Napalm Records debut, Another Side of You, this Friday, February 16! On their new single, modern metal banger “Riptide”, ILLUMISHADE’s rhythm section demonstrates some of its most impactful work on the album.

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PEARL JAM ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, ‘DARK MATTER’ ,OUT APRIL 19, 2024 PLUS WORLD TOUR

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Pearl Jam will release their twelfth studio album, Dark Matter, on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records on April 19, 2024. The album’s title track is available now HERE. Produced by GRAMMY® award winning producer Andrew Watt, Dark Matter, marks the band’s first release since critically-acclaimed Gigaton (2020).

Dark Matter is now available for pre-order HERE.

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Bloodstock reveals 18 more bands

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BLOODSTOCK has two true loves…heavy and metal. This Valentine’s, let BLOODSTOCK sweep you off your feet with 18 more crushing bands for August’s best metal weekender. And, with the line-up now complete for the two biggest stages, day tickets have gone on sale in the ticket store. With SOEN, COMBICHRIST, XENTRIX, RYUJIN, IGNEA, UNPEOPLE, BURNER and many more all joining the bill, there’s something this year for everyone on Catton Park’s hallowed turf! If you’re still hungry for more, why not get involved in your local Metal 2 The Masses heats, and be part of shaping the line-up for the Hopical Storm New Blood stage, with lots of lower card bands still to be confirmed in the coming months.

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