BLOODSTOCK Festival’s founder, the internationally renowned fantasy artist, Paul Gregory has had both his career and life story told in an exclusive new documentary, ‘Heavy Metal Painter’. The movie was put together by Toronto-based film-making collective, The Art of Heavy Metal and tells the story of how Paul found an outlet for his imagination in painting and fine art, through to how he decided to start a festival, pushing forward a crazy idea that everyone said would fail. This fascinating tale tells an inspiring story of birthing grand ideas, taking risks and ultimately fulfilling your dreams.
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JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘INVINCIBLE SHIELD‘
Following a storming headline show at PowerTrip Festival in California last night, metal icons Judas Priest announced on stage the arrival of a brand new studio album entitled ‘Invincible Shield’, set for release on 8th March 2024 via Columbia Records. The first single from the album ‘Panic Attack’ will be released on Friday, 13th October. The album is available to pre-order here.
COPENHELL 2024 TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE
Tickets for COPENHELL 2024 are now available at Ticketmaster. The festival takes place on June 19-22, 2024, and the first 22 bands have been announced:
DROPKICK MURPHYS, MACHINE HEAD, DIE KRUPPS, HIGH ON FIRE, MADBALL, HARDY, SHADOW OF INTENT, KHEMMIS, FU MANCHU, LACK, 1349, HEXIS, ZULU, NAKKEKNAEKKER, ENFORCED, JUNGLE ROT, PLAGUEMACE, SANGUISUGABOGG, INSANITY ALERT, KNIFE, DVNE and MAKE THEM SUFFER.
Continue reading COPENHELL 2024 TICKETS NOW AVAILABLESABATON HIT IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN ‘HISTORY ROCKS’ PROJECT
The countdown begins. With just over one month left until SABATON‘s “History Rocks” museum initiative kicks off, the band’s project has reached a significant milestone. Over 100 museums from 27 territories have now confirmed their participation in the worldwide premiere of “The War To End All Wars – The Movie” this November, and the list keeps growing.
Continue reading SABATON HIT IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN ‘HISTORY ROCKS’ PROJECTFIRST COPENHELL 2024 BANDS ANNOUNCED
The first 22 bands are ready for the COPENHELL 2024 festival poster: DROPKICK MURPHYS, MACHINE HEAD, DIE KRUPPS, HIGH ON FIRE, MADBALL, HARDY, SHADOW OF INTENT, KHEMMIS, FU MANCHU, LACK, 1349, HEXIS, ZULU, NAKKEKNAEKKER, ENFORCED, JUNGLE ROT, PLAGUEMACE, SANGUISUGABOGG, INSANITY ALERT, KNIFE, DVNE and MAKE THEM SUFFER. The festival takes place on June 19-22, 2024 – ticket sales will open via Ticketmaster on October 6 at 10:00.
Continue reading FIRST COPENHELL 2024 BANDS ANNOUNCEDINTERVIEW – Conquer Divide: “We always want to bring something new to the table and for our fans, we don’t want to write the same stuff.”
Interview with Isabel Johnson by Carina Lawrence
Modern metal quintet Conquer Divide hail from the U.S., U.K., and Canada and they unleashed their self-titled debut in 2015 and now thankfully they are back with their highly anticipated follow-up ‘Slow Burn’ which was released 8th September 2023 armed with a new fresh sound and a new label. We talked to guitarist Isabel Johnson whilst the band are on tour in the US supporting Icon For Hire to discuss the new album, the future and more.
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