Tracklist: 1. Experiment 2. Holographic Thinking 3. The Unknown Knows 4. The End of Dormancy 5. Into My Hypercube 6. Forgotten In Space 7. Cosmic Drama 8. Pre-Ignition 9. Nuclear War 10. Fall 11. Tribal Convictions 12. Astronomy Domine Canadian Sci-Fi Prog metal old guard Voivod offer up a first in their career in 'Symphonique'; a love album with an orchestra. Recorded on June 4th 2025 with the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, the album released on June 5th via Century Music

The opportunity to see my favourite band in my wife's home city is a one that's too good to pass. Especially when you factor in the fact that the mother-in-law has your two sons for the night makes it an absolute no brainer, so the hotel gets booked and we arrange a handover on neutral ground and head off with some friends ready for the night. We wander up to the venue after a few drinks and some great Turkish food. My pre-gig giddiness caused by a half bottle of Peroni, a c

Dead Pony came, they saw, they kicked our asses and then, just when we thought we couldn’t take any more, they kicked them some more and not one person complained because this was as good a gig as I’ve seen all year. If you haven’t seen Dead Pony yet you’re missing one of the most visceral, energetic, exciting and entertaining live acts that the UK has produced in a very long time! The Glasgow bands brand of rock and metal is a full on aural experience with some brilliant cro

Felix Green is a new artist, but his first single got radio play on at least 50 regional radio stations. This is the second single from his forthcoming debut EP. It’s a song about loss and how to cope with it while acknowledging how difficult that is to do. Felix’s vocals are almost soulful but with a hint of a rock rasp in there. The whole thing feels like it’s a highly emotional ride. What works really well is it sounds like both a song about romantic loss and the loss of s

Tracklist: 1. Sigil To Ruin 2. Capture Release 3. Through Zero 4. Strata 5. Sight Unseen 6. Blighted Age Massachusetts Heavy-Psych quartet Elder are back with their seventh studio album 'Through Zero', recorded in Germany, releasing May 29th via Stickman Records. 'Sigil To Ruin' kicks things off with a short atmospheric intro before layering things up with a more hectic bassline and spacey guitars, introducing an airy riff that compliments that powerful bass sound perfectly,

Tracklist: 1. Corinthian Leatherface 2. Midnight Express 3. Killer Khan 4. Corner Lariat 5. Banacek 6. They Did Know Karate 7. Gimme The Lute 8. Corvette Summer Bostonian Stoner Metal group Gozu are back with 6th album, aptly titled 'Gozu VI', released May 15th via Blacklight Media. 'Corinthian Leatherface' kicks the album off with a bang, a bombastic riff cutting right through from the off, being joined by drums before the whole band joins the fray. It's a perfect example of

Tracklist: 1. ONE OF US 2. TIME'S UP 3. WAKE UP 4. DON'T B E L O N G 5. DEATH OF ME 6. BREAK! 7. THE WEDDING 8. KETAMINE COWBOY 9. BLAME 10. ENTERTAINED 11. GODDAMN ME Swedish outfit 'SELF DECEPTION' are back with their sixth studio album 'ONE OF US', released 15th of May via Napalm Records, their debut for the label. 'ONE OF US' throws you right in at the deep end, with a pounding riff followed swiftly by roaring, high octane vocals, echoed particularly in the call of "Do yo

Tracklist: Hello Sunshine Walkover Bring On The Likes Shit Summer All In Techno Viking Kings of Lowestoft Comment Leaver Back To The Shop Lifeline You might have heard of "A", you might even have been a fan but as they haven’t released any new music in 20 years this falls very much into Lazarus territory. Did anyone actually think after all this time they would release new music? Probably not but here we are, a brand new album, out on the 22nd of May on Cooking Vinyl. It has

Tracklist: sideways the van we should talk you and forever dirty wedding dress take you out tonight i can’t believe you’re gone dancing she’s from before i’m not joking upstairs at ELS Bleachers are back with their fifth album, released on the 22nd of May, before one of their largest European and UK tours in November and December this year. Dare I say it, it’s their sing along album, there are so many songs in here that are going to be instant crowd pleasers and capable of ma

Tracklist: What If? Eat My Dust! Freak Like Me Fury Boom! Lost Inside of Me Dead Pony released their latest EP, 'Eat My Dust', on Friday the 15th of May on VIA ADA with a single, 'Boom!' also released the same day. It’s a prelude to their upcoming tour and hopefully a sign there is even more to come. Dead Pony have been building a fanatical and growing following for some time now, their last album, 'Ignore This', was excellent so I approached this EP with real excitement as,