Tag: HARD ROCK
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The Family Battenberg – Spider Rock Forever EP
The garage rock scene has thrived in recent years, with many new music outlets delivering excellent music. Still, it seems like the majority overly exploits their influences, experiment too much with various music genres, or try to reinvent the same old wheel by mimicking something the greats recorded and performed decades ago. Thankfully, there are…
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Blacklist Union – Slay The Dragon CD
Los Angeles-based rockers Blacklist Union return with another fine piece of sonic artistry that will unquestionably appeal to anyone who appreciates cleverly assembled and flawlessly performed music. Known for their energetic, groovy, powerful, and modern hard rock sound, their latest effort features twelve compositions that further solidify their position on the contemporary music scene. “Slay…
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Pennywise Cover “Ace Of Spades” For Motörhead Tribute Album
Pennywise unleash a blistering rendition of Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades”, part of Killed by Deaf – A Punk Tribute to Motörhead, out October 31 via BMG. Guitarist Fletcher Dragge calls Lemmy’s band “the only metal act accepted by punks,” honoring Motörhead’s legacy as the bridge between punk and metal rebellion.
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WENDY – Pull Me In
Tokyo’s rising rock band WENDY has recently released “Pull Me In“, one of their latest tracks that will immediately appeal to anyone who appreciates a catchy, memorable, groovy, energetic rock ‘n’ roll sound performed with so much heart and soul. Arriving as their first piece this year, it serves as an appropriate continuation of “WILD,”…
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“Heavy Sounds In The West” By Hans Verbeke And Onno Hesselink (Earth Island Books)
Heavy Sounds in the West is one of those rare instances where music history insists on dragging a place into its rightful spotlight. With a detailed, almost obsessive devotion to detail, Hans Verbeke and Onno Hesselink have constructed a monumental document of how heavy metal and crossover hardcore culture detonated in the unlikely soil of…
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The Macks Go All-In With Fierce New Record “Bonanza” Out September 25th
Portland rockers The Macks are set to unleash their new album Bonanza on September 25 via DevilDuck Records and Monotone’s Fullaway. Known for their relentless DIY energy, the band refuse to overthink or overproduce, choosing instead to capture lightning in a bottle. Bonanza arrives after just a month of preparation, a rock-solid example of their…
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Brett Copeland – I Wanna Live
On today’s music scene, many artists and bands deliver excellent music, keeping the spirit of rock music alive and well. However, it also seems that many of those music outlets overly explore their influences, experiment too much, and tirelessly reinvent the same old wheel by mimicking something the greats performed and recorded decades ago. Thankfully,…
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Cocktail Slippers To Release New Track “Back Where You Belong” On September 19th
Oslo’s all-female rock ’n’ roll band Cocktail Slippers roar back with their new single, “Back Where You Belong,” out September 19 on Wicked Cool Records. Recorded at Propeller Studios with Stevie Van Zandt’s guidance, the anthem is a love letter to life on the road. Already road-tested at major festivals and the Underground Garage Cruise,…
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Killed By Deaf: A Punk Tribute To Motörhead Available On October 31 Via BMG Recordings
Heavy metal and punk rock! It’s fair to say that these two noisy tribes now have a great deal in common – often melding together, almost indistinguishable, to produce bastard offspring of their own. But it wasn’t always this way. Indeed, there was a time when fists were more likely to be thrown than bumped,…
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The Cult Announce “Choice Of Weapon” And “Hidden City” Vinyl Reissues
The Cult reissue two of their acclaimed albums, Choice of Weapon and Hidden City, on vinyl on Oct. 17 via Cooking Vinyl. Originally released in 2012 and 2016 respectively, the albums form part of a trilogy that witnessed the rebirth of the band with Record Collector dubbing Choice of Weapon “their best album in years,” and The Guardian noting Hidden City features “the strongest Cult songs…
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The Party After – Dopamine Machine
Alternative rock music has thrived in recent years, delivering many excellent artists and bands that deserve the utmost attention of the broader audience. However, it seems that many of these music outlets fail to bring some innovative music to the table. It seems like many of them try to reinvent the same old wheel, overly…
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Giant Haze – Cosmic Mother
Stoner rock has become a go-to style for many contemporary bands in recent years. However, in today’s music landscape, where artists and bands pop from all the possible parts of the globe on an almost daily basis, many of them fall for classic cliches, offering a repetitious, predictable, bland sound that directly points out their…
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