GHOST/GOJIRA/THE DEFILED @ Brixton Academy - 24/03/13

Another Jagermeister tour ends but this one will be remembered not only for the cheap tickets but 2 very special performances from bands who may well be an integral part of the future of rock and metal music.



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Doom, Ghost, Gojira, industrial metal, Progressive metal, The Defiled, traditional metal

Russian Anaal Nathrakh Fans Are Nuts.

Russian Anaal Nathrakh Fans Are Nuts.



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Anaal Nathrakh, Black Metal, Death Metal, Grindcore

DEMENTED - Across The Nature's Stillness

‘Across the Nature’s Stillness’ is worth a listen if you like your music to come at you with all guns blazing, all the time – it’s brash and intense, to the point of driving you a little bit demented yourself. Perhaps that was the idea all along?



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Death Metal, Demented, Progressive death metal, Progressive metal

ORANGE GOBLIN-Part One: "I Could Quite Happily Sit There Trumping To Myself "

Do you do any backing vocals? That could get a tad strange for fans trying to sing along…
Christopher: Well, I could quite happily sit there trumping to myself so it’s alright. As long as the mics aren’t too close nobody’s the wiser..

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COILGUNS - Commuters

Coilguns have a great avant-garde approach, which sometimes suffers from the nature of their live recorded album. Commuters is generally a sensational album, and the band should be applauded for their courage to take the risks they have, even if the result is not always successful. The more I...


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Coilguns, Hardcore Punk, progressive rock

Transcend Music Sign Young UK Rockers CRASH MANSION

Transcend Music has announced the signing of fresh faced young rockers from Southend, CRASH MANSION.
The lads spent their early teenage years crammed in a hot, sweaty rehearsal room jamming out Avenged Sevenfold, Guns n’ Roses and My Chemical Romance covers, while formulating plans for their...


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US Label MOSHPIT TRAGEDY Upload Entire Catalogue To Stream For Animal Sanctuary

Moshpit Tragedy Records Entire Catalog on Bandcamp; 100% of Proceeds to Benefit Animal Charity
Digital punk & metal label Moshpit Tragedy have uploaded their entire 65 album catalog to Bandcamp. Each album is available for free streaming in it’s entirety and can also be downloaded for...


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HAMMERFEST 2013 - Review

A couple of weeks ago it was the fifth annual Hammerfest, this is where 2000+ loud and drunken metallers head to the Welsh countryside for a weekend of live music and debauchery from some of the biggest bands on the scene. After getting lost and nearly ending up in the sea, my 3 hour journey...


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Angel Witch, Bloodshot Dawn, Candlemass, Chimp Spanner, Enslaved, Hammerfest, Hatebreed, killing joke, Saint Vitus, triaxis

Sabian Cymbals Founder, Robert Zildjian Dies Ages 89

The founder of Sabian Cymbals, the New Brunswick company that supplies cymbals for drummers around the world, has died after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Robert “RZ” Zildjian died on Thursday 28th March. He was 89 years old and a tenth generation cymbal maker according to his biography.
The...


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BLOODSTOCK Festival Announces 8 More New Blood Stage Bands

BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL have announced a second batch of breaking bands to play their updated ‘New Blood’ stage in 2013.
BLOODSTOCK supports emerging bands from around the world and the ‘New Blood’ stage is a platform to showcase grass roots acts, underlining the festival’s belief that...


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Bloodstock Festival, bound by exile, Feature, fury, Kremated, mask of judas, prosperina, rezinwolf, the infernall sea, xii boar

YEARS OF TYRANTS - Leading The Blind

All in all, after a few listens, I can see the appeal in the music, but it’s still an incredibly short album, and this is a big problem. You start to get into Leading the Blind, but then it suddenly decides that enough is enough, and leaves in silence.



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Death Metal, Deathcore, Techdeath, Technical Metal, Years of Tyrants

THE LAST SHOT OF WAR - Piece Of Hate

‘Piece Of Hate’ is an album that is full of masculine, chest-beating thuggery but at the same time has enough up top to appeal to more than just windmilling knuckledraggers and the Belgian quintet deliver it with the kind of unstoppably force that will get them noticed whether the...


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Death Metal, Deathcore, hardcore, the last shot of war

GAMMA RAY To Release 'Master Of Confusion'

Coinciding with the start of the “Hellish Rock, Part II” tour, “Master Of Confusion” will be released on March 25th, 2013 via earMUSIC.
‘Master Of Confusion’ and ‘Empire Of The Undead’ are the first two new studio songs by Gamma Ray to be released after the successful studio...


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BLACK STAR RIDERS Reveal Artwork For Debut Album 'All Hell Breaks Loose'

BLACK STAR RIDERS, the new band featuring THIN LIZZY members Ricky Warwick, Damon Johnson, Scott Gorham and Marco Mendoza together with drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper / Megadeth), have announced All Hell Breaks Loose as the title of their début album.
The album release date for the UK via...


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Doom metal review: ICONOCLAST - Denunciation of Utopia Beyond the Grave

MetalMouth Rating : 7/10

ICONOCLAST are a four-member Russian outfit, and are not to be confused with Italian deathrash group Eyeconoclast recently reviewed on this site!
The band have released a début which sits on the border between black metal and doom metal. Denunciation of Utopia Beyond...


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Black Metal, Doom, ICONOCLAST

Bay Area Thrashers DEATH ANGEL To Release New Album

Legendary Bay Area thrash metallers DEATH ANGEL will enter AudioHammer Studios in April to begin recording the follow up to their 2010 release, ‘Relentless Retribution‘.

Guitarist Rob Cavestany recently checked in to give the following update:
“After nearly 3 years of nonstop...


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SCAR SYMMETRY/Beholder/Bloodshot Dawn/Bloodloss - O2 Islington 27-3-2013

If I could shoot anyone in the face right now, it would be the lazy ‘sound engineer’ at the O2 Islington this evening.
Not only did they have four bands playing sets that could and shoud have just whoomphed your face off, the bands were seriously let down by the auditory delivery by...


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Beholder, bloodloss, Bloodshot Dawn, scar symmetry

THE OMEGA EXPERIMENT - The Omega Experiment

The Omega Experiment churn up ’70s progressive rock with modern metal and a hint of electronica to shape some first-class new music.



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KVELERTAK - Meir

MetalMouth Rating : 9/10

Formed in 2007 in Norway, the Kvelertak (pronounced Kuh-Vell-Er-Tack) hardcore punk rockers have had a fast and furious ride into the heart of the alternative music scene.
The band recorded one demo in 2007, released their eponymous album in 2010 – which was...


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Hard Rock, Hardcore Punk, Kvelertak, punk rock

THE QUIREBOYS Announce UK Tour And New Album

The Quireboys are set to storm 2013 with a series of UK dates planned and the band are currently working on a brand new studio album which will be released early June.
The Quireboys were formed in 1984 in London, England. After two successful independent singles (including the Top 40 “7...


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CHELSEA GRIN And ATTILA Join EMMURE On UK Tour

Following a European run with Parkway Drive late last year, heavyweights EMMURE will be returning to  the UK for a 7 date strong headline tour in April.
Main support will come from Chelsea Grin, also on the bill are Attila, completing the line up will be Buried In Verona.
CHELSEA GRIN –...


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MALNATT - PRINCIPIA DISCORDIA

Italian metal practitioners Malnàtt bring us their fifth full-length offering, a melancholic collection of grim humoured black metal anthems, nicely topped with an overwhelming sense of impending evil…



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HEIGHTS - Old Lies For Young Lives

If you haven’t already checked them out live get down to a Heights show as soon as you can, they’re definitely a “live band” and seeing the band express the music they make so well on stage, makes the studio releases even more effective.



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hardcore, heights, punk

Brit Party Punksters RAT ATTACK Announce UK Tour

British Party Punk quartet Rat Attack have announced their first ever UK headline tour.
The band, who cite their influences as Satan and the Trailer Park Boys are heading out around the UK after their Red Jumpsuit Apparatus tenth anniversary support dates in March, and can also be seen on...


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THY ART IS MURDER Give Us Their Top Three Riffs

Australian Extreme Metallers THY ART IS MURDER have a new album due out in April, which is their second full length after ‘Adversary’ released in 2010.
Entitled ‘HATE’, it is the epitome of face melting deathcore sonic assault, best described by the band as “Get in...


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STILL REMAINS Reunite After Five Year Hiatus And Announce New Album

Metalcore Michigans STILL REMAINS first shot to international acclaim with the 2005 release of their debut album ‘Of Love And Lunacy’ via Roadrunner Records.
A whirlwind of global touring followed – sold out headline tours, major support slots, and a myriad of festivals including the...


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EYECONOCLAST - Drones Of The Awakening

The album as a whole is a fully loaded death machine. Punchy and crisp, Drones of the Awakening mercilessly clouts its way from song to song without pausing for breath.



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Death Metal, eyeconoclast, Thrash Metal

New Tour Dates For I AM I

As I AM I prepare to hit the road with Skid Row, they have announced a string of new live dates, both home and away.
This will see ZP Theart’s band of rockers travel to Italy for the very first time, as well as more UK festival slots.
Talking of the Skid Row tour, if you haven’t got...


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Download Festival, Feature, Headbangers Balls, I AM I, Skid Row, Sky Fest

BREED 77 @ Garage, Highbury 13/03/13

You would be hard pushed to find bands that match the live consistency of the likes of Clutch and Grand Magus but Breed 77 have done a good job of not just holding their own on stages across the globe but excelling in the live environment, especially when you consider the amount of their...


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Breed 77, For The Imperium, Left Unscarred, Seven Deadly

Chic Festivals Go East

The pioneers in European boutique festivals now take their unique style to another continent.
That’s right Chic Festivals, who introduced rockin out at holiday camps in Wales, have announced that they will be launching the Arabian Adventure, which CEO Jonni Davis said he ‘cannot wait to...


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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Announce New Album In June

Desert rockers Queens of the Stone Age have finally given word on their new album’s release date, through a message on their website bearing one word: “June.”
Also available are a few torturously short clips. You can hammer your refresh key to hear them all, and then grope and whine...


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Desert Rock, Feature, QOTSA, Queens of the Stone Age, Stoner Rock

ROB ZOMBIE Reveals Video To 'Dead City Radio And The New Gods Of Supertown'

The horror loving rock god, Rob Zombie, has released a lyric video to new single ‘Dead City Radio And The New Gods Of Supertown’.
Taken from Zombie’s upcoming release on UMe, Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor is the most bizarrely titled 19th album, which was produced by Bob...


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MADINA LAKE To Split Up After UK Farewell Tour

“We feel content and grateful for the ambitious goal and dream we’ve been able to realize with this project, and now it will mark the coordinates from which we leap to our next endeavor, hopefully bringing along any of our new friends who wish to join us,”



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SIGUR ROS New Album And Euro Tour Announced

Sigur Rós have just announced details of their new studio album, ‘Kveikur‘. The album is Sigur Rós’s first since signing to XL Recordings worldwide and will be released on 17th / 18th June 2013.
To mark the news, the band today reveal new song “Brennisteinn”, the first track...


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OKULAR - Sexforce

Overall Okular’s new release Sexforce is definitely a step in the right direction for a relatively unheard of band and the album is great to have on when your really in the frame of mind to focus.



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Okular, Progressive death metal

INTER ARMA - Sky Burial

Inter Arma have a unique sound and are not afraid to experiment. The result is a multi-layered behemoth of an album, which has the makings of a modern classic.



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Black Metal, Desert Rock, Doom, Inter Arma, Sludge

JOE SATRIANI Reveals Track Listing For 14th Album “Unstoppable Momentum”

Legendary performer and the hardest working guitarist in the business, Joe Satriani confirms the release of his 14th studio album, “Unstoppable Momentum” in the UK on Monday May 6 (U.S. release is Tuesday May 7) through Epic Records/Sony Music UK. The album was recorded at Skywalker Sound in...


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CROSSFAITH Post Late Night Video Of 'Photosphere'

Japanese Electro Metalcore outfit Crossfaith have revealed their special late night performance of “Photosphere’ which featured originally on their recent Zion EP.
Having already visited the UK last year, impressing rock fans at the Vans Warped Tour, the band are set to hit our shores soon...


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HALESTORM: Arejay Hale - "I'd Probably Bite Keira Knightley"

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1349's RAVN "If Black Metal Dies With Us Then I Can Live With That"

http://www.metalmouth.net/media/2013/03/1349web-500x400.jpg Oslo, Norway. Black metal gig. And it was the night of the official Mayan Apocalypse.
What better time and place to request an audience with black metal stalwarts, 1349, and ask them about the future of black metal, their personal beliefs and what flavour ice-cream they prefer. Ok, that last one...
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Then And Now - The Scathing Media Edition By Bob Lefsetz

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Bob Lefsetz is the author of “The Lefsetz Letter.” Famous for answering to no one and speaking the scathing, uncensored truth. Lefsetz addresses the issues that are at the core of the music business in today’s terms: downloading, copy protection, pricing and the music...
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WEDNESDAY 13 - The Dixie Dead

http://www.metalmouth.net/media/2013/03/632b693a7e1f02dbcbafc5d6c1427cefb50eaba3.jpg Horror rock icon Wednesday 13 has returned from the cold dark depths once more, and brought with him another collection of fist pumping and down right dirty tongue in cheek horror rock anthems. This time the monster is entitled The Dixie Dead, watch out for the chainsaws!

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Shannon Larratt, Creator of BMEzine Passes Away Aged 39

http://www.metalmouth.net/media/2013/03/Shannon-500x420.jpg Shannon Larratt, creator of Body Modification Zine, BME.com has passed away aged 39.
The last entry on Shannon’s blog, Zentastic, dated Saturday, March 16th, has beencopied word for word below and not modified in any way out of respect. The lengthy, and heartbreaking content indicates that...
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Professional Musicians Set To Celebrate Victory Over Airlines

http://www.metalmouth.net/media/2013/03/Kirwan-420x0.jpg Musicians have won a major victory over airlines with the EU drawing up plans to force carriers to allow them to bring small instruments on board as part of a basic right to travel.
Current flight regulations enforce additional costs upon musicians by way of paying for an extra seat, or allowing...
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DEF LEPPARD Digitally Release 2013 Reworking Of 'Hysteria' Single

http://www.metalmouth.net/media/2013/03/dl-publicity-shot-gitte-meldgaard-hr.jpg-4_3_r536_c534-500x402.jpg On the 3rd August 1987 British rock band Def Leppard released the album “Hysteria”.
Already a major force in rock music, “Hysteria” catapulted the band into the stratosphere. The statistics for “Hysteria” are astounding. The album has sold in excess of 20 million copies and counting....
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FEARED - Furor Incarnatus

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Feared began life as a side project of current Six Feet Under guitarist Ola Englund, who later drafted in drummer Kevin Talley from the same group, and secured a vocalist in Mario Santos Ramos. Englund is also involved in the band Scarpoint.
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TRIAXIS Reveal 'Black Trinity' Video

http://www.metalmouth.net/media/2012/07/triaxis-_photo2.jpg South Wales metallers Triaxis have today revealed the music video for “Black Trinity” taken from the acclaimed album “Rage and Retribution”.
Formed in 2006, the band underwent a few line-up changes before bursting onto the UK metal scene with the self-released début...
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OVERKILL Release Special Edition Tour Version Of 'The Electric Age'

Legendary New York thrashers OVERKILL will be releasing a Tour Edition of their current ‘The Electric Age’ album to co-incide with a summer of European headline and festival dates.
This 2CD tour edition is set for release on April 22nd 2013 in the UK and will contain both the original...
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CLUTCH - Earth Rocker

MetalMouth Rating : 9/10
With a career spanning over 20 years now, Clutch have always been a tricky act to pigeonhole, frequently lumped into myriad subgenres in which their eclectic, seemingly ever-evolving sound simply doesn’t fit.
With this album, however, the Maryland foursome have...
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HEAVEN SHALL BURN Stream New Track From 'Veto'

HEAVEN SHALL BURN have made another song available to stream from their upcoming album “VETO”.
While the album was mixed by Tue Madsen there is an alternative mix available for all the sound addicts out there as the vinyl and the Ltd. Edition 3CD Box Set.
Rob Franssen and Dominik Stammen of...
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TESSERACT Release New Video With Teasers From 'Altered State'

TESSERACT – Reveals Video Featuring Brand New Music.
The UK’s arguably finest progressive metallers, TESSERACT have released a video promoting their UK and European tour dates, but more importantly, it offers the first chance for fans to hear brand new music from the band’s...
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NAPALM DEATH Gig At V&A Museum Cancelled

Unfortunately the Victoria & Albert Museum in London have had to cancel this Friday’s one off event with Napalm Death & artist Keith Harrison.
An official spokesperson from the V&A commented:

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CODE OF SILENCE Offer Free Download

UK-based melodic metallers CODE OF SILENCE are offering a free download of the track ‘Tame The Tempest‘.
The song is taken from the band’s debut album ‘Dark Skies Over Babylon’ which has already received glowing reviews. This track is now available as a free download just for signing...
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LOST SOCIETY Release Video To 'KILL (Those Who Oppose Me)'

17, 18, 19, 19. No, that’s not today’s lottery numbers, but the age of the band members of Finland’s most promising contemporary newcomer combo – Lost Society.
Crafted with the assistance of producer Nino Laurenne (Amorphis, Ensiferum, Lordi) in the prestigious Sonic Pump Studios...
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MONUMENT Release DEEP PURPLE Charity Single

The legendary Deep Purple anthem “Black Night” is being released by London’s rising stars, Monument as a special charity single on April 8th to raise funds for The Sunflower Jam Charity.
The Sunflower Jam is a high profile rock music event which donates funds and supports charities which...
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Norwegian Metallers VREID, SOLEFALD, IN VAIN Team Up For European Tour

In April three of Norway’s most innovative and hard-hitting metal bands team up for a European tour. Co-headlined by Vreid & Solefald with special guests In Vain, brace yourself for a night of haunting Northern Lights.
A new show at Iduna in Drachten, Netherlands hasalso been announced....
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PROMETHEAN - Eocene (EP)

MetalMouth Rating : 8/10

Promethean have set their sights high with their début EP Eocene. They’ve laid down a foundation stone to claim a piece of symphonic metal’s future, with a slamming five-track release that packs a real punch.
It might be only five tracks long, but Eocene is...
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THE DEFILED Sign Worldwide Deal With Nuclear Blast

After years as one of the UK’s most successful unsigned acts, London modern metal mob THE DEFILED have signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment, who will release their second album “Daggers” this summer.
To whet the appetites of fans, the first song from the album,...
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VALKYRIAN FESTIVAL In Aid Of RapeCrisis Announces More Bands For 2013

Valk-Fest have confirmed the addition of several more bands to the three day charity festival, which this year is in aid of RapeCrisis.
Joining already announced stellar offerings Narcotic Death and Old Corpse Road, Aonia and Nya have confirmed their slots, along with Hull’s premier...
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VAN WARPED TOUR Returns To The UK - Limited Early Bird Tickets On Sale

Following a 13-year absence and a highly successful return to the UK in November last year, VANS WARPED TOUR will return this winter, but this time,  for TWO days, delivering a double dose of what the sold out 2012 event hosted, plus more!
Set to take place on the 16th and 17th November, VANS...
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Just For Fun: Goats Screaming Like Humans...Nirvana - Goat Shaped Box

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NAPALM DEATH Announce Show At......The Victoria And Albert Museum!

NAPALM DEATH have announced a special one-off performance with artist Keith Harrison at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London on March 22, 2013.
Fresh off the news that Chinese activist and artist, Ai Wei Wei is to make a metal album, Extreme metal act Napalm Death look to merge their sound...
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WIN Four Tickets To THE TREATMENT Headline Show At ROCK CITY!

MetalMouth are giving one lucky winner, and three of their most favoured friends the chance to roll up to Rock City and say “Yeah man, we are on The Treatment’s guest list” by entering this rather spiffing competition.

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Grab Gold Dust Pre-Sale NICKELBACK Tickets If You Own 'Here And Now'

ATTENTION ALL NICKELBACK FANS (According to Facebook, that would be all 15,666, 247 of you) : If you own the latest offering by the multi-platunim Canadian rockers “HERE AND NOW” you get early access to the best seats on ‘The Hits” UK & European tour.
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Former IRON MAIDEN Drummer Clive Burr Loses Battle With MS

Following yesterday’s news from Iron Maiden that former drummer Clive Burr has passed away at the age of just 56, tributes have been pouring in from some of the scene’s biggest names.
Clive had been incapacitated for some time, having been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001, and...
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Ten More For BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL

BLOODSTOCK 2013 is always the UK metal event of the summer, and this year is no different, with another ten head-bangin’ bands confirmed to join headliners, SLAYER, KING DIAMOND, and LAMB OF GOD.
Canadian prog thrash pioneers, VOIVOD are set to play their only UK show of 2013 at Bloodstock...
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MISS LAVA - Red Supergiant

You are in Dodge Charger territory my friends. This is Electra Glide Highway. Bottle of Sailor Jerry with Jack chasers and ice cold Desperados, the midday sun beating down on ya all to a soundtrack of filthy grooves!

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Human Rights Vs Metal? Activist AI WEIWEI To Make Metal Album

First he released a Gangnam-style parody video, with fellow artists, then he partied with Elton John, now Ai Weiwei has announced a foray into the world of Metal.
The Chinese artist, and well known human rights activist is set to release an album with music written by rock musician Zuoxiao...
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LOSTPROPHETS' Ian Watkins Child Sex Case Adjourned

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins appeared this morning via videolink at Cardiff Crown Court from Parc Prison, Bridgend to face charges of alleged child sex offences, brought against him in December of 2012.
The allegations made against Watkins, 35, of Pontypridd include conspiracy to rape a baby....
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SAXON Release Ltd Edition Boxset With Chance Of Meet & Greet

Saxon Release Limited Edition “Sacrifice” Box Set
Recorded and produced by Biff Byford, with Andy Sneap mixing and mastering, “Sacrifice”, the band’s 20th album see’s ten of their strongest, heaviest and most inspired songs yet. Check out the box set...
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TURBOGEIST Streaming New EP For Limited Time

LONDON-BASED rockers, Turbogeist, release their brand new 5-track EP, ‘Ancient Secrets’, today (March 11th 2013) via Spinefarm Records.
In celebration, ‘Ancient Secrets’ will be available to stream via SoundCloud for a limited time.
Says vocalist / guitarist Jimmy…
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Stage Times Announced For Jagermeister Tour

STAGE TIMES REVEALED FOR JAGERMEISTER MUSIC TOUR, AFTERSHOW SETS ANNOUNCED FOR BOURNEMOUTH AND GLASGOW.
The highly anticipated Jägermeister Music Tour kicks off in just seven days.
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MOTORHEAD To Play 2013 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards - Vote Now!

Metal Hammer Magazine pulled a whisky soaked blinder out of the bag today, announcing Lemmy and Co to headline the annual metal awards sponsored by Orange Amplification.
Motorhead will be closing the show, which takes place on Monday June 17 at London’s Indigo2 in Docklands.
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AMARANTHE - The Nexus

Amaranthe is the culmination of several musicians bringing their A game, The Nexus is twelve tracks of heavy metal power, 2013 will be their year and bigger things are still to come!

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Developers Plan To Demolish THE INTREPID FOX

MetalMouth exclusively reported last week that property developers Almacantar and co developers Consolidated Developments had purchased The Intrepid Fox.
Now, according to the planning application submitted by the property developers, they are looking to demolish the venue, stating their...
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Disney Censors Strike Out At Exodus And Coheed & Cambria.

The corporate censorship beast has reared it’s ugly head once more. This time, Coheed & Cambria.

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PERSEFONE - Spiritual Migration

Spiritual Migration might well be the landmark album that pushes Persefone into the limelight. It’s catchy without being cheesy, and the band seem at home in every genre they pull into their own brand of sound.

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Nikki Sixx: Motley Crue Will Call It Quits - Permanently

Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx has been vocal about Crue calling it quits, but none so more as recently.
Sixx states with certainty to The Music.com that after Crue release their new album, complete the movie adaptation of the band’s autobiography, ‘The Dirt,’ release the film’s...
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Sweden's WOLF Heads To HeadBangers Kitchen

HEADBANGER’S KITCHEN RELEASES NEW EPISODE FEATURING WOLF (SWEDEN)
Heavy metal cooking show Headbanger’s Kitchen hosted by Demonic Resurrection frontman Demonstealer releases their 13th Episode featuring heavy metal band Wolf from Sweden. The show features the creation of a...
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WITHIN TEMPTATION Reveal UK Tour Dates

After announcing the release of their new studio album in the autumn of 2013, Dutch Symphonic Rock band Within Temptation is now revealing the first tour dates of their worldwide album tour, starting off in January 2014.
Within Temptation will visit Birmingham, London, Manchester, Glasgow and...
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LORDI - To Beast Or Not To Beast

It’s been seven long years since Lordi brought their brand of horror rock to the Eurovision Song Contest and won triumphantly, this saw them catapult to worldwide celebrity! 3 albums and a film later and out comes ‘To Beast Or Not To Beast’ a record that sounds like a psychotic...
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Trent Reznor's HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS Stream Full Debut Album

Following it’s release on March 4th, How To Destroy Angels is currently streaming their debut album Welcome Oblivion in its entirety on the band’s Soundcloud.
Make no mistake, How To Destroy Angels is not metal, but it has a strong metal link. HTDA a collective from Los Angeles...
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FREE FALL's Mattias Bärjed Picks His All Time Top Three Riffs

FREE FALL‘s Mattias Bärjed has given MetalMouth a little video about his all time top three riffs.
The Swedish ‘freedom’ rockers, who signed to Nuclear Blast in October of 2012, are currently on tour in Europe with equally rockin’ label mates, Graveyard after wowing...
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Leopard Print Mankini Challenge For Bloodstock 2013!

Facebook we really do love you sometimes, especially when random challenges pop up, and today really is no exception.
We’ve just stumbled up on Emma Frawley’s photo currently doing the rounds, and intended to make sure her friend, Daniella Leopard, will be wandering around...
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NUDE - Plastic Planet

Italian Electro Goth outfit NUDE are carving their own niche with this corker of a sophomore, entitled ‘Plastic Planet’ we’re treated to pure European decadence.

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ORIANTHI - Heaven In This Hell

MetalMouth Rating : 9/10

If ever there was a time when all eyes were on Orianthi it would be now.
Coming off the back of touring with rock royalty Alice Cooper and hand picked by self titled ‘King Of Pop’  Michael Jackson to play his shows, including the doomed ‘This Is...
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BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi Writes Eurovision Song

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has written the song which will represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest.
‘Lonely Planet‘, which he describes as a rock ballad, will be performed at this year’s contest in Sweden by Armenian act Dorians.
Iommi became well known in the...
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L SOL TACE - The Carcass Of Eternity

MetalMouth Rating : 9.5/10

If you live in London and follow metal at all it would be impossible not to have heard of L Sol Tace, these lads have been ripping a hole into metal scene since their formation in 2007 and its been a steep climb upwards since.
After releasing their self titled and...
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QUEENSRYCHE Sign With Century Media

Progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE are poised to regain their place as hard rock/heavy metal royalty in 2013.
The band has just signed a new label deal with Century Media for the release of their latest studio album. The album is slated for release on June 10th in Europe and marks the début album...
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Help Track Down This Guitar Thief

It’s a tough enough time for musicians to scrape together a living without some lowlife stepping in to make it even harder.
So reading about this thieving runt this morning has made us very angry, so we’re calling for your help. Share this with everyone you know. Let’s do our...
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Win BLOODSTOCK Tickets With DEVILDRIVER

Want the chance to win some weekend tickets to Bloodstock 2013?!
DEVILDRIVER (who are playing this year’s event) are running a special Bloodstock Treasure Hunt at each of their shows this week in London, Nottingham, Manchester and Glasgow, the hunt begins on Thursday and they’ll be hiding a...
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BLYTHE Trial Final Day Evidence Revealed

In May 2010, 19-year-old concert goer Daniel Nosek sustained a head injury that allegedly led to his death. Randy Blythe was the accused, and blamed by the victim’s family, along with various ‘eye’ witnesses who testified in court over the trial period, but as of this morning, a...
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LAMB OF GOD Vocalist RANDY BLYTHE Verdict: Not Guilty

Randy Blythe, was today in court for what could have determined his life for the next ten years.
It has now been announced that Blythe, accused of manslaughter of a fan, Daniel Nosek, has been completely exonerated of all charges and has walked free from Court.
The Prague Municipal Court...
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Property Developers ALMACANTAR Confirm Intrepid Fox Purchase

A statement has today been received confirming the sale of The Intrepid Fox music venue to Almacantar property developers.
The statement politely advised:
 

“I am just responding to your enquiry about the Intrepid Fox pub.
On background we can confirm that Almacantar has acquired the...
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DEEP PURPLE Confirm Handful Of UK Shows

Deep Purple have announced announce a handful of UK dates in support of their upcoming album NOW What?!
NOW What?! has been produced by Bob E rin, one of the most well known rock producers of all time (Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Kiss and many others).
The album features 11 new songs and goes on...
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THE INTREPID FOX Sold - To Property Developer

Back in September of  2006, The Intrepid Fox in Wardour Street, which counted film stars and some of the biggest names in rock amongst its customers was bulldo ed to make way for flats after being sold to property developers, Owner Mitchells & Butlers.
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NUERRA RECORDS Sign Irish Thrashers DEAD LABEL

Ireland’s emerging metal scene is set to receive a steel toe-capped kick in the behind this year with the arrival of Celbridge, County Kildare three-piece Dead Label, whose ferocious blend of old-school influences and modern metal precision sees them take up the challenge set by their...
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SAINT VITUS Announce European Tour

The tour runs for a month before ending in Norway on March 30th for Inferno Fest. A full list of tour dates can be found inside.

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RANDY BLYTHE Verdict Expected Tomorrow

Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe returned to the C ech courtroom earlier today to resume trial proceedings on a manslaughter charge.
Testimony was given by a female fan and a security guard, who were both present at the 2010 Lamb of God gig where a fan, Daniel Nosek, allegedly suffered fatal...
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Filth Grinders BUCKSHOT FACELIFT Stream Full Album Inside

Sworn to come back harder and more hateful than ever in 2013, and already proving it, Long Island, USA grindcore faction BUCKSHOT FACELIFT have delivered their latest auditory assault on the scum of the Earth with their self-released Elder’s Rasp LP.

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Full HUMANFLY Album Streaming Online

CLASSIC ROCK PROG MAGA INE STREAM THE NEW HUMANFLY ALBUM ‘AWESOME SCIENCE’ IN FULL
As a band that has been in existence for close to 12 years now, Humanfly are somewhat of an institution in the UK. As purveyors of the mighty ‘riff’ they are without doubt one of the best.

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BATMAN Surfaces In Bradford!

That’s right, he’s not a fictional character, he is indeed alive and waging war on crime in Bradford.
Personally, if I was the legendary Caped Crusader I may have chosen somewhere a little more exotic to show up, but each to their own (as they say).

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Rock Out In London And Help Japan

This Friday, 8th March, a charity fundraiser takes place at THE INTREPID FOX in London, giving you the chance to enjoy an evening of music, whilst helping others less fortunate.

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Rock Out In London And Help Japan

This Friday, 8th March, a charity fundraiser takes place at THE INTREPID FOX in London, giving you the chance to enjoy an evening of music, whilst helping others less fortunate.

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RANDY BLYTHE TRIAL To Resume On March 4th

Blythe spent 38 days in Pankrac Prison before being released on bail and continues to maintain his innocence. The young man, Nosek, attempted to stage dive and was allegedly pushed off by Blythe and fell back onto his head, suffering brain trauma.

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WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH Reveal 'Vertigo' Video

The band has also recently embarked on a European tour as part of Bonecrusher Fest. The tour, which started in Köln, Germany will see the band play alongside JOB FOR A COWBOY, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, and GOROD.

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Just For Fun: Slipknot Duality (The Goat Version!)

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NERO DI MARTE - Nero Di Marte

Nero Di Marte explode onto the progressive metal scene with a brutal record which shouldn’t leave anyone in doubt – these guys mean serious business.

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Just For Fun: QUEEN - Don't Stop Me Now (Goat Version)

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DIESEL KING - The Ancient And The Nameless

Fancy having your head caved in with a full metal jackhammer of Doom? Well lucky for you, this is just the thing!
Diesel King are a chunk of the filthiest Doom you could imagine with massive riffs and larger than life vocals…and that’s just Mark the singer.

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Could It Be The End For Hollywood's Infamous KEY CLUB?

The Sunset Strip, a mile and a half stretch of Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood should be no stranger to metallers around the world, playing host to bands such as Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Guns N’ Roses and Whitesnake in their early days.

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CULT OF LUNA - Vertikal

Five years since their last offering, the concept album, Eternal Kingdom, Cult of Luna now return with Vertikal, two years in the making and in many respects marking a new chapter for the band.

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AS I LAY DYING Launch New Lyric Video

A new lyric video for the track “No Lungs To Breathe,” which was made by the band’s guitarist Nick Hipa, is now live in conjunction with the band’s North American tour with The Devil Wears Prada.

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AMARANTHE Streaming New Track from 'The Nexus'

UK headline dates are currently being lined up for early spring, the band’s fifth visit to UK shores, and the details of all confirmed shows, plus the track streaming can be found at: www.amaranthe.se

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ANBERLIN Release New Video For 'Unstable'

Director Jonathan Desbiens describes the video as: “the result after many challenges and efforts. It was really fun, creative and I had the chance to do a road trip to a very remote location with perfect strangers who instantly became friends. That was an intense project.”

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Grand Magus - "The Real Deal – That’s What We Are!"

“We’re not a band that releases too many products – we prefer to make a proper album, release it and then shut the f**k up until we have some new songs to make up a new album.”

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