Mad About Rock

  BLOODSTOCK can finally declare that 2022’s biggest metal weekender is next month! So to whet your appetite further, here’s thirteen more bands (lucky for some) you’ll be able to catch at the festival, plus details of exactly when you can put your own questions to some of this year’s stellar line-up, via a new Facebook Live series with BLOODSTOCK management in the coming weeks. Regretfully, BLACK TONGUE have had to pull out of their Sophie Lancaster stage slot, but BLOODSTOCK is pleased to welcome death metal heavyweights INGESTED in their wake on Saturday. These self-proclaimed ‘Kings of Slam’ are sure to impress; if you’re not familiar with them yet, take a look at the official video for ‘ Ashes Lie Still ’. If you dig it, there’s some extra behind-the-scenes content on their Facebook page too. With still a few more Metal 2 The Masses finals to go, BLOODSTOCK is enthused to reveal more of the winning bands and some very popular runners up, who’ll be appearing on the New Blood sta

  British pop-punk new comers Deadlock (UK) unveil news of their lyric video for forthcoming debut single 'Deadweight'. Clocking in at just over 2 and a half minutes - the adrenaline fuelled and emotionally charged offering showcases a potent taste of things to come from the Norwich based outfit. The band who cite key influences such as Neck Deep, Roam, As It Is and Boston Manor shall be officially releasing 'Deadweight' on digital platforms on 29th July 2022. Frontman, guitarist and songwriter Mikey Murphy propelled 'Deadlock' (UK) into existence early in 2022. Born out of his penchant for latter day pop punk and melodic hard-core, Mikey poured his creative energies into morphing a collection of cathartic, guitar-driven & melodically infused tracks. Straight to the point, no nonsense pop-punk that sparkles with overtones of commercial charm whilst still maintaining underground credibility. What began as a collection of self-produced home recordings, soon

  CREDIT: DEREK BREMNER Birmingham, UK metal quintet OCEANS ATE ALASKA — James Harrison [vocals], Chris Turner [drums], James "Jibs" Kennedy [guitar], Adam Zytkiewicz [guitar], and Mike Stanton [bass] — have shared the visualizer for the brand new song " New Dawn ." The song meshes hard-hitting vocals with relentless rhythms. "Does a new day bring light or darkness to those who endure?," muses Harrison when speaking about the song. "Within the past two years, our world has changed significantly, and so have we. While biding our time since the last single ("Metamorph"), we've faced adversity and loss, yet also joyous moments as a band. 'New Dawn' epitomizes the death of what you once believed to be true." As noted, "New Dawn" follows "Metamorph," which arrived in late 2020 and was the first new song since from OAA since 2017. Watch the video and listen HERE. It also marked Harrison's return to the fo

  After the release of the first single See Me Fall with Veronica Driven on vocals, Break Me Down present Lose Your Mind , a new track with a fast-paced rhythm, big guitars, and captivating vocals. The numbers of the song See Me Fall are, for an independent band, noteworthy: over 68K plays on Spotify and more than 45K views on YouTube without counting the constant growth of new followers on each social media platform. Veronica, frontwoman of the band, says: “We all grew up with a happy ending: the prince who saves the princess from the evil witch or the evil queen. Many beautiful fairy tales have been written and many wonderful cartoons and films have been shot. But those stories are not true! We know very well that real life is not a fairy tale and there is rarely a happy ending. In a nutshell: in reality, the bad guys win. The whole process of writing our new songs started from this perspective. We wanted to give a voice to the villains of fairy tales and tell their stories, and

  Striking while the iron is hot, New York rock and metal band Ovtlier has decided to release another hard-hitting track, "Neme sis" , just one month after seeing success with their previous single "Blame The Dead" . Showing the versatility of the band, the recent shift into a heavier sound with a more aggressive dynamic shows listeners what has always been up Ovtlier's sleeve, just waiting to be unleashed. Upon the release of "Blame The Dead" , the track was immediately well received and added to SiriusXM Octane's Test Drive. Ovtlier decided to keep the aggression coming with in-your-face screams, hard-hitting drum beats and searing guitar work. "Nemesis" displays different vocal styles and plays on the vast amount of musical influences Ovtlier draws their hybrid-like sound from. Founder and vocalist of Ovtlier, Joey Arena, elaborates on the new found aggression heard in the latest Ovtlier tracks: "An out-the-gate hard hitting and

  Temple of Shadows is a brand new band fronted by long time friends, Justin ‘JD’ deBlieck (Ex-Ice Nine Kills) and Joel DeMartino (Moonstriker). Together they deliver dueling vocals shrouded in cryptic lyrics over high energy progressive rock. Their music explores the parallels between the Tarot and alchemical transmutation. "The Sun" is the third single in their tarot-themed series of releases, following their debut with "The Hermit" and sophomore single "The Hanged Man" . Though "The Sun" comes in at single number three, it was actually the first song crafted by the duo, ultimately leading to numerous more mysterious and spiritually meaningful tracks. "The Sun" is a guitar driven track featuring powerful instrumentation paired with dueling vocals to add layers of atmospheric dimension. Alike the alchemists of old, their songs are riddled with hidden meanings sending the listener on a mystical journey through the collective subconscio

  OUTBREAK FEST, which celebrated its 10th Anniversary this weekend with headliners  Turnstile, Knocked Loose, Deafheaven + Touché Amoré have announced dates for 2023. The fest will take place on 23rd, 24th and 25th June 2023 at the new home of Depot Mayfield, Manchester. A limited number of tickets are now on sale at this years price of £95 for a weekend ticket. Buy OUTBREAK FEST 2023 TICKETS HERE This years event saw it sell out almost immediately and had the most incredible sets, live podcasts, an Art & photography exhibition, Record stalls, vegan food vendors, skateboarding and so much more! Check the video for a little piece of the weekend: Outbreak Fest have also started an online shop to buy merch HERE What started in 2011 at the Bromhall Centre in Sheffield for a few hundred people, before moving to Canal Mills in Leeds, has now grown into one of the most important independent festivals on the UK calendar for the hardcore and punk scene, holding host to fans from not jus