Mad About Rock

  With their debut single 'The Lost Souls Saloon' earning critical acclaim, FangSlinger have already begun carving their legend as a band creating an immersive experience through their gothic storytelling and interfusion of hard rock, country and blues. They now raise their stakes further with the release of their new offering 'Blood Curse' - officially unleashed on 10th January 2025. This anthemic track delves into the chilling original story of FangSlinger himself - an un-dead outlaw cursed with eternal life and a debt of 100,000 souls. Pairing the grit of country inspired acoustic guitars with bone shaking metal, 'Blood Curse' embodies rebellion and outlaw spirit. FangSlinger are for anyone who likes their rock with a taste for the theatrical and more than a drop of the Wild West. This is a conceptual band that doesn't just perform but transports you into their dark and unique world of outlaws, curses and vampire horror. Produced by Dan Fox and Mixed by J...

  Catfish lead vocalist and guitarist Matt Long was diagnosed with bowel cancer a year ago, and recent scans revealed that the cancer had spread to his liver and stomach lining. Matt’s mum Fiona Long has also set up a GoFundMe page aiming to raise £100,000 for private treatment in the US for his cancer treatment. A description on the Crowdfunder reads: ‘Matt has been battling bowel cancer for just under a year and despite surgery and chemo, his latest scan shows that the cancer has spread into his liver and stomach lining. His cancer team have said although there is the option of trying a different type of chemo, they don’t hold out much hope that it will cure him and is likely to at best extend his life a little. There is an option to have a sample of the tumour sequenced which will give us the maximum amount of information on its make up, which will then show the cancer team exactly what drugs to use to damage it - to either slow it down, or there is just a small chance that they...

Following a busy end to 2017, Broken Witt Rebels return to live action in March with a run of UK / European dates guesting with Texas outfit Blue October; these dates will see the Rebels visiting the Netherlands and Germany (where they recently played with ‘country fuzz’ maestros The Cadillac Three) before hitting UK turf for a run of eight shows, including a night at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London. In addition, Broken Witt Rebels – that’s Danny Core (vocals / rhythm guitar), Luke Davis (vocals / bass), James Tranter (vocals / lead guitar) and James Dudley (drums) – will play three headline shows of their own in the UK and Scotland. In support of this announcement, the Birmingham quartet – a heady blend of blues, soul, wailing rock guitar and deeply emotive vocals – are set to release a coloured vinyl version of their debut self-titled album on March 9th via Snakefarm Records. CD & Digital versions of the record are available now. Pre-order the vinyl here . Broken Wit...

Myles Kennedy Releases Video For Title Track 'Year Of The Tiger' Taken From Upcoming Solo Album  Coming on the heels of the recent announcement of his debut solo album Year Of The Tiger, Myles Kennedy has released the video for the title track. “Year Of The Tiger” premiered on Kennedy’s newly created YouTube channel this morning at: https://youtu.be/f3L9_6aJi2Q .  The music video is directed by Dan Sturgess and is based on a concept that was created from a discussion between Kennedy and his manager. The video follows a reflective Kennedy as he travels through the memory of the loss of his father in 1974 - the year of the tiger. Year Of The Tiger is currently available for pre-order in various bundle configurations at: http://smarturl.it/YearOfTheTiger-NPR and www.MylesKennedy.com . Starting today, the album is also available for digital pre-order at: http://smarturl.it/MK-YearOfTheTiger and fans that order the album digitally will receive an instant down...

Photo credit: Michelle La Grue Photography Samarkind premiere new song 'Fire and Blood' ahead of Inglorious show and debut album. Hard rock blues group SAMARKIND have premiered a new single. 'Fire and Blood' is the second song to be lifted from the band's highly anticipated self-titled debut album, which is released 24th November 2017. This new offering oozes quality and comes just days before Samarkind's special guest slot to INGLORIOUS on their UK-IRE tour, at The Academy, Dublin, on the 4th October. 'Fire and Blood' (official music stream): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5E_Dt_P6VE "What started out as a bluesy/rootsy track ended up becoming quite a rocker", comments Samarkind frontman David Paul Byrne, "'Fire and Blood' is interspersed with a lot of light and shade, with a beautiful picking riff added to a killer guitar solo. Vocally it is angry, as the lyrics comment on a lot of peoples general apathy... as in som...

BLUES PILLS ANNOUNCE "LADY IN GOLD LIVE IN PARIS"  DVD/BLU RAY;  TO TOUR UK WITH BLACK STAR RIDERS Sweden based blues rockers BLUES PILLS have announced to release their first ever DVD/Blu Ray, entitled Lady In Gold Live In Paris, on November 3, 2017. See cover above this message. The release features the band sold out performance at Le Trianon in Paris, France on October 30, 2016 in front of 1,200 euphoric fans. Commented the band: "We are stoked to share with you that we will release a live record/ DVD which was recorded and filmed during our show in Paris at le Trianon last October on the “Lady in Gold Tour“. We decided to do this because we want to share our live experience with all our fans and also those fans who might have never had the chance to see us live. The live interpretation of our songs differs a lot from the studio record versions. We would call it a bit more rock’n roll, more heavy, more jam parts, more psychedelic parts – simply another expe...

Skilled Instrumental Act Impress With Moving Experimental Rock This instrumental trio from New York made up of, Eddie Arjan Peters (Guitar), Lamar Myers (Drums) and Andre Lyles (Bass) have their own unique sound comprised of elements of rock, jazz and experimentalism, which they effortlessly inject with emotive and intelligible sounds. They are back with their new album, 'Gravity', which sees them again work with the revered producer, Scotty Hard (Bjork, Wu-Tang Clan, Arto Lindsay) with the follow up to their highly successful release, 'Core'. Here they continue to expand and build upon their previous releases, all acting as one big musical exploration. This time round, they are aiming bigger, by enlisting the help of a few guests... To open we have, 'Prince', which is chilled, methodical and engulfed with style, including great bouncy riffs and rhythms making it very pleasing on the ears. Sit back and relax to their super classy vibes and impressive gui...

SmartBlackKid is a multi-talented one man band, all performed by Hakhi Alakhun. He has impressively produced and released ten albums spanning many genres, and with his eleventh release, he has complied the ultimate collection of his songs over his career, in this 'Best Of' album, making for a great opportunity for existing fans to catch up on, and of course for new fans to discover... To get things started we have, "Stand Up" which is ultra smooth with it's beats and rhythms, along with melodic memorable guitar work, with refreshing and charming vocals, all delivered with style! Single "Free Thought" has great catchy hooks and an classic rock vibe, but with a upbeat modern twist, making it a perfect choice for a single and his creative sound offers something a bit different, which is always nice to see.. "Powerful" immediately highlights Hakhi's guitar skills yet again, with ambient and bouncy riffs throughout, with equally pow...

fREEX from San Franciso Bay Area are driving a forefront of an emerging new genre, known as “Free Expression” by creating their own unique sound by using the essence of punk, grunge, funk and more! For their bold and creative methods they are the front runners of this new exciting scene which is waiting to explode! ‘God, I Love America’ is a great introductory to the band’s sound and style and what they embody! Treating us to a bit of blues, melodic harmonies and then manic grunge punk group chants and bursts of loudness to keep you guessing, making a quick transition between mellow sounds and madness in an unpredictable but very welcome manner! ‘Is There Something Wrong’ best displays their elements of alternative rock and pop, especially present in the beaming chorus! This is completely different sounding to the first song I listened to – you wouldn’t know it’s the same band, but just demonstrates their vastness and creative diversity! ‘Mental Rental’ dives right in with s...

      This three piece instrumental act from New York have put in a lot of effort to form their own unique sound by using elements of rock, jazz and experimentalism, and now they are back with their follow up to their trilogy "Space”, which was the first in a three-album trilogy, with the second ‘piece’ of the puzzle, “CORE” to untangle more creativity from the band..   Opening song, “Rocks” has a hopeful feel to it before sliding into a plethora of carefully constructed melodies and tones which help unravel a story solely through the use of clever instrumentation. You are left hanging on to every note that resonates out… “Deep Impact” continues this notion and the drums stand out more here, complementing the bass beats and melodic guitar riffs, along with a superb solo which highlights Arun’s talents further. Single “Core” changes dynamics, opening on a warped spacey experimental sound, then quickly transpires to a jazz blues vibe, i...

Adam Havick from New York is a singer/songwriter who has been performing for almost a decade, inspired by the likes of Tom Petty, Elvis Costello and Billy Joel. This is Adam's fourth EP and along his musical endeavours found his band mates and musicans to work and help him to shape his unique and defining sound. The EP is boasting brilliant and witty artwork, that contains a warning of 'catchy tunes' and explains 'may have difficulty putting down' which only adds to the intrigue and charm before you have even listened.. Opening song, 'Let Me Let You' has an old bluesy feel with a modern edge and is charming and easy on the ears with smooth fun vocals. Although the arrangement is fairly simple its executed wonderfully. To add to the blues vibes it features a super slick impressive guitar solo by Douglas Charles Showalter which gives it more power as well as some great screamed vocals really embracing the genre and mood! 'Halfhearted Attempt...