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  West Ham United and Iron Maiden have proudly collaborated to launch a new football shirt that celebrates the commemorative 50-year anniversaries of the Hammers’ 1975 FA Cup triumph and the formation of the world-famous band Iron Maiden. The new shirt, which is available to purchase now, is the latest product within the ‘Die With Your Boots On’ football clothing range. The Claret and Blue shirt is the next milestone in the 50th anniversary celebrations, which earlier this year saw Iron Maiden play an incredible sold-out concert at the Hammers’ home, London Stadium. Steve Harris, founder, bassist, and primary composer for the heavy metal band, is a lifelong Hammer and former youth player, and he was joined on stage by band mascot Eddie where both wore the shirt to the adoration of the 65,000 crowd in east London! Modelled by current West Ham stars including talisman and captain Jarrod Bowen, the shirt features the iconic 1975 Cup Final badge and the classic Claret & Blue pip...

  July 8th 2025: The Royal Mint has today unveiled an eye-catching commemorative coin celebrating 50 years of Iron Maiden. The East London icons are joining the ranks of musical royalty in The Royal Mint's Music Legends series, which has previously celebrated the likes of Queen, Elton John, and David Bowie. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail by contemporary Iron Maiden artist Albert 'Akirant' Quirantes, the design features the band's infamous mascot Eddie in a dynamic pose that will strike a chord with fans worldwide. The design features numerous hidden 'Easter eggs' referencing the band's illustrious career, albums and world tours - giving collectors plenty to hunt for. Iron Maiden, who formed in 1975, worked closely with The Royal Mint throughout the design process, ensuring the coin captures the essence of a band whose influence has spanned five decades and counting. With a global footprint that spans the planet, Iron Maiden are one of the bigg...

  Intense Brit heavyweights, PERPETUAL PARADOX, are braced to make a severe impact with their forthcoming debut album, 'Deathwish', out Friday 27th June. The commanding riff slayers have just also revealed their unstoppable new track, 'Backbone Of Existence', out now.  Watch the video, here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK5nvwqBPqQ Listen to the band via - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3vlyYDsqLobvIrmuaQjNWh Born in 2020 and hailing from London, UK, PERPETUAL PARADOX have repeatedly impressed audiences throughout the UK and Europe with a barrage of absorbing live shows and a consistent stream of notable releases. The technical metallers release an onslaught of savage riffs, thunderous drums, enticing leads and powerful vocal lines, creating an immense sound that will engross anyone that is a fan of heavy music. PERPETUAL PARADOX released their debut EP, Endless Cycle, in 2022, and it helped to introduce the ascending hard hitters to the scene. The energetic quin...

  British death metal legends, BENEDICTION, have unleashed the first single from their their upcoming new studio album, Ravage Of Empires, which is due to be released on April 4, 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records. The new song is called 'Engines Of War' and it connects well with BENEDICTION's monumental comback record Scriptures (2020) and their classic album Transcend The Rubicon from 1993, offering titanic growls by Dave Ingram towering over a barrage of riffs and unrelenting grooves. As of today, Ravage Of Empires is available for pre-order on CD, LP and as digital album. More info on the physical formats below. Alongside the single, BENEDICTION have premiered a music video today, which was shot by Martin Goltermann. PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE RAVAGE OF EMPIRES: https://benediction.bfan.link/ravage-of-empires STREAM 'ENGINES OF WAR': https://benediction.bfan.link/engines-of-war WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'ENGINES OF WAR': https://youtu.be/X32lPrjt0Vw BENEDICTION ...

  Leading lights of British metal, Employed To Serve, take pride of place on the heavy metal world stage as they return with brand new single ‘Atonement’ feat. Will Ramos of Lorna Shore, plus long-awaited new studio album, ‘Fallen Star’, set for release on Friday, April 25th. “We want to fly the flag for heavy metal and the traditions that it holds,” offers guitarist and songwriter Sammy Urwin, “But at the same time we want to play our part in taking things forward.” Listen to lead single ‘Atonement’, HERE.   The track features Lorna Shore’s Will Ramos, who in addition to his guttural growls, offers clean vocals for the first time ever on an album feature. The song is built around distorted guitars, battering-ram rhythms and a Judas Priest-style solo, before shooting into what Justine describes as “an arena rock chorus!” “'Atonement' takes aim at those who try to lord their power over you. The only way to defeat these people is by rising above their behaviour and pushin...

  Building on a huge touring run that saw the band visit their biggest ever venues across the UK, Europe, USA, Australia and Japan, Bury Tomorrow look forward to an even bigger 2025. New single, ‘Let Go’, serves as the third preview of the recently announced LP, ‘Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience’, and looks set to continue stoking the furnace of a fanbase already burning brightly. On ‘Let Go’, the band table perhaps the biggest addition to their sonic approach to date, whilst still maintaining their signature savagery. Drum and bass beats collide with breakdowns, as aggressive vocals interweave in and around the tempo in a spoken word delivery, reinforced by stadium sized choruses. The track explores concepts of honesty, as frontman Dani Winter-Bates expands “both within yourself and the people around you. To be dishonest with yourself leads to decisions based in fear and can lead to regret, while to be true to yourself can cost some of the things you hold closest”. Co-v...

  Fiery South punks CHUB can’t be stopped. The rowdy quartet recently destroyed the new band stage at Bloodstock Festival, and now the party metal punkers have dropped their infectious new single and video, 'Carolina Reaper' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNLjJq5Q1zo Check out the band, here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4bGpqwO0AyHLatPN4DRDoy . Born out of long-standing friendships aided by beer bongs and circle pits and accompanied by the soundtrack of a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game, CHUB were formed in 2019 in the quiet and tranquil English seaside town of Eastbourne, which in true CHUB style, is the perfect juxtaposition for the rebellious four-piece. Featuring Ben (vocals), Kyle (drums), Greg (guitar and vocals), and Zakk (bass and vocals), CHUB had shifted, tweaked and solidified their blistering sound by 2023 to high and mighty standards. The release of their debut album, AL BUM, along with their first festival appearance at Rebellion threw down a marker for the ...

  Brit hard-hitting newcomers, DRENCHED, are set to make their mark with the release of their hugely striking debut EP, Grey, out Friday 23rd August. The EP is backed by their powerful new single, (in)sane, which is out now https://open.spotify.com/artist/2dbL3o2ukEyzu8Ty4rjsRi . Watch the video, here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaSvnQuFnow With a sound that tips its hat to Grunge, Nu metal, and edgy contemporary rock, DRENCHED dispatch deeply captivating immersive slabs of progressive alt rock that range from emotive and intimate ballads to full-throttle savage barnstormers. Citing influences such as Deftones, Loathe, Tool, and Sevendust, DRENCHED have a wealth of versatility and strong musicianship at their disposal, and are ready to stake their claim as one of the new breed of bands to break out to the vanguard of the music scene. Coming at you from Newcastle, England, DRENCHED were formed in 2020. The band, however, only really solidified when bassist, Mak Wilson, join...

  Today Judas Priest score the highest charting effort of their 50-year career, with the release of the critically acclaimed nineteenth studio album Invincible Shield . The heavy metal icons’ previous career best was their seminal metal masterpiece British Steel, which peaked at #4 back in 1980. Having sold a massive 18,000 copies of Invincible Shield in the UK, the band better their last effort, 2018’s Firepower, which peaked at #5. Judas Priest also become the first and only metal band to release album projects 50 years apart; their debut record Rocka Rolla was released in 1974. This week the band embarked on their Invincible Shield UK Arena Tour, culminating in a huge headline show at London’s OVO Wembley Arena on 21st March.  TikTok | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

  Saxon unleash the video for “Madame Guillotine”, the third single from the band’s critically-acclaimed 24th studio album, Hell, Fire And Damnation - out now via Silver Lining Music. Hell, Fire And Damnation is an album which sees Saxon investigate all areas of history and mystery amidst ten of their most confident and thunderously powerful songs yet. In “Madame Guillotine”, lead singer and founding member Biff Byford, chooses to give voice to the infamous torturing device, best known for its use in the French Revolution between 1789 and 1799. “Both this and the title track songs are written by me and Brian actually, and this is very ‘Saxon’, so much as I don’t think anybody else could pull that off,” comments Byford. “I sung it as if the guillotine is a person, that the actual guillotine has a bit of a conscience. I love the groove, it’s got a great groove!” Listen To/Watch “Madame Guillotine” here Listen To/Watch “There’s Something In Roswell” here Listen To/Watch “Hell, F...

  Rising Brit Nu-metalcore quartet DRIP FED EMPIRE have just dropped their enticing debut album, Revolutionist, to much acclaim. The genre-bending crew have also just revealed their powerful new single and video, Give Me More, out now. Watch the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzoz3Gu85dc Compacting an array of inviting influences ranging from nu-metal and metalcore, through to industry and metal, DRIP FED EMPIRE have racked up glowing comparisons to the likes of Bring Me The Horizon, Linkin Park, and Rage Against The Machine. Constructing a unique style and sound all their own, DRIP FED EMPIRE are a brotherhood armed with a strong social conscience and political views, and this is highlighted by their deeply engaging and potent lyrical themes. Originally born in 2016 but frustrated by a slew of personnel changes that hindered the band’s early progress, DRIP FED EMPIRE took a break and returned in 2021 with a steady and balanced line up. Ever since then they have rapid...

  High-flying Brit metal crew ASHEN REACH triumphantly return with their mesmerising new single and video, 'Lost', out now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI_CMh09J_Q The band’s eagerly awaited new EP, The Fear, also arrives everywhere on Friday 22nd March. Comprised of the cumulative talents of Kyle Martyn Stanley (Vocals), Paddy Cummins (Lead Guitar & Vocals), Jess Stanley (Drums), and Joe O'Sullivan (Rhythm Guitar), and coming at you from Liverpool, UK, ASHEN REACH were born late 2019 and swiftly burrowed themselves away to craft enough prominent material for their debut album release. The band’s much-rated debut album, Homecoming, landed at the end of 2020 and instantly shone brightly. Despite releasing a record in the midst of a global pandemic, the album still propelled the rising riff merchants to a national level and enabled the rampant four piece to play a raft of festivals including: Steelhouse, consecutive years at Planet Rockstock, and headlining the G...

  Emerging industrial duo, NOX PULSO have unveiled their explosive new single and video, 'Night Trap', out now, and it’s a call to arms for anyone craving something fresh and original. Watch the video, here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9c3uTqSNfo In an increasingly over-saturated market, every fan, record label, radio station, and website are screaming for something unique. NOX PULSO are certainly that. Hatched in the summer of 2022 and brought together by two long standing friends, Duncan Williams (Vocals and Guitar) and Matt McIvor (Electronics and Vocals), NOX PULSO are inspired by the fictional nightclub scenes in films like Blade, The Matrix, and The Crow and draw inspiration from a glut of influences ranging from Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, and The Prodigy, through to Rammstein and Front 242. The dynamic duo strive to bond genres, drawing from the fundamentals of dance, electro, and alternative metal to amass a sound that packs pulsating metal with thoughtful synth...

  British band WEAK13 have released a provocative stance towards the acronym ‘BBC’ with their latest single On The BBC. WEAK13 frontman and guitarist revealed “This is a song for every musician, band or songwriter out there that feels deliberately ignored by modern mainstream media”. When asked “What does On the BBC stand for?” the WEAK13 singer and guitarist Nick J Townsend added “It could arguably be ‘Bureaucratic Boundary Controllers’, ‘Big Black Chicken’ or perhaps ‘Bigot Box Calculator’ but lyrics are subjective so it can mean anything that the listener prefers, we’re diverse writers. There is a broadcasting company in Britain that shares the same initials but that’s likely mere coincidence”. The song heavily strays away from the signature brand of metal punk rock normally produced by WEAK13 yet still bashes the listener over the head with, what could be described as, pure sarcastic commercialism. It’s potentially the most radio-friendly song ever recorded by the band; there’s...

  LONDON 10TH JULY: Iconic British band IRON MAIDEN were presented with a gold disc by Tony Harlow, the head of Warner Music UK, at the first of their two sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena last Friday in recognition of their critically acclaimed studio album Senjutsu selling over 100,000 physical copies in the UK. Lead singer Bruce Dickinson says, “Gold? That's fantastic! From the launch of the first Senjutsu track, ‘The Writing On The Wall' we knew that this album would work really well live and we're delighted that fans totally bought into an album with four songs over eight minutes long and another that is almost 13! This UK tour has been incredible and it reminds us how much our music – both new and historical – means to fans both in the UK and all round the world." Manager Rod Smallwood says, "It's terrific to continue to be awarded GOLD discs whilst touring through the great cities of Europe with a set containing five songs and around 50 minutes from...

  Consistently proving themselves to be one of the finest names in modern British metal, The Raven Age continue this trend with the release of their acclaimed new album Blood Omen via Music For Nations/Sony Music today (July 7th). Listen/purchase the album here . To celebrate the release The Raven Age have unleashed the video for new single ‘Tears Of Stone’, an animated journey into a vast foreboding wilderness capturing the fight for security and freedom. Watch the video here .   Regarding the single guitarist George Harris says “‘Tears of Stone’ is one of the more epic sounding songs on the album. It’s got what I’d call that more traditional sound to it. I was especially pleased that we were able to use live strings on this one as it complements the nature of the song so well.” About the songs themes he continues, “Conceptually it’s about the death of a group of Apache warriors in a conflict against the U.S. Cavalry, which left the Apache wives without their husbands,...

  ELECTRON’s build is certainly on as the Brit metallers release their highly captivating new single, Break Me!, out now. Check out the video for the track, here - https://youtu.be/uIAc-krLoc8 . The single is lifted from the band’s much anticipated debut album, Defiance, out everywhere on Friday 1st September. Towering Londoners, ELECTRON, are here to take over your world. Pulling in from influences panning from Metallica and Alter Bridge through to Halestorm and Architects, and featuring Jason Payne (Vocals/Guitar), Joanna Hyde (Bass), and Nuno Bessa (Drums), the potent trio are destined to leave their mark. The emerging riff slingers have already widely performed throughout the nation’s capital and have broadened their base in playing a host of impressive shows throughout England. ELECTRON’s previous singles, Wake Up, Throw Me Away, and Sick And Wrong, all garnered strong praise and formidable traction within the UK scene, obtaining radio airplay from a host of stations, incl...

  The Raven Age have announced their highly anticipated third album Blood Omen. Out July 7th, it is their first record with Music For Nations/Sony Music. The album is available to pre-order now here . Having established their name as one of the finest in modern British metal, thanks to two brilliant albums, 2019’s Conspiracy and Darkness Will Rise debut in 2017, The Raven Age have garnered over 75 million streams worldwide and have toured heavily across the globe. For the Essex quintet’s “all-important third album”, as guitarist George Harris puts it, they have expanded on every level. This motivation is written into the album’s concept. Following the theme of its two predecessors, the raven motif looms large, this time centering on the overthrowing of old masters, with the band’s Raven King character coming to prominence. Blood Omen pushes everything further than ever before. The choruses are made for arenas, the riffs are taut, direct, and free of fat. It all makes for a grand...

  Having established their name as one of the finest in modern British metal thanks to two brilliant albums – 2019 ’s Conspiracy and their 2017 debut, Darkness Will Rise – The Raven Age have garnered critical acclaim around the world, alongside a Billboard Top 40 hit in the US and over 75 million streams worldwide. They have also performed over 400 shows in 38 countries. With their forthcoming third studio album Blood Omen released next month, via Music For Nations/Sony Music, the five-piece have just unleashed their brand new single, a marauding metal anthem called ‘Forgive And Forget’, accompanied by another epic blockbuster video. Rushing in on a scalding lead guitar riff, ‘Forgive And Forget’ is a genre-defining, sonic stampede, upbeat and catchy, but bearing the band’s signature ambition and heaviness. “It’s about letting go of old demons and not letting unwanted memories shape your future,” explains lead guitarist and songwriter George Harris. The Tarantino-esque video – ...