Mad About Rock

  Prior to the release of their debut album ‘Casino’ in 2020, Glasgow based Anchor Lane had been building a following with to their relentless gigging schedule. The album garnered rave reviews across the board and went straight into the Official UK Rock Albums Chart at Number 9, scoring the band their first Top 10. It was also Top 20 in the Official Scottish Albums Chart and Top 50 in the Official UK Independent Albums Chart. Appearing at festivals such as Download, Isle of Wight, Stone Free and Belladrum etc. - along with notable guest spots with acts like Eagles of Death Metal, Tremonti and Cheap Trick, Anchor Lane were denied the opportunity to tour the release of ‘Casino’ due to the global pandemic. The band turned this into a positive when, amongst several live streams for their fans, they used the time to dig deeper into the songwriting process, which has resulted in a brand new collection of songs. Whilst citing a wide range of influences including Nothing But Thieves, Royal...

  Photo Credit: Enkhbat Nyamkhishig Acclaimed Mongolian rock band The HU return with a huge new single ‘This Is Mongol’, out everywhere today. Ahead of their second official studio album, set for release later this year via Better Noise Music, The HU share new track ‘This Is Mongol’. As with all of their music, The HU connects the world to Mongolian culture and its unique core values of natural preservation and spiritual connection with the earth. These core values are on full display in the new, epic official video for ‘This is Mongol’, also released today. Watch here . The deeply meaningful lyrics in their new track uplift the Mongol people, as the band wishes for prosperity and peace among all. Previously debuting at #1 on the World Album and Top New Artist charts with their 2019 debut album The Gereg, the band are excited to start dropping new music for fans. Currently on their Black Thunder Tour, The HU also recently played two incredible Coachella sets, earning an array of...

  Finnish Love Metal pioneer, Ville Valo, will release new single, “Loveletting”, on April 8th under the VV banner. “Loveletting” is taken from VV’s forthcoming debut album, Neon Noir. Ville explains, “As fun as the funeral rites for HIM were, it took me more than a few moons to lick my wounds in the shadow of the Heartagram and come up with an excuse to strum and hum again. Eventually I decided to put a leash on my beloved black dog and we started howling together instead of barking at each other. That's how Loveletting was born". “Loveletting” will be made available across all digital platforms from midnight tonight (local time). An official video clip will follow tomorrow @ 17:00 CET, HERE. VV's debut album Neon Noir is scheduled for release in early 2023; belonging to the same forlorn world of woe and whimsy once conceived and governed by Valo in HIM, VV arrives with additional nuanced notes of a fine aged Cabernet. Ville adds, "Artistically speaking the main dif...

Maryland rock band RISE AMONG RIVALS has released the official music video for the single "EMPTY LOVE SCENE," off of their upcoming, debut EP. "EMPTY LOVE SCENE" was directed by Tom Flynn. Check out the video below: "The distance between your dreams and reality is called action. This is only our first move." - RISE AMONG RIVALS Stream "Empty Love Scene" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6nq8mNL2o0Dp7Jae39ZG3S?si=z_SJpWs5SPGdktCmNVvF3Q https://www.facebook.com/riseamongrivals/ https://twitter.com/RiseAmongRivals

BRIGHTON BASED GRUNGE ROCK TRIO RELEASE GRIM MUSIC VIDEO AHEAD OF NEW ALBUM AND UK TOUR DON'T MISS THE ROCKET DOLLS LIVE AT WILDFIRE FESTIVAL AND RAMBLIN' MAN FAIR Watch 'DeaDHead' (official music video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlEf8Le2bg0 In the new video 'DeaDHead', The Rocket Dolls vocalist/guitarist Nikki Smash takes on the role of grim reaper to deliver a message of death courtesy of his bosses, played by band mates Benji Knopler (drums) and Joe Constable (bass). Eventually having enough of delivering punishment and the misery it inflicts, Nikki delivers a rose to the crime overlords and punishes them for using him to do their dirty work, giving them a taste of their own medicine! The Rocket Dolls new music video was directed by Dave Neale & James Eldridge of Wild Stag Studios. Smash talks about the song,"'DeaDhead' is just simply about my battles with depression, battle with drugs and prescription painkillers. After...

CITY OF THE WEAK RELEASE VIDEO FOR COVER VERSION OF INCUBUS SONG “PARDON ME” BAND SET TO EMBARK ON “TURN IT TO 11” CO-HEADLINE TOUR WITH ECHO BLACK NEW ALBUM COMING JUNE 2018  City Of The Weak has just released the new video for their cover of the Incubus song “Pardon Me”. The video can be viewed at the following location: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07oxYrdts34 The band is gearing up for the Turn It To 11 co-headline tour with Echo Black starting on April 7th in Fayetteville, NC and wrapping up May 5th in Norfolk, VA. The band is also scheduled to play Rocklahoma in Pryor, OK on May 25th. From Minneapolis, MN, City Of The Weak haven’t slowed down since forming in 2012. The band has toured the United States relentlessly and are on track to play their 400th show in 2018. After being featured on EMG TV, spending 13 weeks on the Loudwire countdown, and receiving over 1.3 million views on their first six music videos, City of the Weak have ...

With a moniker taken from a vaporising device featured in the 1970's sci-fi novel 'A Whirlpool Of Stars, UK punk-rock trio 'Tonota 80' transmit news that their new album 'Killer Sands And Beating Hearts' will be released via UK/US label Engineer Records on 23rd March 2018. Originally becoming acquainted through a chance meeting in their local record store; the Maidstone/Kent based musicians David Bloomfield (Vox/Guitar), Richard Pronger (Bass/Vox) and John Edwards (Drums) met again several years later and hatched 'Tonota 80' upon the UK music scene. Despite the band being firmly routed in old school British punk reverie, the 3 piece bring in subtle influences from an myriad of genres. Sighting the likes of Husker Du, Dinosaur Jr, Swervedriver and Radio Birdman as some of their most influential peers - Tonota 80 are encased with a penchant for brash guitar riffs, colossal melodic hooks and 60's inspired vocal harmonies. Their self-released debu...

From Ashes To New drop the official music video for "Crazy," the first single off of their upcoming LP, The Future, releasing April 20th via Better Noise Records / Eleven Seven Music. The album is now available for pre-order. Check out the video below: “Crazy” is the first look into the Lancaster, PA-based band’s revamped lineup and sound. Consisting of founding front man/rapper/programmer Matt Brandyberry, guitarist Lance Dowdle, new vocalist Danny Case, and drummer Mat Madiro, the band’s chemistry lies at the core of The Future. An album that sees the band expanding their music palette and taking their blend of rock, hip/hop, pop, and metal to new heights. “Anxiety made it difficult to write at times but ultimately we came together and decided we were going to write the best music we possibly could and see where that took us” said Brandyberry. “Crazy is, at its core, a song about someone or something driving you absolutely out of your mind and feeling unab...

Swedish Death Metal legends THE CROWN will release their new album 'Cobra Speed Venom' next week Friday, March 16th via Metal Blade Records. Produced together with Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman the record promises to be one of the biggest surprises of the year. A return to Death Metal speed and darkness in full glory! THE CROWN have now released the 3rd single taken off 'Cobra Speed Venom'. Click the following link to crank up 'We Avenge!': youtube.com/watch?v=PW7mSZwzqgQ "We Awake - We Avenge! Heroic rise and rightful revenge. A mid-paced monotonous chant with revolution in the air" Surf over to metalblade.com/thecrown to check out the videos for the first two singles, 'Iron Crown' and the title track. At the same location you can pre-order the album in the following formats: --ltd. 1st ed. Digi-CD with 2 exclusive bonus tracks --180g black vinyl --viole(n)t blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 300 copies) --...

Kansas City, MO based electro-rock band Razorwire Halo has released their single, “Sweat,” from their upcoming EP Retaliate, due out March 27th, 2018. “In the last couple years each one of us have had major hardships in our lives that have hit us deeply in various ways. Physically and emotionally we have been beat down and broken. The upcoming EP focuses on some of these experiences and the emotions involved. ‘Sweat’ is a sexually charged track that focuses on pure unrestrained passion between two people.” - Tak Kitara (Vocalist) RWH will begin to tour across the U.S. this Spring and Summer with their stand out enhanced live show that brings a large full scale production to the small stage. Razorwire Halo Enhanced Live Performances: 03/30 @ Shooter's - Fort Smith, AR 03/31 @ Orileys - Dallas, TX 05/11 @ @ Cafe Acoustic Concert Hall - St. Joseph, MO 05/12 @ The Outland Bar - Springfield, MO 05/26 @ The Rusty Needle - Hutchinson, KS 06/01 @ Aftershock - Merriam, KS 0...

"Machine" is the first single from SKINDRED’s upcoming album entitled “Big Tings” – out on April 27th 2018 via Napalm Records. The band has already released a first album appetizer in the form of a teaser for the track “Machine”. Now it’s time to unleash the full music video which features actor and stunt man Neil Chapelhow best known for his work in new films Wonder Woman, Fantastic Beasts and where to find them, The Commuter, King Arthur and many more. The band states: “When we were told we were doing a video with the stunt team thats be behind the marvel films, James Bond and the Bourne films we knew we were in for a good time on the shoot! Throw in Gary from Reef and one of our fav bars in London (Big Red) and you have the ingredients for a really fun video! The idea is don’t judge a book by its cover. Skindred is inclusive. Not Exclusive. So when someone in a rock bar is being teased by some “rockers” for not being the same as them, he hits back! In a big way!...