Mad About Rock

  Formidable UK powerhouse crew, COBER MOUTH, have thrown down their ferocious new single and video, 'GUILTY WEIGHT' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH2LN8-LPNo The track follows on from the launch of the band’s hugely successful current single, STERIDE, which has served to further enhance the trio’s hugely impressive reputation. Hailing from South West of England, COBER MOUTH were officially launched in 2023. Featuring boyhood friends Adam Jones (Vocals) and Dylan Plenty (Drums), as well as the talents of Sam Windsor (Guitars), COBER MOUTH despatch uncompromising elephantine riffery, venomous groove, and emotive raw power. The Brit heavyweights dropped their massively impressive Untethered EP last year and the release racked up widespread critical acclaim with Alyx Holcombe championing the band on BBC Radio One’s Introducing Rock. Metal Hammer also greatly supported the UK metalcorers, and so too did Kerrang’s Alex Baker, placing the band on heavy rotation for his Fresh B...

  Much-rated Brit newcomers COBER MOUTH continue their swift ascent armed with their towering new single and video, 'STERIDE' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHJ5dhCmwZg Listen to the band at: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jSqUczGbrb3PvTROS66nA . Bursting out of the South West of England, COBER MOUTH announced themselves in 2023. Comprised of lifelong friends Adam Jones (Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Synths, Samples) and Dylan Plenty (Drums), and featuring the talents of Sam Windsor (Bass, Synths, and Samples), COBER MOUTH deliver deeply drenched grooves, colossal riffs, and an unrelenting intensity through both sound and emotion. The trio’s last release, Untethered, garnered strong critical acclaim with Alyx Holcombe championing the band with a Track of the Week award on BBC Radio One’s Introducing Rock. Metal Hammer also widely lauded the rising metalcorers, in addition to Alex Baker placing the band on heavy rotation for Kerrang! Fresh Blood. As well as racking up ex...

  Oxford’s fast-rising nu-metal outfit , Arimea, have today shared the official music video for their brand-new single, 'Orchid Street' - taken from their debut EP, which is out now under the same name. “To me, Orchid street feels like the arrival at home. Musically, it’s a place I have been trying to get to for a long time, but it’s been difficult to find with every new genre and style holding up a big ‘come in’ sign above it, and It’s hard not to fall into the pit of sounding like everything else. I’m a person that struggles to convey my emotions with words, but I can with music, Orchid street is the sound of my childhood and all of the memories I have attached to it, but dressed up for ready for the real world, emotionally ready, and knows what it is.” - Drummer, Richard Stedman Watch the official music video for ‘Orchid Street’: Sharing their most treasured work to date, the refreshingly raw quartet have used their staple nu-metal approach to create a unique record, that’s...

  After a year of monumental returns and record-breaking milestones, LINKIN PARK—Mike Shinoda, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, Joe Hahn, Emily Armstrong, and Colin Brittain—announce FROM ZERO WORLD TOUR will continue into 2025, with the next leg launching in January of next year. The tour celebrates their new album, FROM ZERO, out tomorrow HERE via Warner Records and hits stadiums and arenas across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. The run also includes several notable festival plays around the globe, including Sick New World, I-DAYS, Novarock, and more. Their 2024 arena run was met with incredible demand, prompting the addition of four stadium dates in Paris, Dallas, and São Paulo. Now, fans worldwide will have even more chances to experience LINKIN PARK’s raw, high-octane performances with an expanded tour schedule in 2025. Full ticketing and tour info is available below. Special guests Queens of the Stone Age, Spiritbox, AFI, Architects, grandson, Jean Dawson, JPEGMAFIA, a...

  The UK-based industrial nu-metal band ANTI-CLONE, influenced by iconic acts such as Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, and 3TEETH, are back with a fresh and dangerously modern sound. Building on the success of their recent single ‘God Nothing’, which featured on Spotify editorial playlists such as All New Metal and The Pit, the band is ready to push their music even further with “Inhuman” - accompanied by a chilling AI-video directed by LarsKristo. “‘Inhuman’ is a poignant critique of the prevailing status quo, unveiling how the elite manipulate perceptions, casting those who appear or act differently as the 'monsters' while concealing their own predatory nature. The song illuminates the stark reality that those in power are indifferent to the plight of the people, ready to devour them without hesitation in their relentless pursuit of dominance and control” says vocalist Peter Moore. Since their inception, ANTI-CLONE has established themselves as a relentless force in the metal...

  Oxford’s fast-rising nu-metal outfit Arimea have today unveiled their brand-new single ‘Liminal’. Using their staple nu-metal approach of modulated guitars and DJ samples, the refreshingly raw quartet sonically take a dark and melancholic turn with ‘Liminal’. Stream the track here or watch via YouTube below. Exploring the lyrical context, bassist Joe Landles mentions, “I began writting lyrics written one late night while researching the occultist Alestair Crowley, eroto-comatose lucidity and the philosophies surrounding them”. Diving deeper on the inspiration behind some particularly visceral lyrical content, Joe reflects that “I wanted to bring those captivating elements of Crowley's beliefs very much to the forefront. Let’s be honest, there’s always a perverse intrigue into the less family friendly practices of the occult, those that address sexuality and attempts to talk a higher power as we do in LIMINAL.” For the first time ever ‘Liminal’ sees Arimea exploring both female a...

  Brighton-based duo WREX have released their new single and music video for 'Take a Walk'. The nu-metal inspired opening track is the third to be taken from the band's upcoming EP, This Hell Goes a Long Way Down, due 16th August. This Hell Goes a Long Way Down was engineered and produced by guitarist George Donogue, with other credits that include Cassyette, Harpy, River Becomes Ocean, and Orchards. Watch the music video for 'Take a Walk' here  or below: Stream 'Take a Walk' here . Pre-save This Hell Goes a Long Way Down here . On the new single, duel vocalists George and Mae comment: "'Take a Walk' is like going out and getting fucked up, and leaving a voicemail to yourself about all the things you hate about yourself. There is an angel and a devil at play in the lyrics; one voice is the embodiment of all those negative characteristics, and the other is at war with it to save you from becoming that person, and from digging your own grave....

  BLACKGOLD have just dropped their huge video for their latest nu metal anthem, 'One Chance' which comes just weeks away from the release of their Third EP 'Back with Another One' which is out on 10th May. The video sees BLACKGOLD and their gang of masked misfits marching through the streets, followed by cruising in a limo, a huge performance sector including their new custom black and gold NATAL drum kit, Spookz and his new English Bull Terrier friend 'Spud' and a cameo of Frank from Shameless (well kind of....). All in all BLACKGOLD deliver another fun, tongue in cheek, nu-metal tastic video! Check it out below: BLACKGOLD will release their new EP 'Back With Another One' (self release) on 10th May 2024 with their debut headline show on the same night at The Dome in London which is on track to be a sell out show. The EP includes previous singles ' Back With Another One ' and ' Today's My Day '. BLACKGOLD live shows for 2024 27th A...

  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...

  Imposing UK Nu-metalcore four-piece DRIP FED EMPIRE are ready to step up with the release of their blistering debut album, Revolutionist, which is out on Friday 26th January. The Brit crossover unit have also unveiled their breathtaking new single and video, 'Arcane', out now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTmr2XxxPzo Pooling a raft of influences spanning from metalcore and industrial, through to nu-metal, DRIP FED EMPIRE have already picked up many accolades and warm comparisons to everyone from Rage Against The Machine, Enter Shikari, and Bring Me The Horizon. Unleashing a style and dialect that are distinctively their own, DRIP FED EMPIRE are a band of brothers with a political voice and strong social conscience, and this is illustrated through their engrossing and powerful lyrical subjects. The energetic dystopian crew were originally born in 2016, but several personnel changes thwarted the band’s early progress, causing the alt-metallers to go on a forced hiatus....

  Alt-metal pioneers KORN have announced they will return to the capital to perform for the first time in seven years, with their biggest UK headline show to date at London’s Gunnersbury Park on Sunday 11 August. Joining them at the mammoth outdoor event are special guests Denzel Curry, Spiritbox, Wargasm and Loathe. This is undeniably one of the best line-ups of the summer, and fans are encouraged to buy quickly to avoid disappointment. Tickets go on general sale 10:00AM Friday 12 January from www.ticketmaster.co.uk . KORN has sold 40 million albums worldwide, collected two GRAMMYS, toured the world countless times, and set many records in the process that will likely never be surpassed. Vocalist Jonathan Davis, guitarists James “Munky” Shaffer and Brian “Head” Welch, and drummer Ray Luzier, have continued to push the limits of the rock, alternative and metal genres, while remaining a pillar of influence for legions of fans and generations of artists around the globe. KORN chan...

  Liquid Death presents Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival of all time, has today revealed nu metal legends Limp Bizkit as the latest addition to next year’s jam-packed line-up. The band join the recently announced headliners Queens Of The Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold, as well as over 80 more names from the rock world. This year’s festival will take place on 14-16 June 2024 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. Tickets are available now at www.downloadfestival.co.uk . Known for their high-energy performances and ground-breaking fusion of rock, hip-hop, and metal, Limp Bizkit are set to bring their infectious sound and electrifying stage presence to the hallowed grounds of Download Festival. Returning to the festival after ten years with their string of hits spanning nearly two decades, Limp Bizkit are set to show audiences why they’ve rightly cemented their place as one of the most influential and enduring acts in th...

  Irresistible nu-metal crew CELL GAMES have laid down a maker with the release of their new single and video, Jailbreak, out now. Watch the video, here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIejA0Eo0KA Hailing from Ireland and initially conceived in 2020 as a recording project by guitarist Tristan Carroll, and vocalist Maximillion Foy, CELL GAMES have been making their mark on the Irish metal scene since 2022. Completed by Tonči Vrdoljak on drums and Deb Finn-O'Brien on bass, the nu-metalcore rapscallions take cues from Linkin Park, Korn, Disturbed, and Slipknot, and have managed to cleverly mark a fresh imprint on the nu-metal genre. CELL GAMES have picked up acclaim for a glut of well-received singles and have been praised for their buoyant energy in a successful run of live performances, all serving to increase the band’s army of followers and budding fanbase. The unstoppable four-piece will charge further ahead with their engrossing new single, Jailbreak. The song is a burly s...

  Following the release of their new track last week, BLACKGOLD have just dropped the video for 'Back With Another One'. Featuring an incredible dynamic performance from the band with hints of their tongue in cheek humour and some 'rockstar energy' to match, the video showcases that no matter who tries to stand in their way, this crew of misfits cannot be stopped. "Some have tried but no one can't stop us! we are raising the roof whether you like it or not" Stream the song here:  https://ffm.to/abyb9mk 'Back With Another One' has already received incredible support including being featured in the Kerrang! Magazine Chart, selected as one of Metal Hammer's 'Tracks you need to hear this week' and editorial play listing from Spotify's largest metal playlist 'All New Metal' and the cover of 'The Pit'. The track has also had further editorial support across the board from Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon Music & mor...

  Fresh from their UK support tour with Skindred, BLACKGOLD have just announced they are, 'Back With Another One'. The new single is the first new music the band has released since their 'Volume 2' EP back in May earlier this year. A video for 'Back With Another One' is due to follow, with the track available now on all digital streaming platforms. About BLACKGOLD Having only launched in early 2022, the past twelve months have been a whirlwind for BLACKGOLD. Gaining popularity on TikTok back in Nov '22 saw Fred Durst reach out to them personally to open up on the Limp Bizkit arena tour in Spring '23 across UK & Europe. The band were then nominated for 'Best UK Breakthrough Artist' at the Heavy Music Award's before embarking on a run of Summer festivals including Download, Copenhell, Graspop, Boomtown & 2000 Trees. Despite all of this activity the band still remain anonymous to the public & the music industry and rumours continue t...

  2023 has been one hell of a ride for masked misfits, BLACKGOLD and they have captured all of the highlights in a compilation for their new video for 'Freak', taken from their 'Volume 2' EP released earlier this year. The video consists of footage from their arena tour with Limp Bizkit as well as numerous festivals across the UK and Europe. See the video below: "We've had one hell of a year and this video is a recap of all of the people/freaks we got to meet along the way. The response to our live shows has been incredible and we are only just getting started. I can't wait to show you what we have in store for you all next." Spookz - Vocals The Heavy Music Awards nominees are currently working on new music and will debut some new material live as they kick off their tour with Skindred this Friday. For more info on BLACKGOLD https://linktr.ee/blackgoldband

  Montreal’s Dead Velvet has a second single coming out, following on the heels of their well-received debut single “The Dogs”. This new single “Lonely Wreck” and its music video will be premiered on The Circle Pit. According to the band, “Lonely Wreck” is more or less a song about being the last man standing at a party, and also the impact that the abuse of drugs and alcohol can have on an individual. Although the words may seem to glorify this lifestyle, they were more intended to shine a light on the contrast between the highest highs and lowest lows, because they tend to go hand in hand. It’s a kind of dirty homage to mental health. The band continues to explain the musical aspects behind the track: “We want to write music that gets people’s blood pumping and we think we accomplished that with “Lonely Wreck”. The eerie sound hovering over the instruments throughout most of the track sets the mood right from the get-go. There’s a lot of motion and dynamic throughout the song, wh...

  Mexican Nu-metal act Into The Chaos Release Debut Single/Video 'Abulia'. Check out the video below for the hard-hitting nostalgic nu-metal track that features some hefty grooves to head bang along to: For more on Into The Chaos visit: https://linktr.ee/Itcmx

Rising British nu-metalcore band I Am Pariah will release their new EP ‘Charm Before The Storm’ 27th November 2020. Laser tight and razor sharp, the Stoke On Trent metal experimentalists take things to the next level with this cathartic sonic experience following the release of 2018's successful 'Procreate//Annihilate' ep. Watch 'Suck It Up' (official lyric video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0veiaMz8vQ4   "The new single 'Suck It Up' targets the topic of chaotic relationships, which comes from our own personal experiences of being wronged. People aren’t always what they seem, you think you know them, but it can be all smoke and mirrors. Life can be going so well, then out of nowhere a certain turn of events can completely turn your life upside down. To ‘suck it up’ is probably the worst piece of advice you can ever give to a person in crisis. In past times, that would have been the norm for humans to appear to be ok and hide their weakness. N...

Ded have released a new horror-themed video for 3rd single "Hate Me". To celebrate the release, the single is now on sale everywhere for just .69 cents. The clip finds the band playing inside a spooky looking house with a bit of a supernatural vibe going on as they deliver their energetic performance of the track. Singer Joe Cotela says, “What's up world! We've just released the video for our new single "Hate Me"! This song is all about self-empowerment. It's about following your gut and being who you know you truly are, without being influenced by all of the bullshit around you. It’s about not succumbing to negative energy from negative people." He continues, "There are people that do nothing with their lives, but talk shit about someone who is on their grind. You can hate my hustle all day - but you will not stop it. This isn't a song for boneheads that think it's cool to be an asshole. It's about doing something positi...