Mad About Rock

On October 28th, 2019, The Damned took the stage at London’s prestigious Palladium Theater for a very special immersive musical and theatrical experience - performing songs of their 40-year rich catalog. A true event from showmen supreme, it was a historic night in the history of a storied band and a special evening for fans and band alike. It was also a fond farewell for drummer Pinch, his final gig with his compadres after 20 years. An official album trailer, teasing this unforgettable show, is available below! The long awaited Live-album “A Night Of A Thousand Vampires” teams the first Punk-Band with The Hammer House of Horror and the cast of The Circus of Horrors. With the band and audience in full vampire attire, David Vanian transforms from Dracula into Nosferatu, “Neat Neat Neat” morphs into “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”, and fire-eaters and trapeze artists dazzle to a set that includes classics such as “Wait For the Blackout” and rare performances of appropriate covers like “People Ar...

  Irish Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rockers REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS will release their new single ‘Let’s Drink Mead’ on May 27th, today the band teases the single with two new videoclips, watch them below. ‘Let’s Drink Mead’ is taken from the band's upcoming album "Tales Of Rune", coming out this Summer through United Music Mafia. teaser #1 - https://www.facebook.com/aaron.gaffey.94/videos/533635801715222 teaser #2 - https://www.facebook.com/aaron.gaffey.94/videos/391728406213527 If you missed, also check out Ren Marabou talking ‘Let’s Drink Mead’ while he was followed by a stalking sheep at https://www.facebook.com/aaron.gaffey.94/videos/388561036504623 Ren shared: ‘Let’s Drink Mead’ is the new single by Ren Marabou and the Berserkers. Release date is May 27th through United Music Mafia. Taken from the upcoming album ‘Tales of Rune’, ‘Let’s Drink Mead’ is a jovial song about the fallen Viking Warriors who now reside, feast and fight in Valhalla’. It will be available...

  Dutch Top Rockers WASTELAND VIPER have signed a licensing deal with Wormholedeath for their album "Dead Men Tell No Tales" which is due for release on April 1st, 2022 via Wormholedeath worldwide. Speaking of the upcoming release and the signing, the band explain, "We are very proud to announce that we’ve signed a record deal with Wormholedeath, an international acclaimed record label! We are also very thrilled to announce the worldwide release of our debut studio album DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES digitally on April 1st and the CD Jewelcase on May 27th 2022. It was recorded and produced in Enschede (Netherlands) by Tom Meier. The very first single/video ‘Too Blind To See’ will be released on March 15th. Stay Tuned!" Wasteland Viper is a 4-piece hardrock group from the Netherlands, formed in 2016. The band combines a punk/hardcore vibe with clean vocal melodies in a unique way. They really delivers a solid and original debut album with quite a lot of variation, melody an...

  While the abundance of death metal is a plus in 2021, there is still plenty of room for some rock and roll. UMBILICUS is introduced to the world. Featuring drummer and lyricist of CANNIBAL CORPSE, Paul Mazurkiewicz on drums, Taylor Nordberg (INHUMAN CONDITION, THE ABSENCE, FORE) on guitar, Vernon Blake (ANARCHUS, NAPALM DEAH [live]) on bass, and vocalist Brian Stephenson (FORE, OLD JAMES), the quartet has turned down the violence and gore, and turned up the peace and love. Mazurkiewicz says: “UMBILICUS was formed in the summer of 2020 and driven by our love of rock and roll from the late 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s. I’ve been listening to well-known bands like Grand Funk, Bad Company and Steppenwolf and not-so-well-known bands like Sir Lord Baltimore and Lucifer’s Friend for the last 20 years or so now. The more I listened to these bands the more I wanted to play music like this. It is just so much fun to sit back and groove out and play by complete feel without beating my bod...

  Florida death/thrash trio INHUMAN CONDITION release a teaser video for their first tour supporting their recently-released debut album Rat°God. The band has teamed up with Nice Guy Booking for an East Coast US run of “Tourantula”, kicking off on September 4th in Orlando. Support on the tour will come from Chicago-based death metal/black metal band CRUSADIST. Tickets will be on sale soon. The teaser can be viewed here or below: https://youtu.be/F8U00FxBaD0 Tourantula 2021 East Coast Tour dates: Sept 4 - Orlando, FL - Will’s Pub Sept 5 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 Sept 7 - Richmond, VA - Another Round Bar Sept 8 - Wilmington, DE - Bar XIII Sept 9 - Baltimore, MD - Shamrock Inn Sept 10 - Clifton, NJ - Dingbatz Sept 11 - Staten Island, NY - Mother Pugs Sept 12 - Albany, NY - Empire Sept 13 - Providence, RI - Alchemy Sept 14 - Turtle Creek, PA - Sub Alpine Sept 15 - Canton, OH - Buzzbin Sept 17 - Atlanta, GA - Vision Studios Sept 18 - Gainesville, FL - High Dive Sept 19 - Tampa, ...

  RFL Records is pleased to announce our signing of New Orleans based Hard Rockers, Lowerline. The band brings a polished, modern, hard rock punch that appeals to a multitude of fans from teens to classic, arena rockers and everyone in between; the quartet from the “Big Easy” is primed to launch their brand of rock onto the world’s stages and take no prisoners. The new EP “Heavy Waters” was produced by Damien Starkey (Burn Season, Saliva, Puddle of Mudd) of Red Attic Studios in Jacksonville, FL. and will be released this spring with the title track and first single impacting radio. RFL Records CEO, Jon Marchewka is excited about the signing: “We have actually been looking to add a modern hard rock band to the roster, but had never found the right fit. Once I heard Lowerline and had conversations with the band and their manager, Nolan Hodges, I knew that this was the fit. They bring professionalism from every aspect and I am extremely proud to have the opportunity to work with them....

  New All-Stars melodic death metal band/project ACT OF DENIAL, formed in 2020, are currently in the studio, finishing their debut album 'Negative'. The band is featured by lead guitarist and songwriter Voi Cox (Koziak, Victim), guitarist and lyricist Luger (Benighted, Koziak), vocalist Bjorn Speed Strid (Soilwork), bassist Steve Di Giorgio (Death, Testament), drummer Krimh (Septicflesh) and keyboardist John Lönnmyr (The Night Flight Orchestra). Today the band has issued their first studio update + teaser video for new single 'Controlled', read and watch below. Guitarist/lyricist Luger: "We are currently in the studio finishing our debut album 'Negative', including 10 songs. The finished songs are already in the process of mixing in Fredman studio. Me and Voi decided not to focus on one genre so there will be tunes for every metal fan. We're doing this mostly for ourselves and the songs we write are the songs we love to listen at home, hoping they will ...

STATIC-X has released a video teaser for their new song, "HOLLOW," off of their highly anticipated 7th studio album, PROJECT REGENERATION. The album is scheduled to release May 29, 2020 with all pre-ordered merchandise associated with the new album to begin shipping October 15th. Check out the promo video for 'Hollow' below: Originally scheduled for release in Spring of 2019, the new STATIC-X album, PROJECT REGENERATION was first intended to feature several guests vocalists, along with the original Wisconsin Death Trip band line up of Tony Campos, Ken Jay, and Koichi Fukuda. During the recording sessions for PROJECT REGENERATION, one of the bands producers uncovered several additional unreleased / unfinished STATIC-X tracks, many of which contained isolated vocal performances by Wayne Static. Because of this incredible find, the new STATIC-X album will now feature lead vocals by Wayne Static on virtually every song. “It was very surreal” says Tony Campos...

You have been warned by the first band trailer that LETTERS FROM THE COLONY's debut album Vignette (out on February 16th) is the thing you need to own. The progressive extreme metal architects launched their second trailer for their upcoming full length release and unveil the scandalous background of some of their band members - in particular their ex-bassist and current guitarist Johan Jönsegård, who had to quit his position, after it was simply to dangerous for him, before Emil Östberg bravely took his place. Watch the clip with the first impressive live snippets of these Swedes and singer Alexander Backlund discussing the album lyrics and the main target audience while repairing bicycles and waiting for his second Lamborghini: https://youtu.be/b0bktDpFaSA ICYMI: 'Erasing Contrast' music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSanE0Izc70 Trailer #1: https://youtu.be/aotE_43M-nw Vignette is now available for pre-order here: http://nblast.de/LFTCVignette ...