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THE MAMMOTH RETURNS!! T he UK metal community revels in delight after it’s brightest rising star in the independent festival market makes it’s opening announcements for their next event, MAMMOTHFEST 2016. The 3 day indoor festival, based in Brighton has revealed ALL its 2016 headliners and has opened up sales for a limited quantity of Early Bird tickets (including accommodation options!!!). The festival kicks off it's announcements by revealing Dutch Prog Metal Maniacs, Textures will headline the opening night held at THE HAUNT, Friday 30th September. Saturday 1st October, see’s the legendary incarnation Venom Inc. headline CONCORDE 2 and closing the weekend on Sunday 2nd October at THE GREEN DOOR STORE are UK Battle Doom monsters Conan. But that’s not all, to offer a wider range of choice Mammothfest have also revealed a Black Metal stage that will run on Friday 30th September at THE GREEN DOOR STORE, this will be headlined by UK Black Metal warlords Eastern Front. You can p...

Check out issue 34 of Stencil Mag released 30/11/15 featuring my interview with the creator of Mammothfest UK, Steve Dickson and the success & future of the festival! Plus my reviews of Fightstar, Trivium, Last Of A Dying Breed, Cane Hill, Vanna, The Echo & The Always & Omega Diatribe, as well as my album of the year feature, which went to Disturbed! It features tonnes of great interviews including cover band, Def Leppard & much more! http://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue34/

Murder Mile are a thrash hardcore crossover band from the UK, who have recently released their vexed new EP, titled Murder Mile Hard Core, which sums up the offering brilliantly.. Opening track, ‘Brass Knuckles’ is a heavy slab of old school hardcore with modern thrash elements! It packs a punch with its colossal speed, belligerent screams, top class riffage and shredding solo, to add extra depth, showcasing their blend of angry at the world metal in style! ‘Burn The Hag’ offers no respite in this brutal assault of dark catchy riffs – although the tempo is slower than first offering it is still hot as hell metal. ‘Deathwish’ has a melodic more mellow intro, but this doesn’t last long! It features effective gang chants, in what is the most infectious track so far with many a head banging moment! ‘Devils’ displays some well-crafted instrumental sections, especially with tuneful riffs and breakdowns in this manic frenzied short lived explosion! So we come to the ...

Rome Will Burn are still newcomers, but this electronic alternative pop duo from Arizona, consisting of Alyssa Suede and Manifesto are certainly making an impression with their recently released self titled EP.. First song and latest single, 'Chameleon' radiantly opens with complementary electronic and synth sounds to match the repetitive yet effective vocals. It has brilliant rhythms and melody, and the use of strong language, gives it a slightly harder pop edge. This will easily hide in your mind and is adaptable for listeners, as they achieve what they set out too, with their electronic pop with a difference! 'These Three Words' has a more fragile air to it, with stand out emotive vocals that resonant wonderfully, with sweet sappy lyrics to fit the context, showing they can diversify more-so, and with charming results. 'Waging Romance' has a dramatic more serious feel to, but is very strong and infectiously catchy, making it a must hear, and featu...

Alternative rockers, Mars Royal from Indiana are looking to grow on their expanding fan-base, and with new single, "Berserker", and a new EP due for release late spring/early summer 2016, now is a crucial time for the band. The intro to, "Berserker" gains your attention with isolated drumming, before distorted guitars kick in, and is quickly accompanied by the full swing of vibrant instruments. The vocals jump in at a fast pace and possess plenty of positivity, in both delivery and lyrically. As although the title could well suggest this single is some brutal insane creation, it is quite the musical opposite, which makes a surprising contradiction, being rather chilled out with hopeful inspiring energy, and having an almost indie feel good vibe, which the majority should enjoy. Mars Royal have a interesting and refreshing sound they have produced through their array of influences, so it will be good to see what musical journey they embark upon on their upcom...

Check out the Angle Mixtape feature for Angle magazine/site I write for, showcasing some awesome talent! This feature includes my reviews of Meta-stasis, Weesp, Seratones, King Leviathan, Mannequin & Majentta. This mixtape feature like everything else at Angle is interactive, so you can listen to the song mentioned while reading about it! Click below to see/hear! http://angle-magazine.co.uk/the-angle-mixtape-3/ Also the new Angle Daily magazine is out today, which I contributed to on the news section: http://issuu.com/anglemagazineuk/docs/issue_23/1 Keep an eye out for future Angle Daily Issues & new mixtapes here: http://angle-magazine.co.uk/ http://issuu.com/anglemagazineuk/docs 

C heck out yesterday's Angle Daily, which I contributed too!  http://issuu.com/anglemagazineuk/docs/issue_17/1 Here's a bit of what's in this issue of the Angle Daily. Remember, there's videos and music in this mag, not just text and pictures! On the cover is a photo of Will Knox, taken by Lee Edwards of  Ledwards.photos . Inside you’ll find: Highlights from our Balcony Sessions featuring Martin Ellis, Logan Wilson, Harry Whitburn and Zakk Haydon. As well as photos of Mir Cooke’s guitarist James Brandenburg and Matt Finucane. Music and info on releases and news concerning rising bands/artists like Pity Sex, RingoDeathstarr, Suburban Legends, Cold Snap, Mofoisdead and Bel Esprit. Highlights from our Angle Radar playlist. A review by Cleary Mallard of the latest Thelem EP. Music and info on releases and news concerning major bands/artists like Simple Plan, Fall Out Boy, Demi Lovato, Protest The Hero, Radkey, Bullet For My Valentine and Twisted Sister...