SoiL. You still might not recognise this band's name and know who they are but if I said, 'Halo', I would like to think you would know who I was talking about, from a dance floor somewhere near you around 2001. It's certainly time now for you to sit up and remember their name. They have just released their 5th studio album, “Picture Perfect” and I caught up with them when they played at The HMV Forum in Kentish Town with Shinedown. I sat down with Adam, Tom, Tim and AJ to talk philosophy, music, and the complete change of direction on the new album...
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 It is almost possible to hear Jonni Davis shaking his head at the other end of the telephone. Speaking from HRH's HQ in a balmy Ibiza (19 degrees as opposed to the UK's minus 4) Davis seems as certain as ever that Hard Rock Hell IV will not be affected by the very early announcement this week of major headliners at the Uk's two biggest outdoor festivals.
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Arizona Death Metal masters JOB FOR A COWBOY embark on a European tour in with the mighty LAMB OF GOD already this week! JFAC will be direct support for the whole tour. Other bands on the trek are AUGUST BURNS RED and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME!
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Swiss Thrash heroes CATARACT have changed plans and pushed back their studio time to June/July. ”It’s murphy’s law," commented drummer Patrick Dürst. "As soon as you have everything sorted, everything changes again. Here we go: our planned stay in t...
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San Diego CA Grammy® nominated metal outfit AS I LAY DYING are pleased to announce the title of their upcoming, 5th full-length album (4th for Metal Blade) as The Powerless Rise. The band is currently finishing up recording of The Powerless Rise in San Diego with producer Adam D. (Killswitch Engage).
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The eminent metal outfit ARMA GATHAS has just signed an exclusive worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records! The bands debut Dead To This World will be released the 26th of April in the UK.
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The unrelenting Norwegian duo, Darkthrone, will welcome a new decade with a new album, to be released on Peaceville Records. Circle The Wagons, a creative feast of metal and punk, will initially be released on vinyl on March 8th, through the Peacevi...
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Omega's Apple recently spoke with Classic Rock journalist Greg Prato about his book Grunge Is Dead, as well as his other books, namely A Devil On One Shoulder And An Angel On The Other: The Story Of Shannon Hoon And Blind Melon (September 2008), Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story (December 2008) and No Schlock…Just Rock! (May 2009).
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Lacuna Coil have come a long way since they emerged in the late nineties. From gothic metal thoroughbreds on 'In a Reverie' and 'Unleashed Memories' to the polished sheen of their excellent breakthough album 'Comalies' and onto the nu-metalish exploi...
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Smooth, slick and very polished... Music for the broken-hearted. Dommin are receiving rave reviews and fabulous crowd responses all over the UK.
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Spot the Slipknot Clown... I'm not sure this band's off-the-wall performance won the crowd, but as a side project for a member of a phenomenally famous band, it's certainly a departure from the "norm"...
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Some bands are just complete professionals... but make you feel like they are the guys from your local pub. Lacuna Coil are one of these bands...
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I do like to combine aspects of work, but this is the first time I've met someone who multi-tasks in...
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I spotted this guy, similar age to me, nice hair, yapping on a phone in the press room at HRH, write...
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Amid much laughter and chaos in the press room at Pontins Prestatyn, Hard Rock Hell Festival, I pull...
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