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From Monday 31 October 2011

Bloodstock 2012 announce Hatebreed, Dimmu Borgir and more

Bloodstock Festival 2012 have announced that the following bands will be playing the festival: DIMMU BORGIR, HATEBREED. CORROSION OF CONFORMITY and ANAAL NATHRAKH. They join the already announced WATAIN, PARADISE LOST, ANVIL, ORANGE GOBLIN and DOOMED The festival takes place August 10-12 2012

The Xcerts to support Brand New in February 2012

THE XCERTS have been announced as support for Brand New on their UK tour in February 2012. You can listen to the band’s new ‘Slackpop’ EP using the player below: Slackerpop EP by

Full Parkway Drive EU tour 2012 (including Groezrock festival)

PARKWAY DRIVE will tour the EU in April 2012, including an appearance at Groezrock Festival in Belgium on 28th April. This adds to their already announced UK tour dates. For the EU headline dates, supports will be announced on November 21st and tickets will go on sale on

Promise Me Tomorrow – Through it All

Kent’s PROMISE ME TOMORROW‘s eight track EP ‘Through it All’ is a snugly mid-tempo pop-punk affair that’s largely very listenable and well constructed – fans of Dangerous Summer and Jimmy Eat World will spot things they can like in the band, and tracks

Sunday 30 October 2011

Blitz Kids Recording Album 2 in LA with John Feldmann

Hassle Records’ BLITZ KIDS are currently in Los Angeles with John Feldmann recording their follow up to debut album ‘Vagrants and Vagabonds’. An “update” from the band can be seen below: More from the band at http://www.facebook.com/blitzkidsuk

Saturday 29 October 2011

The James Cleaver Quintet Album Stream

THE JAMES CLEAVER QUINTET are streaming their debut album ‘That Was Then, This Is Now’ in its entirety on Facebook. The band release the album Monday on Hassle Records, and you can hear the stream at http://www.facebook.com/thejcq Order the album from the label at

New Futures music video

FUTURE have posted their new music video for ‘Islands In The Sea’ online: The band are offering prizes for those sharing the video most over at http://www.wearefutures.co.uk/competition

Apollo’s Arrows –

In musical terms, APOLLO’S ARROWS‘ ‘Glass Vessels’ is actually very good. The only problem with it is that it’s just not that memorable. The Southampton three-piece seem to be hovering in the no man’s land between rock and indie, and sitting on the fence almost always

22 – Kneel Estate

This is quirky Norwegian four-piece 22‘s second EP, and it sounds absolutely nothing like anyone else around at the moment. The video for ‘Kneel Estate’ can be described as nothing other than bizarre, but it paves the way for an incredibly unique sounding EP. Opening the EP is

Banner Pilot – Pass The Poison cassette release

BANNER PILOT have just rereleased their debut EP “Pass The Poison” on limited edition cassette tape. Toronto, Ontario’s Hosehead Records have pressed 100 copies, which are on sale right now in the label’s webstore. Tracklisting: 1. Bender 2. Uptown Sleep Solution 3. Sunbelt Scars 4. Portland Lights