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Six months before the release of Hail to the King, M. Shadows told Metal Hammer that Avenged Sevenfold’s new album would have more of a classic rock feel.“The new album has a lot more of a Sabbath and Zeppelin feel to it,” said the vocalist. “We’re going back to Sabbath stuff. We’re looking at blues chords they’re playing most of their stuff in. We’re listening to Zeppelin. We’re going backwards with what we want this record to feel like. I wanna write a classic metal record, a classic rock record in 2013.”It appeared that the Huntington Beach quintet were beginning…
The Russo brothers directing duo most famously known for their epic 4 movie run with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where they made Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame now pave their return to the franchise with their latest instalment soon to release, Avengers Doomsday. They join me with Fortnite creator Donald Mustard to discuss their Marvel foray, Fortnite collaboration and eventual partnership formed through their independent led studio Agbo that has made films like Everything, Everywhere All At Once, The Gray Man, Extraction and the upcoming John Rambo. Russo Brothers (courtesy of Agbo Studios)…
Since her award winning debut Heaven Knows, Millar has built an impressive reputation as one of the UK’s leading independent soul artists, earning Jazz FM’s Soul Act of the Year award, over 25 million Spotify streams and sharing stages with legends including Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Gregory Porter and Lionel Richie.Following the album’s release, Millar embarks on an extensive international tour, with UK dates including Wilderness Festival on 1 August, New Century Hall in Manchester on 26 September and her biggest London headline show to date at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 9 October.The official video for “Warning Sign” is available…
The title track, “Lady Luck,” reflects on the idea that luck isn’t something we’re simply given, but something we actively pursue. Produced throughout by Charlie Perry, the EP showcases a creative partnership that allows Olympia’s soulful vocals and honest lyricism to shine.Elsewhere, Money Tree questions the pursuit of material wealth, while Daze wraps emotional complexity in warm, understated production. Perhaps the EP’s most affecting song is Baby Blues, inspired by the experience of postnatal depression, delivering a poignant reminder of Olympia’s ability to tackle difficult subjects with empathy and grace.Following the success of her debut EP People Watching, which has…
Paradise Of The Titans : Lava (Holy Crow)DL | STReleased: 3 July 20264.5 out of 5.0 stars4.5Paradise of the Titans have signed to Holy Crow records and release an EP of immersive SF Synth-Pop that takes the listener on a dream journey into another realm. Mark Ray reviews…Paradise of the Titans is the musical project of Alice Weston that immerses the listener into another world. It’s a 3D experience, best listened to with headphones for the full aural experience. 3D glasses are optional, but why not look retro-hip at the same time as losing yourself in cool music?We reviewed Paradise…
Movements have shared the heavy-hearted closing song from their forthcoming album Happier Now, which is titled Separate. It’s the fourth single to be taken from the album, following Dissolve Me, Everything Is Fine and Back in My Ways. Listeners might notice the album title appears within the lyrics of the song, which, as vocalist Patrick Miranda explains, was all for a purpose. “The album title is a little tongue-and-cheek because if you actually read the lyrics, it’s a pretty dark record and I think that’s what a lot of people want from Movements,” he says. “Happier Now is an extremely…
Ken Anderson looks like he’s having the time of his life again – and he’ll tell you straight away, that’s because he is. For a guy who’s lived through the extremes ofWWE, carried the top belt inTNA, and now juggles training the next generation with hosting his ownMic Checkpodcast, that sentence says a lot. It’s not just about being back in the ring – it’s aboutwhereandhowhe’s doing it. JCW and the Lost Art of Having Fun When Anderson talks about JCW, there’s no corporate gloss, no buzzwords, just a genuine gratitude for the environment. He describes the vibe in the…
The collaboration arrives during a breakout year for Jeer. The 23 year old Kent musician has amassed more than 150 million streams, seen his music featured during the BBC’s FIFA World Cup coverage, and recently debuted SO GOOD alongside Ashley during a performance at Windsor Castle. The song has also generated significant buzz on TikTok, with its teaser attracting more than 6.7 million views.Originally classically trained on the saxophone, Jeer’s journey into music has been anything but conventional, taking in an economics degree, boxing, modelling and a sizeable TikTok following before emerging as one of the UK’s fastest growing new…
Welsh outsider artist Eilir Pierce releases Do-List, his first standalone single after more than 30 years, 39 self-released albums, and over 500 songs. Produced with Gavin Thomson, the track combines tense piano, drum machines, synth textures, strings, and an increasingly agitated vocal to capture the pressure of unfinished tasks and constant productivity. Pierce says:I make lists because I’m overwhelmed. Then the list becomes another thing overwhelming me. I tick something off, feel satisfied for about three seconds and immediately notice the other 27 things I haven’t done.Eilir Pierce by Somhairle MacDonaldHe adds:I also refuse to call it a ‘to-do list’.…
Live Inside a Dream Festival 02Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds4th July 2026Live Inside A Dream festival returns to Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds to pay tribute to David Lynch. Expect dream pop and cherry pie. A full year after the very first Live Inside A Dream, it seems that festival you like is going to come back in style. Organised by Jonathan Lee Hart and those fine folks in Bradford’s Abandoned Buildings, this all-day event was created to raise money for The David Lynch Foundation UK and to celebrate the legendary auteur. Isn’t it too dreamy? With a deal…
Long before Joanne Harris was awarded an OBE for services to literature, the author of Chocolat, The Gospel Of Loki, Runemarks and other novels was playing flute in a prog band she started at school. In 2018 she looked back on how Genesis, Pink Floyd and others had influenced her.“Music links you back to the past like nothing else, and prog takes me to Barnsley in the 80s. My mother was French so there was a great deal of chansonnier – Jacques Brel and that kind of thing. My grandfather was a big influence; he was classical through and through.…
Roger McGuinn solo performing in Florence, South Carolina, Photo: D Cameron (shared under Wikimedia Commons)Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter superstar bands and on through a solo career. His last big studio solo album was in 1991; it was called Back From Rio and saw McGuinn collaborating with a lot of friends, old and new, various Byrds and Heartbreakers amongst them; Car Phone was co-written with Benmont Tench. The song…