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The collaboration of OYSTERBAND and JUNE TABOR dates right back to 1990 and the release of the excellent 'Freedom and Rain' album. 21 years on, in 2011, the follow up to that record was released. 'Ragged Kingdom' has been lauded ...

With a new album, 'Nemesis', just around the corner, Finnish power metal legends STRATOVARIUS have released a five track EP to whet every fans appetites for what is come in the form of 'Unbreakable' at the end of February. Title track ...

This is the first release I had ever heard by Hungarian black metal outfit BORNHOLM, and while I wasn't totally blown away by 'Inexorable Defiance' in its entirety, it did show some great musicianship and ability to write great material ...

It has now been 6 years since the original line-up of classic rock legends ASIA reformed. 'XXX' is the third studio album released since the reunion, and follows hot on the heels of the well received duo of 'Phoenix' and ...

Along with the headliners tonight, I had seen England based metalcore outfit MALEFICE earlier in the year at the Bloodstock Open Air festival. MALEFICE did a good job of getting the crowd going with a lively on stage presence, and ...

MAGNUM are without doubt one of the greatest rock bands the UK has ever produced. Aging like a magnum of fine vintage Champagne, they continue into their twilight years making album after album of high quality, thought-provoking rock ...

After 30 years in the business and having influenced everyone from METALLICA to HAMMERFALL, frontman Dave Hill has more than a few DEMON stories to tell. DEMON have been busy chaps recently; whether tearing it up at festivals in Germany ...

[gallery]There seems to be a lot of hype about RECKLESS LOVE at the moment, and the Scandinavian four-piece are looking to build up their following in the UK with an extensive tour of the country. Stoke's intimate Sugarmill venue was packed to the rafters tonight with a few hundred ...

As the latest leg of the Killfest tour rolled into Sheffield, a healthy sized crowd flooded into the venue for a night of metal old and new. Main support came in the form of Canadian outfit, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD whose brand of modern heavy metal went down an absolute ...

[gallery]As I entered the venue, Scottish Priate metallers ALESTORM were raising the jolly roger flag with their fun metal songs about wenches, mead, oh, and chopping up midgets!? As ever, their set was lapped up by the fans who enjoyed the jolly old romps such as 'Shipwrecked' and 'Keelhauled', while ...