Primordial + Moonsorrow + Der Weg Einer Freiheit @ Islington Assembly Hall, London April 16th 2018 Review by Beandog Photography by Oliver M.
Metal Warriors VALYRIA Attempt “The Crossing” via Metal-Rules; New EP “Into The Dying of Time” Out May 18th
With the world becoming a darker place by the day, we need more metal bands that deal in Realistic Escapism; that is escapism that draws from events in the real world (see Joseph Campbell’s seminal ‘Hero With A Thousand Faces’ for more) and helps the listeners cope heroically with their…
Decimate Metal Fest
DECIMATE METALFEST is the brainchild of Sloan Voxx of Voxx Promotions, which is destined to become an annual Canadian metal pilgrimage to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. With the many yearly festivals becoming part of the national metal heritage, Sloan wants DECIMATE METALFEST to become one of the best-known events alongside…
Interview with Joey Hockin of Journeyman Productions and founder of Hyperspace Metal Festival
Interview with Joey Hockin by JP This is a companion / follow up to my review of the first annual Hyperspace Metal Fest published on April 22nd, 2018. Feel free to enjoy both parts of this feature. How did you first come up with the idea of Hyperspace? Early…
Wacken Metal Battle Canada – National Final Joins Forces w/ Boonsdale Fest
June 9th – Toronto @ Opera House One Independent Canadian Band To Play At Wacken Open Air (Germany) World’s Largest Metal Festival Free Download – Vol 5. Compilation featuring over 3 Hours of Canadian Metal – here. Wacken Metal Battle Canada Promo Video. It’s coming down to the wire for this…
BLOODSTOCK ADDS POWER TRIP, CONJURER, & MORE
FESTIVAL SUPPORTS ‘DRASTIC ON PLASTIC’ CAMPAIGN GRASS ROOTS ‘METAL 2 THE MASSES’ INITIATIVE LAUNCHES GRAND FINALS BLOODSTOCK’s bill is still growing as the festival adds yet more bands to their 2018 line up! With just 15 weeks to go, the countdown is on! What’s more, our travel partners, BIG GREEN…
Ottawa Thrashers INFRARED Are “All In Favour” With Metal-Rules Track Premiere “New Album “Saviours” Due Out May 25th Post Teaser + Launch Pre-Order
Set to unleash their new album “Saviours” on May 25th, Ottawa thrashers INFRARED are “All In Favour” of premiering their first single with us at Metal Rules.com. “Anyone who likes a more classic thrash sound, and longs for those days, just like we do, will dig this album. Since we are from that era, we are not trying…
Venom Inc with support on Blood Stained Earth Tour 2018, European leg – at Pumpehuset Copenhagen, Denmark
Venom Inc Blood Stained Earth Tour 2018, European leg Suffocation – special guest Nervosa – support act Aeterman – support act Survive – support act Pumpehuset, Copenhagen Denmark 19/3 – 2018 Live review and pictures by: Anders Sandvall This version of Venom Iinc. consists of original members Abaddon and Mantas,…
New Book By MC5’s Bassist Michael Davis “I Brought Down The MC5” Now Available!
Famed bass player from MC5, Michael Davis, takes us on a rollercoaster ride of triumph and tragedy in his superb new 350-page memoir titled “I Brought Down The MC5”! The book includes rarely seen photos and original artwork by Davis! “I basically wanted to be the MC5. The attack! They…
Deep Purple Announce Summer 2018 Tour With Judas Priest
Legends will collide late this summer when Deep Purple and Judas Priest embark on a co-headlining North American tour. Produced by Live Nation, the outing will kick off August 21 in Cincinnati, OH and visit 25 cities across the U.S. and Canada before wrapping September 30 in Wheatland, California. ickets…
BUDGIE drummer Ray Phillips’ new autobiography available.
Budgie drummer’s ‘awful’ biography Original Budgie drummer Ray Phillips has a new autobiography out now. It’s called The Ray Phillips Story: An Awful Biography of a Great Life – From Budgie to Tredegar and Beyond. The first 150 copies will include a 12-track sampler CD of Phillips’ work over the years with Ray Phillips Woman, Titus Oats, Tredegar, Six Ton…
Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow : Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
REVIEW BY ARTO LEHTINEN AND MARKO SYRJÄLÄ PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ WITH COURTESY OF THIS IS ROCK MAGAZINE Ritchie Blackmore is an institution and a pillar for the genre of heavy metal and rock in every possible way. His works with Deep Purple and Rainbow have been carved into the…
Brutal Assault 2018 : Bands booked to Brutal Assault by now
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES – OFFICIAL (warm up party special guest) ABYSMAL GRIEF ⋆ ACT OF DEFIANCE ⋆ AKERCOCKE ⋆ ALUK TODOLO ⋆ ANGELMAKER ARKHON INFAUSTUS ⋆ ARMORED SAINT ⋆ AT THE GATES ⋆ AURA NOIR ⋆ AZARATH ⋆ BEHEMOTH BELPHEGOR ⋆ THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER ⋆ BLEED FROM WITHIN ⋆ BLOOD INCANTATION…
Hyperspace Metal Festival- Vancouver , B C April 13th & 14th, 2018
Hyperspace Metal Festival- Vancouver, B C April 13th & 14th, 2018 Story by JP All photos courtesy of and with much thanks to James Weekes I recently made the road trip, a 1000 km (one-way) drive from Calgary, Alberta to Vancouver, British Columbia to attend this event. I was not…
HATESPHERE SIGNS WITH SCARLET RECORDS
The Danish Dukes of Thrash/Death Metal are back with Scarlet Records. To honor the band´s sights on old-school values and the roots that got them started 18 years ago and to also close the circle of a successful and productive business relationship, HateSphere and Scarlet Records decided to join forces…