ing the grassroots to the stadium-fillers in the world of rock and metal! Wed, 28 May 2025 18:14:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 /wordpress/wp-content/s/2022/07/cropped-MT-Logo-square-32x32.jpg 32 32 44925942 /reviews/gig-review/2025/05/gig-review-the-temperance-movement-sam-palladio-barrowland-ballroom-9th-april-2025/ /reviews/gig-review/2025/05/gig-review-the-temperance-movement-sam-palladio-barrowland-ballroom-9th-april-2025/#respond <![CDATA[Ross]]> Wed, 28 May 2025 18:14:19 +0000 <![CDATA[Gig Reviews]]> <![CDATA[Sam Palladio]]> <![CDATA[The Temperance Movement]]> /?p=143231 <![CDATA[Almost five years to the day when The Temperance Movement played their final show, after some teasing on social media, the band announced their return for March and April 2025. Sell-out shows followed, becoming some of the hottest tickets our scene has seen in quite some time. Which led to more shows being announced, including … Continue reading Gig Review: The Temperance Movement / Sam Palladio – Barrowland Ballroom (9th April 2025)]]> /reviews/gig-review/2025/05/gig-review-the-temperance-movement-sam-palladio-barrowland-ballroom-9th-april-2025/feed/ 0 143231 /interview/2025/05/road-to-call-of-the-wild-2025-heartbreak-remedy/ /interview/2025/05/road-to-call-of-the-wild-2025-heartbreak-remedy/#respond <![CDATA[Ross]]> Wed, 28 May 2025 16:27:45 +0000 <![CDATA[Interviews]]> <![CDATA[Call of the Wild]]> <![CDATA[Heartbreak Remedy]]> /?p=143238 <![CDATA[We’re closing in on Call of the Wild and we’re going to be back for a second year! So we’re getting to know as many of the bands set to play the Trailblazer Stage in 2025 that we can pin down. Heartbreak Remedy play the Friday. Simple things first – where are you guys from? … Continue reading Road to Call of the Wild 2025: Heartbreak Remedy]]> /interview/2025/05/road-to-call-of-the-wild-2025-heartbreak-remedy/feed/ 0 143238 /news/video/2025/05/yellowcard-announce-new-album-first-songs-streaming-now/ /news/video/2025/05/yellowcard-announce-new-album-first-songs-streaming-now/#respond <![CDATA[Mosh]]> Wed, 28 May 2025 15:20:49 +0000 <![CDATA[News]]> <![CDATA[Videos]]> <![CDATA[Yellowcard]]> /?p=143262 <![CDATA[Alt rock favorites Yellowcard are celebrating the announcement of their new album Better Days by releasing the lead single and title track “Better Days” along with album track “honestly i.” Better Days is the band’s first full feature length album in almost a decade and will be available on October 10th. This highly anticipated album … Continue reading Yellowcard announce new album, first songs streaming now]]> /news/video/2025/05/yellowcard-announce-new-album-first-songs-streaming-now/feed/ 0 143262 /reviews/gig-review/2025/05/gig-review-kickin-valentina-sisters-doll-holyrude-vault-bannermans-edinburgh-15th-may-2025/ /reviews/gig-review/2025/05/gig-review-kickin-valentina-sisters-doll-holyrude-vault-bannermans-edinburgh-15th-may-2025/#respond <![CDATA[Mosh]]> Wed, 28 May 2025 12:47:08 +0000 <![CDATA[Gig Reviews]]> <![CDATA[Holyrude Vault]]> <![CDATA[Kickin' Valentina]]> <![CDATA[Sisters Doll]]> /?p=143245 <![CDATA[Here we are again, back at Bannermans for a night of rock ’n’ roll—three bands with various sounds but all very much in the rock ’n’ roll style. We start off with local boys Holyrude Vault, a hard-working bunch of lads who I’ve seen numerous times, and they always deliver that classic LA Sunset Strip … Continue reading Gig Review: Kickin’ Valentina / Sisters Doll / Holyrude Vault – Bannermans, Edinburgh (15th May 2025)]]> /reviews/gig-review/2025/05/gig-review-kickin-valentina-sisters-doll-holyrude-vault-bannermans-edinburgh-15th-may-2025/feed/ 0 143245 /reviews/album-review/2025/05/album-review-gaahls-wyrd-braiding-the-stories/ /reviews/album-review/2025/05/album-review-gaahls-wyrd-braiding-the-stories/#respond <![CDATA[Eduinaluca]]> Wed, 28 May 2025 10:51:26 +0000 <![CDATA[Album Reviews]]> <![CDATA[Gaahl's Wyrd]]> /?p=142696 <![CDATA[The first time I came across Gaahls Wyrd was back in 2022 as Saor opened for them on this tour. I attended the show in Martigny, Switzerland, in the notorious Caves du Manoir. What is particular about this venue is not only that it is underground but the way is stage is laid. The ceiling … Continue reading Album review: Gaahls Wyrd – Braiding the Stories]]> /reviews/album-review/2025/05/album-review-gaahls-wyrd-braiding-the-stories/feed/ 0 142696 /news/tours/2025/05/hot-milk-announce-november-dates--from-cassyette-and-silly-goose/ /news/tours/2025/05/hot-milk-announce-november-dates--from-cassyette-and-silly-goose/#respond <![CDATA[Mosh]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 09:53:55 +0000 <![CDATA[Tours/Live Dates]]> <![CDATA[Cassyette]]> <![CDATA[Hot Milk]]> <![CDATA[Silly Goose]]> /?p=143223 <![CDATA[Hot Milk have announced their UK headline run for this Autumn, which will see them playing their biggest headline shows to date. The tour, which comes off the back of their Slam Dunk K! stage headline slot this weekend and a successful full US run, will see the band ed by Cassyette and Silly Goose. … Continue reading Hot Milk announce November dates, from Cassyette and Silly Goose]]> /news/tours/2025/05/hot-milk-announce-november-dates--from-cassyette-and-silly-goose/feed/ 0 143223 /reviews/gig-review/2025/05/gig-review-south-of-salem-high-parasite-in-search-of-sun-kks-steel-mill-wolverhampton-3rd-april-2025/ /reviews/gig-review/2025/05/gig-review-south-of-salem-high-parasite-in-search-of-sun-kks-steel-mill-wolverhampton-3rd-april-2025/#respond <![CDATA[Ross]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 16:24:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Gig Reviews]]> <![CDATA[High Parasite]]> <![CDATA[In Search of Sun]]> <![CDATA[South of Salem]]> /?p=143199 <![CDATA[It beggars belief that South of Salem’s Death of the Party is over a year old and they’re only just getting a headline tour to celebrate it. With two tours ing Kris Barras this time, last year and Wednesday 13 six months later, alongside playing pretty much every Summer festival between those two tours, they’ve … Continue reading Gig Review: South of Salem / High Parasite / In Search of Sun – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton (3rd April 2025)]]> /reviews/gig-review/2025/05/gig-review-south-of-salem-high-parasite-in-search-of-sun-kks-steel-mill-wolverhampton-3rd-april-2025/feed/ 0 143199 /reviews/album-review/2025/05/ep-review-vader-humanihility/ /reviews/album-review/2025/05/ep-review-vader-humanihility/#respond <![CDATA[Rick]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 16:06:06 +0000 <![CDATA[Album Reviews]]> <![CDATA[Vader]]> /?p=142979 <![CDATA[Death metal titans Vader resurface with three-track EP – Humanihility. It’s been about five years since Vader last unleashed new music, but 2025 looks set to mark a ferocious return for the legendary death metal band. With their heels firmly dug in, they’ve been chosen to perform this year’s Mystic Festival anthem—proof that they’re not … Continue reading EP Review: Vader – Humanihility]]> /reviews/album-review/2025/05/ep-review-vader-humanihility/feed/ 0 142979 /news/2025/05/amorphis-to-release-new-album-in-september-3-english-dates-announced-also/ /news/2025/05/amorphis-to-release-new-album-in-september-3-english-dates-announced-also/#respond <![CDATA[Mosh]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 15:48:42 +0000 <![CDATA[News]]> <![CDATA[Tours/Live Dates]]> <![CDATA[Amorphis]]> /?p=143208 <![CDATA[Amorphis are back: After taking a brief creative hiatus from the scene, the iconic Finnish metal titans return with the announcement of their 15th studio album, Borderland, arriving on September 26, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music! Guitarist Esa Holopainen shares the band’s excitement about the forthcoming album: “Borderland is the first Amorphis album produced in … Continue reading Amorphis to release new album in September – 3 English dates announced also]]> /news/2025/05/amorphis-to-release-new-album-in-september-3-english-dates-announced-also/feed/ 0 143208 /reviews/gig-review/2025/05/gig-review-electric-eel-shock-stop-the-suns-from-setting-bannermans-edinburgh-12th-may-2025/ /reviews/gig-review/2025/05/gig-review-electric-eel-shock-stop-the-suns-from-setting-bannermans-edinburgh-12th-may-2025/#respond <![CDATA[Gary]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 12:33:46 +0000 <![CDATA[Gig Reviews]]> <![CDATA[Electric Eel Shock]]> <![CDATA[Stop The Suns From Setting]]> /?p=143185 <![CDATA[Ahh, my home from home—back at Bannermans tonight for one of my favourite Japanese bands, Electric Eel Shock. But first up, we have a Glasgow band on their debut gig: Stop The Suns From Setting. The band formed last year and draw inspiration from the likes of Spiritbox, Sleep Token, and Bring Me the Horizon. … Continue reading Gig Review: Electric Eel Shock / Stop The Suns From Setting – Bannermans, Edinburgh (12th May 2025)]]> /reviews/gig-review/2025/05/gig-review-electric-eel-shock-stop-the-suns-from-setting-bannermans-edinburgh-12th-may-2025/feed/ 0 143185