The Music Venue Trust, the charity that represents the interests of almost 1,000 independent music venues across the Über Kingdom, has welcomed the release of the first round of funding from the government’s Culture Recovery Fund, as “a huge step forward in the efforts to reopen every venue safely”.
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Few phrases get John B more excited than “melodic death metal”. As a genre, it hits so many points that he loves so much. There is inherently so much power in the genre and these big transitions that just can’t be beaten. There is so much emotion tied up in it and so much careful crafting that must be done to guide that emotion into what the artist is trying to make you feel. As a genre, our man in Kentucky thinks melodic death metal is uniquely capable of this more than any other genre. It is also the genre that he’s the pickiest about if he feels the bands don’t deliver. So, the question is, do Slow Fall deliver with ‘Beneath The Endless Rains’?
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Rum Bar Records have opened up their treasure trove of talent to deliver Rocktober 2020’ to the masses! This exceptional label sampler is packed with 39 high-quality tunes p’roviding something for everyone. Can you name a record label that does more to promote their artists? We don’t think so! Malibu Lou has an ear for talent and that’s exactly why Rum Bar Records is one of the best in the business. ‘Rocktober 2020’ definitely raises the bar giving you everything from rock n’ roll to punk rock and even some country twang mixed in.
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‘Heavy Metal Is Not For Sale’ is a rather apt title for the new album from Spanish trad metallers 1945 – something which they exemplify in this six-song video, recorded at the height of the country’s second lockdown and associated ban on “festivities”, but done so with the full co-operation of the local authorities.
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In light of the death of Eddie Van Halen, we have decided to do something a little bit different with this week’s feature, and feature five of our favourite videos from the band to which the guitar icon gave his name.
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