ALBUM REVIEW: Dawn of the Exultants and the Hunt for the Shepherd – Battlesnake

Its three albums in as many years for trad-metal revivalist loons BATTLESNAKE. The Australian six piece are making quite a name for themselves at present, with both 2023’s self-titled and last…

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Deafheaven: Revelatory Creativity

If you want a polarising band, look no further than DEAFHEAVEN. 2013’s Sunbather brought a modern sheen and major chords to blackgaze, a genre better known for its morose introspection….

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The Amity Affliction release new music video for ‘All That I Remember’

THE AMITY AFFLICTION have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track All That I Remember, is the brand new single from the Australian metalcore band and marks…

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Malevolence announce intimate UK tour

MALEVOLENCE have announced a run of intimate UK shows! Set to take place later this month, the tour will see the Sheffield-based metallic hardcore band touring across the UK in a…

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Fortress Festival announce Old Man’s Child

Fortress Festival have announced the first band for next year’s festival! Following a staggering event over the weekend – that saw the likes of AGALLOCH, 1349, FORTERESSE, ULCERATE and more perform – now, the first act…

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Signs Of The Swarm release new music video for ‘Clouded Retinas’

SIGNS OF THE SWARM have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track Clouded Retinas, is taken from the Pittsburgh-based deathcore band’s upcoming new album, To Rid Myself Of…

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“8am one morning there was a knock at the door. It was a cop and he said: ‘Do you have a red Gibson guitar SG model?’ I just handed it to him”: Pat Travers owned three Gibsons by the age of 16 – his luck would not last

The Canadian rocker explains how he went through three Gibson builds in two short years

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“Warm, woody tones and a beautiful vintage character”: PRS celebrates the launch of the first humbuckers with the 40th Anniversary McCarty SC56 – a limited-run, traditionally-styled troublemaker with bags of charm

The latest addition to its 40th-anniversary releases, the time-machine axe tips its hat to luthiery innovations from the year Paul Reed Smith was born

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Tone Master Pro In the Studio: Joey Burcham and Kid Pastel | Fender

Step inside Joey Burcham’s studio with Kid Pastel as they use the Tone Master Pro to produce new record. Learn more: https://www.fender.com/en-US/guitar-amplifiers/contemporary-digital/tone-master-pro/2274900000.html #Fender #FenderGuitars #ToneMasterPro SUBSCRIBE NOW: http://bit.ly/FenderSubscribe SHOP FENDER:…

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“The MC5’s roaring distortion sound in a box”: MXR and Daredevil bottle Wayne Kramer’s gritty and explosive tone into the Jail Guitar Doors Drive pedal – and it has Tom Morello’s approval

The MC5 guitarist had worked on its design before his passing last year, and now it serves as an immortalization of his proto-punk legacy

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