Holy Roar Records’ 12 Bands of Christmas: Part III

Giants are the subject of Part III in our Holy Roar Records’ 12 Bands of Christmas feature. Ahead of the band’s show at the Old Blue Last on December 14 they’ve selected ten tracks that inspired them, to whet your appetite. Don’t miss out on this free gig, including support

Alexisonfire, Rise Against, Marilyn Manson and more added to Download Fest 2018

Download Festival have announced more bands for their 2018 edition. Alexisonfire, Babymetal, Black Veil Brides, Body Count, Bullet for My Valentine, Dream State, In This Moment, Marilyn Manson, Mayday Parade, Meshuggah, Neck Deep, Parkway Drive, Pink Slips, Rise Against, The Hives, and WSTR will join headliners Ozzy Osbourne, Avenged Sevenfold

Rise Against, Sleeping With Sirens @ O2 Brixton Academy, London

Sleeping With Sirens announce free acoustic in store in London

Sleeping With Sirens have announced that they will be playing a free acoustic set at the Vans Store in Camden, London on the 9th November. Last week they released their acoustic EP ‘Live & Acoustic from NY’, which features three stripped back versions of songs from their latest album ‘Gossip’,

PEARS and Direct Hit! cover each other’s songs

Both PEARS and Direct Hit! have covered each other’s songs. Premiering on New Noise Magazine, the former band has taken on Direct Hit!’s ‘The World Is Ending (Sorta)’, whilst the latter has covered PEARS’ ‘You’re Boring’. These renditions can be found on both bands’ upcoming split LP ‘Human Movement’,

Sleeping With Sirens share new acoustic EP

Sleeping With Sirens have released their new acoustic EP, ‘Live & Acoustic from NY’. It features three acoustic renditions of songs taken from their fifth album ‘Gossip’, which was released last month via Warner Bros. Records. It is available here and you can check out a live performance of

Lee Jackson selects another ten tracks to kick-start your week

Our weekly guest playlist man Lee Jackson is back with another ten tracks to get your week off to a loud start. As ever, these tracks have been added to the previous selections – check the full playlist out below. The Hard Aches – ‘Brain Drain’ The melodic punk duo

Direct Hit! and Pears unveil dual video for ‘Blood On Your Tongue’ and ‘Arduous Angel’

Direct Hit! and Pears have released a dual video for the songs ‘Blood On Your Tongue’ and ‘Arduous Angel’. The former is by Direct Hit!, whilst the latter is performed by Pears. The tracks are taken from both bands’ upcoming split LP, ‘Human Movement’, which will be released on the

Pears to play Derby headline show with Aerial Salad and Los Fatso Libres

Pears have added another headline show to their forthcoming UK run next month. This one is taking place at The Hairy Dog in Derby on the 6th November with Aerial Salad and Los Fatso Libres. This is one of four headline shows on their UK tour, the rest of the dates

Pears announce Southampton headline show with The Bitter Town Hounds, Sombulance and Captain Trips

Pears have announced that they will be doing one other headline show on their upcoming UK tour. It will be at the Joiners in Southampton on the 31st October with The Bitter Town Hounds, Sombulance and Captain Trips. This will be one of three headline shows around their UK run,