It’s that time of year again. Metal Hammer Magazine have put out their 50 albums of the year so far for 2018, which you can read here. We’re not huge fans of massive lists, 5 or 10 for a 6 month review seems like plenty to us, but fair play there are some honourable mentions
The Five Hundred have released the first tease for upcoming new album “Bleed Red” out 17th August via Long Branch Records. The music video is entitled “Smoke & Mirrors” and features a euphoric blend of Metalcore laden with DJentisms. Pre-orders for the album are available here while the band have also been announced on the
The Mike James Rock Show caught up with London Tech-Metal infused Metalcore crew Shields at this weekends Teddy Rocks Festival. Their stunning new album “Life In Exile” is out now via Long Branch Records. Check out our review! Shields will join Oceans Ate Alaska and Kingdom of Giants for a full UK tour in June.
Hailing from Hannover Germany, here’s a full set filmed at Wacken Open Air Festival 2017 from Progressive Metallers The Hirsch Effeckt. The bands 2017 album Eskapist is available now via Long Branch Records with their back catalogue available over at bandcamp.
Valis Ablaze have announced a trio of tour dates in September with Cascade. The Bristol progressive metallers new album “Boundless” is out now via Long Branch Records. 7th Whitchurch, Percy’s Cafe Bar 8th Leicester, Soundhouse 9th Sheffield, Mulberry Tavern
Perception have announced they will support Valis Ablaze across a trio of June dates before this summers UK Tech-Fest appearance. The Oxford Tech-Influenced Metalcore crew have a new EP out in “Monolith” which is available over and bandcamp. 15th Southampton, Suburbia 16th Northampton, The Lab 17th Sheffield, West Street Live 5th July, Newark Showgrounds, Tech-Fest
Having changed frontmen in recent months, Arcaeon have now released a re-recording of “Endeavour” with vocals from Stuart Sarre from London progressive tech-metallers Sentience. As the band are working on new material for a full length debut album, the question is, is this cut just for fans ahead of upcoming shows or is it going
Arcaeon haven’t announced it yet, but tickets are available here for a Tech-Fest warm up show at The Facebar in Reading on Friday 29th June. Support will be from Death Warrant, Vakora & Mountainscape. For anyone not already in the know, the band have re-tooled their line-up with Stuart Sarre from London progressive tech-metallers Sentience
German progressive tech-metal masters Unprocessed have announced a co-headlining UK tour with Valis Ablaze in June and July to this years UK Tech-Fest. The pair had new albums out via Long Branch Records in April, Valis Ablaze with “Boundless” and Unprocessed with the stunning “Covenant”. You can check out our review of the later upon
After a fantastic 2017, 2018 got off to the worst possible start for London’s Shields with the sad news of the passing of Guitarist George Christie on 31st January. Impressive new single “It’s Killing Me” has been released just 5 days before via Long Branch Records and with the bands new album completed the news came
