2011 was a year that saw many impressive returns, an abundance in high quality releases and a strong arrival of new bands that made the metal world take notice. There were also plenty of excellent bands that did not quite find the moment to capture...

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Jägermeister have just announced details of their next ‘Ice Cold’ Studio Session, where rock bands and icons meet for the first time in a recording studio and ‘break the ice’ by working on a track together. The next ‘Ice Cold’ Studio Session will feature British...

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Reading metal mob SYLOSIS have announced a UK headline tour in support of latest album “Edge Of The Earth”, with MALEFICE, ANTERIOR and CHAPTERS providing the supporting cast.

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Malefice is an UK-based heavy metal band. They hail from Reading, Berkshire. These lads have been around for quite a while and they have three studio albums under their belt thus far. “Awaken The Tides” is the title of their new album, so let’s see...

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DEVON ROX, UK’s newest open-air rock music event. AUGUST 6/7th 2011, POWDERHAM CASTLE, nr Exeter, DEVON. MALEFICE have been added to the inaugural rock festival at Powderham Castle, nr Exeter.

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As the punters made their way and somehow crammed into the room with true die-hard metal fans, there was a buzz that would describe it as “the calm before the storm”. Originally, this gig was set for April of this year. But due the volcanic...

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Friday morning, it’s 9am and the car is full of petrol, beer and food. The SatNav is fully charged and Chimp Spanner is blasting out of the stereo… the road trip to Hammerfest II had begun! The journey flew by and before I knew it...

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