Purchase Tickets Here Storming ahead into their next chapter, NEVERMORE has solidified their new line-up with their first live show in over fifteen years. The legendary act performed for a sold out IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş audience on April 1 in Istanbul, Turkey, the home country of their new vocalist Berzan Önen and birthplace of bassist Semir […]
Sweden’s leading recycling initiative Pantamera has announced Finnish hard rockers Lordi as the official spokesband for its 2026 national campaign. Launched yesterday, the campaign arrives alongside a brand new single and video titled Pantamera (PAN-TAH-MEH-RAH!).
Known for their theatrical style and Eurovision-winning legacy, Lordi bring their signature heavy sound to sustainability, reimagining the classic Guantanamera into a riff-driven anthem. As Mr Lordi explains, the track draws parallels between horror and recycling, highlighting themes of transformation. “For example, Frankenstein monster and Zombies are recycled flesh and bones,” Mr Lordi says.
The band have long supported environmental and ethical causes, and this collaboration reflects their continued commitment to awareness and change. The band are supporters of PETA and have previously participated in a vegan fashion photoshoot for Vogue, promoting cruelty-free and sustainable materials.
Their involvement in Pantamera reflects a natural extension of these values as well as respect for the planet and awareness of the challenges it faces.
Alongside the campaign, Lordi will appear at major events including Heavy Metal Orchestrated with the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Final.
Celebrating a quarter-century in the underground scene, legendary Hungarian doom / metal / hard rock outfit Wall Of Sleep has reached a new milestone in their career. The band has been honored with the most prestigious recognition in the Hungarian music industry – they won the Fonogram Award (often referred to as the Hungarian Grammy) […]
Norwegian prog bards descend to the deepest, darkest and most personal depths of their storied career “Sanguis invites listeners into our darkest inner rooms with some of the most raw and vulnerable songs that we’ve ever written.” — Kjetil Nordhus Had GREEN CARNATION never returned from hiatus; the Norwegian prog bards would always be remembered for completing […]
Garry ‘Magpie’ Bowler will release a reworking of the Billy Page track The In Crowd on 6 April 2026. The song is a lyrical thank you to original music artists and their supporters. As well as covering drum duties, Garry Bowler wrote the arrangement and lyrics, with bass duties by Alan Davey, Wayne Kramer on guitar and vocals by Enid Williams.
Garry Bowler not only supported Motörhead live, but was asked to join the band to replace drummer Phil Taylor in ’92 and recorded demo tracks for the March Or Die album. Bowler would also record with guitarist Würzel.
“As this year marks the 10-year anniversary of Lemmy’s death, I wanted to pay a tribute to the man who always supported and encouraged original music,” Garry says. “Lemmy himself took inspiration from the American band MC5 when putting together Motörhead. According to Lemmy, without MC5, there would be no Motörhead, no Damned, no Ramones.”
Lemmy’s Bar – Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2023. Photo: Paul Hutchings/MetalTalk
Unusually, the drum track for The In Crowd was recorded as a solo drum piece before any other recording was added. Garry wanted each contributor to add their own identity to the track as it progressed.
Garry Bowler has toured and recorded with bassist Alan Davey, like Lemmy, ex-Hawkwind. “Alan was the perfect player to represent the bass style of Lemmy.” Lemmy named Alan ‘Bass Assassin number two’.
With drums and bass recorded, Garry wanted to continue the Lemmy link, and, on the strength of the drum and bass recording, MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer agreed to contribute his guitar parts to the track. Unfortunately, Wayne sadly passed away only months after recording, but he had said “The track ROCKS.”
The final piece of the jigsaw was to find the right vocalist, who also had a link with Lemmy, to complete the project.
“Girlschool were a band that had strong connections with Motörhead,” Garry said, “so it seemed fitting to approach original Girlschool member Enid Williams, who agreed to contribute vocals to the track.”
With reworked lyrics as a dedication and support to all those involved with the original artists, this is a fitting song. “Without original artists, there would be no cover, tribute or sampled artists,” Garry Bowler says.
Today, Purity ThroughFire announces April 30th as the international release date for Atronos‘ highly anticipated third album, Gram, on CD and A5 digipak format. The vinyl version will follow later this year. It’s been three long years since the release of Atronos‘ celebrated second album, Erwachen, which saw an infusion of classic pagan metal into their strident Teutonic black metal. Now […]
Michael Sweet is best known as the frontman and singer of Stryper. With “The Master Plan”, Sweet launches a new solo album that is not rooted in metal. Instead, “The Master Plan” is a rock album that mainly features acoustic moments. It is a spiritual and personal album that Sweet has wanted to make for… Continue Reading →
With their 15th studio album ONE arriving May 1, GRAMMY® Award–nominated metal icons SEVENDUST return with a powerful new single, “Threshold.” Comprised of Lajon Witherspoon (vocals), Clint Lowery (guitar), John Connolly (guitar), Vince Hornsby (bass), and Morgan Rose (drums), the band once again deliver a driving, emotionally charged track primed to become a centerpiece of their live set. “Threshold” highlights SEVENDUST’s signature blend of […]
