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Joe Troop & The Truth Machine – Joe Troop & The Truth Machine
Joe Troop is a poly-polyglot. He speaks several languages, notably English, Spanish and Japanese but also Arabic and French. He plays many instruments, most frequently banjo and fiddle. He also mastered, among other things, the Moroccan kamancheh and the Japanese shamisen. His musical style favors folk music from around the world, from bluegrass (U.S.) to […] -
SPARAGMOS releases “Error” reissue; exclusive interview with the band
Warsaw, Poland-based legendary death/thrash metal act SPARAGMOS has released a reissue of their sophomore studio album titled Error today via Selfmadegod Records. Released oryginally in 1994 on tape only Error is finally receiving a 21st-century edition worthy of its legacy, newly remastered, for the first time on CD and LP. The album was mastered in 2026 by Filip Heinrich Hałucha at Heinrich House Studio, giving […] -
Who Are the ‘Big 4’ of Scottish Rock Bands?
London's cool and all, but it's not the only place in Great Britain where great rock 'n' roll has been born. Continue reading… -
How Melissa Etheridge’s ‘Rise’ Album Was Inspired by Tom Petty
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee also tells UCR about jamming with Chuck Berry and playing "Thunder Road" with Bruce Springsteen. Continue reading… -
GRABUNHOLD set release date for new IRON BONEHEAD album, reveal first track
Today, Iron Bonehead Productions sets June 5th as the international release date for Grabunhold‘s highly anticipated second album, Frostheim, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It’s been five long years since Grabunhold‘s momentous debut album, Heldentod, which presented the “new old” sound of medieval black metal: Second Wave journeys through silent citadels, sequestered keeps, and dark dungeons, all done in a manner […] -
HEAVY AUDIO MAG #46 – The Week In Metal
Listen to the best in new, heavy music every week with HEAVY‘s new weekly HEAVY AUDIO MAG, featuring music from our weekly cover artist plus new premieres, hit predictions, and killer tracks we just know you want to listen to from bands featured over both digimags and some just because we want to put them […] -
“I said, ‘Inform Mr Jagger that the fee is a million dollars.’ He just about choked on that. But he knew the Stones needed us”: Twelve months of chaos, carnage and controversy that turned Guns N’Roses into rock’s biggest band – and nearly killed them
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GENERAL CHAOS Drop First Album Single ‘Busted’
Montreal’s sixteen-year-old punk trio General Chaos come out swinging with Busted, the first advance single from their upcoming second LP Can’t Please ’Em All, out May 8 on Stomp Records. Fast, hook-heavy, and built on tight downstrokes and a chant-ready chorus, Busted lands somewhere between Rancid’s street-level punch, Descendents’ urgency, early Green Day’s snap, and […] -
Moonlight Haze – Debut New Single
To promote upcoming EP Interstellar Madness, Italians Moonlight Haze have shared a music video for the opening track “Moonlight Legion”.
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Heavenwood – Share Details Of New Studio Album
Portuguese doom metal act Heavenwood has set June 12, 2026 as the official release date of the next studio record The Tarot Of The Bohemians – Part II. Give a spin to the first single, “The Moon”, via Bandcamp player below.
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