Professor Henry Higgins claimed “hurricanes hardly ever happened” in that corner of England, but clearly Hertfordshire didn’t get the memo. With their new single Come Home, Legends of the Seven Golden Vampires stir up a storm of passion strong enough to shake the consonants right out of Eliza Doolittle herself.
Comprising Ilse Van Der Linden on vocals, Nick Foster on guitar and bass, and Luke Barratt on keyboards and programming, Legends of the Seven Golden Vampires are three conspirators coaxing squalls from sequencers and six-strings, turning tidy diction into thunder.
Come Home, their new “cathedral pop” dispatch from the forthcoming The Pumphouse of Broken Dreams, rolls in on a rhythm that jitters with intent. Barratt’s synths spread in luminous sheets while Foster’s guitar slashes and spirals, pouring psychedelic colour across the track with the kind of unbridled charge that suggests Grace Slick, Stevie Nicks, and Jimi Hendrix crashed the same bill and decided rehearsal was optional. Beneath it all hum those unmistakable mid-’80s alternative contours: big-sky chords and romantic voltage, yet LOTSGV tweak and torque the formula, tightening bolts where others might simply bask in retro glow.
At the centre stands Van Der Linden, her voice carrying both yearning and knowing in equal measure. She stretches the chorus into something magnetic, issuing a decree and proclaiming what’s in store.
There’s history under the hood with this number. “The song is a recycled track from a previous project, which I believe never really lived up to its potential,” explains chief songwriter Nick Foster, “but now we’ve added the new vocal from Ilse (Van Der Linden), it’s really come to life and sounds how it was meant to all along.” You can hear that resurrection in the way the track strides forward, confident and newly charged.
Listen to Come Home below:
After a warmly received debut LP in 2024, Legends of the Seven Golden Vampires signal with Come Home that the next chapter aims higher and hits harder. So much for hurricanes hardly ever happening. In Hertfordshire, the forecast now calls for thunder.
Listen to Come Home below and order the single here. The Pumphouse of Broken Dreams comes out later this year via Prank Monkey Records.
IRON MAIDEN today announce the highly anticipated Australian dates of their critically acclaimed RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR. Since the band’s first visit to Australia in November 1982, playing to 2000 fans at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney as part of the Beast On The Road Tour, Iron Maiden have returned regularly, playing bigger and bigger shows each time.
And now, in celebration of their 50th Anniversary, Maiden return for their eighth tour Down Under, headlining outdoor stadiums for the first time in both Melbourne and Sydney, as well as arenas in Adelaide and Brisbane. These large venues will allow fans the chance to witness the brand new, state-of-the-art production, on the scale it is intended for, to accompany the once-in-a-lifetime setlist of songs from the band’s groundbreaking first nine albums.
Photo: Ross Halfin
As a special treat for their fans in Australia, IRON MAIDEN will bring as their very special guests for these shows, MEGADETH, who recently celebrated a number one album for their self-titled final studio release in both Australia and the USA where they will also be touring with IRON MAIDEN.
THE RUN FOR YOUR LIVES AUSTRALIA DATES ARE
Wednesday 11 November – Adelaide – Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Friday 13 November- Melbourne – AAMI Park
Sunday 15 November – Sydney – Allianz Stadium
Wednesday 18 November – Brisbane – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
IRON MAIDEN’S Steve Harris says, “We are very excited to be bringing this RUN FOR YOUR LIVES TOUR to Australia later this year. And even more so as we are bringing MEGADETH with us. Dave and I have been friends for years and we are very proud to have them as our special guests on their last-ever world tour. I think our fans will really appreciate this and it will make it an even more memorable show for everyone. We very much look forward to getting down there to see you all at the end of 2026!”
IRON MAIDEN BUDAPEST SHOW 2 28th MAY 2025 PHOTO COPYRIGHT JOHN McMURTRIE
Manager Rod Smallwood comments, “We are delighted to be returning to Australia just two years after our last visit to that part of the world. It’s always a great experience playing to our fans there, and we know they really appreciate seeing us whenever we can visit. And this time we are playing some new outdoor venues too, including the Allianz Stadium in Sydney and AAMI Park in Melbourne. I can promise our fans that they are in for a real treat with this setlist and show. The band have been loving revisiting this era and especially enjoy playing these songs with the state-of-the-art visuals we’ve created to accompany them. We’ve got all the big ones from the early days including Hallowed Be Thy Name, Run To The Hills, Phantom of the Opera, Trooper, Number Of The Beast, Killers, Powerslave, 2 Minutes To Midnight and more. Plus there’s some true epics including Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, which will be even more special because these shows will be at the very end of The Run For Your Lives Tour, and so the final time the band will ever be playing a number of these songs.
“One thing to add, it was really special on our European dates last year to see that the vast majority of our fans appreciated and respected our request to severely limit their use of phones at our concerts, ideally just keeping it in their pockets the whole time, especially in those standing areas in front of the stage. Our fans’ understanding and cooperation made a colossal difference to the atmosphere of every show and increased the enjoyment enormously for the band and fans alike. Therefore we ask all our fans in Australia to do the same and enjoy the show ‘in the moment’ rather than film on their phones. Please keep them in your pockets.
“As it was first ‘tested’ in Australia on The Future Past Tour we will be bringing the now hugely popular Eddie’s Pop-up Dive Bar experience back over with us. Our European fans loved these too and we’re convinced that the mix of Maiden fans, Trooper Beer & exclusive Tour merch makes for a winning combination. Likewise we will continue to offer the well-loved Trooper VIP Experience at all venues.”
Promoter Paul Dainty AO said, “This will be Iron Maiden’s biggest tour of Australia ever. Headlining stadiums in Melbourne and Sydney for the first time in their 50-year history is a massive moment. And with Megadeth joining the tour, this is going to be an absolute powerhouse night of metal — two giants of the genre, one colossal production, and a show Australian fans won’t know what hit them.”
Following this tour the band will take a well-earned break from touring in 2027.
A Telstra Plus member pre-sale commences Wednesday 4th March, visitwww.telstra.com/tickets. General public tickets go on sale on Friday 6th March.
This spring, Trevor Tanner and Paul Clark — longtime collaborators and principal members of The Bolshoi — reunite onstage as The Bolshoi Brothers for a run of West Coast dates. The shows mark their first extended outing together in years and will see the pair revisiting material from The Bolshoi’s catalogue alongside newer songs. Joining them on the co-headline bill are UK post-punk veterans Theatre of Hate.
Formed in the early 1980s, The Bolshoi carved out a distinctive place in British post-punk with taut guitar lines, melodic bass work, and literate, socially observant lyrics. Tanner’s measured yet expressive vocal style became a defining element of the band’s sound, moving fluidly between restraint and urgency. Tracks such as A Way remain staples of alternative radio, while Sunday Morning captures the band’s ability to translate introspection into atmosphere. Their 1987 album Lindy’s Party stands as a cult touchstone of the era, balancing sharp songwriting with understated intensity.
For this tour, Tanner and Clark return to that material with the benefit of decades of experience, reinterpreting songs that have endured well beyond their original release cycle. The performances are expected to blend classic selections with newer compositions, highlighting both continuity and evolution in their songwriting partnership.
Sharing the stage, Theatre of Hate brings their own formidable legacy. Fronted by Kirk Brandon, the band emerged from the UK post-punk scene with a driving, percussive sound and anthemic choruses that have sustained a loyal following for over four decades. Their live shows remain known for their intensity and communal energy.
Together, the two acts offer a co-headline package that bridges generations of British alternative music, presenting songs that helped define the post-punk era alongside material shaped by time and perspective.
Supporting the west coast run are special guests Some Days Are Darker. The tour begins March 31 in San Diego at Music Box before moving north to Fresno’s Strummer’s on April 1 and Sacramento’s Harlow’s on April 2. The following night finds the lineup in Eureka at Richard’s Goat Tavern, with Portland’s Star Theater hosting on April 5. The tour continues on April 7 in Bellingham at The Shakedown, followed by April 8 in Seattle at El Corazón. The final California stretch includes April 10 at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall and concludes April 11 in Los Angeles at The Regent.
West Coast Dates
Tue, March 31 – San Diego, CA – Music Box — Tickets Here
Wed, April 1 – Fresno, CA – Strummer’s — Tickets Here
Thu, April 2 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s — Tickets Here
Fri, April 3 – Eureka, CA – Richard’s Goat Tavern — Tickets Here
Sun, April 5 – Portland, OR – Star Theater — Tickets Here
Tue, April 7 – Bellingham, WA – The Shakedown — Tickets Here
Wed, April 8 – Seattle, WA – El Corazón — Tickets Here
Fri, April 10 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall — Tickets Here
Sat, April 11 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent — Tickets Here
big long sun are a Brighton-based eight-piece — Mina-Mae Alexander, Jamie Broughton, Ocean Goucher, Zofia Szymanowska, Oliver Parkes, Tom Gregory, Malte Henning, and Robert Smyth — that make “sonic bedroom art rock pop noises … for dreaming.” That last bit is real important to their loose-limbed folk oeuvre. Their latest single “call it a voice”…
Chicago (IL) – Progressive Tech-Death stalwarts, GIGAN, have announced the West Coast Sonic Invasion Tour 2026! The tour launches April 30 in San Diego and includes an appearance at Northwest Terror Fest on May 9.
Willowtip Records label mates, Barren Path, will perform on four dates.
Tour Dates are as follows:
April 30 – San Diego, CA (Banshee) with Barren Path/Cave Bastard/Genestealer/Cataract Stare
May 1 – Long Beach, CA (Que Sera) w/ Barren Path/Teeth/Morgue Breath
May 2 – Bakersfield, CA (Jerry’s Pizza) with Cave Bastard/tba
May 3 – Los Angeles, CA (Slipper Clutch) w/ Cave Bastard/tba
May 4 – Sacramento, CA (Cafe Colonial) w/ Barren Path/Oceans of Ash/tba
May 5 – Oakland, CA (Thee Stork Club) w/ Barren Path/Horse Butcher/tba
May 6 – Palmdale, CA (Transplants Brewing) w/ tba
May 9 – Seattle, WA (Northwest Terror Fest)
May 10 – Vancouver, Canada (Astoria) w/ tba
Anomalous Abstractigate Infinitessimus, GIGAN‘s first album in seven years, was released October 25, 2024 on CD, Ltd edition CD long box, vinyl, cassette, Ltd edition four-album cassette boxset, and digital formats via Willowtip Records.
Since 2005, GIGAN has been an unsung vanguard of abstract and creatively dissonant extreme metal. Pushing boundaries and never compromising the artistic vision throughout the debut EP and subsequent four full-length albums has led GIGAN to be considered an unwavering force of both innovation and extremity.
It has been almost seven years since GIGAN has released new music and the time spent away has only honed and sharpened the still-deadly blades of creativity for which GIGAN has always been known; while also infusing fresh elements not yet heard within the GIGAN Universe. The results of GIGAN’s current hard work is the new beast of an album entitled AnomalousAbstractigate Infinitessimus.
