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Las Vegas post-hardcore heavyweights Escape The Fate will make their long overdue return to Australia this June, bringing with them US metalcore mainstays The Word Alive, taking in every capital city and a couple of regional ones too! Joining them on all shows (except Perth) will be Melbourne’s fastest rising act, The Gloom In The […]

Its been 3 years since their last release Soul Sucker, but Brisbane based hard hitters Fun With Explosives are finally back with their latest single Asphyxia and the Southeast Asphyxia Tour 26. With original members of Dreamkillers, AIM, Insane Hombres and Overfiend plus current members of Helltrippers and The Dog Trackers, Fun With Explosives bring […]

In 2023, Turnstile threw out the first pitch at an Orioles game. Now, the Baltimore hardcore crew has a whole night dedicated to them by their city’s baseball team.

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Hitting the road with three decades of songwriting, storytelling, and sonic evolution behind them, Phoenix’s Little King spent this past March bringing their Lente Viviente Tour to stages across New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and even a surprise pop‑up show in Mexico. Now, the band is offering fans a deeper look behind the scenes.​​Little King has […]

This new Lowertown album: It’s gonna be good. “I Like You A Lot“? The perfect oddball love song. “Big Thumb“? An eccentric gem. Now, we get “Worst Friend,” a classically catchy quiet-to-loud rocker. About the track, Olivia Osby and Avsha Weinberg offer: This song was written with our folk inspirations at heart, June and Johnny…

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Is Olivia Rodrigo’s new single a lovelorn head fake? Our critic Jon Caramanica explains how “Drop Dead” captures the first-blush rush of falling for someone – and why he suspects that feeling may not last.

Dave Mason and Steve Winwood founded Traffic in 1967 alongside Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood

Maynard James Keenan penned the ongoing series.

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I had a great time on Record Store Day this year. My lovely wife and I got into Edinburgh just before 11am and the shops were already pretty quiet by then. I didn’t have to queue at all and managed to buy my three most-wanted LPs from the list in time for lunch.

First up, we went to Avalanche in the Waverley Market. This shop recently moved to a bigger unit and it’s much improved. It has a great metal section now. I bought Judas Priest’s Live In Los Angeles 1990. It’s not a full show but the sound quality is great and it has a few tracks that you don’t hear live very often.

Following that it was a short distance to Underground Solution on Cockburn Street where I managed to snag my most-wanted record from the RSD list: Stalk-Forrest Group’s St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings. This is a compilation of early recordings from the band that later evolved into Blue Öyster Cult. It’s more mellow and psychedelic than BÖC but it’s wonderful stuff. I have this on CD too but this is a nicer package than my CD edition.

I was also able to snag Underground Solution’s last copy of Darkthrone’s As Wolves Among Sheep… Live In Oslo. This is an impressively powerful live recording from the band’s early death metal days. Darkthrone only played a small number of live gigs before deciding to stick to the studio so it’s fascinating to hear them live. Check out Fenriz’ unique spelling of rhythm… that’s drummers for you!

And, because no-one says you have to just stick to RSD titles (or vinyl for that matter), I also bought the new Motörhead On Parole Sessions box set.

I had great time and I’m really chuffed with the records I picked up. Might be my favourite RSD haul so far. Let me know how your Record Store Day went in the comments.

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