News

Converge Announce UK/EU Tour
Wed Mar 6 2019
US Hardcore legends announce a short run of shows across Europe this Summer!
Living Colour Announce Special...
Wed Mar 6 2019
Rock legends announce a very special set of live shows. Click here for more info!
Lord Dying Announce New Album
Tue Mar 5 2019
New music incoming from Portland Heavy Metal duo. Click here to stream new track!
Black Star Riders Announce UK/...
Tue Mar 5 2019
BSR unveil details for their new record and announce an Autumn 2019 tour!

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Big Desertfest London Announce...

Weezer Announce London Date!

Desertfest New York Announced

Neurosis To Headline Supersoni...

Employed To Serve Sign With Sp...

SHVPES Announce Headline UK Dates

Jawbreaker Announce First UK S...

Papa Roach Announce 2019 UK Tour

Download Festival Announce New...

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Doom, sludge and stoner fest f...

Amon Amarth Release New Doc Tr...

For I Am King Announce New Album

Pagan Announce Additional Tour...

 

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Videos

At The Gates - Daggers Of Blac... At The Gates - Daggers Of Blac...
Periphery - Garden In The Bone... Periphery - Garden In The Bone...
Lotus Eater - Mother Lotus Eater - Mother
Children of Bodom - Platitudes... Children of Bodom - Platitudes...

 

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Live Reviews

Mastodon (Mastodon European To... Mastodon (Mastodon European To...
Sat Feb 2 2019
Mastodon's tour rolls in to London with Scott Kelly in tow as well. Characteristically gigantic live performance from Atlanta, Georgia's finest.
Kvelertak (Mastodon European T... Kvelertak (Mastodon European T...
Sat Feb 2 2019
Kvelertak hit the capital as part of the Mastodon tour with a new vocalist in the ranks and a performance that struck surprisingly mixed results.
You Me At Six (Take Off Your C... You Me At Six (Take Off Your C...
Mon Jan 7 2019
Although it has been ten years since this album was released, they played it like it was created yesterday.
Glamour of the Kill (Glamour O... Glamour of the Kill (Glamour O...
Sun Jan 6 2019
It has been three years away from the limelight of the stage but they are back and just as entertaining!

Voivod (Voivod UK Tour 2018)

Winterfylleth (Winterfylleth U...

Evanescence (SYNTHESIS LIVE)

Black Moth (Black Moth UK Tour)

EMP (EMP Persistence Tour)

Akercocke (Akercocke UK Tour 2...

Sikth (Sikth UK Winter Tour 2017)

Mutation (Mutation Dark Black ...

Metallica (Metallica Worldwire...

Deux Furieuses (Deux Furieuses...

Blackfield (Blackfield UK Tour...

Steve Hackett (Steve Hackett T...

While She Sleeps (While She Sl...

Deafheaven (Deafheaven Europea...

Zeal & Ardor (Zeal & Ardor - L...

 

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CD Reviews

Mark Deutrom - The Blue Bird
An excellent record which gets better and better with every listen. Read this, listen to it, shout about it.
John Garcia & The Band Of Gold...
John Garcia doing what John Garcia does. Creating incredibly solid Stoner Rock.
Legion of the Damned - Slaves ...
Thirteen studio records in and Legion Of The Damned are still doing their damn hardest to shred our faces off.
Born Of Osiris - The Simulation
Apparently the first of two new releases for Born Of Osiris this year. Hopefully the next one doesn't induce the same level of headache.

Soilwork - Verkligheten

Fever 333 - STRENGTH IN NUMB333RS

Irreversible Mechanism - Immer...

Behemoth - I Loved You At Your...

TesseracT - Sonder

Red Sun Rising - Thread

Escape The Fate - I Am Human

Room Thirteen Editorial - Jan ...

Conjurer - Mire

Machine Head - Catharsis

Trivium - The Sin and the Sent...

Converge - The Dusk In Us

Prowler - The Curse

Marilyn Manson - Heaven Upside...

Slade - Slade Alive!

 

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Features

R13's Mastoguide!
The mighty Mastodon are currently tearing up venues across Europe - here's our celebratory guide to their entire back catalogue!
2019 Gig Guide Preview!
The new year has arrived. We've picked out seven tours which have got us particularly excited as we enter 2019!
Download Festival 2018 Review:...
In Part Two we run through all the delights offered up on the Sunday at this year's Download Festival which featured all manner of legends.
Download Festival 2018 Review:...
DONINGTOOON. Here's the first of three huge review features from the event of the year. This is who we checked out across the Friday/Saturday.

 

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