Posted by Oxking 25 COMMENTS

The beauty of reviewing a band like Taking Back Sunday is you will already know whether you like them or not. You will have heard them on Scuzz and Kerrang!, maybe even danced to them a wee bit at a local rock night. Personally, not a band that I enjoy, not because they are poor at what they do, I just always thought there are bands out there that do it slightly better [...]

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Posted by James Paterson 19 COMMENTS

One of the regions most persistent club nights, Teesside goth night Persecution is returning to it’s roots this Friday with Persecution Revisited.

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Posted by James Paterson 70 COMMENTS

KOMMAND+KONTROL launch a Full Frontal Assault on your ears with this 5 track EP. This dark elektro project has been born from the collaboration of Angus Hobbs (DJ Virus) & David Chapman (Terminal). Two gentlemen heavily involved in the industrial/alternative scene DJing (Slimelight, Godlike, Synthetic Culture, Betty Ford Clinic, Club Robot) and most recently touring with the likes of Nachtmahr in the guise of Kommand+Kontrol.

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Posted by James Paterson 44 COMMENTS

Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio are a Swedish minimalist folk duo that have carved their own genuinely alternative niche with Songs 4 Hate & Devotion.

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Posted by James Paterson 50 COMMENTS

Newest signings to the German Remote Music label the Berlin based Transit Poetry have announced that they are to release their new album Pedestrians Of The Sky early in 2011 as the 4th quarter of their elemental cycle of albums.

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Experimental electronic artist New Now creates soaring score like pieces which would be at home in the greatest technological thriller never made. New Now is the work of Richard Dawson who draws inspiration from gaming classics like Portal and American McGee’s Alice, with the latter possessing a striking Charlie Clouser soundtrack, amongst a myriad of [...]

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Dark Mourning Promotions has just released another 19 track beast of a compilation in the shape of Mecha[nized]. The EBM/dark electronic album featuring such rising stars as Psyborg Corp and T3rror 3rror and is the 3rd such compilation to be released by the promo network.

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Posted by James Paterson 48 COMMENTS

It has not been long since Download finally confirmed that AC/DC is definitely to headline the 3 day Donnington Rock festival and, as of 8pm this evening the announcement was made that Rage Against The Machine and Aerosmith are also to rank highly in the event. The on-line announcement also states that 5 further bands [...]

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