My Awesome Compilation new album ‘FRONTIERS’ is ready to be released and after waiting 3 years the fans are getting intense with anticipation:

“With the new material,” explains drummer Andy Driver, “we have gone for a darker, more intense edge. We wrote the songs like mini movie plots, some based on real experiences, (‘Accelerate’ — a car chase!), some on stories (‘Ghosts On The Underground’) and some simply plucked from our imagination (‘The Theatre Room’).”

“Lyrically, we have taken a new slant from the last album,” continues vocalist/guitarist Chris Driver, “Where we assume different characters and angles in each song to add to the dynamic. We wanted this album to be only half an hour long and hard hitting. There is an element of frustration in songs like ‘accelerate’ and ‘hostage’; it suits the content of the song and gives it an edge - anger. I guess we’re definitely a bit pissed off at the music industry and we’ve come up with darker subjects to write about (‘Red Is For Danger’ - A guy ready to kill) to release our feelings.”

“We’ve still kept FRONTIERS very much in the MAC vein and worked hard on the melodies and structures (with producer Larry Hibbitt),” says bassist Darius Cobb, “So it still has the hooks, the sweet choruses and rocking keyboard lines. But we’ve brought an edge and a purpose to the songs too.”

MAC Official website

To remind you all of the MAC sound check out the bands great single ‘Put Up A Fight’ taken from the album ‘Actions’. HERE

Read The Rock3 review of ‘FRONTIERS’ Here:

12 Gauge Alliance recorded their current material in Newport with Jeff and Ginge former members of Dubwar/Skindred in summer 2007 and have had great ratings/feedback through their myspace page (www myspace.com/12gaugeallianceuk). With the band setting up their myspace page on the 15th January 2007 it has already attracted over 440,000 profile views, with OVER half a million plays and a worldwide following of almost 40,000 in just 11 months. In addition to the recording the band had one of their tracks “Breaking Hearts Beating” featured on the 2007 Metal Hammer Soundtrack CD alongside Killswitch Engage, As I Lay dying, Lacuna Coil and The Gallows.
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12 Gauge Alliance are looking forward to 2008 where they are back on the road with a very busy schedule where they will carry out a number of UK tours and an American tour in August 2008. The band also has recently been confirmed for a support slot playing with American band Aiden in Belgium June 2008 which the band intend to use as one of their European Dates.
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MYSPACE PAGE
Rock3 Review of 12 Gauge Alliance

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THRASH METAL MONSTERS INSANITA pre-view tracks from the new album ‘THE THRILL OF THE KILL’ on their myspace page and are letting fans download for FREE SIX TRACKS for a limited period of time. Check out upcoming tour dates to conicide with the album launch.
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myspace.com/insanitamusic

Cage The Elephant’s early evening show at the Earl Of Camden saw queues around the block as people tried to get into the show.
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The Camden Crawl allows ticket holders to move between venues in NW1 throughout the festival, although the popularity of some bands meant that some waiting was required.
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Playing a half hour set of scuzzy rhythm and blues Cage The Elephant got down and dirty with the crowd, with lead singer Matt Schultz leaning into the mosh pit at the front.
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In the middle of the set Schultz climbed onto the speakers and made his way down the bar, singing into the microphone while fans crowd-surfed towards the stage. Having made his way safely back to the rest of his band Schultz then dived head first into the sweaty throng.
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The singer careered towards the floor, with only his feet visible for a moment as he disappeared into the crowd, before returning to the stage. Schultz appeared to have almost lost a shoe in the incident, explaining: “Fuck, I thought I’d have to walk around the rest of the day with just one shoe!”
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With the set finished Cage The Elephant decided to leave the stage by walking through the crowd – with some band members attempting to crowd surf towards the door.
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Cop the band on stage with THE VIDEO of their single ‘IN ONE EAR’ HERE
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MORE Cage The Elephant GIGS HERE

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“Playing a brutal style of metal Sharp End First open their debut album with the ferocious ‘Super Thriller’ setting you up for the rest of this intriguing album of quality modern metal “

A Monstrous sound flexing it’s muscles SHARP END FIRST release their DEBUT ALBUM
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“It is brutal!” - ROCKSOUND MAGAZINE
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“An EP that seethes and swaggers with attitude and technical proficiency.You can hear the rampaging ambition spilling out the speakers.” - KERRANG!
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“Fusing Crushing breakdowns with soaring melody, truly monstrous.”
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“Dividing Infinity is an introspective masterpiece, Blinded By Belief is possibly even better! 7.5 out of 10? - TERRORIZER
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“07/10/2006 - The Worst Band Name Of The Week Award goes to: Sharp End First” - NME
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“This is seriously heavy stuff. The intensity is everywhere on this release.” - HEATHEN ANGEL
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“Epic sound and brutal breakdowns” - PUNKNEWS.CO.UK
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Pit ninjas won’t be complaining.” - BLASTWAVE.CO.UK

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Rock3 Review of RULE THE DAY HERE (we said it was the best, before the rest!)

Sharp End First

Featuring the smash hit single “Wake Up” Black Swan explores social and moral issues close to the band’s heart. With themes of war and prejudice, and taking lyrical inspiration from the likes of Carl Sagan among others, the group’s latest album finds the band in a refined state. “Musically, we’ve grown so much. We have some very unique, timeless, face melting guitar riffs and solos that have come to define our sound, without compromising the idea of a classic song,” explains guitarist Ryan Phillips.
Story of the Year’s first single, ‘Wake Up’ is up on the band’s MySpace page and will be released in the UK on May 19th.. watch the video here:

“Making this record felt like starting over,” says front man Dan Marsala. “We’re like a brand new band. You can hear it in these songs, we’re excited again. I think we’ve really stepped it up on this record.”
The album and single are released on Epitaph records in the UK www.storyoftheyear.net

“The Oculus” EP contains “Absent Are The Saints” and “We Gave It Hell,” from The Tide and Its Takers album, released in Europe on May 26th (G/A/S on May 30th)… The third track is titled “Criminal Justice,” and was originally written and recorded by the Seattle band Satchel.
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36 Crazyfists’ “The Oculus” EP available across all digital platforms from April 21, 2008

Click Play to listen to - Absent Are The Saints - by 36 Crazyfists
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London based band DORP prepare for their second single release in six months with high hopes of a higher charting position then the bands first single ‘London Out There’, Taken from their debut album ‘Humans Being’, due for release this summer, the accompanying video features the guys flying weightless in a plummeting boeing 727, 20,000 feet above the earths surface….definitely not a feat for the weak of stomach!

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Offical Dorp website here:

Those unqualified vagrants of Rock known as the super group Velvet Revolver hit the UK in March with support from the superb band Pearl (ft Scott Ian - Anthrax ) and Rock3 was there snapping away with our two super heroes.. read the review and soak up the atmosphere in pictures and words from the Birmingham show HERE:

“Trip The Light Fantastic”
SINGLE RELEASED APRIL 28TH
*DIGITAL ONLY THROUGH I-TUNES*

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Visit The Official Website of Chinastyle

See the ‘Behind The Scenes’ recording of the TRIP THE LIGHT FANTASTIC

Not every band can claim that they got together whilst playing a huge open-air festival in the Henan Province of China; and not every band can boast talent ranging from the bands GETAMP3D, Rooster and Pitchshifter. CHINASTYLE can.

In October 2007 these four guys realized that their special bond could create an immense fortress of music, CHINASTYLE was born. The four members of the band have toured relentlessly over the last few years (in their previous guises) and been responsible for over a quarter of a million album sales worldwide. CHINASTYLE will excite the senses and enlighten the soul.

Rick Parkhouse – Vocals
Ben Smyth – Bass, Vocals
Tim Parkhouse – Guitars, Vocals
Jason Bowld - Drums

“Cities On Fire” will be the lead track on Hideous Records’ new three-way split EP, “twobythree.” Released on the 25th of March to coincide with the April dates, it features two tracks by each of the three UK Punk bands taking part on the tour; Reuben, The Ghost Of A Thousand and Baddies.

Limited to only 500 copies in the shops, a further 1000 copies of the CD will be available at the shows. The tracklisting is as follows:

Reuben

1. Cities On Fire (single edit) Watch the fab Video here:
2. Shambles (long version)

The Ghost Of A Thousand

3. Black Art Number 1
4. Up to you (original demo)

Baddies

5. Battleships
6. Tiffany I’m Sorry

Reuben official website

Cities On Fire Video

Myspace page

Title: ‘In One Ear’ - WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

Label: Relentless / DSP
Release: March 10th 2008 / download March 2nd

Format: CD single / 7″ vinyl / digital download
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“Who needs indie whimsy when you’ve got scorched-earth desert punk as venomous as this?” – NME
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“High Energy Rock ‘n Roll with attitude” - Rock3
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TV Smith recorded the whole of the album ‘Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts’ Live at the 100 club on April 5 2007 with support band ‘The Bored Teenagers’. The DVD is to be released on March 10th 2008 and includes five bounus live tracks that were not on the original album release.

Read the Rock3 Review of the DVD ‘Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts’ HERE To watch a snippet from the concert click here, To buy the album or find out what TV smith is currently upto then visit his website tvsmith.com to listen to the Adverts and other Punk bands of the seventies check out our ‘Seventies Punk radio’ station here.

 last year we ‘released’ a single:‘The Coldest Geometry’.. with*www.airbagrecordings.coma romantic ode to the sublime architecture of motorway service stations..* set to storm charts globally.*Alas, production problems ensued.shoddy test pressings were rejected, smashed in fits of audiophile indignance.the ltd 12″ is currently marooned in eastern europe.for those that placed preorders on our last tour.. we apologise

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Doing this job of the evening can be very rewarding, it always is from a photography side of things, however musically you do get some nights when you think, I’m not gon’na enjoy this, whilst driving to Birmingham the later thought was in my head.,

I?m down in the pit waiting for the main act, Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster a couple a minutes later they casually stroll onto the stage, a bit of fine tunning, and then, bang, right between the eyes, full on in your face southern rock n roll, I?m taken back, what?s happening here, the cameras flying through the shots and all I?m thinking is that these boys are good, I mean really good. They are basically a bunch of hillbillies that have been blessed with a lead man that has you jaw wide open?. Dallas Taylor works the venue from front to back, in the crowd, back to the stage, he?s every where, musically they are bang on ? ripping through the tracks at an all to quick pace ? its too easy for Dallas, as a matter of fact its all to easy for them all, I wouldn?t be surprised if MATSOD became massive, the potential is defiantly there ?it?s a good gig, totally the opposite to my thoughts when driving in ? Thanks to Andy at ferret records, I have now received the cd, I’ve gota say it?s even better than the live event. It?s got a deep classic rock root that?s morphed with violent backwoods influence, there?s only ffwd track on it ?Wylie, but that?s because it?s followed by the classic,? Death in a Alcoholic? backed up with, ? memories of the grove?, ?plenty strong and plenty wrong? the last couple of tracks, tale of the runaways & the day hell broke loose at Sicard hollow bring you down to a kind of early pink floyd/ country sound that again I find that I keep repeating them, it?s a bit addictive. you?ve probably gathered by now that I?ve enjoyed my Maylene experience ?..You tube um, my space um, whatever you do, find um ?..they are quality and they will be big ??… James Hope(james@rock3music.com)

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