When I meet up with vocalist Teej, I can already tell just how much this track means to him and the band. This is the track they've pushed the most on socials, this is the track that already feels like one of their most special ones.

"We built this thing so that we can be a part of a community, not so we can watch a community grow absently around us. It is almost in its own right, a small protest against predatory promoters."

London symphonic metallers Tales of Perdition are no strangers to this blog - I'm a big fan of the sort of music that makes me feel ready for an epic quest. And now, the album is here, fusing symphonic metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal together with a healthy dose of grand theatric flair.

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has revealed that a remaster of his 1997 solo album Accident of Birth will be releasing on the 23rd of October, in collaboration with Brendan Duffy.

I've stepped out of my comfort zone and on to the tube to 229, a great little venue hidden on Portland Street in London. I'm here to catch up with atmospheric rock duo LOST VELVET, tonight performing as a four piece supporting Copenhagen's Town Portal, ahead of the release of their debut album Dark Cells.

I think if there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that social media isn't, well, very social. And with their new release 'Social Suicide', Spalding metalcore outfit KEEP THIS UP have approached this the way they know how to - with a relentless barrage of heavy riffs and angry breakdowns.