HEAVY SCOTLAND will return with a bang in 2018 with a new date, extending the festival to three days from Friday 31 August to Sunday 02 September, returning to Edinburgh's Corn Exchange.

Exclusively playing in Scotland in 2018 are: metal legends CARCASS, thrash titans GAMA BOMB, Brazilians NERVOSA and local favourites PERPETUA. 

Purchase tickets from: http://www.heavyscotland.com/

Under-18 tickets are available now. Super Early Bird tickets available from just £66.60 and Student Weekend tickets at just £50.

The news follows a highly impressive first year from Heavy Scotland, placing Edinburgh on the international metal map. Headliners Behemoth and Arch Enemy topped a stellar bill, which also included the likes of Fleshgod Apocalypse, Destruction, Finntroll, Havok and more. Garnering local and international acclaim, Heavy Scotland is fast becoming Scotland's national heavy metal festival, and is the largest of its kind in the country's capital of Edinburgh. Borne from a love of all things loud and with a passion for the local scene, Heavy Scotland is an event deserving of the attention so far received. Stay tuned for more information as it comes.

For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/heavyscotland
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https://www.twitter.com/heavyscotland

The astonishingly inventive progressive chiptune artist Danimal Cannon has released his unique take on the Rush classic, 'Subdivisions'.

Premiered via Music Radar/Total Guitar (who say it 'will blow your mind'), watch 'Subdivisions' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny-UxcAV3bk

Danimal Cannon (Daniel Behrens) is a scientist-turned-videogame composer and solo musician. Well regarded in the indie videogame music world, Danimal combines an incredibly eclectic range of influences to create something totally unique. Equal parts industrial, prog rock, electronic – this is 8-bit metal. 

Dan's music is composed using a 1989 Nintendo Gameboy, resulting in an entirely new musical world, where retro 8-bit timbres complement incredibly tasteful solo guitarwork. 

Sitting comfortably in both the prog and metal worlds, Danimal Cannon’s success in the indie programming/videogame community has seen him tour with Powerglove and The Protomen, as well as playing alongside Animals as Leaders and Chon, and headlining five indie electronic music festivals across the world. Having sold over 10,000 albums previously, the sky’s the limit for this one-of-a-kind musician.

For more information:
http://www.danimalcannon.com
http://www.twitter.com/armcannon
http://www.facebook.com/danimalcannonmusic

Swedish rock outfit NORMANDIE have released the video for their brand new single 'Pay For This', to coincide with their forthcoming UK/European tour. The track is the first material to feature new bassist Lucas Englund. 

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpA1hnDsHrY

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The forthcoming tour will be co-headlined by former Yellowcard frontman William Ryan Key. Both acts will perform headline-length sets - with Normandie closing each show - and will be joined by solo sensation Grumble Bee. 

Dates for the tour are as follows: 

28.11.2017 - Paris FR, Backstage (Tickets)
29.11.2017 - Antwerp BE, Kavka (Tickets)
30.11.2017 - Haarlem NL, Patronaat Z3 (Tickets)
02.12.2017 - Cologne DE, MTC (Tickets)
03.12.2017 - Hamburg DE, Headcrash (Tickets)
04.12.2017 - Berlin DE, Musik Und Frieden (Tickets)
06.12.2017 - Cardiff UK, Clwb Ifor Bach (Tickets)
07.12.2017 - London UK, Boston Music Room* (Tickets)
09.12.2017 - Southampton UK, Joiners (Tickets)
10.12.2017 - Nottingham UK, Bodega (Tickets)
11.12.2017 - Birmingham UK, O2 Academy 3 (Tickets)
13.12.2017 - Manchester UK, Sound Control (Tickets) 
14.12.2017 - Glasgow UK, Attic (Tickets)
15.12.2017 - Newcastle UK, Think Tank (Tickets)

*Normandie & William Ryan Key only. 

Normandie return to the road after a successful summer of festival appearances, including their Download Festival debut which saw them stun crowds on The Avalanche Stage. The band also released their single 'Ghost' in June, which BBC Radio 1 DJ Daniel P. Carter championed as his 'Rockest Record', following their 2016 debut album Inguz. 

Since the release of Inguz Normandie have gained support from the Radio 1, Team Rock and Kerrang! Radio, as well as Scuzz TV and Kerrang! TV. The four-piece also inked a US deal with InVogue Records to release the album, which saw them position twice in the US Billboard Charts (#20 Alternative New Artists and #60 Top New Artists). 

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/normandieofficial
https://twitter.com/wearenormandie

No-nonsense garage punk rockers Pretty Pistol reveal their ripper of a single in 'Cry Wolf', out today - 17.11.17 via SaySomething Records.

Premiering via AlreadyHeard, watch the short but sharp video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2tZkPJeoMw

Purchase here:

Spotify - goo.gl/5dhYss
Apple Music - goo.gl/P44EYD
iTunes - goo.gl/kmPmzE

Recorded with John Mitchell (Architects, Enter Shikari, You Me At Six) and filmed in one take by Tom Pullen (Enter Shikari, Lower Than Atlantis, Waterparks), 'Cry Wolf' is a sub-two-minute statement of intent from the band.

Sitting somewhere between Gallows, Be Your Own Pet, Milk Teeth, The Kills, Pretty Pistolare made up of Laura Le Rox's vicious vocal attack, and backed by Emma Waller (drums), Billy Larsen (guitar), Rich Cooper (bass). Having recently supported punk legends Penetration, and KidBrother, Drones, Crazytown, the band are set to play their first headline show at The Black Heart, Camden, London, on December 06th.

An exciting new group who are at the beginning of their journey, Pretty Pistol take no prisoners. Stay tuned for more information including news of a debut EP coming very shortly.

For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/events/149849302311333/

https://www.facebook.com/pg/prettypistoluk
https://www.twitter.com/prettypistoluk

https://www.facebook.com/saysomethingrecords/

Elusive international prog rock powerhouse AN ENDLESS SPORADIC have announced a new lineup of Berklee alumni and their first run of live shows since 2014 including an appearance at the prestigious NAMM show in January. 

LIVE DATES: 
27 November: Prog Night @ Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA - full info
29 November: Prog Night @ Viper Room, West Hollywood, CA - full info
28 January: NAMM, Pioneer DJ Arena Plaza Stage, CA - full info

"I couldn't be more excited to hit the stage with An Endless Sporadic for the first time since 2014,"comments the mastermind behind An Endless Sporadic, Zach Kamins.  "After spending so much time in the studio working on Magic Machine and wondering how it would be played live, I finally found four highly impressive pieces to the puzzle; Matt Graff, Vini Cavalieri, Alex Jannuzzi, and Alberto Menezes! These guys really bring this music to life and I have so much fun playing alongside them."

Watch the band in action on their single 'It's Like a Path But It Changes All The Time': https://youtu.be/16u7BFa5sAE

The band have also announced the release of their last album, Magic Machine, on vinyl, which will be released in December. The critically acclaimed Magic Machine, features many special guests including Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment), Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings), Michael Iago Mellender (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum) and Navene K (Animals as Leaders, Entheos) to name just a few and is a showcase for mind-bending musicianship and rich expressiveness via avant-garde film-score soundscapes. 

An Endless Sporadic are currently busy painstakingly writing the follow up to 2016's Magic Machinerelease, with further plans to tour in late 2018.

Find out more about An Endless Sporadic
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US post-hardcore band SECRETS have streamed a new track ahead of their European and UK tour.

First streaming via Rock Sound, you can now listen to 'Five Years' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqkJV_T6X3M

Teasing news of their highly-anticipated new album, the band state: 

"'Five Years' is pure anger. It's about trying to explain to someone that you don't want them in your life anymore, not just as your significant other, but even as an acquaintance and they just don't get it. We all enjoyed writing "Five Years" because it takes us back to our heavy side a bit and it's the first song that we got to fully unleash Wade and showcase how great of a vocalist he is. This will be Wade's second record with the band and since having him we have finally found a sound that we are all proud of.

The band has been locked up in studios with different producers writing and recording this record for basically an entire year. over that time we also moved from Rise Records to Made In The Shade. We felt that Made In The Shade would offer us more opportunities and the means to record the best record possible and they absolutely helped immensely with the process."

The Californian group are readying themselves for their fourth LP. Their previous three albums charting and amassing tens of thousands of sales, the band are firmly on the up. Forming in 2011 SECRETS have already toured with the likes of Slaves, Asking Alexandria, Ice Nine Kills, the US Warped Tour. 2018 will be the year of SECRETS.

Set to be released in early 2018, SECRETS' new album will be self-titled as the band press forward with a bigger and more mature sound. Stay tuned for more information as it comes.

Tour dates:

22/11/2017 – London UK, Boston Music Room*
23/11/2017 – Manchester UK, Satans Hollow*
24/11/2017 – Northampton UK, Roadmender* 
25/11/2017 – Bridgend UK, Hobos*
26/11/2017 – Bristol UK, The Lanes*
27/11/2017 – Bournemouth UK, The Anvil*
28/11/2017 – Eindhoven NL, Dynamo^ 
29/11/2017 – Leipzig DE, Naumanns^ 
30/11/2017 – Berlin DE, Maze Club^ 
01/12/2017 – Wroclaw PL, DK Luksus^ 
02/12/2017 – Prague CZ, Klub 007^ 
03/12/2017 – Budapest HU, A38^
04/12/2017 – Vienna AT, Arena^ 
05/12/2017 – Munich DE, Backstage^ 
06/12/2017 – Milan IT, Circle Svolta^
07/12/2017 - Aarau CH, Kiff^
08/12/2017 - Tessenderlo BE, The Box^
09/12/2017 - Bochum DE, Matrix^

* support from Shields
^support from Our Hollow, Our Home

For More Information: 

twitter.com/SECRETSofficial || facebook.com/secretsofficial || secretsofficial.com

Lincoln tech-metallers BORDERS have released a video for their brand new single 'Watch The World Burn', the band's first new material since the release of their Diagnosed EP earlier this year.

Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/rr4rV6veqR0

BORDERS are currently out on the road supporting Martyr Defiled on their European farewell tour, before they return to the UK to appear at Techabilitation.

Live dates:

10.11.2017 - Zug CH, Industrie 45 (w/ Martyr Defiled)
11.11.2017 - Tournai BE, Port'Ouverte (w/ Martyr Defiled)
12.11.2017 - Essen DE, Don't Panic (w/ Martyr Defiled)
13.11.2017 - Berlin DE, Cassiopeia (w/ Martyr Defiled)
14.11.2017 - Gothenburg SE, Fangelset (w/ Martyr Defiled)
15.11.2017 - Hamburg DE, Bar 227 (w/ Martyr Defiled)
16.11.2017 - Leipzig DE, 4Rooms (w/ Martyr Defiled)
17.11.2017 - Erfurt DE, From Hell (w/ Martyr Defiled
18.11.2017 - Mannheim DE, Vogelstang (w/ Martyr Defiled)
26.11.2017 - London UK, New Cross Inn (Techabilitation)

Having utterly obliterated the stages at UK Tech-Fest, Deadbolt, Macmillan Fest and Mosh On The Tyne, as well as sharing the stage with the likes of Decapitated and Heart Of A Coward, BORDERS have upped the ante in 2017, creating an even more ominous and demonic presence. Since joining the band before the release of Diagnosed, Jordan “JJ” Olifent brings a stylistic change to BORDERS’ sound, with his raw and vitriolic screams combined with the creative riff patterns and polyrhythmic quality of the instruments ushering in a new and improved sound that pushes them further from any one particular genre of metal.

For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/BordersbandUK
https://www.twitter.com/BordersbandUK
https://www.youtube.com/user/BordersbandUK
https://www.instagram.com/BordersbandUK

Dissonant newcomers GOD COMPLEX announce their inception with highly-charged single 'Hate Runs Through Me', their first public track.

Premiered via Metal Injection, who state the band "bring brutal dark hardcore to new heights", GOD COMPLEX's single comes ahead of their tour support with VENOM PRISON and CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR.

Watch 'Hate Runs Through Me' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuPZKxa6vK0

Dates:

Nov 11 Thekla Bristol UK
Nov 12 The Black Heart London UK
Nov 13 The Flapper Birmingham UK
Nov 14 Classic Grand Glasgow UK
Nov 15 The Key Club Leeds UK
Nov 16 The Star & Garter Manchester UK

For More Information: 

facebook.com/godcomplexuk || twitter.com/godcomplexuk || www.createdsick.com

Basick Records label mates CREATE TO INSPIRE and CANVAS have announced a 2018 co-headline tour, set to take place across six dates in January. They will be joined by special guests SKYWALKER. 

Dates for the tour are as follows: 

10.01.2018 - London, 229 The Venue
11.01.2018 - Cardiff, Fuel
12.01.2018 - Derby, The Hairy Dog
13.01.2018 - Manchester, Satan's Hollow
14.01.2018 - Glasgow, The Garage Attic
15.01.2018 - Sheffield, Corporation

CREATE TO INSPIRE released their debut album Sickness in May, whilst CANVAS released Worry in October, both via Basick Records. SKYWALKER released their Sugar House EP in September. 

Sickness is an album full of post-hardcore fury with flavours of melodic ambience, making for an exhilarating listen and showcasing a band that has matured leaps and bounds both musically and lyrically, fuelling a new-found fire in the CREATE TO INSPIRE machine.

Watch the band's video for 'Blue': https://youtu.be/5BIhcfanmbg

Bands that well and truly hit you at the core - whether it's through crushing heaviness or pure emotional atmosphere - are very hard to come by nowadays, yet CANVAS' take on post-hardcore is as hard-hitting as it gets. Not ones to shy away from getting their hands dirty within their own creations and taking a heavy DIY approach, the quintet have spent the last couple of years jumping in their van and playing shows anywhere and everywhere from clubs and houses, to garages and practice spaces.

Check out 'Haunt You' here: https://youtu.be/_8EM4M5JeDs

Liverpool-based four-piece SKYWALKER crush speed and aggression with melodic hooks and bouncy choruses. They firmly put themselves in the skate punk scene, taking their emotional post-hardcore inspiration from the likes of Crooks and Counterparts, whilst retaining the strength of their massive pop-punkesque choruses that wouldn't look at out of place in a Neck Deep track. Unstoppable drive and determination has quickly built SKYWALKER a strong fanbase across Europe, and earned them shows alongside the likes of NOFX, Madball, Anti-Flag, Limp Bizkit and more.

Watch the video for 'Caffeine', which features CREATE TO INSPIRE frontman Sean Midson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqOZu3JCkkI