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Bloodstock's Winter Gathering 2025

1 week ago | ramzine.co.uk | Victoria Purcell

Be among the first to experience Bloodstock’s Winter Gathering this December? This exciting new one-day addition to the premier heavy metal summer festival is scheduled for launch on 6th December 2025. Set in the iconic KK’s Steelmill in Wolverhampton, this can’t-miss event for metal enthusiasts will kick off at 2pm, featuring a stellar lineup of top-notch acts. Bloodstock is excited to announce that the main stage will showcase the legendary doom metal band Candlemass.
Joanne Shaw Taylor & Dirty Honey co-headline Maid of Stone’s Friday

1 week ago | ramzine.co.uk | Victoria Purcell

Last month, Richie Kotzen (known for his work with Poison, Mr. Big, and Winery Dogs) withdrew from Maid of Stone 2025. Kotzen’s team stated: “Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond the Artist’s control, it is with great regret that we announce the cancellation of Richie Kotzen’s appearance and performance at the upcoming Maid Of Stone festival on July 18th in Maidstone UK. Richie sincerely apologizes for this disappointment and extends his gratitude to the fans for their understanding”.
Evanescence return with 'Afterlife'

1 week ago | ramzine.co.uk | Victoria Purcell

Evanescence are back with a fresh music video for their song ‘Afterlife’. This track is currently part of Netflix’s new animated series, Devil May Cry, which made an impressive entrance at No. 4 during its premiere week. The series has garnered positive reviews in the adult animation category and has maintained its place in Netflix’s Global TV Top 10 for two consecutive weeks.
Coheed and Cambria - The Father of Make Believe

1 week ago | ramzine.co.uk | Victoria Purcell

Coheed and Cambria have unveiled their latest album, The Father of Make Believe, released through Virgin in March 2025. Coheed have established themselves as the masters of concept albums, with their earlier works forming part of ‘The Amory Wars’ and ‘Vaxis’ narratives, complemented by accompanying comic books.
Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State due to Katatonia

1 week ago | ramzine.co.uk | Paul H Birch

Swedish grandeurs of melancholic heaviness, Katatonia return with Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State, set for release on 6th June via Napalm Records. Once again, the Stockholm-based unit navigate a tightrope act between nocturnal darkness and Scandinavian despair while subtly weaving a sense of hope into the listener’s heart.
In Memory of Tom Dixon

1 week ago | ramzine.co.uk | Victoria Purcell

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tom Dixon, a music journalist, reviewer, and valued member of the RAMzine team, who left us on 9th April 2025 at age 67. Tom Dixon was born in the North East of England on 16th November 1957. He tied the knot with his wife Dianne, whom he first met in grammar school back in 1978. Together, they built a life in Somerset and celebrated an enduring marriage that spanned half a century.
Walter Trout Announces May UK Tour

1 week ago | ramzine.co.uk | Paul H Birch

Resilient blues rock con Walter Trout continues his prolific tour schedule as he returns for the second part of his Broken UK Tour in May 2025, where he will be playing songs from his latest album along with classic’s from across his career.
We Lost The Sea Announce New Album Ahead of ArcTanGent Festival Appearances

1 week ago | ramzine.co.uk | Paul H Birch

Australian post-rock band We Lost The Sea’s fifth studio album, A Single Flower, is due for release on Friday 4th July. “The world lay wrecked before us, a quiet ruin of things lost and things that never were. The mornings came like the grinding of old gears, a slow turning toward some unknowable purpose. And yet, in the stillness of despair, the nameless rose.
Luke Haines & Peter Buck... Going Down To The River...To Blow My Mind

1 week ago | ramzine.co.uk | Paul H Birch

Due out 28th July via Cherry Red Records is Going Down To The River…To Blow My Mind third in the psychiatric trilogy of albums by Luke Haines (Auteurs, Baader/Meinhof, Black Box Recorder) and Peter Buck of R.E.M fame.
Held By Trees - Hinterland

1 week ago | ramzine.co.uk | Laurence Todd

Following two albums primarily featuring instrumental compositions, Held By Trees (HBT) introduced vocals through Martin Smith in their 2024 release, Solace. The result is an a sublimely beautiful piece of work that comprises mainly three extended tracks. Each track is presented twice: once with vocals and once as a predominantly instrumental piece – the outcome being a quite absorbing album. On this new album Hinterland, however, HBT have reverted back to the instrumental format.