Mark Morton, renowned guitarist and songwriter of Lamb of God, shared his latest single ‘Hell & Back’, featuring Jaren Johnston of The Cadillac Three and his first original song release since 2020, out via Snakefarm Records!
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News Posts
Country metallers Spiritworld announced their 3rd album ‘Heldorado’ to be out in March via Century Media Records and shared the new single and video ‘Abilene Grime’!
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Thundermother’s founder, songwriter and guitar player Filippa Nässil is set to release her debut solo album ‘American Diaries’ via Despotz Records this Autumn, and shared the new single ‘Mount Shasta’!
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“Thrash Grass” outfit The Native Howl dropped the captivating new single and video ‘Mercy’ via Sumerian Records, featuring the ever impressive Lzzy Hale from Halestorm on guest vocals!
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Hardy releases a banger of a country rock single with ‘Rockstar’, a tongue-in-cheek track paying homage to iconic rock bands with a great video, released via Big Loud Records / Big Loud Rock!
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American NWOCR band Hearts & Hand Grenades meld rock, country, hip hop and pop in their new single ‘I Just Want My Rock’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Where I Begin’, set for release on January 26 via Eclipse Records!
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Scene Queen is yet again breaking the rules by blending all the most gatekept genres into her new track ‘MILF’, bringing the yeehaw energy, a track from her upcoming debut album ‘Hot Singles In Your Area’, set for release in Spring 2024 via Hopeless Records.
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The Devil’s Trade bring us some melancholy country music.
Unique Swedish solo artist Old Kerry McKee signed to a great quality label!
Find out who is appearing as a guest on Devildriver’s upcoming outlaw country cover album!
Photo Reports
Every year we like to look back at the amazing shows we captured, and in 2024 Anna/ScarletMemory Photography covered bands like Vola, Apulanta, Marko Hietala, Cyan Kicks, Stam1na, Kotiteollisuus, Blind Channel, Cyhra, Sigh, Everwave, Sonata Arctica, Neonfly, Altamullan Road, Avatar, Raskasta Joulua, Beatrix, Battle Beast, Steve ‘n’ Seagulls, Áilu Valle, Amoc and Trio Boogiemen mostly in Tampere, Finland!
Country music isn’t just for warm summer days as Steve ‘n’ Seagulls skilfully demonstrated when they played their last gig of 2024 at Tampere’s Klubi on Friday the 20th of December.
Steve ‘n’ Seagulls came to Tampere’s G Livelab in the beginning of June and united people of all ages with their light-hearted music and bluegrass/country takes on rock and metal classics!
Back in April on a very rainy day the gothic/country/blues group Me And That Man led by Nergal took over the seemingly sold out Korjaamo venue in Helsinki, flanked by the American rock ‘n’ roll group Frank The Baptist, turning it into one of the best shows our photographer has covered thusfar this year. An event by Live Nation Finland.
A selection of 30 photos that Helder likes a lot from one of his most productive year considering covering concerts, including captures of Fear Factory, Atreyu, Jinjer, Rolo Tomassi, Stone, The Kooks, Pixies, Wunderhorse, Yours Truly, You Me at Six, Lake Malice, Bloodywood, Epica, Avatar, The 69 Eyes, Nova Twins, Cam Cole, Sabaton, The Lumineers, Grailknights, All For Metal, The Baboon Show, Combichrist, Megaherz, The BossHoss, Cancer Bats, Kvelertak, Fixation, Ignea, and Butcher Babies.
The cowboys from Berlin proved again how great they are in all aspects! We caught The BossHoss putting the Zenith in Munich, Germany on fire with their country rock party!
With The BossHoss, one of Germany’s most popular bands right now, we didn’t expect anything less than joy, animation and party at their show at the Tollwood Summer Festival in Munich!
Skálmöld + Alestorm = Skálstorm. Throw on top of that the cowboys of Bootyard Bandits and it results in one hell of a party night!
Lists
Samoht was clearly somewhat inspired by dark Americana and country inspired music looking at his albums of the year 2023 list featuring artists like Dorthia Cottrell, Osi and the Jupiter, Wayfarer and The Coffinshakers, but also massive albums by bands like Frozen Soul, Serpent’s Oath, SLOW, OAK, Smoulder and Bell Witch!
