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Biomechanicals is the second offering by METALITE from Sweden. This is the first album with new vocalist Erica Ohlsson where her vocals perfectly compliment the music created on this album. The band themselves have developed their style from what was unleashed on their debut Heroes in Time and is ideal for the digital age. Far … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Metalite – Biochemicals
MANTRA are a prog metal band from France. They are due to release their third studio album Medium; which is a really interesting concept album about Body and Mind. This album really struck me to start with as it only has three tracks, however each track is exactly seventeen minutes and seven seconds long. The … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Mantra – Medium
Aside from having a name that makes me chuckle, GIANT DWARF were formed in Perth, Australia and comprise of Aaron Soppo (Vocals), Luke Drag (Drums and Percussion), S John Paterson (Bass), Rick (Guitar and Sitar) and Russ Tee (Guitar and Didgeridoo). Their members have played with such acts like Nick Oliver (QUEENS OF THE STONE … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Giant Dwarf – Giant Dwarf
Are you prepared? You should be. German Melodic Death Metal troupe IN SANITY are about to unleash chaos and pandemonium with their upcoming album Welcome To The Show. The title alone is enough to pique anyone’s curiosity and the album comes down on your hard. Welcome To The Show was recorded produced in the Greenman … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: In Sanity – Welcome To The Show
I first heard about Power Metal Quest Festival via a Facebook link last year, it featured a competition to win a pair of tickets for the event. I was fortunate enough to win said competition, so travelled down to Birmingham with a friend for the weekend and really enjoyed PMQF 2018. After my positive experience … Continue reading LIVE REPORT: Power Metal Quest Fest – The Asylum, Birmingham 28.09.2019
The playlist has been updated and there has been a lot of releases and tours since festival season is now over. There have been an array of releases from Eclipse, Eleine, Insomnium, Unleash The Archers, Alter Bridge, A New Tomorrow and a few others. Gloryhammer released their single The Land Of Unicorns and they also … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST 11.10.2019
This is a band and an album for lovers of classic heavy metal. SCREAMER are a Swedish group with traditional heavy metal sounds and values; they want to have a good time, party and make music. This is their fourth studio album since their 2017 release Hell Machine, and the first studio album on their … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Screamer – Highway Of Heroes
Today is Mental Health Awareness Day and here on Rock Out Stand Out, we will be honouring this day. As you may have noticed, there are some stories that are being shared and there is a playlist to help honour this day. This playlist includes songs by artists who sadly lost their lives to mental … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST: MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY
A few years ago, things looked bleak for Rock Out Stand Out editor in chief and founder Lotty Whittingham. Over the years, she found two things to be helpful; therapy and being brutally honest with her feelings. Here is her story. It’s coming up to four years since I decided to open up how I … Continue reading YOUR STORIES: Take Off The Mask – Be Brutally Honest
A few months ago, Jacob McCrone submitted a story about how a game helped him overcome depression. Now he is writing for Rock Out Stand Out, he has researched into body dysmorphia amongst men in the metal scene and has written a piece. Here is what he found out. I was at Bloodstock a few … Continue reading YOUR STORIES: Body Dysmorphia In The Metal Scene