MOTÖRHEAD proudly announce ‘The Manticore Tapes’ – a ‘lost’ album from 1976 to be released for the first time ever on 27th June via BMG. The album consists of eleven previously unreleased recordings from the first ever studio session of the ‘Three Amigos’ line-up of Lemmy, Fast Eddie Clarke and Phil Taylor. The first single and video ‘Motörhead’ is out now!
Watch the video for ‘Motörhead’ HERE and pre-order the album HERE
In 1976 the seminal line-up of Motörhead was solidified a year after the band’s initial inception. Known as the ‘Three Amigos’ era of Motörhead, Lemmy (bass/vocals), Fast Eddie Clarke (guitar) and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor (drums) joined forces and began their extraordinary journey to the top of the hard rock elite.
In August 1976 the band set up at Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s legendary Manticore Studio in Fulham to rehearse and showcase the new lineup. While they were there they recorded together for the very first time and now, forty nine years later, this long lost tape has surfaced, been dusted off and restored in all its raw glory, to celebrate the seminal hard rock bands 50th anniversary.
It’s quite surreal, even unbelievable that a whole half century has elapsed since that vital time in 1976. Just as remarkable, especially for those who remember Lemmy hammering the fruit machines of London’s pubs or as the era’s most extraordinarily approachable rock star, has been this always humble man’s ascension to Mount Rushmore-like immortality as rock ‘n’ roll’s ultimate icon, this despite his having sadly passed away nearly ten years ago. Lemmy himself certainly would have cackled.
The dogged struggles Motörhead faced in the first four of their 50 years are well documented and the almost accidental manifestation of this album – and the circumstances under which it was recorded – present a previously barely known new element in the band’s history from that time when it’s very future looked bleak had events not taken a different course.
Part of that early story involved a little-mentioned man called Frank Kennington, who roadied for The Who before moving into management and briefly taking on the struggling Motörhead. One of Kennington’s moves was booking the trio into the converted ABC cinema on Fulham Palace Road that served as prog supergroup Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s HQ – which was known as Manticore. Named after the mythical beast in Persian folklore that adorned their album sleeves, Manticore was one-stop shopping for bands, with the projection room housing offices while the seatless main auditorium provided a useful soundstage for bands to rehearse in. Motörhead were ensconced at Manticore recording their set on Ronnie Lane’s mobile studio, which was operated by Ronnie’s trusted mate Ron Faucus.
Faucus did a fine job capturing Motörhead’s blossoming raw power and high velocity onslaughts on songs that would remain in their live set until 1979. These aging tapes were brought to life with restoration duties dutifully handled by longtime Motörhead collaborator Cameron Webb at Maple Studios in California and mastered by Andrew Alekel at Bolskine House in Los Angeles. The result is a truly historical moment in the evolution of hard rock’s finest heavy icons, restoring and bringing to the public eye for the first time ever a vital part of Motörhead’s evolution and history.
The Manticore Tapes will be available as a deluxe expanded bookpack containing a double LP and 7” single, a single LP, CD and digital.
See below for full details of The Manticore Tapes releases and be sure to visit www.iMotorhead.com for news and updates!
TRACKLISTINGS
Deluxe Expanded Bookpack:
LP1 1 Intro (Instrumental) 2 Leavin’ Here 3 Vibrator 4 Help Keep Us on the Road 5 The Watcher 6 Motörhead 7 Witch Doctor (Instrumental) 8 Iron Horse / Born to Lose (Instrumental) 9 Leavin’ Here (Alternate Take) 10 Vibrator (Alternate Take) 11 The Watcher (Alternate Take)
LP2 Live: Blitzkreig on Birmingham ’77 1 Motörhead 2 Vibrator 3 Keep Us On The Road 4 The Watcher 5 Iron Horse 6 Leavin’ Here 7 On Parole 8 I’m Your Witch Doctor 9 Train Kept a-Rollin’ 10 City Kids 11 White Line Fever
7″ Live at Barbarella’s Birmingham ’77 (previously unreleased) 1 Motörhead 2 Keep Us On The Road
LP & CD: 1 Intro (Instrumental) 2 Leavin’ Here 3 Vibrator 4 Help Keep Us on the Road 5 The Watcher 6 Motörhead 7 Witch Doctor (Instrumental) 8 Iron Horse / Born to Lose (Instrumental) 9 Leavin’ Here (Alternate Take) 10 Vibrator (Alternate Take) 11 The Watcher (Alternate Take)
From the darkest crypts of Italy’s death metal underground, TENEBRO have officially signed with Time To Kill Records.
While the band is currently in the studio completing work on their highly anticipated new full-length album, they are preparing a special release to mark the occasion: “Uomo Mangia Uomo”, a limited edition CD compilation that brings together their notorious Trilogia della Morte Italiana for the first time in one unholy volume.
Scheduled for release to coincide with the band’s performance at this year’s Frantic Festival in Francavilla al Mare (Italy), “Uomo Mangia Uomo” will be unleashed as a collector’s box set, which will include not only the CD, but also an exclusive pin and woven patch, making it an essential item for diehard fans and collectors.
Self-styled as Italian Horror Glorifying Death Metal, TENEBRO have carved out a singular niche, channeling the rotting essence of the country’s most depraved horror and exploitation cinema.
This compilation includes their three cult EPs, previously released on cassette (Dismal Fate Records) and 7-inch vinyl (Seven Metal Inches Records), now unearthed together with an exclusive unreleased bonus track, “Uomo Mangia Uomo”, recorded specifically for this edition.
“Uomo Mangia Uomo” features tracks from the following EPs:
Carne Umana (2022) – a savage tribute to Umberto Lenzi’s “Cannibal Ferox”
La Bestia dell’Isola Maledetta (2023) – a grotesque homage to Joe D’Amato’s “Anthropophagus”
Contaminati Viventi (2025) – dedicated to Bruno Mattei’s zombie plague film “Virus”
+ 1 brand new unreleased bonus track, “Uomo Mangia Uomo”
This is death metal with no compromise: guttural, raw, and festering with the morbid spirit of Italy’s golden age of cinematic depravity. The Italian Death Trilogy is now complete. “Uomo Mangia Uomo” is your only chance to own the full sickness in one place.
Stay tuned for the artwork, previews, and more details coming soon via Time To Kill Records.
Line-up:
Il Becchino – Guitars, Vocals Il Beccamorto – Bass, Drums, Guitars
Icelandic death metal force DEVINE DEFILEMENT return with “Anthropophagic Apocalypse Pt. 2 – The Lord of Flesh”, a vicious new offering from their new album “Ruthless”, out now.
Expanding the grisly narrative introduced in Part 1, the track delivers a torrent of churning riffs, guttural vocals, and tightly controlled chaos. Fierce yet calculated, the band’s sound draws on technical precision and thick, menacing grooves to conjure a bleak, flesh-ripping atmosphere that cements their standing as one of the most ruthless acts in today’s extreme metal landscape.
The band commented:
“Picking up right where pt. 1 one left off, ‘Anthropophagic Apocalypse pt. 2’ escalates the intensity and ruthlessness of what came before! Hitting like a sledgehammer of barbaric blasting, ravenous riffs, sickening slams and vile vocals, we delve deeper into the lunacy of mankind’s self-annihilation. Join the Lord of Flesh as he invites you into his sadistic creed of perversion and atrocity to play some vicious games”.
Time To Kill Records will release “Ruthless” on May 9th, 2025. With this latest offering, the band refines their sonic onslaught, embracing a more compact and percussive approach, crafting tracks where tension remains constant and unrelenting.
Since their eruption onto the Icelandic metal scene in 2016, DEVINE DEFILEMENT has honed their signature sound—a fusion of pummeling grooves, devastating slams, and sheer brutality—into an even more relentless force. “Ruthless” captures this evolution, delivering leaner, sharper compositions that pulse with controlled aggression and unwavering intensity.
Tracklist:
1. Human Sewer 2. Abusement Park 3. Terror Tales 4. Excreted Entity 5. Internal Delusions Of The Torn Mind 6. Pulverised Secretions 7. Anthropophagic Apocalypse pt.1 – Collapse 8. Anthropophagic Apocalypse pt.2 – Lord of Flesh 9. Curbstomp The Predator 10. Draco Dominus 11. Bio-Organic Liquid-Slam 12. Beyond the Veil of Death
Already a dominant presence in the extreme metal underground, DEVINE DEFILEMENT has solidified their reputation through tireless touring across Iceland and Europe, sharing stages with some of the genre’s fiercest acts. Their crushing live performances have left a lasting impact at Eistnaflug, Reykjavík Deathfest, Norðanpaunk, Deathfeast Open Air, and Nice to Eat You, with more festival appearances confirmed for 2025.
For fans of: Ingested, Vulvodynia, Whitechapel, Pathology
Italian metallers ETERNAL IDOL are pleased to announce the release of their new studio album “Behind A Vision”, scheduled for release on July 11th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.
Guitarist Nick Savio commented on the new single: “Empire Of One will be easily chosen as one major hit in our next live set list. This masterpiece has all the right cards to be one of the best songs ever written by Eternal Idol. Solid high class modern rock riff with the co-lead male and female vocals singers at their best”.
Talking about the new album, he added: “I’m very excited to present to all of you the new Eternal Idol chapter. This new material is so fresh and melodic, with our trademark modern symphonic touch. The connection between band members and production team made something special which I’m very happy to share with all of you. The record is epic, symphonic, modern, mainstream and bombastic as you’ve never heard before. See you out there, Idols!!!”
Eternal Idol return with a revamped, re-energized line-up and an exciting new album, “Behind A Vision”.
Following the departure of Fabio Lione (Rhapsody, Angra) and Claudia Layline, guitarist Nick Savio (Hollow Haze), bassist Andrea Buratto (Secret Sphere, Hell In The Club), and drummer Enrico Fabris, managed to bring on board two young talented singers Gabriele Gozzi (who recently joined Induction) and Letizia Merlo.
Eternal Idol’s sophomore album is an epic maelstrom of symphonic/melodic metal that will delight fans of the genre who treasure intense songwriting and impeccable vocal performances.
Nick Savio worked hard on songwriting and arrangements. The new vocalists added their personal touch on all the songs as well. The album was recorded between the end of 2019 and early 2020, produced by Eternal Idol, and mixed by Simone Mularoni (DGM, Sunstorm). “Behind A Vision” represents a promise and a statement from Eternal Idol: to be one of the absolute best melodic metal releases of the year!
Eternal Idol is a symphonic metal band which was put together by Rhapsody and Angra vocalist Fabio Lione Italian guitarist Nick Savio of Hollow Haze. Their plan was to create a new and original sound which could catch symphonic metal fans by surprise. In fact, Eternal Idol offers an intriguing mix of classic metal, symphonic rock, and a few progressive metal twists.
The band’s debut, “The Unrevealed Secret” was released in December 2016, and received an overall excellent response. The band toured Europe and Italy in support of the release in early 2017.
Unfortunately, Eternal Idol went through some lineup changes all over the years, but Nick has always been able to regroup and brought a reenergized line-up and, with a brand new album under their belt, the band is now ready to once again unleash its baroque metal sound on the world!
“Behind A Vision” Tracklist:
1. Amnesia 2. The Enemy Is Me 3. Empire Of One 4. Vampire 5. Battle Of Souls 6. Beyond The Sun 7. Revolution 8. The Idol 9. The Eye Of God 10. The Great Illusion 11. Krystal
Line Up: Gabriele Gozzi – Vocals Letizia Merlo – Vocals Nick Savio – Guitars and orchestral arrangements Andrea Buratto – Bass Enrico Fabris – Drums
After delivering a powerful preview of their upcoming album Phantom of Reality with the singles Scream and Istanbul, modern metal force CHONTARAZ now drops the title track itself — releasing Phantom of Reality as both a single and a full-length album, out since yesterday May 9, 2025. Buckle up and brace yourself to be captivated by their daring soundscapes and engrossing narratives as the uncompromising dark quartet leads you on an exhilarating adventure unlike anything you’ve experienced before.
The new single Phantom of Reality is a haunting audiovisual journey that blurs the line between illusion and truth. Drenched in deep purples and eerie light, the video unfolds like a waking nightmare: creeping forward with evil undertones and hypnotic momentum. Kaleidoscopic visuals fracture reality, mirroring the song’s disorienting pull between phantasm and fact. The track pulses with intense vocals, heavy guitars, as well as trance-like rhythms and as the distortion builds and the world distorts, Phantom of Reality invites you into CHONTARAZ’s dark, immersive universe – where nothing is quite as it seems.
CHONTARAZ makes a bold impression in the modern music scene by combining raw intensity with melodic sophistication. Their sound is driven by powerful, cutting riffs, enriched with electronic elements and eerie ambiance, drawing listeners into a dystopian realm where hope and hopelessness intertwine. For the new album, CHONTARAZ welcomed Fotis Benardo as both producer and drummer – and it’s undeniable that his role in shaping the sound and rhythm enriches Phantom of Reality with a powerful, immersive sonic landscape. This collaboration launches CHONTARAZ into new, uncharted realms, unleashing metal in its purest, most intense form. And the band has brought even more well-known guest musicians on board, such as Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ) as guest vocalist on Scream, George Nerantzis for keys and industrial add-ons on all tracks, Kjetil “DeadBit” Lindløkken on additional keys for Spin The Wheel, Prayer To The Masses, and Dressed To Kill, and Noxaerias (Kostas Mexis) on bass for live performances and music videos.
CHONTARAZ delivers a sound that strikes with force while stirring deep emotions, drawing you into a strong, shadowy experience that’s bigger, and more powerful than yourself. It’s a musical voyage through places where unfiltered intensity meets modern technology, and heartfelt passion merges with darkness.
Yesterday, on Friday 9th May, Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call released SUNSHINE, their first single of 2025 and their first official live release. The single is released ahead of the band’s November 2025 headline UK tour. Tickets are on sale now at THEGIGCARTEL.COM and BYWATER CALL.
A joyous blast of energy, “Sunshine” (Live), is available on all streaming platforms HERE. The music video for the new single is available to watch on YouTube HERE. The song is their first official live track, and title track from their brand-new live album, set to be released later this year. The new album will be available at shows starting earlier this summer and available online and in stores at a date soon to be announced.
Musically, “Sunshine” is an upbeat funk, soul, electric blues tune that simultaneously shows off the emotive, sometimes quirky, powerful vocals of lead singer Meghan Parnell and the skilled yet spirited, inter-play between the band.
“Lyrically, Sunshine paints a vivid picture of two people, each chasing their own version of a brighter future, however flawed it may be, and holding onto that vision even when things fall apart,” observes Parnell. “It captures the resilient human spirit, reminding us that no matter how tough things get, there is a glimmer of hope just waiting to break through.”
“Sunshine” was recorded live on tour in 2024 at Arlington Arts in Newbury, UK and mixed by Bywater drummer Bruce McCarthy in Toronto, Canada. The video was shot by Lightning House Media over the course of two sold-out shows at the historic Rivoli in Toronto in December.
In August 2024, Bywater Call released their third album Shepherd which featured the singles “Everybody Knows,” “Holler,” “Colours,” “As If,” “Roll,” and “For All We Know.” “Everybody Knows” and Holler” were championed and put on high rotation on Planet Rock; the UK’s popular classic rock radio station.
In their August 2024 issue, Henry Yates of Classic Rock Magazine made Shepherd his Album of the Month in his Blues Roundup, and said it was “an inventive and uncommonly catchy record,” and added, “the sense of a band on the brink is unmistakable.” The album was also selected as the Top Blues Album of the Year in the magazine’s year-end round up.
Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.
“Bywater Call have melded blues, rock, roots, soul, and country into an infectious, powerful, enveloping sound. Live, they take these sweet vibes to an electrifying, intoxicating level.” – Get Ready to Rock
NEWCASTLE, ANARCHY BREW SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2025, Tickets: The Gig Cartel Benfield Business Park, Unit A1, Benfield Rd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NQ www.anarchybrewco.com/events
CANADA/ USA: MAY/JUNEMAY 10 | ERIN, ON | The Bushholme *SOLD OUT MAY 16 | CARLETON PLACE, ON | Carleton Place Town Hall Auditorium MAY 17 | SARANAC LAKE, NY | The Waterhole MAY 18 | PORTSMOUTH, NH | Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues MAY 20 | NORTHAMPTON, MA | Iron Horse MAY 22| MAYNARD, MA | Sanctuary MAY 23 | PLYMOUTH, MA | The Spire Centre MAY 24 | NEW YORK, NY | Groove *2 SHOWS MAY 25 | PAWLING, NY | Daryl’s House MAY 27 | SELLERSVILLE, PA | Sellersville Theatre *LIVE STREAM TIX AVAILABLE MAY 28 | SAINT GEORGES, DE | Saint Georges Country Store MAY 29 | HAGERSTOWN, MD | Live at Hib City Vinyl MAY 30 | ARKVIILLE, NY | Paulie’s New Orleans Jazz & Blues Festival at the Ark Bowl JUNE 6 | CALGARY, AB l Mikey’s Juke Joint JUNE 7 | BOW ISLAND, AB | Blues at the Bow
EUROPE: JUNE/JULY
6. 13 Sneek | NL | Bolwerk 6. 14 Heist-op-den-Berg | BE | Hnita Jazz Club 6. 15 Amen | NL | Cultureel Café De Amer 6. 16 Ruiselede | BE |Banana Peel 6. 17 Köln | DE | Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal 6. 18 Verviers | BE | Spirit of 66 6. 19 Paris | FR | L’Empreinte 6. 20 Aurillac | FR | Le Sismographe 6. 22 Le Thor | FR | Sonograf 6. 23 Chambery FR | Brin de Zinc 6. 25 Bremen | DE | Meisenfrei 6. 26 Dortmund | DE | Musiktheater Piano 6. 27 Torgau | DE | Kulturbastion 6. 28 Dolgelin | DE | Feldsteinkirche Dolgelin 6. 29 Rheinberg | DE | To Hoop 7. 1 Enschede | NL |Het Laadperron 7. 3 Grésivaudan | FR | Grésiblues Festival 7. 4 Diepenbeek | BE | Hookrock 7. 5 Basel | CH | Stedtli Blues Festival 7. 7 Rimsting | DE | Feuerwehrhaus 7. 9 Aschaffenburg | DE | Colos-Saal 7. 10 Den Haag | NL | Paard 7. 11 Oberhausen | DE | Static Roots Festival 7. 12 Krefeld | DE | Kulturrampe 7. 13 Weert | NL | Bospop 7. 18 Lichtenvoorde | NL | Zwarte Cross Festival
CANADA/USA: JULY/AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER
JULY 19 | BÉCANCOUR, QC | Au Son De Moulin Blues et Gin JULY 25 | FORT LANGLEY, BC | Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival JULY 26 & 27 | SALMON ARM, BC | Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival JULY 31 | MAMMOTH LAKES, CA | Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza AUG 9 | SAN JOSE, CA | San Jose Jazz Festival AUG 15 | MADISON, IN | Madison Ribberfest AUG 16 | OMAHA, NE | Playing with Fire Festival
EU/UK: OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER 25.10 | Erfurt, DE | Winter Blues Festival 26.10 | Weert, NL | De Bosuil 27.10 | Utrecht, NL | Tivoli 28.10 | Verviers, BE | Spirit of 66 29.10 | Zwickau, DE | St. Barbara 30.10 Isernhagen, DE | Blues Garage 31.10 Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint 1.11 | Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint 2.11 | Bonn, DE | Harmonie 3.11 | Solothurn, CH | Kofmehl 5.11 | Barcelona, ES | Sala Wolf 6.11 | Zaragoza, ES | Rock and Blues Cafe 7.11 | Valencia, ES | Loco Club 8.11 | Granada, ES | Sala Tren 9.11 | Jerez, ES | La Guarida del Angel 11.11 | A Coruña, ES | Sala Mardi Gras 12.11 | Madrid, ES | Sala Copernico 14.11 | Landerneau, FR | Centre Culturel Le Family 15.11 | Penmarch, FR | Cap Caval 19.11 | London, UK | The Garage 20.11 | Southend, UK | Chinney’s 21.11 | Gloucester, UK | Guild Hall 22.11 | Newcastle, UK | Anarchy Brew Co 23.11 | Glasgow, UK | Oran Mor 25.11 | Leeds, UK | Nath Brudenell 26.11 | Manchester, UK | Band on the Wall 27.11 | Porthcawl, UK | Planet Rockstock 28.11 | Southampton, UK | The Brook 29.11 | Faversham, UK | The Old Brewery Store
ABOUT BYWATER CALL Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.
A powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock outfit from Toronto, Canada; the band is comprised of Meghan Parnell (vocals), Dave Barnes (guitar), Bruce McCarthy (drums), Mike Meusel (bass), newest member, John Kervin (keys), Stephen Dyte (trumpet) and Julian Nalli (tenor sax).
Bywater Call was nominated for the 2025 UK Blues Award for International Blues Artist of the year for the second straight year, alongside artists such as Beth Hart and Walter Trout.
The band has also received multiple Independent Blues and Canadian Maple Blues Award nominations including Entertainer, Electric Act and Best Female Vocalist for the 2024 Awards Season.
In March, Bywater Call played their second Joe Bonamassa Keeping the Blues Alive (KTBA) cruise, featuring headliners Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Larkin Poe. Also in 2025, they will play the Netherland’s BOSPOP festival alongside the Black Keys, Snow Patrol, Beth Hart and Melissa Ethridge.
The band has opened for Canadian award-winning musicians Whitehorse and Tom Cochrane and singer Meghan has joined renowned pedal-steel guitarist Robert Randolph on stage at his request.
Their current studio album Shepherd has garnered rave reviews from fans and media alike and was selected as the Blues Album of the Year by UK’s Classic Rock Magazine. Band leaders Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes were featured on the cover of Blues in Britain in January of 2025.
In 2024 alone, the band played 140 shows across 10 countries.
Bywater Call’s music is an exploration of life’s highs and lows. From intimate ballads that lay bare the complexities of human emotion to electrifying anthems that demand to be played at full volume, their catalogue is a journey through human experience, featuring influences from the likes of The Band, The Wood Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Otis Redding, Little Feat, Sly and the Family Stone, and many more.
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