Welsh metallers King Kraken are unleashing their upcoming second album, 'March Of The Gods,' on 18th April 2025. The eagerly awaited follow-up to 'MCLXXX' (2023). Ahead of the release, the band shared with us, a deep dive into all ten tracks featured on the new album to mark this mighty release. So read on to uncover the meaning behind the songs.... 'March Of The Gods' Tracklisting: 1. Scream 2. El Giganto 3. Berserker 4. March Of The Gods 5. Hero 6. Vigilante 7. Preacher 8. Magnum Opus 9. Chainsaw Saviour 10. Under The Sun Scream The opener to the album is like a smack in the face with a wet towel when you've just dropped off to sleep. It's gonna wake you up and get the adrenaline going. It seems so long ago the riff came to me and started the ball rolling to the usual "put through the ringer" treatment of the Kraken. The end result is a megamix of riffs where we all had a part to play and it's an absolute bangar! This is only one of t...
With less than two months to go until the mighty return of Download Festival, DLXXII has unleashed its ‘Beyond The Bands’ offerings, giving Download-goers an even more exciting experience onsite with brand new food, drink, wellness and sport options. Taking place on 11-15 June 2025 at the hallowed grounds of Donington Park, Download will be headlined by Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn. You can buy the last remaining tickets here: www.downloadfestival.co.uk. Brand new for this year’s DLXXII are the Mercian Axe brewery bar where you can find locally brewed beers, the Hair Of The Dog pub complete with roof terrace and beer garden, and brand new arena bar The Iron Harp. Our Low & No bar, Bar Zero returns, as well as the Raven Records’ pop-up vinyl store, which also offers alcohol-free options, coffee and heavy metal talking therapy. For the first time, Download will see live blacksmithing workshops, new immersive experience Darkfield Séance and a Heavy Metal Sports Day. There w...