News Empire State Bastard have announced their own mini metal festivalEmpire State Bastard are launching the inaugural Bastard Fest next month, featuring Heriot, Conjurer and more…
News Empire State Bastard share new Silver Cord Sessions EPBefore they hit the road with Sleep Token from the end of this month, Empire State Bastard are reminding everyone of their live power with a three-track EP produced by Gojira’s Joe Duplantier.
News The Armed announce special guests Empire State Bastard for London gigThe Armed had already promised “an extra-special, definitive” show at London’s Outernet in June, and it gets even better with the addition of Empire State Bastard as support.
News Empire State Bastard, Show Me The Body and more for Glasgow’s core. FestivalFollowing on from its 2023 launch, core. Festival in Glasgow will return this summer – and the line-up features Empire State Bastard, Show Me The Body, Employed To Serve, Witch Fever and loads more!
News 2000trees complete line-up with Don Broco, Frank Turner, Bob Vylan, WARGASM and moreDon Broco have been announced as the final 2000trees main stage headliner, while elsewhere the festival have added everyone from Frank Turner and WARGASM to Empire State Bastard and Bob Vylan.
News Sleep Token to cancel “bot/scalper” tickets for The Teeth Of God Tour and redistribute to real fansSleep Token are looking into redistributing tickets that have been purchased by bots and scalpers for their North American headline tour – so watch this space…
News Sleep Token announce The Teeth Of God Tour in North AmericaSleep Token are hitting the road in spring for a North American headline run – The Teeth Of God Tour – with support coming from Empire State Bastard.
News Listen to Empire State Bastard’s ferocious, newly-reworked Tired, Naw?Empire State Bastard’s Tired, Aye? has gotten a new full-band update ahead of their UK and European tour…
News Royal Blood’s new album is at Number One in the UK midweek chartsHappy days! Royal Blood’s Back To The Water Below could be the band’s fourth consecutive Number One, while Empire State Bastard’s debut is also in the Top 10.
Features Empire State Bastard’s track-by-track guide to Rivers Of HeresyEmpire State Bastard – the crushing project from Biffy Clyro men Simon Neil and Mike Vennart – sound like the end of the world. But as the duo reveal, there’s more to debut album Rivers Of Heresy than that. There’s also “some rumba here, some surf rock there…”
Reviews Album review: Empire State Bastard – Rivers Of HeresyBiffy’s Simon Neil and Mike Vennart melt ears and riverbanks on Empire State Bastard’s scorching debut.
Reviews The big review: ArcTanGent 2023Heilung, Converge, Devin Townsend and many more hit Fernhill Farm for four days of artistic celebration and musical madness at ArcTanGent Festival…
News Empire State Bastard announce UK/European headline tourJoined by legendary Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, and bassist Naomi Macleod, Empire State Bastard are hitting the road in November in support of their debut Rivers Of Heresy.
News Empire State Bastard have unleashed an epic new single, The LoomingWith debut album Rivers Of Heresy on the horizon, Empire State Bastard – the heavy side-project of Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil and Mike Vennart – have shared closing track The Looming.
Reviews The big review: Glastonbury 2023Now in its 51st year, Glastonbury is still championing spaces for all the best rock and metal. We checked out some of the most exciting bands at Worthy Farm for those who like things louder…
News Listen to Empire State Bastard’s crushing new single, StutterThe next single from Empire State Bastard’s debut album Rivers Of Heresy is here – listen to Stutter now.
