English band The Brew release a new album entitled “Control” on 20th February, their fifth studio album since forming in 2004. The band have toured extensively across Europe, playing alongside some of the biggest names in the music business and winning a load of awards along the way. The band is fronted by Jason Barwick on vocals / guitar, with Tim Smith on bass and his son Kurt Smith on drums and percussion. The band are due to play the Diamond Rock Club in Ahoghill on 10th May following a month long tour around Europe and Tim agreed to answer a few questions for us in advance of the album release and tour.
This year they have already released a single off the album that is receiving global airplay.
We caught up with the four-piece as they got
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German melodic metal band Freedom Call release their latest album “Beyond” through the Steamhammer/SPV label on 24th February (4th March in the USA). The band have been around since 1998 releasing 7 studio albums, a best of and 2 live albums prior to the latest offering. Freedom Call are highly popular on the European mainland where the melodic metal genre has its heartland. Personally, I’m a more recent convert - tracks from “Land of the Crimson Dawn” (2012) and the best of album “Ages of Light” (2013) would have featured on my shows.