Not unsurprisingly, the third edition of Vancouver's Hyperspace, Canada's premier Melodic and Power Metal festival, organised by Journeyman Productions, scheduled for next month, has been rescheduled to 2021 due to the uncertainty of Covid-19 pandemic provincial rules for event gatherings. Over the past two years bands from all over the world have come to play Power, Prog, and Speed Metal, including performances by Crimson Shadows, West of Hell, Judicator, Odinfist, Ravenous, Helion Prime, Iron Kingdom, Apprentice, Tanagra, Scythia and many more.

Don't forget that comedian, DJ and author Pete K Mally, is streaming The Pete K Mally Stand-Up Show Show at 7pm this Friday 14 August, and if you use the limited code PETEK2020, you can get a discount off your ticket here. Pete spent his youth defending his love of Classic Rock and Metal, and he gets the hump when High Street stores are flaunting AC/DC , Iron Maiden and Ramones t-shirts as simple fashion accessories (we've earned these stripes). He is a regular compere at Rock festivals and supported Wayward Sons and The Last Great Dreamersbefore lockdown. Now in his forties he openly listens to Poison and is unashamed in this (a little).

Spellbook joins Today's Zach Moonshine Show Track Of The Day show to talk about the new record 'Magick & Mischief'. Zach also takes questions from the live chat and plays new music from the band, as well as other new releases from Flame, Graves Of Giants, Pale Horseman, Septicflesh, Agon, Korgul The Exterminator, Fumigation, Plague Years, Onirik, plus classics from Orchid!

Self-confident and authentic as usual, Engst is back with their first single, 'Wieder da', from their eagerly awaited second album, 'Schöne neue Welt', due to be released on Friday 30th October via Arising Empire, of which today's Video Of Day premiered yesterday on YouTube. The album consists of a perfect combination of Matthias Engst's gripping voice, overwhelming hooks and tearing guitars. Indeed the Berlin band, also consisting of Ramin Tehrani - guitar, Chris Wendel - bass and Yuri Cernovolov - drums, are ready to continue what they started, not only with their successful debut 'Flächenbrand', but also given their potential as a support act for renowned bands such as Massendefekt, Betontod and Rogers.

Connor Bracken and The Mother Leeds Band release their second studio album 'Nightbird Motel' on Friday 25th September, with their new single 'Dream Of You And Me', due to be released in advance on Friday 21st August. Two years in the making, the album captures the band’s intent to blend their live show energy with the superior sound of the studio. Based in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the same stomping grounds as Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, The Mother Leeds Band is comprised of Connor (lead vocals, guitar), Rich Seyffart (drums, vocals), Chris Dubrow (bass, vocals) and Jeff Linden (guitar, vocals). While staying true to their Blues Rock roots, they have become a permanent fixture in today’s Rock scene, and the band are looking forward to touring the album next year.

Modern Rock 3-piece Firekind self-release ‘What I Have Found Is Already Lost’ Deluxe Edition on Friday 30th October, of which their lead single, ‘Adrenalin’, is today's Track of The Day. Fusing epic, soaring vocal and guitar melodies with driving, powerful drums and bass, the Devon based band consists of brothers Jas Morris (vocals and previous Guitarist Magazine Guitarist of the Year winner), Dan Morris (bass, keys) and Robin Shute (drums), although original drummer and close friend of the band, Dan Collings played on the album. With Hard Rock and Prog roots spiced with an arena sound blent in, it’s hard to pigeon hole them which bodes to a myriad of Rock tastes. This is a theme throughout, augmented by the acoustic bonus tracks which were recorded and produced by Jas and Dan in their home studio during the Covid-19 lockdown.

British Rock band Broken Hands released their second album 'Split in Two' last Friday via SO Recordings, of which ‘Run Away’ is today's Video Of The Day. The track is an Indie anthem with Pop sensibilities, rich for arenas and small venues alike, taking influence from the era of Brit Rock heroes such as Oasis and The Verve. It follows the previously shared guitar fuelled ‘For The Night’, which is a heartfelt ballad of stadium-sized proportions demonstrating a different side to the acclaimed Kent Rock band. Indeed, the band’s live dynamics and sonic blend of Rock, Indie and Americana-esque moments has been captured throughout 'Split In Two'.

Following on from some excellent reviews for their album 'The Ticket to Memphis', released in April this year, Richard Townend & The Mighty Bosscats have released a new video for their track 'Walk in Style' ,which is today's Video Of The Day. Not only that, but the band also released another new album at the end of last month, through all good commercial digital stores, entitled 'Moscow Bosscats', recorded live on a trip to Russia in May last year with a fine bunch of guys at the Moscow Rhythm and Blues Club.

Today's Track Of The Day is ’The Tower of Babel’, from The Tangent, the Progressive Rock group led by Andy Tillison, and it's the second single to be taken from their 11th studio album 'Auto Reconnaissance’, due to be released on Friday 21st August via Inside Out Music. It's the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Proxy’, which sees them continuing the band philosophy of celebrating the golden age of Prog, whilst bringing it to the present and exploring new paths for the music to take in the future. For this album, Andy (vocals, lyrics, keyboards, composer), is joined by Jonas Reingold (Steve Hackett) bass guitar, Theo Travis (Soft Machine) sax and flute, Luke Machin (Francis Dunnery) guitar and Steve Roberts (Godsticks) drums.

Not only is Cormac Neeson performing at this weekend's Modern Rock Wellbeing Festival here tomorrow, but the re-issue of his acclaimed 'White Feather Deluxe Edition' album is due to be released on Friday 6th November, on Social Family Records. Delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the album drops just ahead of his proposed 14-date UK & Ireland tour, that kicks off on Wednesday 11th November at Liverpool's Philharmonic. The Deluxe Edition is 16 tracks including two brand new studio recordings, three bonus tracks and the new radio mix of latest single 'Do Something Today'. Originally released as a 10 track limited edition, 'White Feather' was a top 5 album in the official UK Country Rock charts, one that will sit easily alongside the classic singer-songwriter narrative albums.

Today's latest Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day is another two hours of non stop Best in Blues and beyond with More Music and Less Chat, including new releases, classic tracks and UK IBBA Presenters' Picks, featuring music from Chris Bevington Organisation, Jim Kirkpatrick, JT Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters, Eliza Neals, Wayne Nicholson & John Campbell, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Chris Corcoran Band, Wily Bo Walker & Danny Flam, Robbie Reay, Kaz Hawkins, Paul Gillings, Kirk Fletcher, Susan Santos, Rob Oliver, Mike Ross (pictured), Hurricane Ruth, The Teskey Brothers, Gregg Martinez, Richard Townend And The Mighty Bosscats and many more.

Evanescence's Video Of The Day for 'Wasted on You' has been nominated for "Best Rock Video" at this year's MTV Music Video Awards, the only nomination from a female-fronted band in its category. It was filmed entirely by the band members themselves on their iPhones while in quarantine under the guidance of Director P.R. Brown. More singles and videos from the band's upcoming Rock epic 'The Bitter Truth', their first album of original music in almost a decade, will be out later this year. The band also tour Europe next year with Within Temptation, kicking off at Zurich's Hallenstadion on Wednesday 8th September, stopping off at London's The O2 on Monday 4th October.