Advent 2022: AxamentA – Blast Christmas

Yes, yes, we know - it's December 29th. But we missed a couple of days and this song has just appeared in our mailbox, so it all balances out.

For Christmas, AxamentA (Belgium) decided to hit the studio and record an extremely unusual version of "Last Christmas" (Wham!) entitled "Blast Christmas".

After a 14-year

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Advent 2022: Sleigher – South Of Lapland (Santa’s Gory Yuletide)

It's Sleigher the sequel! Members of Haken, Dream Theater and Protest the Hero have once again ventured South of Lapland for a festive mash-up of two Slayer classics. A year to the day since we featured their debut release ("Seasons Greetings in the Abyss"), we're back w

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Advent 2022: Tommy Johansson – Christmas Truce (Sabaton cover)

We featured the original version of this song in last year's rundown, and it's an interesting twist to hear it covered as a solo effort by a member of the actual band! Tommy Johansson plays guitar with Sabaton, but also sings and plays in a side project or two

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Advent 2022: Azorean Metal – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

We need a good team effort in our countdown somewhere and here it is! Courtesy of many of the artists linked to Azorean Metal, a cover of the classic "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town". The full list of artists is under the video on the YouTube page.

Check out our Xmas Spotify

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Advent 2022: Bad Wolves – Carol of the Bells

Following the release of special digital deluxe version of critically acclaimed album Dear Monsters, Bad Wolves gear up for the holiday season launching lyric video of Christmas iconic song "Carol Of The Bells".
Despite being a Christmas song, "Carol Of Bells" always projected a darker vibe to me. So when t

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Advent 2022: The New Bardots – Never Too Much Christmas

Sticking to their rock and roll roots, The New Bardots (Gar Francis on guitar, Dan Skye on bass, John Croot on keyboards, Johnnie Rago on drums/percussion and Wayne Olivieri on vocals) have produced yet another rocking track with "Never Too Much Christmas".

This straight up, foot

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Advent 2022: Scarlet Aura – Feliz Navidad

Wait a second! It’s December again and the most wonderful time of the year has just started! This also means it’s the time for the annual Scarlet Aura’s Metal Christmas Single!

Finishing 2022 on a highlight note after unforgetful “Rock United by Scarlet Aura” concept concert in October that brought Queen of M

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Advent 2022: Corners of Sanctuary – Christmas Together

Ho, ho, ho.... The holidays are fast approaching and the sounds of the season can already be heard.

Corners of Sanctuary (COS) have once again wrapped up and released a brand new, all original track to commemorate this year's Yuletide festivities with "Christmas Together". Thi

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Advent 2022: From Ashes To New – All I Want For Christmas Is You

Top 10-charting active rock outfit From Ashes To New turn Mariah Carey’s iconic holiday staple "All I Want For Christmas Is You" into an electrifying rock song that’s guaranteed to amp up this holiday season.

After leaking a teaser of their energetic cover on T

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Advent 2022: Voodoo Radio – Christmas Eve

Voodoo Radio are a father-daughter power-punk duo based in Cumbria, featuring Paige on drums and vocals and seasoned rocker Tony on guitar. They've been kicking around for a few years now, but this (surprisingly) is the first time we have featured them. Perfect timing with their seasonal shindig and accompanying

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Advent 2022: Disconnected Souls – Can You Stop The Cavalry

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and once again the eclectic metal outfit Disconnected Souls have reworked a seasonal track into their distinctive style. This year sees "Stop The Cavalry" transformed into a high-impact electrified track which ventures into darker

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Advent 2022: The Dollyrots – Christmas Time With You / The Chipmunk Song

Every. Single. Year. Since we've been doing these seasonal song-a-day things, The Dollyrots have featured each time. Well, if they will insist on releasing bouncy, jolly, catchy numbers (for "name your price") all time then this is going to happen. For

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Advent 2022: Pylon Poets – Say That You’ll Stay

Pylon Poets got in touch ages ago to tell us about their seasonal offering, and we've held into it until we kicked off out annual 24-song run. Partly as November is far too early to be putting up trees, wrapping presents and releasing Christmas songs...

It's a heartstring-tugging, snow-covered lov

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Advent 2022: Rowsie – Christmas in Soho

“Christmas In Soho” by Rowsie is a story of love, loss and goat-head rings during the Christmas season, with the band delivering a solid rock’n’roll track to drive it all home.

It’s a song that treats the season with the realism it seldomly elicits. No forced comfort and joy mentality…reminding us of the loss and hear

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Advent 2022: Future Radio – Another Christmas Song

Future Radio spreads some Christmas cheer and ends of a successful 2022 with the release of the single, "Another Christmas Song". This feel-good pop punk tune playfully jokes about the craziness surrounding this holiday.

Another Christmas Song starts with a riff that embellishes the classic

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Advent 2022: The Sheepdogs – I’m Ready For Christmas

A seasonal offering by Canada’s favourite rock ’n’ roll export, delivered just in time to get us all Ready For Christmas…

The Sheepdogs have released a new, original light-hearted ode to "the most wonderful time of year" titled "I’m Ready For Christmas".

Frontman Ewan states:
I alw

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Advent 2022: SLADY – Merry Christmas Everybody

In 2020, SLADY, the world's only all-female Slade tribute act, lost their manager, Dave Kemp, to COVID. Once they could, they recorded "Merry Christmas Everybody" for charity as a tribute to their friend.

Like the song, the video is in the spirit of the original, when the 70s were in full swing. SLADY, kn

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Advent 2022: Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein ft. Eva Under Fire – O Holy Night

Just in time for the holiday season, The Retaliators has shared an enchanting version of the classic Christmas carol “O Holy Night” which is featured in the horror-thriller film’s official score by Emmy-winning composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein (

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Advent 2022: Bryan Adams – Let’s Get Christmas Going

Oh bloody hell. It's that time of year where the shops get really busy, the weather gets cold and the excuse "it's for the kids, innit?" gets hugely overused. Plus tons of band unleash schmaltzy or silly (or both) seasonal songs. Some of them have the decency to wait until December. Some, l

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