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Halestorm – Hello, It’s Mz. Hyde

Halestorm – Hello, It’s Mz. Hyde

Posted on February 6, 2012 | No Comments

Anyone hailed as an “incendary new force in modern hard rock” is going to peak our interest, and Roadrunner Record’s latest addition Halestorm are just that. Formed by frontwoman Lzzy Hale and her drummer brother Arejay Hale, this four piece have been kicking up a...

Van Halen – A Different Kind Of Truth

Van Halen – A Different Kind Of Truth

Posted on February 6, 2012 | No Comments

There was a time when American rock band Van Halen was hailed as one of the finest band of its generation. The stage antics by singer David Lee Roth and and the phenomenal guitar wizardry by Eddie van Halen were stuff of legend. Equally legendary...

Noothgrush – Live For Nothing

Noothgrush – Live For Nothing

Posted on February 5, 2012 | No Comments

“Live For Nothing” is a compilation of two radio appearances from the nineties (one from KZSU in 1996 and the other from KFJC in 1999) by the recently reformed Noothgrush, a legendary Bay Area doom/sludge band which has been given a full release (a rarity...

‘End Of Days’ Tour 2012 Announced Featuring Elimination & Triaxis

‘End Of Days’ Tour 2012 Announced Featuring Elimination & Triaxis

Posted on February 5, 2012 | No Comments

Two of UK metal’s rising stars, Elimination and Triaxis, have teamed up for the ‘End Of Days’ tour. Sponsored by Ed Stone, the tour sees the duo visit Wales, London, the North East and South of England, as well as the Midlands throughout March. Elimination...

Dead Label – Sense Of Slaughter

Dead Label – Sense Of Slaughter

Posted on February 5, 2012 | No Comments

U2, Enya, The Coors, Therapy? – notice how none of those artists sound like the bastard offspring of Lamb of (Oh My Fucking) God and Machine (Fucking) Head yet that is exactly what Ireland’s latest musical export, Dead Label, sounds like. Formed in 2008, Dead...

Joff Bailey Of Savage Messiah Talks To ThisIsNotAScene

Joff Bailey Of Savage Messiah Talks To ThisIsNotAScene

Posted on February 4, 2012 | No Comments

Team TINAS’ newest recruit Greg Latham recently got the chance to put a few questions to Savage Messiah axeman Joff Bailey. They talked about the new Savage Messiah album “Plague Of Conscience” and it’s limited time free download, influences, their songwriting approach, dream festival line-ups,...

Bleeding Through – The Great Fire

Bleeding Through – The Great Fire

Posted on February 3, 2012 | No Comments

Bleeding Through are one of the last bands to survive the metalcore boom, they did this by diversifying their sound and breaking away from the pack. Multiple line ups and label changes later and the band is still going strong through hard work and a...

Fourth Autumn – Mock The Weak

Fourth Autumn – Mock The Weak

Posted on February 2, 2012 | No Comments

There’s always been something amusing about death metal music. Whether it’s the OTT ‘evil’ lyrics, the garish on-stage theatrics or the insistence to be as heavy and brutal as possible all the time, sometimes it’s hard to take certain bands seriously. Luckily, fans and bands...

14 More Bands For Download 2012

14 More Bands For Download 2012

Posted on February 1, 2012 | No Comments

So… Download aren’t pissing about for their 10th anniversary are they? The 14 more bands that have been announced are: Megadeth, Black Label Society, Slash (with Myles Kennedy), Five Finger Death Punch, Kyuss Lives!, Steel Panther, As I Lay Dying, Rise Against, Fear Factory, Billy...

ThisIsNotAScene’s Ones To Watch Out For In 2012

ThisIsNotAScene’s Ones To Watch Out For In 2012

Posted on January 31, 2012 | No Comments

2011 was a year that saw many impressive returns, an abundance in high quality releases and a strong arrival of new bands that made the metal world take notice. There were also plenty of excellent bands that did not quite find the moment to capture...

El Caco – Hatred, Love & Diagrams

El Caco – Hatred, Love & Diagrams

Posted on January 31, 2012 | No Comments

If you like Tool, you may like El Caco‘s latest release “Hatred, Love & Diagrams.” El Caco is a Norwegian band that doesn’t quite sound like any Norwegian band I’ve ever heard. There is no blood, guts, or mind warping musicianship here, but it’s OK....

The Safety Fire – Grind The Ocean

The Safety Fire – Grind The Ocean

Posted on January 30, 2012 | No Comments

The début album from London technical/progressive metallers The Safety Fire has been long and eagerly awaited and “Grind The Ocean“ does not disappoint. From the moment their critically acclaimed EP “Sections” was released in 2009 this release has been highly anticipated and now it has...

Enter Shikari – A Flash Flood Of Colour

Enter Shikari – A Flash Flood Of Colour

Posted on January 29, 2012 | No Comments

File this one under “guilty pleasures”. St Albans based post-hardcore outfit Enter Shikari garners praise and sheer loathing in equal measure. They’re especially popular among the hipster youth. Let’s see what the fuzz is all about this band and their third album, entitled “A Flash...

Goatwhore – Blood For The Master

Goatwhore – Blood For The Master

Posted on January 29, 2012 | No Comments

If you don’t know Goatwhore, the fact that they were named Best Hard Rock/ Metal Artist of 2010 at The Big Easy Awards last April should impress you. It should impress you enough to go out and pick up Blood for the Master when it...

Charred Walls Of The Damned – Cold Winds On Timeless Days

Charred Walls Of The Damned – Cold Winds On Timeless Days

Posted on January 28, 2012 | No Comments

Nowadays, Richard Christy is mostly known for being one of the hosts on the Howard Stern show, but there was a time when he bashed the skins for Death, Control Denied and Iced Earth. He does like to keep his drumming chops in shape with...

Biohazard – Reborn In Defiance

Biohazard – Reborn In Defiance

Posted on January 28, 2012 | No Comments

Biohazard‘s “Reborn in Defiance” was released by Nuclear Blast on 20 January 2012. It was a shot heard around the world! I can not tell a lie, I am a long time Biohazard fan, I’ve even braved the New York subway system to see them...

Savage Messiah – Plague Of Conscience

Savage Messiah – Plague Of Conscience

Posted on January 27, 2012 | No Comments

How many times have you heard the phrase ‘Next Big Thing?’ my guess is more than you care to remember, but here we are again with Savage Messiah, the latest signing to Earache Records. The main difference between Savage Messiah and all the other Next...

Krossfire – Learning To Fly

Krossfire – Learning To Fly

Posted on January 27, 2012 | No Comments

Bulgaria is not exactly renowned as a hotbed of metal excellence, which may go some way towards explaining why it has taken power metallers Krossfire a full decade not only to earn a profile outside their homeland but also to release what is, in fact,...

Throne of Katarsis – Ved Graven

Throne of Katarsis – Ved Graven

Posted on January 26, 2012 | No Comments

Black metallers from Norway know as Throne of Katarsis is somewhat unknown by most people. If you look for them on the web you are likely to come across their website which is labelled “Unholy Black Metal”, which in my opinion is an oxymoron in...

RIOT Guitarist Mark Reale Dies

RIOT Guitarist Mark Reale Dies

Posted on January 26, 2012 | No Comments

RIOT guitarist Mark Reale has died, following two weeks in a coma. He was 56. Reale had been rushed to hospital in San Antonio, Texas, on January 11, as a result of complications arising from Crohn’s Disease. A statement published on his official website reads:...