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Fear Factory – The Industrialist
Posted on May 18, 2012 | No Comments
It’s been a strange few years for Fear Factory. The past decade has seen the band go from a solid (classic?) line-up teetering on the verge of commercial success, to the splitting of the creative nucleus of singer Burton C. Bell and guitarist Dino Cazares...
Be’Lakor – Of Breath And Bone
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments
Don’t let the name and image fool you – Be’Lakor aren’t Vikings, trolls or Norwegian Satan worshippers but rather a melodic death metal band from Australia, a country not normally associated with such attributes. Taking their name from a Warhammer character, the band have been together...
Lorraine Rath And Aesop Dekker From Worm Ouroboros Talk To ThisIsNotAScene
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments
2012 proved to be a fruitful year so far within the more underground experimental metal subgenres. Ides Of Gemini, Incoming Celebral Overdrive and Ufomammut delivered their finest works to date. Worm Ouroboros did very much the same with their latest album, entitled “Come The Thaw”....
Affector – Harmagedon
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments
In an era where prog rock supergroups seem to spring up every other day (usually featuring the talents of Mr Neal Morse) it is tempting to disregard them as pet projects of the musicians concerned. Surely these guys keep their best material for their main...
Blodhemn – Holmengraa
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments
There’s nothing quite like being battered around the head by an album when you put it on for the first time, and Norwegian black metal project Blodhemn’s debut full-length album “Holmengraa” delivers that exact sensation in a full-on, blackened swipe to your senses. Essentially a...
Kong – What It Seems Is What You Get
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments
Kong is a band that refuses to be pigeonholed; just as you think you’ve got what they are about, they change. Often the changes are quite small – a slightly different rhythm or addition of a sound effect or sample – but the compound effect...
Vertigo Steps – Sublight
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No Comments
I have spoken before about loving being given music I wouldn’t normally find and having my eyes opened in the process of reviewing the piece presented to me. Vertigo Steps are a band from Portugal who are a new name for me… and their three-track...
Marilyn Manson – Born Villain
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No Comments
From an intense eagerness for and satisfaction from it is fair to say for many the jury has been out regarding Marilyn Manson over recent years and releases. For others it has been a time to rip into what musically has seemed like a confused...
Ihsahn – Eremita
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No Comments
Vegard Sverre Tveitan, better known under his alias Ihsahn, is one of the most revered musicians within the Norwegian extreme metal scene. With Emperor he pushed the symphonic black metal envelope and with Peccatum he explored the boundaries of avant-garde music. Under the Ihsahn moniker...
The Entrance Band – Latitudes
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No Comments
Following on from their 2010 self-titled debut, psychedelic rockers The Entrance Band return with this 3 track “session” recorded earlier this year as a live-in-the-studio project. Although a three-piece band, they were previously simply “Entrance” – a one man project consisting of Guy Blakeselee, a...
Hypnos – Heretic Commando
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No Comments
To those who aren’t in the know, Hypnos are a band hailing from the Czech Republic that were originally formed from ex Krabathor members. They had split in 2006, but have since reformed and made the ‘Halfway To Hell’ EP a couple of years ago....
Nexus Inferis – A Vision Of The Final Earth
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No Comments
For those extreme metal lovers that tire of bands chewing over the actions of those in times gone by, yet shy away from the sound and aesthetic of futuristic, green dreadlock sporting harsh electro types, meet your perfect match – Welsh trio Nexus Inferis. For...
Terraformer Talks To ThisIsNotAScene
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No Comments
Ian Girle was pretty impressed with “The Sea Shaper”, the latest music venture by Belgian post metal outfit Terraformer. Reason enough for him to have a nice chat with these gents about nautical themes, the creative process within the band and their collective dislike to...
Felix – Oh Holy Molar
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No Comments
I have a bit of a crush on Regina Spektor… I love her music and love her observational approach to songwriting… as well as her piano playing. I say this… not so much as a confession… but more to put my understanding of “Oh Holy...
Obake – Obake
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No Comments
RareNoise Records appears to be mining a rich seam of music at the moment. The label behind the new Metallic Taste Of Blood album also includes Obake on its roster. As well as sharing a record label, the two bands also share personnel, guitarist Eraldo...
Lahmia – Into The Abyss
Posted on May 14, 2012 | No Comments
Hailing from Roma, Italy, Lahmia aren’t exactly the hardest band to pinpoint the influences of. Listing their influences as Swedish and American death metal as well as black metal and doom, you can definitely pick up on the Swedish melodic death metal band worship in...
Natur – Head of Death
Posted on May 14, 2012 | 1 Comment
If you are looking for something deep and meaningful. This is not for you. If you want something that is full of gifted musicality. Nope, not so much. Natur‘s “Head of Death” gives you FUN! “Head of Death” drops on June 7, 2012 via Earache Records....
Liam Cormier From Cancer Bats Talks To ThisIsNotAScene
Posted on May 14, 2012 | No Comments
Canadian hardcore punk band Cancer Bats turned quite a lot of heads with their latest album, so reason enough to have an interview with these gents. Louisa Smith had a friendly chat with singer Liam Cormier about their latest musical ventures, the therapeutic benefits of...
Nya – Nya
Posted on May 14, 2012 | No Comments
Nya formed in London in 2008 having clearly decided that what the world needs is another Lacuna Coil. Recently recruiting new vocalist Anezka Piska they have just released their second self-titled EP and it’s a valiant effort to match the aforementioned female fronted heavyweights, just...
Kettlespider – Avadante
Posted on May 14, 2012 | No Comments
You only have youthful enthusiasm once in your life. Countless young bands in the history of rock have shopped their demo around looking for someone to share their passion for their sound. That’s before the ones that survive either get in a rut or end...