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Diamond Plate @ The Trocadero, Philadelphia April 20 2012
Posted on May 12, 2012 | No Comments
I have a confession to make. I am a raving lunatic when it comes to Diamond Plate. I have been since I was introduced to the band last year with the release of “Generation Why?” For me, it was one of the Top 5 albums...
Savage Messiah, Diamond Plate & Collapse @ Camden Barfly, London
Posted on April 7, 2012 | No Comments
As the sun set on a glorious Tuesday evening the lights came on in the Camden Barfly and pint glasses got introduced to beer pumps. The Barfly is a venue with a rich history and it felt good to finally be inside and treading the...
Overkill – The Electric Age
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 1 Comment
Overkill has been one of the best and most consistent thrash bands in the last 3 decades. Formed in 1980, with a discography that speaks for itself, they are back with their 16th full-length album in the form of “The Electric Age”. It has been...
Dale Butler Of Malefice Talks To ThisIsNotAScene
Posted on March 16, 2012 | No Comments
Since forming in Reading in 2003, Malefice have gone on to play the big UK festivals Download and Sonisphere, released 3 albums, toured with major metal musos like DevilDriver and Anthrax and recorded the song ‘Omega’ with Everton goalie Marcus Hahnemann for Jägermeister. Currently touring...
Hammerfest IV: Hammer Of Thor – Thursday/Friday Preview
Posted on March 13, 2012 | No Comments
Co-authored by Phill ‘Krav’ Krawiec and Steve Fallows. There was a time when March used to be about daffodils, St. Patrick’s Day, Mothers’ Day and the occasional chocolate egg but not any more. March is now the month of Hammerfest and everything else pales in...
Soundgarden, Tenacious D, Biffy Clyro And More For Download 2012
Posted on January 16, 2012 | No Comments
Download Festival kingpin Andy Copping has once again pulled a master-stroke out of the bag by announcing grunge rock behemoths Soundgarden for this year’s festival. Joining the Seattle rockers are foul-mouthed comedy rockers Tenacious D, Scottish rock stalwarts Biffy Clyro, young British upstarts YouMeAtSix and...
ThisIsNotAScene’s Top 10 Albums Of 2011
Posted on December 21, 2011 | 1 Comment
This year for our Top 10 we asked the team to put together their Top 10 albums of 2011, because everyone’s taste is different we decided to approach the ThisIsNotAScene Top 10 scientifically… It was compiled by taking the score (1st place = 10pts –...
Megadeth – Th1rt3en
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No Comments
Halloween 2011, marks the release date for two albums from two of metal’s titans. Two of The Big 4 will unleash their latest offerings to the masses. One is a car crash; a collaboration that further pushes the self destruct button for Metallica, the other...
Steel Panther Goes Balls Out…
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No Comments
The legends of the Sunset Strip, Steel Panther, are getting ready to release their sophomore album "Balls Out" via Universal Republic Records on 1st November.
Discharge – Desensitise + War Is Hell
Posted on September 18, 2011 | No Comments
From the likes of Anthrax, Metallica, Napalm Death, Sepultura, Machine Head and Soulfly to lesser known bands such as Swedish hardcore punk band Mob 47, Canadian industrial band Monster Voodoo Machine, French doom/sludge band Monarch! and UK doom metal band Solstice, all have been influenced...
Cradle Of Filth going Evermore Darkly with their new release.
Posted on September 12, 2011 | No Comments
Our favourite extreme metal antagonists Cradle of Filth are lining up the release of their new mini-album, entitled ‘Evermore Darkly…’ on Peaceville Records, 17th October 2011 (in the UK). This will be a follow-on from last year’s ‘Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa’ album, and it will...
Anthrax – Worship Music
Posted on September 10, 2011 | No Comments
It’s been eight years since the last Anthrax studio outing. However for many, more importantly, its been 21 years since the last studio outing for Anthrax with Joey Belladona at the helm. ‘Persistance Of Time’ was Belladona’s swansong back in 1990, or so we thought....
Skindred To Headline Saturday Night At Hammerfest 4
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No Comments
Its with great pleasure Benji and the Skindred boys take the Saturday night throne at Hammerfest 4 and do what they do best… blow yer face off with an onslaught of their self styled ragga metal.
Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Chimaira, Lawnmower Death and Fury UK Announced For Hammerfest IV
Posted on August 12, 2011 | No Comments
Hammerfest IV …runic metal mayhem launches its first 5 bands… Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Chimaira, Lawnmower Death, Fury UK…
Metallica – Sonisphere 2011 Live Review
Posted on July 14, 2011 | No Comments
Big 4-itis is rife across Knebworth, Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer have already spread the disease to epidemic proportions, but now as the Metallica Juggernaut thunders in, anyone not yet infected; anyone with any shit left, will lose it big time. Metallica are the sixth form...
Slayer – Sonisphere 2011 Live Review
Posted on July 14, 2011 | No Comments
US thrashers Slayer are no strangers to Sonisphere having graced the Apollo Stage last year with a face-melting set but this year the ante has been upped as they return as part of The Big Four. As with Anthrax they are missing one of their...
Megadeth – Sonisphere 2011 Live Review
Posted on July 14, 2011 | No Comments
The person whose job it was to choose the running order of The Big 4 must have had sleepless nights about it… Third on The Big 4 bill were Megadeth, Dave Mustaine and the boys could have easily been chosen above Slayer but had to...
Anthrax – Sonisphere 2011 Live Review
Posted on July 14, 2011 | 1 Comment
So, finally the day arrived that the Big 4 hit the UK on the same stage for the first time, the hype surrounding the show has been huge since it was announced. Big 4 t-shirts were everywhere to be seen and every other man and...
Sonisphere 2011 – Friday Preview
Posted on June 30, 2011 | No Comments
Co-authored by Mark Wrigley. Back in October 1990 The Clash Of The Titans Tour hit the UK. It was a lineup heavier than a herd of concrete cows encased in lead. Slayer, Megadeth, Testament and Suicidal Tendencies were the four bands making grown men seriously...
Jan Hoffman of Long Distance Calling Talks To ThisIsNotAScene.com
Posted on March 26, 2011 | No Comments
Raymond Westland puts the questions to Jan Hofmann, bass player for German progressive metal instrumentalists Long Distance Calling. They talk about the new self-titled album, landing in the German charts and what the future holds for Long Distance Calling. Hi there and thank you for...