Posted on May 24, 2013 |
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There is something commendable about David Draiman. Now, say what you will about the man and his music, but as a person he is a very passionate, respectful and, to a degree, a humble man. The man once referred to as ‘Mad Davey’ has come...
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Posted on May 9, 2013 |
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New York’s Batillus released their second full-length album on Seventh Rule Recordings, March 19th, 2013, “Concrete Sustain” with their unwavering line-up of Willi Stabenau (bass), Geoff Summers (drums), Greg Peterson (guitar) and Fade Kainer (vocals/keyboard.) Fade introduced me to this project of his after meeting...
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Posted on April 7, 2013 |
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I think most of us have had a snigger when we first read about bands releasing their material on cassette. You know all the jokes about what’s next as every wag googles an older form of sound recording until the list is a mile long...
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Posted on March 8, 2013 |
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There is no other way to describe the sound of and new EP from industrial metallers Akarusa Yami, than a ravenous maelstrom of intent, imagination, and voracious aggression. “Trace Element Rebirth” is a release which will ignite the passions of some and devour the patience...
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Posted on February 17, 2013 |
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When Cleveland, Ohio trio Megachurch formed out of the remnants of two other local bands they made two very important decisions: That they should comprise of one drummer and two bassists, and that instead of vocals they would use samples of preachers they found on the internet....
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Posted on January 31, 2013 |
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Tonight, on an Arctic night in Southampton, marks the UK live début of Black Light Burns, the band formed and fronted by Limp Bizkit riff king Wes Borland. However, if anyone tonight is expecting to break stuff or do any kind of rollin’ they are...
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Posted on January 28, 2013 |
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For many, quite reasonably, “Hymns” is the album that provides the bridge, for those interested in the career of Justin Broadrick, between Godflesh and Jesu. The songs on “Hymns”, it could be argued, are beginning to lose some of the ferocity of previous releases and...
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Posted on December 7, 2012 |
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Kroh is the new project from Paul Kenney of crust/grinders Fukpig (ex-Anaal Nathrakh and Mistress) and vocalist Francis Anthony. Coming from Birmingham, the home of metal, it’s weird that all the comparisons I can make are with bands from the US. Kroh are experimental, industrial doom metal like...
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Posted on November 12, 2012 |
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Hype is a powerful thing, it can make a band but it can also break them just as quickly. The music scene is full of bands that have collapsed under the weight of their own hype, some bands thrive on it with very little to...
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Posted on October 7, 2012 |
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This year has seen the French black metal scene continue to impress with strong releases from established artist such as Alcest, Blut Aus Nord and Merrimack in particular standing out. But it’s not just the old guard who get to fly the flag for Gallic...
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Posted on October 1, 2012 |
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Diversity. That’s what stands most about “God is an Automaton”, the fourth release from Swiss band Sybreed. Some of it’s great, some of it I’m not so keen on but the other thing you can’t escape is the skill with which they perform their melting-pot...
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Posted on July 13, 2012 |
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Oozing through the queues waiting to enter The Moho was a rainbow of black and other vivacious colours of spectators. They were present to sample the grand vision that is the Evolution Tour. Three EBM performances were ready to transform one small room into mass...
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Posted on July 12, 2012 |
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9.The number of members in Slipknot. The amount of studio albums Metallica has released. The amount of fingers you’d have if you lost one, also the number of years that Spineshank have been vacant from the world of metal. Not as individuals, but as a...
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Posted on July 10, 2012 |
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The likelihood is that outside of France you are probably unfamiliar with Eths (myself included until previously this year). Pretty much an unknown entity outside of their native nation, in France the band are pretty big news, sharing the stage with big players such as...
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Posted on July 2, 2012 |
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Mysterious noisy black metal project Black Crow King is the bastard child of one man named Corvus. Evidently, we are not held in any sort of regard by this gent, as this is the only information known (although some internet trickery would suggest European origins...
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Posted on June 16, 2012 |
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The formation of Meta-Stasis from the ashes of two of England’s most inventive and uncompromising bands, something out of the ordinary was on the horizon. Combining the dark industrial soundscapes that featured heavily in Ted Maul’s work with the precise technical brutality that was evident...
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Posted on June 2, 2012 |
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Guitarist John 5 is well-known for his previous liaisons with Marilyn Manson and his current stint with Rob Zombie. He also worked with luminaries like Rob Halford and David Lee Roth. John also released a string of albums under his own name, including “Vertigo (2004)”,...
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Posted on May 28, 2012 |
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Expectations were high for Team TINAS’ as the visual spectacle of the multi-talented Emilie Autumn and the F.L.A.G Tour [Fight Like A Girl] was about to be witnessed. Before the rampage of feet thumped the ground, it was probable for this to be an all-girls...
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Posted on May 18, 2012 |
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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...
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Posted on May 16, 2012 |
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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...
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