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Metalcore Archive
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...
Lamb Of God – Resolution
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No Comments
There are times when an album comes along and it feels like time just stops, and all you are left with is the moment. That once in a lifetime moment when you first come into contact with something and you realise that you’re in the...
Bleeding Through To Release New Album “The Great Fire” In January
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No Comments
Bleeding Through will release their latest album, “The Great Fire”, on 31 January. “The Great Fire” is the Californian metalcore outfit’s sixth album but will be their first in the Rise Records label. Watch the trailer for the track ‘Faith In Fire’: As yet, no...
Of Mice & Men – The Flood
Posted on December 18, 2011 | No Comments
Some say that metalcore is a genre which doesn’t have anything to say any more but nevertheless it still is quite popular. One of the up and coming bands of this genre recently released their second album – so let’s see what Of Mice &...
Dying Fetus – History Repeats…
Posted on September 29, 2011 | No Comments
As a celebration of their twentieth anniversary, Maryland trio Dying Fetus have released this strictly limited edition EP featuring covers of some of the bands that influenced the Maryland death metallers. Also released in time for their summer tour across the US with amongst others...
News From The Northern Ireland Scene
Posted on August 16, 2011 | No Comments
Mark Asbhy gives us an update on all the happenings in the Northern Ireland scene, including: Trucker Diablo, Sweet Savage, Gacys Threads and many more...
Conan, drainland, Slomatics, De Novissimis – The Limelight, Belfast, 6 August 2011
Posted on August 11, 2011 | No Comments
Liverpudlian doomsters Conan were making their eagerly anticipated Belfast debut (why is it so hard for mainland bands to travel that few miles over a wee stretch of water?), at the head of a five band bill. Having missed War Iron, fronted by Belfast living...
Hugo Andrade of Switchtense Talks To ThisIsNotAScene
Posted on August 7, 2011 | No Comments
Myron Schmidt, after hearing Portuguese metallers Switchtense‘s self-tilted sophomore album, couldn’t wait to ask the band a few questions. Talking with the band’s lead vocalist Hugo Andrade they talked about the writing of the album, touring, future shows and the future aspirations of Switchtense… Was...
Trivium – In Waves
Posted on August 4, 2011 | No Comments
I have long considered Trivium one of those bands that I could take or leave musically. For me they were that band that was right in the middle, solid work, good music but they never really left a big mark on me. I saw their...
Adept – Death Dealers
Posted on May 26, 2011 | No Comments
Progression and evolution are both essential for all bands hoping for a healthy career, though it also carries the risk of alienating already existing fans if that new direction is sudden or more than a gradual change. Swedish band Adept, with their latest album “Death...
As We Fight/The Psyke Project – Ebola
Posted on May 21, 2011 | No Comments
Recalling the times when split albums featuring two artists were much more prevalent than now, Danish metal bands As We Fight and The Psyke Project join up to release “Ebola”. The album will be released as an extremely limited vinyl version containing 11 songs and...
The Way Of Purity – Crosscore
Posted on April 11, 2011 | No Comments
The biography for The Way Of Purity states: “The Way Of Purity doesn’t show off with smart or cool band members. No names, no fancy photos, no effigy, no trendy musical influences and no nationality. No compromise, no way to talk or get to know...
Amia Venera Landscape – The Long Procession
Posted on April 10, 2011 | No Comments
Amia Venera Landscape, fresh from reaching the No. 1 spot in the ThisIsNotAScene Top 10 of 2010, with the stunning “Amia Venera Landscape EP”, the Italian progressive metalcore outfit returned to the studio in 2010 to record their debut full length release, “The Long Procession”....
Deadlock – Bizarro World
Posted on March 16, 2011 | No Comments
Deadlock are a melodic death metal band hailing from Germany. They’ve been around for quite some time in which they have release several previous albums, like “Earth.Revolt” (2005), “Wolves” (2007) and “Manifesto” (2008). “Bizarro World” is their fifth album and the latest addition to their...
The Defiled – Grave Times
Posted on March 13, 2011 | No Comments
Often bands that are branded as the next big thing or the saviours of British metal from virtually day one, succumb to the pressure or maybe a misguided belief the job is done. So, it is time to see what the debut album from acclaimed...
DAOR – From The Bleeding River EP
Posted on January 17, 2011 | No Comments
Since making their way from Gibraltar and finding a new home in Nottingham, DAOR have been picking up where they left off and steadily gathering a whole new fan base in the process. The recruitment of vocalist, Tom Walker completed the line-up, allowing DAOR to...
Architects – The Here And Now
Posted on January 15, 2011 | No Comments
Back in 2009 (seems so long ago now doesn’t it?), Architects unleashed a real sabre tooth tiger into the “metalcore” genre with the blisteringly abrasive “Hollow Crown“. An album armed with riffing that repeatedly kicked you in the ‘nads twinned with vocals that could only...
Fallen Fate – Revengance EP
Posted on October 31, 2010 | No Comments
Hailing from the North East of England, Fallen Fate have been steadily growing a fan base since their inception in 2005. Over the past few years they have been criss-crossing the UK playing countless shows that has culminated in an appearance at the 2010 Download...
Cataract – Killing The Eternal
Posted on September 21, 2010 | No Comments
The Swiss are renowned for their precision when it comes to clocks, knowledge about all things financial and, of course, they make delicious chocolate but one thing Switzerland is not known for is producing face-ripping metal! However, for the last decade Zurich based metallers, Cataract...
Amia Venera Landscape – Amia Venera Landscape EP
Posted on August 28, 2010 | 1 Comment
Discovering great new music is a passion here at TINAS Towers, we get endless amounts of EPs, albums and demos through the door and occasionally buried within them is a true gem. The “Amia Venera Landscape EP” from Italian outfit Amia Venera Landscape is one...