Posted on August 26, 2012 |
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Six albums in thirty-three years is hardly a prolific work rate – although Metallica seem to be trying hard to equal it – but East Midlands rockers Savage seem to going for quality rather than quantity when it comes to releasing albums. “Sons of Malice”...
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Posted on August 19, 2012 |
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Dark Century is an up and coming death metal band from Montreal, Canada. Their album “Days of the Mosh” has been out for quite some time now, yet the band is now starting to turn some heads with a slot on such high profile shows as...
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Posted on July 26, 2012 |
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Last month Alter Bridge/Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti released his first solo album, entitled “All I Was”. The album is comprised of material that didn’t make the cut on previous Creed or Alter Bridge material and it showcases a much heavier side of him. I had...
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Posted on July 22, 2012 |
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Mark Tremonti is one of the most celebrated guitarists of his generation. He is mostly known as the guitarist and main songwriter of Creed and Alter Bridge. Metal is one of his main influences and that’s a side of him he never got the chance...
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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 3, 2012 |
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Hailing from Hampshire in southern England, Witchsorrow have been painted as the latest in a long line of great British purveyors of the dark art of doom metal since the release of their self-titled debut album in 2010. Deeply oppressive and unrelentingly bleak, the record...
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Posted on July 1, 2012 |
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Gather ’round you tow-headed members of Generation Y. Put down your iPads and smartphones, whatever new piece of hardware you’re carrying these days. I’m going to tell you about a time long ago. Before the Internet if you can believe that. The year is 1988....
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Posted on June 25, 2012 |
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Metallica – Jim Marshall Stage (Main Stage) – Saturday 20:45 – 22:45 A huge roar erupts from the crowd as the video screens kick into life and the first few notes of Ennio Morricone’s ‘The Ecstasy of Gold’ ring out, signalling the imminent arrival of...
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Posted on June 24, 2012 |
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Old Head are just that, old heads on not so young shoulders. These guys don’t have much wisdom to impart on tracks like ‘Kill Kill Kill’ but what they do show is that they have learned to do what they love and what they love...
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Posted on June 24, 2012 |
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Trivium – Jim Marshall Stage (Main Stage) – Saturday 14:20 – 15:05 Trivium are a band that are experiencing somewhat of a staggered resurrection as of late. Whereas the band was once metal’s great young hope, over the last couple of years it seemed like...
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Posted on June 23, 2012 |
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Where does thrash end and death metal begin? Why am I asking you? Surely I’m supposed to know about this stuff? Rumpelstiltskin Grinder burst into an unsuspecting world back in 2003 with their charmingly titled live album “Raped By Bears”. Since then their precision thrash...
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Posted on June 22, 2012 |
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Portsmouth’s Dendera come in to the release of their EP “We Must Fight” with a few notable fans in high places. The band’s website shows several celebratory comments from alumni of bands from Taking Dawn to even Carcass, in the case of Taking Dawn, praising...
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Posted on June 17, 2012 |
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Columbian thrasher’s Witchtrap recently released the awesome “Vengeance Is My Name” on Hell’s Headbanger’s Records. The album takes one back to the glory day’s of thrash where Slayer ruled and Metallica actually played heavy metal. The band’s drummer Witchammer took the time to talk to...
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Posted on June 14, 2012 |
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Danish metallers Mnemic are one of those groups who have all the potential to be big news. With massive sounding hooks and roar a long choruses a plenty, plus being touted as a favourite of some little band called Metallica, it is quite surprising that...
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Posted on June 14, 2012 |
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The Pompey four-piece Tricorn open their debut album with ‘Step Outside’, already so confident that they invite the listener outside for a fight. It has an impressive Slash-esque guitar solo and revels in it’s own machismo in a way a lot of the most thrilling...
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Posted on June 10, 2012 |
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Dawnbringer are an American metal band who have been hailed in underground circles for years – allegedly. You see, they’ve never really done much business with the mainstream despite the fact that they’ve been around since 1995 and seem to have a bit of a...
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Posted on June 7, 2012 |
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The revival in the fortunes of Death Metal over the last few years has been largely due to the scene taking the path of innovation. It’s no accident that the sub-genre within the sub-genre of ancient, occult death metal has taken on a life of...
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Posted on June 2, 2012 |
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ThisIsNotAScene was taken with the latest release from Danish metallers, Illnath. “Third Act In the Theater of Madness” shows that Illnath has become a cohesive unit and really hit their stride. Can you talk about the overall concept of the album and were there any...
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Posted on May 31, 2012 |
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There are some bands you can’t help having a soft spot for. Testament is one of those bands for me. Over the years I’ve been to many of their gigs and these guys always deliver. Just seeing Chuck Billy in action is worth the purchase...
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Posted on May 27, 2012 |
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I find it somewhat apt that Angelus Apatrida hail from a town in Spain, Albacete, that’s most famous for the manufacture of knives, scissors and daggers. Why? Because like all good thrash metal, the Spanish quartet take great delight in scything the listener in two,...
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