Trips to The Peel are always a little treat and fast rising metal/grime giants Hacktivist certainly left their mark. With appearances fast coming at Reading and Leeds, they have proved to us that this is plenty more of them to come. First up Confessions Of A Traitor (6) showed us what they are made of,…
Over the past few years Marmozets have really started to make a name for themselves in the British alternative scene thanks to their unique sound and explosive live shows. And after signing to Road Runner records late last year it’s pretty clear that Marmozets hard work has started to pay off. Tonight they wrapped up…
Birmingham 5 piece Cytota have released a video for their new track Sinnocence, the first since 2013’s Generation Scared. [youtube id=”x66XQDa_rUQ” width=”600″ height=”350″] As well as the video, Cytota will be letting their fans download Sinnocence for free from their Music Glue site. The download will be live on the 7th of April and you can…
Five Finger Death Punch. Once upon a time it was a name in the metal world that was looked upon in some circles with derision and scorn. Accusations would range from that “they weren’t a real metal band” to “they’ll never amount to anything”. As we stand early in 2014 even the strongest doubters of…
UK power metal giants Dragonforce have announced they are nearing the completion of their sixth studio album ‘Maxium Overload‘. The album has been produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Studios in Örebro and Varberg, Sweden, the new album will be the band’s first ever album involving an outside producer, having historically opted to record and…
Protest The Hero have recently snatched up an award at the 2014 Juno Awards, Canada’s music awards in the ‘Best Metal / Hard Music Album of 2013’ category for their recent album release Volition. The band were on the second leg of their North American tour for Volition, when they received the news. “We are very…
In the age of blast beats, dance influence and death growls, it’s easy to forget heavy metal’s lineage. This year, Classic Rock and Metal Hammer Magazines have combined their consistently good annual tours into one mega line up for the spectacularly titled Lords Of The Riff tour. Buffalo Summer, Scorpion Child and Monster Truck are…
Love them or hate them Your Demise have been one of the most important UK Hardcore bands of the past decade. After years of doing things their way no matter what others said Your Demise announced their split last year and tonight played their final show The Underworld in Camden. First up came Manchester Hardcore…