When Lemmy Kilmister passed away in 2015 it marked the end of one of the most iconic bands in rock music. Despite the end of the rock behemoth, not wanting to rest on his laurels, guitarist Phil Campbell is back with a brand new project. Roping in the support of his sons and former Attack!…
When news broke in 2015 that Bolt Thrower’s drummer, Martin ‘Kiddie’ Kearns, had died it marked the end of the English death metal behemoths. But, from the ashes of Bolt Thrower, arise Memoriam. Comprised largely of members of Bolt Thrower and Benediction, the old school death metal quartet are ready to wage war once again…
Continuing with our annual end of year awards, this time it’s the turn of James Weaver (who when he’s not writing for us, also contributes to Terrorizer. Oh, and he runs his own magazine, Distorted Sound too). Here’s what James had to say about the releases and happenings of the last twelve months: Album of…
In Flames have been one of heavy metal’s most iconic bands for a long time now. The Swedish outfit, heavily involved with the development of the iconic Gothenburg sound, have over a 26 year risen to one of the leading bands in the metal world. Whilst recent records have moved away from the cutting edge…
Since forming in 2013, Essex’s The King Is Blind have been making ripples in the UK’s extreme metal underground. Two years on from 2014’s The Deficiencies of Man EP, the band are ready to unleash their debut full length record, Our Father. Does this debut record inject fresh life into Britain’s blossoming modern extreme metal…
TesseracT are one of those bands that get lumped into the djent movement like no tomorrow. With the movement constantly being over-saturated with bands that resemble carbon copies of each other, finding a name for yourself in progressive metal and djent has become ever so difficult. TesseracT however, have always provided the cutting edge to…
These days acoustic singer-songwriters are lapped up and spat out into the limelight of popular music left, right and centre. Dallas Green’s side project from Alexisonfire, City and Colour, have regularly been on the scene for about a decade now and in an over-populated scene of acoustic singer-songwriters he is ready with his fifth studio…
The metal world was stunned in November 2014 when the news broke that both Chris Broderick and Shaun Drover would be stepping down from their duties with thrash behemoths Megadeth. Since their departure the duo have been hard at work with their next musical endeavour, Act of Defiance. A week before their debut album, Birth…
Once at the summit of modern metal, Disturbed have become a nostalgic band of sorts in recent years. Following from a four year hiatus, the band are back with their sixth studio record, Immortalized, in an attempt to pick up where they left off four years ago. But is this new offering simply an attempt…
Slam Dunk has become one of the most prestigious festivals in the alternative scene. With 2015’s edition of the festival catering arguably the strongest lineup to date there was plenty on offer for all those who have a taste for the alternative. With a breathtaking lineup across seven stages, clashes were inevitable. And as much…
Despite the claims that guitar based music is dead, it seems to be experiencing quite the opposite with bands like Royal Blood and Bury Tomorrow leading the UK scene in their respective fields. The Survival Code are the latest band to emerge and the London three piece are set to make a name of their…
It’s the last day of the annual Slam Dunk Festival and with a large variety of bands performing at the festival, Japanese metallers Crossfaith are certainly the most intriguing. Known for their massively energetic live performances and combining metal with electronic, the band are becoming a driving force in the metalcore scene. We speak to…
