It’s been 3 years since Code Orange torched the heavy music scene with their spectacular Underneath album. The world and indeed the musical landscape have changed a lot in that time, but so has Code Orange. Far more than a band, they are a seemingly ever evolving entity that goes wherever the art takes them…
When Corey Taylor dropped his first solo album back in 2020,it was met with a rather mixed and dare I say muted response. The frontman of two of the biggest Rock/Metal bands of the last 20 years dropping a middling, uncohesive record that was not befitting of his legacy, was not something many of us…
Since launching their debut album Murder & The Motive, local boys done good Those Damn Crows have gone from strength to strength, winning over audiences and critics alike with their consistently great live performances and talented song writing, so it’s no surprise that their latest opus Inhale/Exhale is yet another 10 tracks of blistering rock…
ALTER BRIDGE come with a kind of prestige within the alternative music world. While not big mainstream names like METALLICA or IRON MAIDEN, their near 20 years as a band has solidified them as a band to look out for. Whether it be the hard-hitting riffs of Metalingus or the brutally emotional Blackbird, ALTER BRIDGE…
For 30 years now WEDNESDAY 13 has been cutting a path across the musical landscape. A Rock & Roll Crypt Keeper, putting the laughter in to slaughter walking the same bloodied road paved by acts such as ALICE COOPER, ROB ZOMBIE, and KISS. Horrifier is the ninth album under his self-titled moniker and arguably one…
As fans of extreme music, we’ve been well and truly blessed by the new wave of American heavy metal. No nonsense riffs packed to the gills with a dirty finesse. Sitting atop this mountain of exceedingly good bands is LAMB OF GOD. Since their inception in 1994, they have been the ones to aim for….
Hot off the heels of their devastating headline performance at Bloodstock last month, Polish blackened death metal royalty BEHEMOTH are back with a brand new album! Having risen to legendary status over the past decade, thanks to landmark releases such as The Satanist (2013) and I Loved You At Your Darkest (2018). The group have…
Ever since their emergence in the late 90s, Slipknot have been the leaders of the scene. One of the most intense and innovative bands in the metal genre. They have gone from underground heroes to festival headlining juggernaut. They became one of Roadrunner Records most defining bands, and creators of one of the most eclectic…
MACHINE HEAD is a fascinating band. A band that has generational appeal, who shot to prominence during the heyday of Roadrunner Records. They are arguably one of the most respected bands in heavy music. With that said, they have never been ones to make things easy for themselves. Their catalogue is littered with examples of…
Swedish melodic death metal titans ARCH ENEMY are back with their brand new albumDeceivers! It’s been five long years since their last album Will To Power (2017), the longest break between albums since the band’s formation in 1996. However with a global pandemicplaguing the recording sessions of their new line-up, we think they can be…
Platinum selling rockers SHINEDOWN have always made music that felt autobiographical. Armies of fans have pledged their allegiance to the band due to the heartfelt journal-like nature of their lyrics. In writing album number seven, they have decided to adjust the formula with Planet Zero owing just as much to the works of Aldous Huxley…
Romance films feature a well worn trope where the lovers are torn apart by life, only to be reunited over time. They wonder if the old feelings will still be there, have they changed, are they still the same people, so on and so forth. It’s a feeling that often comes along when a band…
