The scale and size to which anonymous collective PRESIDENT have grown is something of a phenomenon. It only felt like yesterday when the band launched their masked music endeavour, premiering the band back at Download Festival with no original material to their name, yet an ungodly buzz surrounding their mystery and strong rumour of who…
The recent resurgence of 00’s culture is a phenomenon worthy of study. For those of us that wore our jeans low and let our wallet cahins hang even lower, the return of Ed Hardy denim and Juicy Couture has many of us whistfully shaking our heads at the youth of today. Especially as it means…
There would normally be an extensive preamble on the part of myself or other writers, providing a long term backstory, recent history or just straight simply setting up a feature of the band and why the upcoming release is such a big deal and that the future of the bands success hinges upon it. On…
Deftones fans rejoice! fresh off laying waste to venues across the UK, the Californian Alt Metallers have announced the release of their tenth album entitled private music. For those in attendance at the bands Crystal Palace show back in June, the first tease of the album was shown on the venues big screen with just…
Tonight’s show at Crystal Palace Park is Deftones biggest UK headline show to date, possibly their biggest headline show ever. 25,000 tickets sold out in record time, so you could say anticipation and expectations were high for this one. The show however was nearly derailed due an illness in the band’s camp a day prior,…
After the thoroughly great first day of Download Festival 2022 (read our Friday Download 2022 review here if you missed it), it was time to go again for the often legendary Middle Saturday. A quick shower and back to the arena it was! Things got going a little later than planned thanks to Iron Maiden’s…
It’s that time of year again. Yep, it’s festival season, Metcheck is bracing itself for a record number of website hits and everyone starts buying shares in Jagermeister and wet weather gear. Due to the ongoing Global Pandemic, it’s been 3 years since the faithful have descended upon the hallowed turf of Donington Park for…
A bumper announcement from the Download Festival team about Download Festival 2022 this morning! A mixture of bands from the cancelled 2020 and 2021 lineups, along with some fresh faces have given us all plenty to look forward to in June 2022. Confirmed alongside headliners KISS, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro for the main stage…
Deftones have also been undeniably in a league of their own.The gap between them and their peers is so wide they are practically in their own orbit. The problem with setting the bar so impossibly high every time you put something out, is how can ever hope to top what you have done before? Well…
Following weeks of Internet speculation, the rumour mill has proven true; Deftones are back! Having last released new music back in 2016 with the critically and fan acclaimed Gore album, fans won’t have to wait any longer to hear some new Deftones music. The band, led by Chino Moreno, have just announced their brand new…