metal
News: The Charm The Fury Sign With Nuclear Blast
Amsterdam natives, The Charm The Fury have signed with Nuclear Blast Records and announced they’re working on a follow up their debut album A Shade Of My Former Self, set to be released in March 2017. Released back in 2013, their debut album opened doors to some of Europe’s biggest festivals, including our very own Download …
EP Review: Lamb Of God- The Duke
“A little while ago I became friends with a fan named Wayne Ford – he was terminal – leukemia. I talked with him often, even video chatted him into the studio. He was very calm about his impending death, and we discussed it very openly. I learned a lot from him.”- Lamb Of God frontman …
Album Review: Trivium- Ember To Inferno: Ab Initio
Steadily rising to prominence over the last decade, Trivium are now very much a band at the helm of the modern metal scene. Beginning it all in 2003, they released their debut album, Ember To Inferno. Although this album earned the band a record deal with Roadrunner Records, it’s been out of print for many …
See: Losers release new video for ‘The Ruiner’
Rock supergroup Losers have released a new video for the track ‘The Ruiner’, taken from their recent ‘How To Ruin Other People’s Futures’ album, which came out in September. The band, Tom Bellamy (ex-Cooper Temple Clause), Paul Mullen (ex-YourCodeNameIs:Milo/Young Legionnaire), Eddy TM (DJ/new music radio and club guru) and Dean Pearson (Vennart, British Theatre) garnered …
News: Bloodstock Festival Announce New Bands
Bloodstock Festival isn’t until August next year but they’re already rolling out some new acts. Poland’s own Decapitated, Florida based Obituary earn a place on main stage and Brujeria also earn a spot on main stage. Decapitated’s guitarist, Vogg, says; “We’re very excited to be returning to Bloodstock Festival – it will have been three …
Tracks: Terrifier – Reanimator
Vancouver thrashers Terrifier have just signed to Test your metal records, and have streamed new single Reanimator, taken from their forthcoming second album ‘Weapons of thrash destruction’. Veterans of tours with the likes of Havok, Destruction, Exmortus, Anvil, 3 Inches of blood and Holy Grail, to name but a few, Terrifier have been building strong …
See: Killswitch Engage release New Video For Cut Me Loose
Killswitch Engage kick off their UK tour this week in support of Bullet For My Valentine- so in anticipation of this, they’ve premiered their new video for Cut Me Loose- taken from their latest album Incarnate. You can see the video here; flicking between the affecting, fragmented and rewound scenes of a man on fire, …
News: Bullet For My Valentine Unveil Brand New Single And Video
UK hard rock legends Bullet For My Valentine have released a new single and video for track Don’t Need You. The track is just the beginning of a new chapter in their extensive career and is the first song released since signing to Search and Destroy / Spinefarm Records. The band have been through many …
News: Bloodstock Unveil First Bands For 2017 Festival
Bloodstock Festival have announced their first wave of bands for the 2017 festival, including Friday night headliners Amon Amarth! Swedish Viking metallers Amon Amarth will be sailing onto the Ronnie James Dio stage on the Friday night of the festival. Frontman Johan Hegg states “What’s up UK! On August 11th 2017, we are invading BLOODSTOCK! …
Album Review: Opeth – Sorceress
Since their 2011 album Heritage, prog metal titans Opeth have been exploring their more progressive side. To various reactions from fans, the band have seemingly stood firm in their decision to eliminate the more metal part of their sound. 2008’s Watershed; with its growled vocals and technical death metal style riffing, marks the last time …