Tag Archives: metal

    Whitechapel live are one of the hardest hitting bands out there. We caught hold of bassist Gabe after their main stage set at this year’s Bloodstock festival We talk about the hectic tour schedule, the current album and the writing process, real ales and more   https://www.facebook.com/whitechapelmetal/  

Harm’s Way announces North American tour with Every Time I Die, Knocked Loose & Eternal Sleep After completing an extensive North American and European trek this past summer, Chicagoan metal/hardcore unit Harm’s Way is ready to head back out on the road again this upcoming February/March, as support for Every Time I Die. …

        Obzidian return with their third full length album ‘Obliteration Process’, marking a triumphant follow up to 2014’s acclaimed ‘Concrete Psychosis’, and what a hefty slab of Metal it proves to be       ‘Obliteration Process’ is one of those albums that just does not mess …

Before I get started with this review, in 2008 an album entitled “Mirror Of Souls” graced the world of metal. This release is hands down one of my all time favourite albums but who is this band that released such an album? Well known other than Georgia’s very own Theocracy, …

‘The Aphotic Gloom’ comes three years since Skeletonwitch‘s last full-length release  “Serpents Unleashed” and after the departure of vocalist Chance Garnette. There was much buzz about their new vocalist and this four track EP does indeed feature the powerhouse that is Adam Clemans of Wolvhammer fame. The EP itself is something of …

Happy 10th anniversary to SikTh‘s Death Of A Dead Day which was originally released back in the distanct past of June 2006.  To mark this significant milestone,  Peaceville Records chose to re-release the album in September 2016.  So how do you review a 10 year old selection of songs that have already had an …

There’s nothing that excites a reviewer more than when a new band appears on the music scene with some fresh material. That can be said about Indominus, a death metal band hailing from Northern Ireland, forming at the beginning of 2016 and features members of the late ForChristSake. With such …

It’s been a long day at the office, you get home, put your feet up and breathe a sigh of relief knowing that the day is over. While you are nice and relaxed you decide to put on some music, only instead of the soothing sounds of Mozart you are …

OK, cards on the table, I really like Amaranthe.  There I’ve said it.  Ever since coming across Within Temptation a decade or so ago I have had a soft spot for the the female fronted melodic death metal genre and with Maximalism. Amaranthe have managed to keep me hooked in it. With this …

A very dressed-down Mr. Clone of Anti-Clone dropped by us at Bloodstock Festival this year. He and Miley had a very brief chat. Why don’t you watch the video below:

Sister Announces German Shows for November They are back! The Swedish sleaze/punk influenced metal outfit known as SISTER, who hail from Stockholm, Sweden have been working hard during the last ten years earning the reputation of being one of the best live acts out there. After writing songs and being in …

I am a huge fan of this one, I have a few issues with it but overall I like it. It is filled with dread and atmosphere perfect for what the band were aiming for. With its Lovecraftian and cultic overtones this is some stellar blackgaze. The first issue I …

Sinsaenum is a blacker, more throwback super group than what we are used to from the brain of the King of super groups, Joey Jordison. Jordison, formerly of Slipknot and currently of Vimic has teamed up with Frédéric Leclercq, the bassist of Dragonforce, and Attila Csihar of Sunn O))) and the mighty Mayhem.  …

‘FOLLOW ALONE’ Official video revealed Debut single taken from their newly announced album Breathe Released October 28th  Live at Dingwalls – August 21st (with Agent Fresco, Zoax, Press To Meco & No Consequence) ALSO APPEARING AT EUROBLAST FESTIVAL October 2nd – Cologne, Germany “The songwriting clarity and melodic strength of …

The sun, it’s turned black! The moon, it’s blood red! And the dead have risen and are walking the face of the Earth. Sorry to disappoint you folks but it’s not the apocalypse, it’s the aporockalypse and who is that leading the way? None other than the Finnish supermonsters Lordi …

Summer time. To some it’s about sun and holidays, to others it’s heading to festivals, enjoying music and getting muddy. Every year thousands gather to a field in Walton-on-Trent, England for the annual Bloodstock festival.  This year the festival attracted acts like Gojira, Slayer and Twisted Sister (for their final U.K. …

XII BOAR Premiere New Album “Beyond The Valley Of The Triclops” in Full via Metal Hammer Today! 24 hours left until UK’s boogie metal troublemakers XII BOAR release their second effort “Beyond The Valley Of The Triclops”, yet the party has already started over at Metal Hammer with a full album premiere! …

LAMB OF GOD REVEAL NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘EMBERS’, LATEST SINGLE FROM ‘VII: STURM UND DRANG’ Internationally-renowned metal band LAMB OF GOD released their latest Grammy-nominated album, ‘VII: Sturm Und Drang’ last Summer, earning the band their career-best chart positions around the world. The record includes the emotive anthem ‘Embers’, …

Die No More To Release New EP “Destruction Complete” in September!   Cumbrian Metal Band Die No More are set to release brand new EP – DESTRUCTION COMPLETE Worldwide on Friday September 9th! Want it before September 9th? All you have to do is choose one of these options… 1 …

REVOCATION launches new video for ‘Arbiters of the Apocalypse’! After releasing their sixth full-length, ‘Great Is Our Sin‘, last week, REVOCATION is now launching a new video for the album track ‘Arbiters of The Apocalypse’! Directed by David Brodsky (davidsbrodsky.com) and produced by Allison Woest, the clip can be viewed at:metalblade.com/revocation and vimeo.com – where …