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Album Review : Korn – The Serenity Of Suffering

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 Settling down, having kids, becoming the all important parent ie cab driver. Suddenly you find yourself working everyday, groaning when lifting yourself out of a chair, and in the never ending efforts to retain your youth you’ve suddenly ended up with a Harley Davidson. However the mid life crisis doesn’t restrict itself solely to the middle aged parents of the world. Having somewhat of an identity crisis Korn, a Nu- Metal band, were experimenting with various different tonalities. Sadly ending up releasing The Path Of Totality in an effort to rediscover themselves. Returning in 2016 we ditch the Harley Davidson for a return to identity in the form of The Serenity Of Suffering. 

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Dark Funeral And Krisiun Live At The Underworld : Live Review

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The Black Metal fan, characterised by having overly long black hair, spiked arm bands, a fierce opinion or two and of course corpse paint. The Death Metal fan, no doubt some form of camo in there, the only fan to use the words “brutal” more than most and of course a horrific t shirt. Coming together these most unlikely of genres are in fact the perfect pairing. Releasing their brand new album Where Shadows Forever Reign, after five years Dark Funeral have returned. Gearing up for their extensive touring schedule of another album cycle, the Swedish warriors take to London tonight. With the help of our Brazilian amigos Krisiun at the helm we see just what happens when both Black Metal and Death Metal meet.

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Album Review : The Dillinger Escape Plan – Dissociation

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An extension of Thomas Edison’s discovery of electricity, the lightbulb has enabled a plethora of ideas previously unexplored. However light bulbs do not last forever. Circuitry gets worn out, fuses go out and ultimately the light inside vanishes. Turn their metaphorical lightbulb from their inception back in 1997, twenty years on The Dillinger Escape Plan reach the end of their longstanding career. Jetissoning their entire creative energy into their grand finale Dissociation chanelling their potent electrical flow to finally make their incandescent light bulb explode. 

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Meshuggah : Birthed In Dissonance

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Coercing curiosity to create knowledge, science is a vehicle for discovery. Simultaneously limitless yet terrifying all the same, responsible for countless evolutionary milestones. Demonstrating its disastrous consequences in the aftermath of Hiroshima this inquisitive nature is not reserved solely to scientists however. Bubbling away in Umea, Sweden musical scientists were slowly forming hypotheses, conducting experiments slowly but surely understanding their calculations.  Meshuggah, now in their twenty sixth year, are visionaries in the arena of sound. Inspiring yet unmatched through their avant garde approach to music. Set to unveil their next masterstroke The Violent Sleep Of Reason Meshuggah are set to recalculate, reevaluate and revolutionise Metal once again but what brings this unique approach to music? Where do the scientists get their proverbial textbooks? What makes Meshuggah’s clockwork tick? In an exclusive video Tomas Haake reveals just how the decision to begin a brand new Meshuggah chapter begins and the writing process behind their enigmatic creations. 

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Album Review : Wormrot – Voices

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Art is the single most important vehicle for the manifestation of self expression. Able to represent emotions of an abundant quality, from joie de vie to the deeper depths of the human psyche. Without expression none of this would be possible. Jackson Pollock’s famous paint splatter an afterthought, Rothko’s intricate piecing together of colour an idealistic dream even the likes of morbid surrealist Francis Bacon would have never taken flight. Taking this idea into a musical context freedom of expression can surpass genre classification. Known for their quashing of individuality the south east has been somewhat in the dark. Vilifying this ideal Wormrot return after a five year hiatus to deliver their signature breed of Singaporean Grindcore to the masses once again but will expression triumph?

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An Interview With : Herman Li (Dragonforce)

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Studious in the idea of speed Dragonforce are renown for being one of the quickest bands out there. Following on from the release of their brand new Best Of Killer Elite, the band are touring the world over. Making a pit stop at Bloodstock Open Air this year we were able to catch up with guitarist and musical virtuoso Herman Li. Speaking about the man’s influences behind the guitar, how the band came up with “Fury Of The Storm” and most importantly the recording of a brand new album set for a release next year. We delve into the world where dragons do indeed dwell.

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Album Review : Meshuggah – The Violent Sleep Of Reason

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“Because you’re worth it”, “Maybe it’s Maybeline” and of course the infamous “Beach Body Ready”. Living in the mass consumerist culture of the modern day people are intent on the idea of perfection. Shoehorning people into this dystopian ideal of perfection the theory creeps its way into the musical ideology. Aided and abetted by technology, music, particularly that of Metal has since devolved since the discovery of clinical machinery – ensuring this idea of perfection remains. Harbringers of this technological revolution, Meshuggah are pioneers of a sound exclusively married to perfection. Resolving to once again change the archetype Meshuggah return this year with The Violent Sleep Of Reason. Representing a paradigm shift in the genre the record was recorded entirely live. Bringing the idea of reality to their ideology of perfection, The Violent Sleep of Reason sees a band of perfect nature become imperfect for the first time. 

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