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Album Review : Cradle Of Filth – Dusk And Her Embrace…The Original Sin

July 8, 2016 No Comments

Opening the coffin lid once more we are greeted with the familiar smell of formaldehyde. Recently resurrected Cacophonous Records sees their first release being one of rebirth. A far cry from their ghoulish beginnings the Cradle of Filth of 2016 has seen an evolution within the band that will be taking them to higher plains in the realm of the horned one. Yet it wasn’t always like this, having been out of print for quite some time Dusk And Her Embrace finally sees a restoration of sorts.

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Album Review: Deadlock – Hybris

July 6, 2016 No Comments

It’s not been the best of times for German metalcore outfit Deadlock. The band has experienced a tragic passing of a founding member and a departure of a longtime vocalist in the 3 years since the previous release ‘The Arsonist‘. The band make attempts to rebuff themselves and channel the events into to a musical output with ‘Hybris‘.

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An Interview With : Dave Davidson (Revocation)

July 5, 2016 No Comments

Mankind in the animal kingdom is somewhat of an anomaly. Able to create free thinking independent ideas using past experiences to build foundation for theories and owing to our opposable thumbs have led us to be technically top of the food chain. Though we might be the most evolutionary of species there are arguments that our theoretical knowledge is incredibly infantile. Taking the words of one Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, Revocation begin their venture into their first ever concept album. Irrespective of time, location or ideal we as humans have an inherent urge ranging from the morbid fascination with death in the form of public execution to the entire demise of civilisations ourselves owing to repeated mistake that are supposed to have become cognitive. Speaking to Dave Davidson of Revocation we asked the singer about just what Great Is Our Sin truly entails and the answer was far larger than we thought…

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Download 2016 : An Interview With : John Alfredsson (Avatar)

July 1, 2016 No Comments

Having attended Download 2016 not only we were able to see some of the premier Metal bands going right now but we were also able to grab a couple of chats with a fair few bands inbetween the madness. The first in a series of Download 2016 interviews sees the Progressive come Hair Metal come straight up mad Avatar.

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Survival Guide To Wacken Open Air 2016

July 1, 2016 No Comments

The 27th edition of the world’s largest heavy metal gathering is coming. Sold out in days for the better part of the last decade, this behemoth of a festival has become the beacon of metal culture.

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An Interview With : David Jordan (Long Distance Calling)

June 28, 2016 No Comments

Instrumental bands are often tarnished somewhat with the connotation of solely appealing to those versed in music. Often giving people the illusion that it’s musicians music for musicians Long Distance Calling thankfully break this preconception ha I released their brand new album TRIPS this April the band entered uncharted territory. Forging forward further than the likes of the contemporary instrumental bands the band decided to take the step to enlist singer Petter Carlsen to sing for the band. Having previously only had one or two tracks on their latest outing the band have upped the ante to a total of four tracks. Shortly before wowing the Boston Music Room’s in London we caught up with guitarist and song writing main man David Jordan to talk TRIPS, the metaphysical and of course Prog.

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Album Review : Whitechapel – Mark Of The Blade

June 24, 2016 No Comments

Identity, one of the most important aspects of truly establishing a following. Changing their formula with the polarising self titled record Whitechapel are no strangers to experimentation. Having released Our Endless War back in 2014 the band were beginning to refine their already somewhat iconic sound. Having celebrated their tenth anniversary performing a sense of identity is now more important than ever. Returning in 2016 with Mark of The Blade, Whitechapel state their claim as true pioneers of the Deathcore genre.

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King Diamond Live At The Forum : Live Review

June 23, 2016 No Comments

Concept albums in the world of Metal have always been a main stay in those more ostentatious of genres. Seeping into various different aesthetics the simple idea of a concept album is huge undertaking in itself. Many moons ago now King Diamond created one of the most archetypal concept records in Heavy Metal history, Abigail. An influence to countless modern bands that have now become a main stay in the world of Metal, King Diamond is known for his sheer all in approach when it comes to alive performance. Resurrecting his beloved Abigail we headed over to The Forum for the ghoulish gates to be opened once again.