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In today’s day and age with the over saturation of media for listeners, it can be hard to stand out from the crowd. Oversubscribed to more than just music the consumer is becoming even more decisive with a shorter attention span. Not to mention the birth of our eternal struggle the Internet used for both forces of good and evil. With the abundance of choice a point of difference seems lost, not quite just yet.
The choice of music for a televised event in Korea recently caught my attention – it was all power and progressive metal. I didn’t think these genre’s had any popularity in this part of the world…but it was enough for us to investigate what the deal is with metal over there.
Every once in a while there comes along an album so unique that it’s impossible not to love. For all you progressive metal fans out there – this is just that album.
Recovery is a peculiar affair, sometimes taking weeks, months or even years. Psychological or otherwise sometimes recovery is beyond the means of the subject. Releasing what was deemed one of James Hetfield’s favourite records of 2015, Baroness released their obstimate aneighbors ever so slightly tainted cry that was Purple. Not having toured the UK since before their incident, the return of these fuzz kings is particularly poignant.
A grandiose evening of folk metal descends upon Islington this evening, featuring the titans that have made their name known across the seven seas, Ensiferum. Joining them are Estonia folkers Metsatoll, and Britain’s very own Pythia.
Forging a creative path that many would hardly conceive in a lifetime Textures have announced their return this year. Releasing their brand new album Phenotype this month the band embarked on their Oceans Collide tour. Currently performing all over Europe, Textures brought their brand new show comprising material from their early beginnings in Polars right up until their conceptual tour de force Phenotype to London for one night only.
Forget Leo. Once again the top class acting of metal musicians has been overlooked. We’ve compiled a list of those representing metal music in Hollywood that should be winning those Oscars in the very near future!
Elementary in the education of Thrash, Anthrax are not only one of Thrash’s most revered bands but archetypal in the Metal genre. Five years on from their previous release Worship Music, Anthrax have indeed been riding the wave of success after a fantastic return with their 2011 effort. Now years later they prepare to deliver their most desicive record to date, featuring the first recording with brand new guitarist Jonathan Donais, we enter the the halls of coronation For All Kings.