Featured, Reviews

Album Review : Ignite – A War Against You

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The amount of change within a decade is truly astounding. In the span of just a few years Germany hosted the World Cup, one of the biggest social media sites ever Twitter is launched and the birth of the iPhone. Already with the massive advances in technology we find ourselves capable of doing things we never thought possible. Laying the foundations firmly with their now cult classic Our Darkest Days, the slow moving quintet start it all over again with the release of their ten years in the making A War Against You.

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Live Review: Tremonti

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If you don’t know who Mark Tremonti is…well let’s just say I would be left with eyebrows raised. The famed guitarist is backed by a metal arsenal tonight as he brings his solo band to London, and showcases the 2015 album ‘Cauterize‘ that has been universally applauded by pundits.

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Live Review: Liv Kristine + Valkyre

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Fresh off an extensive European tour with Leaves’ Eyes, Liv Kristine continues to give us fans the full extent of her creative output by putting on a select few shows throughout the continent, showcasing her diverse solo career. Not only do we see the best of Kristine’s back catalogue, but a rare appearance by ex-Theatre of Tragedy frontman Raymond Rohonyi makes the show a special one…

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An Interview With: Charlotte Wessels (Phantasma)

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2015 was a busy year for Delain’s frontwoman Charlotte Wessels. More than ever her main band is determined to conquer the world of symphonic metal, and saw a huge stride forward in accomplishing that goal through grandiose shows around the world. In Delain’s infrequent downtime Charlotte somehow managed to conceive of a new ambitious project along with a couple other prolific musicians, and that project is Phantasma, and we look at the curiosities that surround the story-driven concept…

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An Interview With : Brett Rasmussen (Ignite) 

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Legends among the Hardcore scene Ignite mark their return this week with the release of their highly anticipated follow up to 2005’s Our Darkest Days. With it now being just over ten years since the band released new material we caught up with bassist and all round lovely bloke Brett Rasmussen to speak about all things Ignite. Describing to us what it was like re-entering the recording studio after such a lengthy absence, what the band’s bright future might hold and how transposing songs, originally written in Hungarian can be quite the challenge…

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The First Part of 2016’s Most Anticipated Albums and Some Wishful Thinking…

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Celebrating the fantastic year that was 2015 sadly it is time to usher in the new year. With a new year comes Metal head’s favourite treat, new albums. We invite you to come with us to see what we believe to be some of the most anticipated albums of the next coming year. Adding in some that we’re speculating could be up for release into the mix as well.

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An Interview With : Jeff Matz (High On Fire)

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Shortly before the commencement of the Christmas festivities we were able to speak to High on Fire’s own Jeff Matz. Unleashing yet another solid stellar effort in the form of Luminiferous the band show no signs of weakening. Speaking to the bassist we asked the man, what some of his biggest influences included, what it was like to return to God City Studios to record the new album and much more! Listen to the full interview below this excerpt for the unedited chat.

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