As originality appears to be more and more of a mirage in today’s world, the art of the unconventional breeds difference. Having only been around for eleven years, a mere footnote in the life of a band particularly of a progressive nature, Intronaut release their brand new album. Opting for a different style to their previous record,the new offering shows another side of Intronaut that has lay dormant for sometime now. Deciding to awaken their primal States the band have tapped into heavier aspects without compromising the progressive nature of the band itself.
An Interview With : Sacha Dunable (Intronaut)
Releasing their brand new record The Direction of Last Things this Friday 13th Intronaut are set to expand their already impressive legacy. Bouncing back from 2013’s Habitual Levitations the band decided to go for a more all out agressive approach. Detailing the meticulous writing processes that the band went through, along with the monolithic time spent in the studio, a total time of four days… We were able to speak to Intronaut guitarist Sacha Dunable. Kindly explaining some of the processes behind the record and what made the band decide to opt for a more organic sound for their latest outing. Listen to the full unedited interview on the Soundcloud link below.
Abbath Releases First New Solo Project Song “Winter Bane”
At long last Abbath will have a soundtrack to accompany his now worldwide walks fully decked out in corpse paint.
Announcing that the now solo artist will be performing one of his first ever shows at London’s Forum, Abbath has now released his first solo track. Entitled “Winter Bane” it has the classic gurgling Black Metal vocals that were home to Immortal for such a long time.
Album Review : Firespawn – Shadow Realms
Death Metal isn’t quite the same as it used to be. With bands appearing left right and center the genre is an ever changing entity. Deciding that their respective bands just weren’t a destructive enough output L.G. Petrov, the man behind the inaugural grunts of Entombed, Victor Brandt Entombed’s new guitarist, Unleashed axe man Fredrik Folkare, bringing up the rear with A. Impaler form Folkare’s sister band Necrophobic and finally sticks man Matte Modin we welcome the age of Firespawn.
Album Review : Good Tiger – A Head Full Of Moonlight
Technology has always been a slight touchy subject within the Metal community. Known for giving access to audiences far and wide enabling you to broadcast yourself regardless to the whole world. It has also had it’s downfalls, with Spotify seeming to be in increasing disputes with bands labels. However most importantly it has returned back to the people who listen to the music. The latest to keep this positive ideology alive are the boys in Good Tiger.
An Interview With : Adam Zars (Tribulation)
Moving into the darker regions of the seasonal spectrum we welcomed a truly despondent tour last month. Among a house hold name we were able to speak to Tribulation. Currently making waves all over the Metal scene with their essential brand new album Children Of The Night we spoke to guitarist mastermind Adam Zars on their slight downtime in London before their fantastic show at Koko. Speaking to the guitarist we were able to find out a little more about how the writing of The Children of The Night went about, what themes are explored on the new album and how they assimilated a sound of the seventies to form this nocturnal vampiric Doors sound. Listen to the full unedited interview on our Soundcloud below this excerpt.
Live Review: Stratovarius + Gloryhammer + Divine Ascension
Tonight a power metal supreme force strikes the heart of Islington – a perfect trifecta of legends, familiar faces and newcomers. It’s not too often we get to see such a brilliant line-up assemble in the same package, and of course we just had to witness it!
Live Review : Deathcrusher – Featuring : Carcass, Obituary, Napalm Death And Voivod
The world is very much a different place than it was back in the day. The ability of streaming, social media and the like it makes it easier than ever to be able to listen to music but not necessarily support the artist. With this in mind the focus has been brought to the detail surrounding tours, offering a more eclectic line up in recent days.