An Interview With: Liv Kristine

Liv Kristine has had quite the lucrative career, fronting a couple of bands that have been key players in the development of gothic and symphonic metal. So many bands have taken influence from her works that to say she is a spearhead in symphonic metal might be an understatement. While we are all familiar with the grandiose bands that are Theatre of Tragedy and Leaves’ Eyes, it’s her interesting and diverse solo career that catches our attention this time around.

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An Interview With : Spencer Sotelo (Periphery)

Bringing 2015 to fittingly dramatic end, Periphery went on a monumental European tour. Supporting their critically acclaimed brand new double album released at the beginning of the year Juggernaut : Alpha and Juggernaut : Omega. In the ready to access day and age of music, a bold move to release something as lengthy as a double album. Prior to Periphery absolutely blinding London with their headline show, we were lucky enough to be able to speak to vocalist Spencer Sotelo. Understanding exactly how the band tackled such a daunting task of a double album, what the album’s cryptic storyline alludes to and how the singer has truly come into a world of his own we find out just what life is like for these Juggernaut’s.

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Album Review : Ignite – A War Against You

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

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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