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Performing for the first time at this year’s Bloodstock we see Bast once again inching their way up the metaphorical doom ladder. Having previously supported Pallbearer on their most recent European tour the band are simply growing from strength to strength. Amidst the musical madness that was Bloostock we were able to speak to both Jon and
Releasing their latest album the devastating The Anthropocene Extinction just last week, we can safely say that the first week of sales have been absolutely fantastic for the band.
Originality is becoming more and more scarce as with each year that arrives in the Metal calendar. Band after band sounding like copy cat images of each other, save for the select few who will go on to become visionaries, ushering in the new age of Metal.
Whilst BTBAM and co might be giving the US some Prog it’s good to hear that Europe will be having riffs being driven down it’s throat with Matt Pike and co visiting.
After having no doubt wowed audiences over in the UK with the Coma Ecliptic Tour II, the band are embarking back over to the states for the Coma a Ecliptic Tour III.
We interview one of the world’s most prominent guitarists, Chris Broderick as he we speak of life after Megadeth under the scope of his new venture, Act of Defiance…
As times change so does the face of the music, a current talking point in the metal community being about whether technology has influenced the sound of Metal in the modern day. Being responsible for some of the best sounding Death Metal records in recent years, Erik Rutan is not only Death Metal royalty for his instrumental prowess but also for his genre defining production. A man of who goes under many guises at long last returns with some of the most abrasive Metal this year.
California groove metallers Butcher Babies have been on the exponential rise for the past year, and while their live performances have been undoubtedly phenomenal, their music has never quite hit the mark with us…but we review it today and ‘Take It Like A Man‘!