4 years after dumping drummer Mike Portnoy in favour of new blood, Avenged Sevenfold have announced they will be parting ways with Arin Ilejay.
An Interview With : Hannes Grossmann (Alkaloid)
A household name in the Death Metal drumming arena, Hannes Grossmann has been a part of numerous different bands in the genre. From the beginnings of Necrophagist from the stint in Obscura, whilst along the way performing with Blotted Science, consisting of Cannibal Corpse bassist Alex Webster and guitar wizard Ron Jarzombek. With a whole host of different bands in the man’s pocket one particular band are potentially the most interesting the man has put together thus far. Made up of Aborted, Obscura, Noneuclid and Dark Fortress members we present to you Alkaloid. Speaking out about the decision to leave Obscura, the bands new album and some of the drummer’s own inspirations we sat down for a long and thorough chat.
EP Review: Xandria – Fire & Ashes
Xandria look to fill the release gap with a new EP, ‘Fire & Ashes‘, with an interesting mix of new tracks, covers and re-recordings…
Album Review: Symphony X – Underworld
The progressive maestros known as Symphony X have returned, and we see what brilliance they can offer us this time around on their new record, ‘Underworld’…
After The Burial Guitarist Pronounced Dead
Following incredibly disconcerting events After The Burial Guitarist Justin Lowe has been pronounced dead.
The Black Dahlia Murder Premiere Second New Song
Premiering over at Revolver the band have unleashed their second new single the deadly “Receipt”.
Album Review : Locrian – Infinite Dissolution
Throughout the times of metal, it seems that one unifying concept has always been common. The demise of mankind and often with it the world. Deciding to tackle the grandiose and truly morbid concept, Locrian offer us a different perspective that the classic balls to the wall approach. Dancing between finesse and dense musical sounds we welcome you into the world of Infinite Dissolution.
Tesseract Announce Australian Tour
Releasing a small teaser two weeks ago, Tesseract have begun their promotional cycle for the brand new record Polaris, first up on the list of touring is Australia.