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Built on foundations of unity, strength and loyalty repentance can also often be a subject matter approached within underdog of the musical sub genres, Hardcore. Inviting you into their chambers Hatebreed begin their latest unabashed chapter inviting you to look into the minds eye of guilt, aggression and honesty. Welcome to The Concrete Confessional.
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger or so the saying goes. A necessary requirement to thrive in music is adaptability. From simple touring mishaps to larger scale operations that require serious change. Some are lucky to go their entire career with the same members however others need perspective, trials that are bigger than the road begin to appear. Having released their return to form Winter Kills, slightly disconcerting news that the band had a change in the guard. Heading into the studio to record their follow up full length but are DevilDriver a wolf in sheep’s clothing?
Returning with their masterwork that was Colored Sands, consisting of a revitalised line up which at first glance might have seemed a Frankenstein-esque creation, in fact created a paradoxically coherent sound. Primed for another onslaught of cacophony we welcome Gorguts back to the dissonant arena with opus Pleiades’ Dust.
Roots, discerning heritage both metaphorical and factual, fronted by Richie Cavalera being the relation of the Sepultura frontman of course there is going to be slight influence but has the man followed in his footsteps or begun to forge his own path altogether.
Stories have often gone hand in hand with the likes of Metal, providing a multidimensional backdrop with fluctuating tempos, moving melodies and experimentation the two have fit together perfectly. Taking the idea and running with it American born Vektor have created a concept that would sit high among the Sci-Fi epic’s. Brace for impact as we delve into Terminal Redux.
Renown guitarist Mark Tremonti makes his return this year with brand new album Dust. Having created music from the nineties with Creed, before deciding to expand his musical vocabulary with Alter Bridge. Giving way to a more instrumental aspect of the mans playing whilst showcasing his brilliant chops the time has come for yet another evolution. Releasing the acclaimed Cauterize just last year Tremonti is back before the Dust has settled.
Limitless in its possibility the ever changing entity that is music is made up of many different forms. From melodious ballads, heart wrenching choruses to the opposite end of the spectrum, absolute noise. Straight from the horses mouth we heard the eternal struggle Discharge are in with their strive against the all governing blues scale. In their ever optimistic outlook the band have come to release their latest visceral slab of aggression End of Days but have the band out flanked melody once more?
Soon to be a relic of the past, the eighties have always been the unsung heroes of the past decades. Depending on the era you were born in the children of the nineties will never quite be on the same plain as those who were born in the eighties. Era of the cult film, possibly the most lucrative music has been and of course Sci-Fi. With this in mind we delve into Haken’s Affinity, exploring the other dark side of the moon with some slightly different Brits. Hang onto something!