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When moving on in time we often look back bathing in sentimentality pining for the past. Things went at a slower place, worries didn’t lay our thoughts under siege and life was just a little more relaxed. For some this might be somewhere in the 1970’s era, a time known for some of the most visionary bands in history to appear. Channelling the ethos of all that the seventies embodied we see Biters release their second album Electric Blood.
Among the many symptoms of psychosis are the classic voices in your head. Musical oddballs, Meta-Stasis harness this twisted, split personality. Releasing their second record we welcome the band back to the Metal world once again this year. Quite unlike any of the material that you will heave heard this year their truly off the wall style of music has a mind of its own. Whether it’s deemed sane or not, you’re about to find out…
Triumph over adversity, the old adage couldn’t be more apt. Bands like the Richmond quintet only come around once every decade. Consistently releasing punishing, groove oriented metal Lamb of God are one of the most forward thinking bands of our time. Often labelled as a Pantera copycat, which personally I feel to be completely wrong and derogatory of the entire Lamb of God ethos. Combine their already reliant back catalogue that the band pertain, with the now very public trial that Randy Blythe went through after the man was held in Prague, following an alleged case of manslaughter. Essentially the most important album of their career, VII : Sturm Und Drang is make or break
As the saying goes revenge is a dish best served cold. Having waded through various line up changes, Cradle Of Filth return for their Nuclear Blast debut. Common fodder among the Gothic underworld the subject of witchcraft has always been pertinent. Yet only one side of the story has been illustrated, with Hammer Of The Witches the band aim to show the other side of the coin. Though the album might not be strictly conceptual the same determination that the Witches have for revenge is shared by the band with this their rebirth.
A staple in the make up Prog’s DNA. The concept album is an artists secret weapon. Based upon creating not only a narrative but a universe in itself. Distilled until the time is right to bring reality crashing down and escape once again through another listen. Beginning as an almost hardcore act, Between The Buried And Me have had a natural growth. Slowly maturing from the all out assault that was The Silent Circus, creating more thought provoking albums with each release and it was all leading up to their finest hour, Coma Ecliptic.
We see what our Metalcore chef’s have cooked up this year, will it be another auto pilot effort or a return to form for the band…
Hype can very much be a double edged sword, able to conjure up excitement surrounding the imminent arrival of new material. Be it film , music or well anything to be honest. With the release of their brand new album Ken Mode fall victim to the easy prey that comes with an album’s reputation built on an incredibly weak bedrock.
Deciding to forge his own path in the wake of Evile, we find out exactly what Ol Drake’s tongue in cheek first solo album is all about!