Unearth can easily be considered a seminal band in the early wave of 90’s metalcore, and are often spoken with the same level of importance to the scene as bands like Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, August Burns Red, Darkest Hour, etc. The Boston [...]
Ihsahn’s musical journey over the years has been more evolving than meandering because there is a certainty in the choices he has made over the last decade and a half, whether it is the experimentation, the presentation, or the production. The [...]
The Pennsylvania-based metalcore band, August Burns Red have been a staple in the scene for over twenty years. With humble small-town beginnings, ABR has grown to be one of the powerhouses of the metalcore genre, known for their technical approach to [...]
Any day with new Periphery content is a good day! Yes, five albums (six if you count the Alpha/Omega double album) in, Periphery is still cranking out new music like the well-oiled machine it has been proven to be. Continuing the trend of tongue-in-cheek [...]
‘’I am the Storm’’ is already REDEMPTION’s 8th studio release in 20 years of existence. This is the second album with EVERGREY’s main man Tom Englund on vocals. Tom Englund has been a very busy man the last few two [...]
In the eternal words of Lemmy: ‘’We are Motorhead and We Play Rock and Roll’’. Well for NIGHT DEMON, it’s ‘’We are Night Demon and We Play Heavy Metal’’. The no-nonsense approach of the band has been [...]
Full disclosure, Suicide Silence holds a special place in my heart, as it does for many a millennial core-head. For many, Suicide Silence was the gateway band into deathcore, fusing the DIY aesthetic of hardcore with the brutality of death metal. Many [...]
The French technical death metal band Gorod has been releasing records for almost as long as I have been alive. Even as someone who would regard technical death metal as their genre of passionate consumption, Gorod has been a band that has always fallen [...]
By the time Geoff Tate returns to Australia on February 8th it will have been three years since we were treated to the incredible “Operation: Mindcrime” anniversary tour. This time we’re in for another feast of Queensrÿche [...]
“I like to write, that’s my other passion besides making music, so it’s perfect for me that I can combine these things here” — An interview with Niilo Sevanen. There can be no mistake that Insomnium has carved an [...]
On January 13th, 2023, Friday the 13th, Obituary will release their new album called Dying Of Everything on Relapse Records. This is the band’s eleventh album. Featuring deadly and aggressive riffs, pummelling rhythms, menacing vocals, and [...]
Metal Wani’s Julien Bigras had a chat with KATATONIA bassist Niklas Sandin in Toronto, Canada. They discuss the ongoing North American tour (the first since 2017), and the challenges of touring across North America with high demand for tour [...]
SOEN’s Joel Ekelöf had a chat with Metal Wani’s Julien Bigras ahead of the concert in Toronto, Canada. They discuss the first North American headlining tour, meet and greet with the fans, his top 3 favorite TOOL songs, how he [...]
Having embraced sex, skulls, and prescription drugs with 2018’s ‘Vicious’, Halestorm found themselves thrown headfirst into the pit of the pandemic. In 2022, the Pennsylvania quartet crawled back out, re-emerging [...]
The future is often painted as a town reserved for endings. In 2017, when news of a farewell tour broke, for HIM, a heart-rending ending ensued as Ville Valo departed gracefully from their Love Metal legacy. Jump forward to March 15, 2023, and Kentishtown [...]
Bullet For My Valentine is one of those bands that went from “every emo girl’s wet dream”, to a respected act, beloved within the metal community. I was certain that I am in for a treat, as I approached the gates of the ever-growing [...]
Progressive rock band Riverside, hailing from Warsaw, Poland, is currently on the back half of their North American tour to promote the recent release of their eighth studio album, ID.Entity. Starting in Tampa, Florida on February 17th, the tour consists [...]
Obituary needs no introduction. They stand among the most enduring and consistent heavy metal bands to be making music over the past three and half decades. Let’s not understate it – They are metal legends. Their top-floor reputation has made [...]
Bullet For My Valentine is one of those bands that went from “every emo girl’s wet dream”, to a respected act, beloved within the metal community. I was certain that I am in for a treat, as I approached the gates of the [...]
Progressive rock band Riverside, hailing from Warsaw, Poland, is currently on the back half of their North American tour to promote the recent release of their eighth studio album, ID.Entity. Starting in Tampa, Florida on February 17th, the tour [...]
At the peak of retromania in the early 2000s, heavy metal brazenly nosedived into its back catalog. Dividing those enchanted by nostalgia from others frustrated at what they perceived as a lack of willingness to push forward. Raising a recurring [...]
Obituary needs no introduction. They stand among the most enduring and consistent heavy metal bands to be making music over the past three and half decades. Let’s not understate it – They are metal legends. Their top-floor reputation [...]
KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon SLIPKNOT will be making its Australian debut in March 2023. KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA has already sold out in Melbourne [...]
Australia’s biggest alternative traveling music festival, aka Good Things Festival, is almost upon us and it’s the biggest one yet! Good Things come to those who wait and Good Things Festival is thrilled to announce the [...]
KNOTFEST, the destination festival brand curated by SLIPKNOT, is continuing its ever-expanding global domination with the announcement of its next location – KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA in 2023. The music and counterculture experience [...]
Australia’s biggest alternative traveling music festival, aka Good Things Festival, is almost upon us and it’s the biggest one yet! We’re thrilled to announce Good Things Festival in Melbourne is SOLD [...]
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