All posts by Adam Hayward

  The Raven Age’s debut album ‘Darkness Will Rise’ is quite typical and heavily influenced by mid-2000s metalcore. While on stage, they opened with Promise Land, which was a solid way to start their set to a small but quickly growing crowd. Lead [...]

  Having seen Code Orange at Download Festival for the first time, I was pleasantly surprised. The guys were filled with a lot of energy and their musical style was all over the place. Every track and every riff they played left you with a feeling of [...]

  A technically complex band, Alter Bridge know how to balance their dynamics. But there was always a question hanging over them when it came to the group dynamics. What started as a band cited as being a supergroup, and technically still [...]

  Metal Wani’s Adam Hayward had a quick chat with CLUTCH drummer Jean-Paul Gaster at Download Festival 2017 in UK. He discusses playing at DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL in the past, fan reception to ‘Psychic Warfare’, his opinion on how [...]

  Metal Wani’s Adam Hayward had a chat with AIRBOURNE frontman Joel O’ Keefe at Doninghton Park, England. He discusses playing at Download festival, fan response to recently released album “Breakin Outta Hell”, why the band [...]

  Metal Wani’s Adam Hayward had a chat with Legendary DEVIN TOWNSEND at Download Festival, UK. He discusses playing at Download Festival, some of his favorite Download moments, why he is departing from the current Devin Townsend Project sound, [...]