REVIEW: PROJECTED – “Hypoxia”
In times of crisis, we learn who we are. Over the course of the last two years, Projected learned they still had more to say as a band. A hard…
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Carl Rourke
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Carl Rourke is a musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, music journalist and also Assistant Editor and UK/Ireland Region Head at Metal Wani. He studied journalism in Dublin and covers shows, DVD's, albums and interviews. Carl has toured extensively and was twice the recipient of an Irish Young Musicians Award. Carl divides his time between London, UK and Dublin, Ireland.
INTERVIEW: EVERGREY’s Tom Englund on ‘A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)’ & ‘Writing Sad Songs For The Gods To Cry About’
In the lead up to the release of ‘A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)’, the upcoming new album from Evergrey due to drop on May 20th, vocalist Tom Englund…
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REVIEW: EVERGREY – “A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)”
Celebrating over 25 years as Gothenburg’s finest metal export, Evergrey mark the occasion with their thirteenth studio album, ‘A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)’, released May 20th. A testament to…
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REVIEW: HALESTORM – “Back From The Dead”
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 with…
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INTERVIEW: HALESTORM’s Arejay Hale on ‘Back From The Dead’, ‘Hyde Manor’ & Dodging ‘The Tour Ender’
Best known for his work as part of the internationally acclaimed Halestorm, Arejay Hale recently sat down with Metal Wani’s Carl Rourke to discuss the band’s upcoming new album,…
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REVIEW: PAPA ROACH – “Ego Trip”
Few artists have survived the aftermath of the nu-metal implosion like Papa Roach. Having tapped into the zeitgeist of the hip hop and metal-infused sub-genre, launching them into Grammy-nominated, platinum…
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INTERVIEW: JAMIE DEAN on ‘Alaska’, New GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT Album & Future Solo Plans
While Jamie Dean is perhaps best known for his work as part of the internationally acclaimed Irish outfit, God Is An Astronaut, the composer and multi-instrumentalist intends to add…
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GIG REVIEW: An Evening With HALESTORM Live At 3-Olympia Theatre, Dublin
Ireland is host to more than its fair share of mythical creatures. The supernatural race, the Tuatha dé Danann. Queens and heroes possessing magical powers. The mischievous Far Darrig, with…
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REVIEW: DAGOBA – “By Night”
Dagoba first brought their furious sound to the masses with 2003’s ‘Black Nova.’ An album that echoed many of the big players of 90’s American metal, including the groove riddled…
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REVIEW: KORN – “Requiem”
With their eponymous debut album, Korn forever changed the face of heavy metal. Spearheading an entire sub-genre that would eventually become self-parodic. But Korn escaped the nu-metal implosion and have…
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