It’s not easy being Kreator –the band have constantly reinvented themselves, faced several line-up changes, and strived to remain a force in what is arguably an overdone subgenre of metal. The German thrash band’s success has to do with [...]
Dystopian landscapes are popular occurrences in works of art, and the associated bleakness, mystery, dreariness and feelings of emptiness are important in its consumption. A visual or textual depiction of such a morbid world is something we’re [...]
Superfast drumming, complex riffs, and mind-bending solos –the genre of technical death metal has got it all, but also places due importance on redefining compositional style and trying new things. Inspired by the legendary Death, Atheist, [...]
The trio of musical geniuses, The Aristocrats, are ready to hit Australian and Asian shores soon. Fans are excited to watch drummer Marco Minnemann and guitarist Guthrie Govan in action with bass player Bryan Beller, for a blend of spontaneous [...]
In metal, a terrible metaphor, ‘beauty and the beast metal’, is used to describe music that contrasts harmonious, soaring clean vocals with aggressive growls. The lack of imagination shows that it wouldn’t have taken a poet to come up [...]
German drummer Hannes Grossmann’s (Alkaloid, Eternity’s End, Blotted Science, ex- Necrophagist, ex- Obscura) new solo album contains exactly what you’d expect from the man –tech death riffs, blast beats, and growls. Still, [...]
US prog rock/metal band Wild Throne are ready to tour the UK and Germany this month, and they are willing to give their devoted fans an amazing chance to win 2×2 tickets to a German date of their choice. If you are one of those fans, and [...]
Unlike the US or several European countries, India isn’t a nation where huge metal concerts happen almost every weekend. Small gigs happen regularly across our cities, but when a large-scale metal show does happen, it sees metalheads from around the [...]
