A small venue in the middle of a small European town; is always the perfect atmosphere for metal gigs, especially now that we are all slowly returning to our beloved routine of seeing underground gems and big tickets alike. My coverage this time was in [...]
Lorna Shore are no longer the underdogs of deathcore. In fact, they could nearly be among the most talked-about bands in deathcore and modern extreme metal as an emergent genre. I reviewed their previous record Immortal here and claimed that they were no [...]
Iconic is the debut album from the internationally collaborative act, Obsidious, formed from the major personnel reshuffling of neoclassical technical death metal band Obscura. In many regards, Obsidious comes to us in direct response to the musical [...]
The ferocious heavy metal band, Lamb of God have returned with a vengeance. Their ninth studio album ‘Omens’ may just be their angriest sounding yet. ‘Omens’ is set for release on October 7th via Nuclear Blast. Right through the [...]
The 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands, is somewhat of a legendary venue when it comes to metal concerts. Where many have done gigs and kept raising notoriety for the locale in terms of good sound quality and overall atmosphere, it is definitely a fitting place [...]
Summer brings the open-door festivals. Big spaces, many bands. Some are well-known for the rain and mud, while others are always sunny and hot. SonicBlast falls under the latter. Beach and riffs add to the blazing sun and vast surrounding coastal area. [...]
It’s a conflicting thing to look back on a past legend and see the changes the years have wrought; a wrinkle here, an expression line there, a divorcing of two-thirds of their classic lineup that have since gone on to form a clearly superior [...]
Vikings, Lionhearts, and the Irish. Not just a rowdy cast of the latest Netflix series, but the ingredients that made for a wild night in Dublin’s 3arena on September 13th. Machine Head and Amon Amarth rolled through the fair city on their [...]
