Kagoule: That was me trying to not write a song
Image: Kagoule Guitarist and lead vocalist Cai answers the phone on a Friday afternoon and self declares he's hungover, "I had an album launch last night at Rough Trade with a free bar." He then adds,...
View ArticlePower Trip's top five metal albums: 'You could mosh your ass off to this one'
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View Article'A noise designed to outrage': how the Guardian has covered heavy metal
As Metallica’s Black Album turns 25, read Guardian and Observer coverage of the much-maligned metal genre from its inception almost 50 years ago...
View ArticleUli Jon Roth stings The Korova by revisiting influential Scorpions past
It was a night of guitar greatness last Saturday at The Korova, with the featured attraction delving 40 years into his past and taking the time to jam with his support acts. Uli Jon Roth, who spent...
View ArticleViking's Choice: Vektor, 'Charging The Void'
i Vektor. Katy DiSanto/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Katy DiSanto/Courtesy of the artist Vektor. Katy DiSanto/Courtesy of the artist Flashing a giddy smile under a curly mop of...
View Article(ALBUM REVIEW) Attik Door Slam The Door On Posers With Never In Agreement
BAND: Attick Door MEMBERS: Vocals: Liana Toymasyan Bass: Margarita Grabarova Drums: Igor Boyko Guitar: Alex Shrayber Guitar: Tim Shulepov ALBUM: Never In Agreement (2/7/15) PRODUCTION: Attik Door and...
View ArticleCD review: Denver's Red Tide Rising continue to evolve on Voices EP
Denver’s Red Tide Rising is constantly working to tighten and refine its sound, a journey that continues on its latest EP, Voices. In an era where digital downloads often overshadow the creative...
View ArticleMetal band Torche's new album 'Restarter' is smeared with punk and pop...
There's a notion among nincompoops that all heavy metal essentially sounds the same. Well, the nincompoops aren't wrong. Especially where the hard core gets corer — death metal, doom metal, sludge...
View ArticleImagine Dragons – Smoke + Mirrors
You have to admit it. When it comes to modern rock, hip-hop and EDM, nobody blends them to perfection like American band Imagine Dragons. Smoke + Mirrors blends all this with incredible song-writing...
View ArticleSoulfly have an instant classic with 'Archangel'
Max Cavalera is know for being one of the godfathers of modern hardcore and thrash metal due to his former band Sepultura and current bands Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy. The latest Soulfly release...
View ArticleA different shade of Blakc: Spend a musical night unreleased tracks from The...
Dopamine is a drug that the body releases when one is high. Dopamine is also the name of a song by Mumbai-based Alternative and Post Grunge group, Blakc. Through catchy choruses and heavy riffs, the...
View ArticleDakesis - The New Dawn. London Album Launch tickets
The Black Heart in London Friday 1st April 2016 7:00pm til 11:00pm Minimum Age: 18 An all female fronted hard rock and melodic metal show, to mark the London launch of the new Dakesis album, The New...
View ArticleBand To Watch: Angel Du$t
When I was growing up in Baltimore in the ’90s, the city had basically no hardcore scene. We had one great band — Torn Apart — but that was basically it. For the most part, we were a crust-punk town....
View ArticleToronto heavyweights Olde still making noise
Question: What do you call a gig that draws noise complaints from three floors of an office building? Answer: One of Olde’s quieter shows. Such is the power of these Toronto heavyweights that their...
View ArticleNo Longer Under the Radar
X Japan, the subject of the documentary “We Are X,” live at Madison Square Garden, October 2014.It’s an interesting time to be in a Japanese punk or metal band — especially, but not only, if there are...
View ArticleA Wilhelm Scream – PARTYCRASHER Album Review: All Eleven Tracks Analysed
[rating: 4] For decades, the essence of punk rock has been community; encouraging the belief that fans are as much a part of the band as the band’s music is a part of a fan’s life. The style encourages...
View ArticleAre Depeche Mode Metal's Biggest Secret Influence?
When Depeche Mode titled their 1990 album Violator, it was supposed to be taken ironically. The previous year had seen smarmy hair-mongers like Bon Jovi, Bad English and Poison scoring Number Ones with...
View Article10 More Criminally Overlooked Hard Rock + Heavy Metal Albums
Not long ago, we published a celebration of The 10 Most Criminally Overlooked Albums in Hard Rock + Heavy Metal that featured Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith and other lords of loudness. Keeping...
View ArticleCD Review : WATCH OUT STAMPEDE - "Tides"
Watch Out Stampede drops this massive release titled “Tides” on Sept 25th via Noizgate Records. This post-hardcore band gives you everything you enjoy listening to in that genre but they also kick it...
View ArticleSelf-titled album by Vile Display of Humanity kicks ass
Vile Display of Humanity is a thrash punk hardcore metal band that really reaches the levels of pure punk rock. With their self-released, self-titled album, the punk band from Chicago straight up kicks...
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