The terms ‘Next big thing’ or ‘Ones to watch’ get thrown around so much,that the term has almost lost meaning. Usually reserved for trend chasers or mags looking to fill column inches. Every once in a while though, a band comes along that completely justifies the sentiment. Urne are that band. Their 2018 E.P The…
Not to be hyperbolic, but it has to be said, Beartooth are one of the most consistent bands in heavy music today. Since emerging they have released a string of albums, with each one managing to be better than the one before. Below, their fourth studio album continues this trend in spades. I’ll be honest,…
Light The Torch had a less than Auspicious start to their career. Despite delivering two solid albums under their original guise Devil You Know, they largely went under the surface. After rebranding themselves in 2017, they seem to have truly roared to life. You Will Be The Death Of Me, their second album as Light…
Nailing your debut is a daunting challenge, no doubt. With all wares on the table, the pressure to deliver a lasting and genuinely innovative first impression is immense, only escalated when competing in an industry as forward-thinking as metal. Fortunately, progressive death trio Interloper bided their time and their first full-length, Search Party, is a…
Max Cavalera is a musical icon. He has been one of the driving force through the metal community for nearly 40 years. A man of many talents and who has fronted a myriad of differerent bands over his extensive tenure. Over that time 3 common themes have always been prevelant in his work. Culture, Spirituality…
Being an AFI fan can be a challenging endeavour at times. The band’s chameleon like nature and ever changing sound ensures that fans will never get the same album twice. It also gives the band no base “sound” or image for anyone to get attached to. Their latest Bodies is possibly their biggest depature in…
Over the last seventeen years, Myles Kennedy has gone from being a relative unknown, chosen by three quarters of Creed to head up their new band Alter Bridge to being one of rock’s most revered frontmen and singers. Three Years on from his debut solo album, Year Of The Tiger, world circumstances afforded him the…
When you are a visionary artist who has been creating genre bending music over the last decade you pretty much earn the right to do whatever you want. This is basically Gary Numan’s career in a nutshell, a man who’s whole legacy is built on blazing his own trail, and continues to do so. Numan…
10 years ago THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA released what many consider to be their best work with the ZOMBIE EP. At a time when US metalcore was becoming so watered down and bland, this EP was something far more exciting. Darker and heavier than anything their peers were doing at the time, it gathered a…
For those of you that missed the meeting, we took a vote and it was carried that Gojira are to be promoted to the Big League of Heavy Metal TM. Sorry if your opinions weren’t heard, but with all the uncertainty amongst the shareholders about the scarcity of future arena and festival headliners, we decided…
