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From the Swamp to the Sun: An Interview with Elijah Witt from Cane Hill: “This is our art, we have fun and we really don’t fucking care what people expect from us because we know what we are doing is going to be good music”

Simon Crampton7 years ago028 mins

Cane Hill are one of the most dynamic and intriguing bands currently in heavy music. After an explosive debut in 2015 they have continued to grow from strength to strength releasing music of increasing confidence and quality. We were lucky enough to chat to band Vocalist Elijah Witt when they were in London last December….

Igniting the Black Flame: An Interview with Davyd Winter-Bates from Bury Tomorrow: ” I want to remembered as the band that gave a shit about the people who put them there.”

Simon Crampton7 years ago026 mins

2018 has been a stellar year for Bury Tomorrow. From the release of their critically acclaimed fifth album ‘Black Flame’ to playing festivals across Europe and ending the year on a sold out UK/Europe culminating in a show at The Forum in London. We were able to catch up with bassist Davyd Winter-Bates to discuss…

Gary Numan – The Fallen E.P

Simon Crampton8 years ago04 mins

Last years Savage (Songs From A Broken Mind) was a huge triumph and arguably one of the most successful high points in a career full of them. But if you know anything then you will know that Gary Numan is an artist that is not content to rest on his laurels. Here we are then…

Soulfly – Ritual

Simon Crampton8 years ago05 mins

Max Cavalera is to heavy metal what Ronseal are to DIY, any album with his name on it does exactly what it says on the tin. As one of the most consistent and profilic songwriters in the metal scene, he has a back catalogue that most people would give their right arm for, and that…

Devildriver – Outlaws Til The End Vol.1

Simon Crampton8 years ago07 mins

Cover can be a tricky business. You either create a carbon copy of the original thus negating its existence or you go the other way and put your own spin on it and potentially ruin it. It’s a razor-thin line that few manage to pull off. So, its seems ballsy that two of modern metal’s…

Outlaw ‘Til The End: An Interview with Dez Fafara:”a lot of the heavy metal bands people are following right now are not bands, they are glorified radio rock bands who have 10 writers writing their tunes”

Simon Crampton8 years ago032 mins

For 25 years Dez Fafara has been one of the most enduring figures in the world of metal. Whether it was introducing the world to the darker side of things in the 90’s with Coal Chamber or bringing the heavy back with Devildriver, he has endured and remained throughout. Not one to rest on his…

Vein – Errorzone

Simon Crampton8 years ago05 mins

Get used to hearing the name Vein they are about to become your new heavy music obsession. From the opening moments of Virus://Vibrance with its warped jungle beats and down-tuned guitars that smash you around the head like The Dillinger Escape covering debut album era Slipknot, this is an album that won’t let you go for…

Nine Inch Nails – Bad Witch

Simon Crampton8 years ago08 mins

The last 18 months or so have been pretty amazing for Nine Inch Nails fans. Not only has there been new music in the form of two e.p’s Not the Actual Events and Add Violence, but there have also been shows to go with it. Nine Inch Nails are back and in a big bad way. When…

Interview with Joshua Travis from Emmure @ Download Festival 2018: “we don’t really worry about anything we just go into doing what we do”

Simon Crampton8 years ago010 mins

Emmure are one of those bands that it seems like can’t do right for doing wrong. Somehow someway controversy has always followed them like a shadow. That, however, may have all changed, with a brand new lineup and a somewhat more focused agenda and attitude things seem to have reached a turning point for the…

Interview with Savage Messiah @ Download Festival 2018: ” Ultimately it comes down to this, the fans choose the band, the band don’t choose their fans”

Simon Crampton8 years ago014 mins

Savage Messiah are one of the best young bands in British metal. They meld old-school sensibilities with new school flair and have created a solid body of work for themselves. Having released a new album ‘Hands of Fate’ last year and going on a successful run supporting Cradle of Filth they closed out 2017 on…