Since they let freedom ring with a shotgun blast well over two decades ago. Oakland natives, Machine Head have had a tumultuous journey. From the dizzying highs of their debut, through the troubled adolescence of The Burning Red and Supercharger. To their majestic resurgence with Through The Ashes Of Empires and genre defining work on…
Scandinavian metal veterans Grand Magus have dropped a new single ahead of the release of their new album Sunraven next month. Releasing on the 18th of October through Nuclear Blast Records, Sunraven is the tenth album from the battle hardened metal trio. A concept album based around the theme of Beowulf, is an exciting new…
Titans of the Swedish heavy metal scene, Arch Enemy and In Flames have joined forces this week. Announcing a massive co-headlining European tour in 2024. With more than two dozen dates, spanning across ten different countries. It’s already set to be one of the most exciting tours of the year! Kicking off in the UK…
It seems mental to think that in the grand scheme of things Carnifex are now considered veterans of the Death Metal scene. 18 years into doing this and yet people still act like they only popped up recently. When you listen to their latest album Necromanteum, you can here that vintage running throughout. Somewhat erroneously…
For a generation that grew up with wallet chains and baggy jeans, the name 96 BITTER BEINGS will immediately strike a nostalgic chord. An integral part of the soundtrack to many a misspent youth watching Bam Margera and Johnny Knoxville on MTV, the hit single 96 Quite Bitter Beings rocketed frontman Deron Miller‘s previous band,…
As fans of extreme music, we’ve been well and truly blessed by the new wave of American heavy metal. No nonsense riffs packed to the gills with a dirty finesse. Sitting atop this mountain of exceedingly good bands is LAMB OF GOD. Since their inception in 1994, they have been the ones to aim for….
After three years of waiting, tech metal masters FALLUJAH are back with a brand new album, Empyrean. Well known for their incredibly technical style and brutal sound, the Bay Area four-piece have gone above and beyond with their latest record, with lead guitarist ScottCarstairs calling it a “true return to form”. With the band having…
Hot off the heels of their devastating headline performance at Bloodstock last month, Polish blackened death metal royalty BEHEMOTH are back with a brand new album! Having risen to legendary status over the past decade, thanks to landmark releases such as The Satanist (2013) and I Loved You At Your Darkest (2018). The group have…
As Machine Head main man Robb Flynn himself said, It’s Saturday night in London F***ing England! This past Saturday saw one of the metal tours of the year come to town, and there were plenty of fans through the doors early for the London debut of The Halo Effect (8). What follows is one of…
MACHINE HEAD is a fascinating band. A band that has generational appeal, who shot to prominence during the heyday of Roadrunner Records. They are arguably one of the most respected bands in heavy music. With that said, they have never been ones to make things easy for themselves. Their catalogue is littered with examples of…
