Tag Djent
Amanuensis – a term used over the years to mean such things as slave, aide, scribe and secretary. Sure, it’s a bit of a mouthful but then here’s an album that’s got the depth of flavour, good looks, emotional pull… Continue Reading →
After the over-riding success of last year’s event, Tech-Fest returned bigger, bolder and brighter. This year saw the team take over the Newark Showground with its simple access to hangars for the stages, merch stands, bar and promoters. Not to… Continue Reading →
Insense are a four piece from Oslo, Norway who were once championed by In Flames front man Anders Fridén who claimed the first time he heard them, he wanted more. Fast forward to the present day, and Insense now offer… Continue Reading →
Without ado, Switzerland’s Scars Divide launch into their debut ep with heavy lashings of melody and a bit of djent. The movement is utterly infectious. Yet in spite of all this thrashing jollity, there is a warning in the lyrics:… Continue Reading →
Reinvented electronic metal is the description I read about the music of this band from France. Essentially this is lively modern metal with tributes paid to Meshuggah, Textures and unsurprisingly Oestre’s compatriots Gojira and Hacride. Industrial noises, thunderous roars and… Continue Reading →
An interesting intro to the second album release from this Athens-based band gives a suggestion of something djenty-progressive with electro touches. Such intros can be indicative of what follows or meaningless. Here it’s indicative, at least for the following two… Continue Reading →
If you like your metal to be modern, heavy, energetic, melodic and djenty, this is for you. Vortice come from Barcelona and are releasing their third album with “Host”. They were presented to me as a band who play thrash,… Continue Reading →
I listened to a sample of what was a three minute extract of “Lost Fulcrum”, the first track on this album. I was attracted to the deep and chunky six string bass sound and wanted to hear more. Human Beansauce… Continue Reading →
Centiment unleash themselves upon us with “Streets of Rage”, their appropriately titled first album. The band members are anything but novices. Three of them are key players from InMe, from whom I haven’t heard anything in a while. I sense… Continue Reading →
I knew a lot of these songs after seeing Ramage Inc play at ProgPower Europe recently. Their performance was dynamic and their melodic metal songs had big, catchy hooks, so I had high hopes for this album. From the first… Continue Reading →
The dry description suggesting “deathcore” does not prelude a technical feast. This is the third album release from this Belgian band, who prove they are not frightened to mix their styles. Some tracks are more aligned to death metal than… Continue Reading →
Bang your head! Conan’s First Date from Hungary come from the rampant thrashing death metal camp. This is their first album after a couple of ep’s. Starting with “The Man, The Monster”, there’s a feel of Pantera or one of… Continue Reading →