Tag Metalcore
Part of the process of this review was to refresh myself on where Earth Crisis came from to get to where they are. I duly bludgeoned myself my listening to their 2011 oeuvre “Neutralize the Threat”. Puffing my cheeks out… Continue Reading →
The stereotypical view of Australia as a very sunny, laid-back country will surely be dispelled after one listen to `The Saviours Slain’, for this album contains 100% pure rage. This is the fifth studio album from prolific death/thrash/metalcore crew Truth… Continue Reading →
It’s late on a Monday night and The Underworld in Camden is packed to capacity. When they’re not crowdsurfing, cheering or chanting, this sea of metalheads are bouncing about like lunatics. Who cares that they may well have already seen… Continue Reading →
Slightly emo name, a metalcore tag, I should be worried about this one really but nope, one listen to these Danes told me all I needed to know that this was as full of pain as a faceplant in the… Continue Reading →
At the forefront of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal, lurking between the spasming core of Lamb Of God and the thundering grooves of Machine Head, Chimaira have forged a network of paths, rarely stopping to settle too long… Continue Reading →
The Arsonist on Napalm, yep there could be many a pun used there and another in the form of what is it about Deadlock that literally sets me on fire? I mean this is a band I should hate, one… Continue Reading →
This is the third full length studio album for German’s Bloodwork, a band who from my first listen are clearly indebted to the likes of modern day Soilwork. Hmm, modern melodic metal? Hmmmmm. Forming in 2007, these guys have done… Continue Reading →
“Are they still going?” was my initial reaction when seeing that Heaven Shall Burn have released a new album. In fact, they started out in 1996, since when they have touched on but haven’t been an integral part of my… Continue Reading →
Five guys stand in a sultry pose. There’s nothing unusual about that. The angelic-looking one at the front reminds me a bit of Black Polaris’s Sam Burgess. But Beyond the Shore come from the USA, not Hertfordshire They do have… Continue Reading →
The gaming industry is every bit as important as the movie industry when it comes to soundtracks, if not more so these days, so the benefits from having your music attached to a popular game series these days are immense…. Continue Reading →
Once upon a time, whilst walking through a park, a good friend of mine was hassled by a drunk youth for money. Now, usually my mate would run a mile but, at the time, he happened to be listening to… Continue Reading →
These likeable Italians peddle this album as “Swedcore”. As they themselves recognise, this isn’t such a new concept. I recall Disarmonia Mundi having the same orientation on their 2004 album “Fragments of D-Generation”, even drafting in Soilwork’s Björn “Speed” Strid… Continue Reading →