Formed in 1997 German band Deadlock mix up pummelling muscular melodies and songs with a social conscious, which has seen them building up a loyal fan-base over 7 excellent albums. Unfortunately it’s not always been an easy path especially in… Continue Reading →
Outright Resistance are a British Metalcore band with a gratuitous offering of groove laden undercurrents. Having formed in 2011, the five piece have been going from strength to strength, garnering a sizable reputation in both their musical work and their… Continue Reading →
German melodic metal / metalcore act Deadlock have been having a right time of it of late. Founding member and harsh singer Joe Prem left back in 2011 and then Drummer Tobias Graf tragically died of cancer aged just 35… Continue Reading →
I reckon if you asked anyone into rock or metal to name a hardcore band then Hatebreed is likely to come out of their mouths first, such is the bands ever growing popularity. Progression in hardcore can often lead to… Continue Reading →
Back in the early 2000’s, Nu Metal was booming, baggy jeans, chains, terribly dyed spiked hair… Don’t shake your heads, some of us thought that was cool! Anyway, for those of us who embraced the nu metal period, having grown… Continue Reading →
Founding member of French band Eths, Staif Bihl hasn’t had the easiest time of things of late. Firstly original singer Candice Clot decamped in 2012 but luckily a replacement Rachel Aspe was found shortly after and got her baptism on… Continue Reading →
This thirty three minute, six track blast comes from Switzerland’s Henriette B, whose metalcore melodeath is accredited as bridging the gap between In Flames and The Black Dahlia Murder. After an introduction suggesting epic intent, the EP gets underway with… Continue Reading →
As labels feverishly search for the next big thing Napalm Records has placed Sweden’s Adept on their roster to add to their already eclectic roster of bands. With three albums out since 2004 this band sits very snugly in the… Continue Reading →
When I started writing about music all those years ago Metalcore was all de rigueur and discs came flying in from all angles. Although I was not a particular fan of the genre I certainly built up a tolerance for… Continue Reading →
Dutch melodic metalcore four piece Undawn have been kicking about since 2007 when they initially formed under the name ‘Symphony Of Destruction’. Three years later, changing their name to Undawn, the band began work on what would be their debut… Continue Reading →
Cruadalach are one of those strange bands where their sound doesn’t quite fully sit in one genre or another, but instead is firmly seated between two. Sure, you could say this about the majority of bands these days as most… Continue Reading →
The Iron Son is a new project from ex Bleeding Through, Throwdown and Eighteen Visions vocalist Brandan Schieppati. Debut album ‘Enemy’ was released through his own label ‘Pvre Evil’ on December 1st. I picked up this review based on the… Continue Reading →