Tag Sepultura
I’m never really too sure whether assembling a bunch of musicians and getting them to play some songs together is going to actually produce something worth listening to. Sometimes it works, other times not so much. Thankfully this is an… Continue Reading →
Before we crack on with this, here’s an author’s note/disclaimer: I’ve never done a sit down, face to face interview for a website before, so putting it bluntly, I was shitting myself all day. From waking up until the… Continue Reading →
SUNDAY 9 August: My Sunday could be described as a lazy one. Looking back at it, I only had six bands to see, and the best bit was, I didn’t have to even get into the arena until the early… Continue Reading →
When it comes to South American metal musicians, there are none more recognisable than Max Cavalera. Co-founder of Sepultura, the rhythm guitarist and vocalist has been a standard bearer for metal since the mid-late 80’s producing some of the finest… Continue Reading →
For their second stab at a long-player, Indiana’s Yellowtooth have decided to get heavy. With Year Of Desolation’s John Hehman twiddling the knobs, together they’ve produced an eminently raw-sounding recording and with it a whole world of pain. Yep, the… Continue Reading →
‘Fail To Feel Safe’, the new effort from Ohio based hardcore/metal act Enabler is released through Century Media on August 7th. Written and performed entirely by front man Jeff Lohrber; the album is a succinct display of top quality musicianship… Continue Reading →
If there is one thing South America has taught me about metal, it’s that their fans are extremely passionate and their metal bands are full on. Sepultura helped pave the way for more of these bands to surface and having… Continue Reading →
Since the early 1990’s, the biggest challenge facing a new hardcore band is how to stand apart from every other hardcore band, how to be unique while retaining support of the scene. Bands remain true to the written formula, deviate… Continue Reading →
The Spanish four pieces first release is a wonderfully accessible one. Conquerors beyond the Stars sits somewhere slap bang in the middle between both generic and extreme metal, possessing the infectious riffs of bands like Devildriver and Machine Head with… Continue Reading →
The sophomore offering by this French trio is as raw as it is extreme. The stripped down sound, buzzing guitars and hyper fast drumming are reminiscent of early 90’s black metal, but with the occasional melody thrown in for good… Continue Reading →
Formed in Switzerland in 1994, GURD rose from the ashes of the Power-Thrash band Poltergeist. Taking a different direction, the band adopted a more crunch and groove orientated sound, and 21 years on they’re still going. Having toured with the… Continue Reading →
This gruesome twosome began life in Northern Italy in 2001 comprising Thorshammer on vocals and guitars and Gornhar on Drums. Their plan? To channel pure uncontaminated hate through their music. They were eventually joined by Dr Faustus on bass and… Continue Reading →