Tag Archives: Metal

Helsinki, 1993. Four classically-trained musicians form a cello quartet at the Sibelius Academy, and they name themselves Apocalyptica. All of them share a common interest; their favourite band just so happens to be Los Angeles’ very own Metallica. In the years following their formation, the guys would craft their own …

Forged in tradition and unconcerned with industry trends, War Curse walks a path blazed by thrash metal titans of yesteryear while creating a distinct imprint of their own. High energy shows across the map garnered War Curse the reputation of being a must see live act, captivating fans young and …

Hamburg heavy hitters Half Me release their visceral new track ‘Fatalist’, following the exhilarating previous singles ‘Nothing Left To Lose But The Chains’, ‘Quitter Talk’ and ‘Concrete Ceiling’. The new track and video are out now via Arising Empire. Watch the music video here: https://youtu.be/us826HSUf6c Stream the single here: https://arisingempire.com/fatalist The track …

Formidable Londoners, THE FIRES BELOW, stride forward with the release of their thunderous new EP, Thorns, which arrives on Friday 7th June. The Brit riff slayers have also released their blistering new single and video, Worth, out now. Formed in 2022, and comprised of Smithy (Vocals, Guitar), Si (Bass), Del …

There’s just 65 days – or 9 weekends – ‘til your heavy metal brethren thunder their way onto Catton Park’s hallowed turf. As the days count down, BLOODSTOCK has the next phase of Metal 2 The Masses winners to reveal, as well as a new batch of club nights for …

Deliria is an evocative post-black metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area, formed in 2017 by David Scanlon (DAWN OF OUROBOROS). Quickly joined by vocalist Adam Rupp (Kill the Messenger), the duo sought drummer Jared Klein (RIVERS OF NIHIL) to record their debut album, Nausea. A fundamental critique of …

Brighton metalcore stalwarts Bleed Again have been announced as headliner for the Download Festival District X Community Takeover at the Doghouse on Wednesday 12th June. Returning to the fray after a period of writing and establishing a new line-up, Bleed Again are refreshed and ready to create chaos in all …

The marketing ploy of the year has to be Kerry King releasing his debut solo album in the same week as Jonathan Yeo unveiled his divisive portrait of King Charles. Or should that read Jonathan Yeo unveiling his divisive portrait in the same week that Kerry King released his debut …

Still, Finnish symphonic metal legends NIGHTWISH fill this word with life, when they announced their tenth studio album at the end of last month. Today, NIGHTWISH have officially launched the pre-order for Yesterwynde. Yesterwynde will be available in a number of different vinyl variants, as a jewelcase, digipak, earbook and …

All good things must come to an end. OK, that might sound just a liiiitle bit overdramatic, seeing as it’s not actually the last show that former H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo will ever do (or at least we hope not) but rather it’s the last show of his Neon Noir …