Month: August 2020

NEWS: The dawn of Negative Creeps Cultus Black!

A new band said the feature former members of Motogrator that wear masks and haven’t identified themselves by name called Cultus Black have premiered a beefed up cover of “Negative Creep” by Nirvana. They are currently recording a debut album with producer James Paul Wisner (Underoath, Hands Like Houses, Paramore) with a release date is

NEWS: It’s a “Train Wreck” for Lost In Static!

Working like stone masons, Calgary’s Lost In Static have alread carved out two singles “Feel Alive” and their tribute to their lost friend “Jordan” for a forthcoming debut album slated for later this year. Those tracks see the band fusing the djent elements of progressive metal with metalcore and now it’s time for chapter #3 “Train

Bootleg: The Last Ten Seconds Of Life In Lancaster Pennsylvania!

Following the news that The Last Ten Seconds of Life will be recording a new album in September and October and are auctioning off a pair of test vinyl pressings of their current record “Machina Non Grata” to help fund it before hitting the road in Europe with Shadow Of Intent, Aversions Crown and Angelmaker

NEWS: Pitchshifter open live show vault!

As if 2021’a Slow Motion Apocalypse tour isn’t enough, Nottingham Industrial Metallers Pitchshifter have opened their vault and unleashed a previously unreleased desk recording from the band’s personal collection of Pitchshifter live shows with one from Leicester University, England on 28th September 2000. You can snap that up here. Those tour dates are as follows…

Bootleg: “Orog Nuur” from Serpent Omega!

Six years ago Stockholm Sweden based Sludge Black Metal quartet Serpent Omega shared a simple rehearsal recording of a track called “Orog Nuur”. In May it became the first single from their sophomore album “II“, a deceptively simple statement, that builds from a plodding riff that lays the groundwork for magnificent tremolo-picked tribal bridge. Here’s

Playthrough: “The Warrior” from The Black Dahlia Murder!

Well… Not quite. The Black Dahlia Murder drummer Alan Cassidy recorded a cover of “The Warrior” by Patti Smith for the Two Minutes to Late Night collaboration (an Iron Maiden pun) and has given us dedicated drum cam footage of his recording of it. The Black Dahlia Murder have a 2021 European headlining tour trek

Playthrough: “Into Despair” from Currents!

It might seem like forever since the last one but there were actually live shows in 2020 and The Loft in Atlanta Georgia saw Currents decimate the audience. Here’s “Into Despair” from their record “I Let The Devil In” with a dedicated drum cam trained on Matt Young so you can pick up some of

Review: “DCX2” by Diamond Construct

Back in July it was announced that the Australian dream team were back giving a helping hand to Diamond Construct with Lance Prenc (Polaris, Gravemind, Void Of Vision) recording, mixing and mastering this new EP and Colin Jeffs (ex-Aversions Crown, Tongues) directing a music video for “Psychosis”. The band, a Tech-Metal infused Metalcore quartet, comprising vocalist