Month: June 2022

Bootleg: Creak at Zanzibar in Liverpool!

When a last minute replacement was needed for this year’s incarnation of Tech-Fest, who should step up but Northeast  Grove orientated Nu-Metalcore act Creak. If you’re heading to the event and unfamiliar with their talents then this perfectly timed release of a pro-shot full set courtesy of David Tan is all that you need to know.

Interview: GWAR talk “New Dark Ages” with Heavy New York!

The much welcomed return of Heavy New York to the scene after a hiatus has delivered another fresh new interview with the almighty GWAR ahead of their August tour with Party Cannon. Topics of conversation include the “New Dark Ages“, the Spencers, OnlyFans and the state of World address… And we’re not talking about the

NEWS: Ghost Toast lay their burden down?

Hoping in the Delorean and heading back to 1985 March, Hungarian Instrumental Progressive Metal band Ghost Toast have chosen “Get Rid Of“, the opening overture of their fifth studio record “Shade Without Color” for the full music video treatment. The record itself it the follow up to the critically acclaimed “Shape Without Form” with both

Review: “Gang Called Speed” by Speed

Formed in 2019, Sydney-based Australian Hardcore crew Speed have built for themselves a reputation for a no holds barred approach and an incendiary live show, inciting fans into stage dives, high fives and crowd surfing while they rip it up on the stage. Speed showcase a tough exterior, but amplify their sense of identity and

The Black Map #214: Chaos Sequence from Bristol!

Two Hundred and Fourteen. That’s how many of the lesser lights of heaven in the UK Metal Underground scene we’ve put a spotlight brighter than a solar flare on with our weekly feature “The Black Map“. The numbers will only keep getting higher because the number of bands coming and going from the scene is

NEWS: Devil’s Reef share live video for “Ankida”!

Switching from Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, The Contortionist) for their January 2021 album “Chosen By The Sea” to Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Hatebreed, Spirit Adrift) for their October released follow up “A Whisper From The Cosmos”, Frederick Maryland Thrash infused Death Metallers Devil’s Reef have been making waves ever since. They’ve returned to that

NEWS: Odysseus get bathed in black blood!

Nearly six weeks after Northwest Tech-Death merchants Odysseus premiered their new single “Primal” the band have returned to it to launch a music video directed by Gaz Davies Media (Solarshift, Above Our Instinct, Dream Eater) that finds them bathed in black blood. Be warned. It’s not one for the faint of heart. We had the

NEWS: Ingested make Metal Blade debut with “Ashes Lie Still”!

Joined by guest vocalist Julia Frau, British Deathcore heavyweights Ingested have made their debut for new label home with a new single titled “Ashes Lie Still“. Accompanied by a music video directed by Tech-Fest friend Loki Films, the band have also credited Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy, The Agonist) as co-producer with Nico Beninato from Kimera Recordings

NEWS: Enterprise Earth drop new single “Psalm of Agony”!

While the post Dan Watson era of Enterprise Earth has been on going for some time as his departure came shortly after the arrival of the bands album “The Chosen” unless you’ve witnessed the band live of late you may not know much about his replacement. So here it is, finally and officially as the

Playthrough: “The Eaters And The Eaten” from Misery Index!

As if one drum playthrough video from Misery Index sticksman Adam Jarvis wasn’t enough for one weekend, a second in “The Eaters And The Eaten” has been released by Century Media in quick succession. Both cuts are taken from the bands first offering for them “Complete Control“, a May release that is already pencilled in