We may have thought that with the arrival of “A Valediction” via Nuclear Blast back in November that German Progressive Technical Death Metallers Obscura were done with their documentary series documenting the making of the record but since they have managed to squeeze in a couple more episodes, much to our delight. The #12 episode
With the first two episodes going in deep on the drums, percussion and synths, for episode #3 of the behind the scenes documentary about the recording of “Halo“, the upcoming highly anticipated new album from Finnish Progressive Metallers Amorphis, it’s the turn of guitars and bass. Those sessions took place with the legendary Jens Bogren
The first part of a journey that sees Robb Flynn and Jared MacEachern enter the studio in June 2021 to demo some ideas for a new as yet untitled 10th album has surfaced. The new axis of Evil writing partnership for Machine Head had previously worked with producer Zach Ohren and drummer Navene Koperweiss (Entheos,
…and so we’re approaching the final curtain for the A-Z of failures from My Latest Failure and our Hardcore injected Punk heroes have had some Dutch Courage and answered a collection of questions submitted by fans (including us) in the Q edition! That means nine to go (and an out takes blooper reel?) before the
After last week’s incredible “How We Wrote Anthology” from Carcosa appeared via Gear Gods, the latest in the series sees fellow Canadians The Agonist deep diving into how they wrote their recently released EP “Days Before The World Wept” produced by Christian Donaldson (Beyond Creation, Cryptopsy, Despised Icon). Last year saw the Montréal Québec natives
They may not have made it over to mainland Europe but the United Kingdom leg of the Fracture tour saw Bleed From Within, Ingested and Kill The Lights play five sold out shows at the end of November and remind us what live Metal is all about. The shows had everything, all that was missing
Including moments of “Pearls and Swine“, the second part of the tour diary for the tour named after an 80’s Eddie Murphy classic, the “Coming to America” tour has arrived. It is all about the behind the scenes shenanigans with Ukraine’s finest export and Progressive Metalcore titans Jinjer who are joined by All Hail The
Ahead of the release of their new album “Metanoia“, keyboard player and vocalist Miguel Espinoza from Melodic Death Metallers Persefone welcomes us to their homeland of Andorra in this featurette. The journey takes us from the majestic mountains through beautiful villages while teaching of their Christmas traditions with an accompaniment of four cuts from the
The second instalment of the documentary series behind the recording of “Halo” the highly-anticipated magnum opus of Finnish melancholic Progressive Metallers Amorphis has arrived witht the album just five short weeks away from hitting shelves via Atomic Fire on 11th February. While the first instalment focused on the drums and percussion of Jan Rechberger, this
The fourth episode of the Gear Gods series “How Songs Are Made” sees Vancouver British Columbia Canadian Deathcore quartet Carcosa discussing how they wrote their sophomore record “Anthology“. Consisting of half new cuts and half re-recorded versions of those from debut EP “Absent” with a myriad of guest vocal appearances including Kyle Anderson of Brand
