This past weekend saw the arrival of the second of potentially a trio of releases from Hilltops Are For Dreamers in 2020. Following their self titled debut EP, which saw the partnership between Vas P. (Guitars, Vocals) and Dionysus M. (Bass, Vocals, Drums) joined by clean vocalist Mike B of XYears fame, they’ve teamed up
Sometimes you don’t recognize a good thing until it reaches up and slaps you across the face and Australian’s Nemesium, who built their foundations around a love of the 90s Scandinavian scene that leeches out in their material are a fine example of that. The cover art from Kirill Semenov is intriguing but it’s only
Aggressive Metalcore merchants Chapfallen are a band who, with their debut EP have set their sights high. Originally a bedroom solo project that grew very quickly into a full band, the Stoke-on-Trent six piece have gone from strength to strength. They’ll be at the O2 Academy in Birmingham on 13 & 14th February 2021, at
Melbourne Australian quintet The Bones Of God, a band who feature in their ranks members of Suldusk, Myriad Drone, The Valley Ends and now defunct New Zealand Tech Death titans Zerstiren, threw down the gauntlet for Blackened Death Metal with their debut EP “EOS“. Abrasive guitars, spine shattering blast beats and ferocious vocals is what it provides
In Seattle Washington a storm has been brewing as members and former members of The Fabled, Ocean of Obsession, Beldom, Igne Irae, Silent Uprising got together to reform brutal Power Metal act Vesuvian who had started out in 2015 with EP “Lahar“. Original member vocalist/lyricist RJ Mitchell remains at the helm of the project and after
London Metalcore quintet Death Remains have been a band we’ve followed since we first heard single “Blood Brothers” back in 2013. Since then they’ve thrown a pair of albums to the Wolves at their door and with a pair of singles appearing in the last six months (including the brilliant “Self Reflection” which has some
We’ve been following London Metallers From Once We Came since we chanced upon them as they joined Faces Of Eve in supporting Eindhoven Netherlands DIY Metalcore act The Royal at The Black Heart in Camden back in April 2018. Blown away by their ferocious, high energy live set we’ve been streaming the one track they
Earlier this week we reviewed the sophomore record from Milton Keynes based Melodic Metallers Chasing Ghosts. It comprises an intriguing trio of cuts which combine a male/female vocal harmony in different blends to achieve a mournful, yet rich vision. We had the pleasure of speaking to Lee Brueton (Songwriter, Bass, Synths) about “Bring Me Suffering“.
At the end of March we reviewed “Fractures” by Birmingham Progressive Power Metallers Dakesis, the third studio album from a band celebrating 12 years together. We had the privilege of being granted an audience with bassist and vocalist Amie Chatterley and drummer Adam Harris to ask a few questions, so this is what they said…
5th June saw a four year labour of love in “Through Endless Darkness” by Solemnity finally see the light of day. The record, the brain child of collaborators Amit Luther (Orchestration, Piano, Guitar) and Dan Benton (Vocals, Guitars) is the perfect harmony of Death Metal ferocity and beautiful orchestral work that really needs to heard
