Having witnessed them create possibly the biggest circle pit for an opening band ever seen at the Hammersmith Apollo this past weekend when they set the pace for Heaven Shall Burn and Trivium, Alex Taylor and Charlie Thorpe from Malevolence join Stray From The Path drummer Craig Reynolds for another episode of The Downbeat Podcast.
Need a demolition crew to destroy a brownfields site so you can build something new on the land? Yorkshire Hardcore quartet Ephemera are the band for you! They’ve planted the seed that Guerilla gigs maybe a way forward for both them and the scene so expect them to appear everywhere from the Chinese to the
Yorkshire Hardcore quartet Ephemera have been generating a lot of noise of late and rattling a few cages with their sophomore EP “Somewhere Between Order and Chaos”. Mixed and mastered by Beauty School guitarist Grant Beeden Clayton and landing via Kingside Records in late December, it includes big single “Sick” with the band building on
Reflections on the final Slayer tour, no doubt recorded before guitarist Kerry King spoke out about the bands retirement happening in his eyes too soon along with thoughts on the bands new album are all part of this interview that John Tardy from Obituary gave to Joshua Toomey at KnotFest. As if you didn’t already
A second conversation with Greek Experimental Atmospheric Black Metal act Moeror following the release of “All That We Seem” is an absolute pleasure. Paying tribute to their fallen brother and vocalist X they made the decision to keep everything in house and not find another vocalist, instead sharing out the duties amongst those who remain. As a
The first interview of the year from The Metal Tris was actually recorded just before the Christmas break with Obituary drummer Donald Tardy joining him to discuss the Death Metal legends upcoming new album “Dying Of Everything“. Topics of conversation include dynamics, song writing, the bands own Redneck studios and the lyrical themes with Relapse
It’s early January 2023, the New Years resolutions are starting to be broken as the cold of winter sets in and solace is found at the bottom of a beer bottle. Nostalgically we caught up with bassist Juan Carlos “litos” Fernández from Spanish Groove infused Death Metallers Buriality about their debut EP “Primogenitum” which was
A harrowing tale, “All That We Seem” as an exploration of their Post-Metal influences from Greek Experimental Atmospheric Black Metal act Moeror as well as blending heavier synths to their sound. Paying tribute to their fallen brother X and kept between the remaining band members Giannis Anagnostou (Guitars, Vocals, Artwork), Kostis Prassas (Guitars, Synths, Vocals,
Burning the time between sets at Furnace Fest in Birmingham Alabama, KnotFest spoke to Matt Honeycutt and Nolan Ashley from Sherman Texans Metallic Hardcore heavyweights Kublai Khan. A fresh interview about touring life, Boomslang Coffee and their new ish EP “Lowest Form Of Animal” could well be in the offering but you’ll need to tune
London Hardcore Injected Punk trio My Latest Failure have been burning their bridges to light the way as they sail down river to 2023 with their HUGE melancholic single “Bad Dreams” showcasing another side to the band’s burnt offerings. It may have started slowly and it may not have always gone according to plan but
