Often a band becomes known for that one record that stands head and shoulders above the rest, not necessarily because it was better than any other and sometimes just because it got more attention, radio picked up a song or it got an impressive music video or it was just the right place at the
At the apex of the curve of The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal in 1981 Edinburgh Scotland natives Holocaust debuted “The Nightcomers“, the first of 11 albums in a 39 year career. The band may not be one that some of the current generation of Metal Heads are aware, but they are certainly of
When it comes to influence and inspiring a generation of Metal Heads, there aren’t many more influential than Black Sabbath. You only need look at the artists on the “Nativity In Black” pairing of compilation albums who play tribute to Birmingham’s finest to see what we’re talking about. A year after the departure of Ozzy
There are bands that influence a generation of musicians or create a new subgenre of music… and then there is Pantera. One of the most influential Metal albums of 90’s and arguably their best record, “Vulgar Display Of Power” remains exactly that to this day. 28 years after it first appeared, it still sounds as good
Sweden is home to an experimental Death Metal band who have become the Godfathers of DJent. Back in 1995 the now legendary Meshuggah wrote at Soundfront Studios one of the most important albums of their career. Combining elements of Progressive, Thrash, Groove and Avant-garde Metal they created in “Destroy Erase Improve” the first album that really
What if we told you that a Black Metal band were influenced by Welsh Metallers Bullet For My Valentine? Well laugh you might but here’s some evidence for you that might just make you laugh harder. Originally going by the name Shadowed, Finnish Black Metal outfit Horna (Finnish for “Abyss” or “Hell“) have been plying
Alessandra Italy Metalcore act Chrome Is Burning like to cross over into other styles with their sound and their debut “Age Of The Fallen Gods” in 2014 does exactly that. Citing influences in Born Of Osiris, Veil Of Maya and The HAARP Machine you might not expect them to have a heavy electronic vibe on
Released 10 days apart, it seems incredibly unlikely that “We Do Not Care” by Norther could have influenced “Not My Funeral” by Children Of Bodom, unless one heard the others pre-production demos. But listening to both tracks it is undeniable that they both feature very similar riff structures with the Children Of Bodom version opening
August 2015 saw the tenth studio album “The Ride Majestic” from Swedish Melodic Death Metal act Soilwork appear on record store shelves around the Globe via Nuclear Blast. Produced by David Castillo in conjunction with the band and the last to feature Belgian drummer Dirk Verbeuren who left the band a year later to join Megadeth.
“…And of things that will bite, Sleep with one eye open, Gripping your pillow tight…” Amazing isn’t it? The things that become a subliminal influence. There can’t be many Metal Heads that don’t know the black self titled album from Metallica pretty well and there can’t be many guitarists who didn’t learn lead single “Enter Sandman”
