Category: Spotlight

Listmania: 5x Bloodstock 2020 Possibilities! Part #2: Underground Acts!

Following our two part gambling man’s punt on potential headliners and underground acts at this year’s incarnation of Tech-Fest, it’s time to turn our attention to Bloodstock for the second time. The annual Catton Park, Walton on Trent Derbyshire Metal Festival will be taking place over the weekend of the 6th August and be celebrating

Listmania: 5x Bloodstock 2020 Possibilities! Part #1: Headliners!

Following our two part gambling man’s punt on potential headliners and underground acts at this year’s incarnation of Tech-Fest, it’s time to turn our attention to Bloodstock. The annual Catton Park, Walton on Trent Derbyshire Metal Festival will be taking place over the weekend of the 6th August and be celebrating its 20th Anniversary this

Listmania: Alternative Press Highlights in Metalcore!

Alternative Press journalist Joe Smith-Engelhart has written a list of 12x Essential Albums that formed the backbone of the early 2000’s Metalcore scene. It’s one of those that serves as a reminder of some of the great material that appeared 20 years ago and with the likes of Converge, Killswitch Engage and Norma Jean still

NEWS: Spineless get “Vexed”!

We’re ashamed to admit that when we first saw this we thought Vexed had dropped a third single by the name of “Spineless“. No, no they haven’t. A Texas Nu-Metalcore act by the name of Spineless have called their third single “Vexed“. Somehow we doubt that we’ll be the only Metal Heads in Europe making

Metal Noise: Thanks for 2019! Here’s to 2020!

Johnny: Hold it right there. Gardenias: It’s me, Johnny. Johnny: I knew it was you. I can smell you getting off the elevator. Gardenias: Gardenias, Johnny, your favorite. Johnny: You was here last night too, wasn’t you? Gardenias: I was singing at the Blue Monkey last night. Johnny: You was here and you was smooching

Listmania: Metal Noise Top #5 Albums of 2019!

Carlsberg take the Moto “Probably the best beer in the World” into their advertising campaigns, then these are probably the best albums of 2019. On our eyes at least and remember kids, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. One man’s silk purse is another man’s sow’s ear. 2019 was a fantastic year in

Listmania: Metal Noise Top #5 Surprises of 2019!

Between Christmas and New Year it’s Listmania season here at Metal Noise. We bang our heads together, have a few beers and celebrate The Good, The Bad and The downright Ugly of the past year with a bunch of short lists of things we think are worthy of note. So today’s action is the Top

Listmania: Metal Noise Top #5 EPs of 2019!

Whether it’s the wealth of Metal bands at the moment or the increased ease of recording and releasing quality material independently to streaming services, the shorter format of the Extended Play seems to have been a resurgent force in 2019. Some bigger names have recorded in the short form to tide them over between albums