Bristol’s In Fear are a band that you might have heard of before without realizing it because in 2017, Jake Searle (Vocals), Ryan Simmons (Guitar), Ben Threlfall (Guitar), Sam Elswood (Bass), Sam Kellaway (Drums) got together and formed In Fear They Follow. But then shortening one’s band name name isn’t something uncommon and if it
Progressive Death Metal trio Thiago Carvalho (Guitars and Vocals), Adriano Ferraro (Drums) and Rimon Jaoude (Bass) form Wounded Not Dead and hail from the capital city of England otherwise known as London. Forming back in 2014, after Carvalho met Ferraro while on holiday from his native Brazil. Each member is a battle hardened veteran of
Bournemouth is one of those places that has everything you could possibly want in life. Sun, Sea, Sand and Metal. In the Anvil Rockbar, they have a live venue that has a reputation for putting on some seriously good underground bands and that is exactly what the World needs. Get that Jackie DeShannon “What the
Continuing our journey North from Warrington to Newcastle and give a mention to five piece Metalcore act October Ends. Back in 2017 they came to our attention with their EP “A New Path” and having been quietly plugging away at completing their debut full length “Zodiac” during 2019, we had expected them to go big
Heading from London to Warrington for this week’s entry in upon our Black Map of the UK Underground Metal Scene, it’s time to cut open the belly of the beast and let the Jelly beans spill out of Ligature. No one paid attention in Geography at school, it was more about rocks and s*** than
Originating in Faro, Portugal and relocating to London, Progressive Death Metal quartet Sphinx are a beast of Pacific Rim status. The quartet debuted “Immortal” in 2017, an album not only strongly influenced by old school technical Death Metal acts but also by a love of videogames, fables and paying attention to the finest of details
It’s been a little while since we talked about a band from north of the border so it’s time to put H8teball on our Black Map of the UK Underground Metal scene. These masked men roll up in your neighborhood with a hybrid theory of Thrash and Death Metal riffs from their native Kirkcaldy (near Fife)
Formed back in 2016 by Amit Luther (Orchestration, Piano, Guitar) and Dan Benton (Vocals, Guitars) as creators looking to formulate something sonically diverse and blurring the edges of Melodic Death Metal, Solemnity was born when they were joined by Dan Dean on bass. The trio take influence Insomnium, Be’lakor and In Mourning, they have been
Traveling the short distance from Oxford to Reading and squaring the circle of bands who appeared at The Wheatsheaf for the Metal 2 The Masses quarter final for a place on the New Blood Stage at the 20th Anniversary of Bloodstock, it’s time to talk about Transients. Referring to themselves as a Melodic Metalcore band
How many female fronted DJent fueled Alternative Metal bands from Oxford do you know of? None? Then it must be time we put Arimea on The Black Map! Whitney Cooper, Richard Stedman, Tom Cooper, Dave Curtis and Luke Coppuck took to the stage for their live debut with Press To Meco in October 2019, a
