15 years after the death of original frontman Johnny Morrow in 2002, Nottingham’s legendary sludge metallers Iron Monkey returned to the fray in 2017 as a trio. Orignally formed in 1994 from members of other bands as a side project, the band recorded and released a self titled EP at saw re-issue via Earache Records
Continuing our journey across The Black Map of the UK Underground Metal scene, we arrive from Birmingham to Liverpool and Metalcore tinged Tech-Metallers Carcer City. Current release “Infinite//Unknown” is out now via Attila’s Stay Sick Recordings and the bands third album following 2009’s debut “The Life We Have Chosen” and 2012’s “The Road Journals”. We
Part #4 of our Metal journey around The Black Map of UK cities takes us from Sunderland to the Midlands. The city of Birmingham has been home to genre crossing Tech-Metallers Oceans Ate Alaska. Progressive Metalcore is what some have described them as but we prefer the description afforded to them by their label, Fearless
Heading from Armagh in Ireland to Sunderland in the North East, we continue our journey across the UK cities Black Map. In August 2016, Metal Hammer published this article saying that Sunderland’s Osiah are the heaviest band in the UK. Their unrelenting Deathcore sound runs throughout their 2016 independent release “Terror Firma” and while the
Continuing our journey around the United Kingdom of Metal, we head from Aberdeen to Armagh to check out some Waylander. Describing themselves as “Pagan Metal”, the Northern Irish band fuse folk elements with Thrashier sounds to make their own style in the same way that Alestorm do. Their critically acclaimed album “Kindred Spirits” maybe nearly
In a new feature for Sunday’s, we’re going to be touring The Black Map of UK cities and name checking the cream of the crop of UK Metal talent. First stop Aberdeen, Scotland. Power Metal is one of those genres of Metal that often surprises. Blistering pace and technicality of musicanship combined with mythical tales
