Believe it or not, 18th August marked the 15th anniversary of “Felony” by American Deathcore cult Emmure. A line up change saw guitarist Mike Mulholland and drummer Mike Kaabe replacing founding members Ben and Joe Lionetti, something which brought with it Nu-Metal influences. They came in the form of bounce riffs and rap screamed vocals
Arguably a contender for the “The Best Black Metal Album of All Time” accolade, 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of “In The Nightside Eclipse” by Norwegian Black Metal masters Emperor. A debut album that transcended the notion that the purists have of everything having to be recorded with raw, lo-fi aesthetics it instead combined the
There is a reason that Italian label Time To Kill Records chose to put together “Mesmerized: A Tribute to Celtic Frost” and enlist Camera Obscura Two, Bunker 66, Doomraiser, Necrodeath, Kryptonomicon and Barbarian in doing so. That reason is because the Zurich natives are credited with having a strong influence on the development of several
Seven years and seven deadly sins ago in 2017 Metal Noise was created with the idea of giving a spotlight to bands from the Metal underground, inspired by a visit to Newark Showgrounds for Tech-Fest. That same year saw Sworn Amongst delivered to us an absolute belter of a track called “The Cleansing” and so
There are an awful lot of bands who could be considered underrated but from 1995 to 2006 and then for a further year of live shows in 2014, Cheltenham’s Groove Death Metal outfit Stampin’ Ground were definitely one. When they dropped album “Carved from Empty Words” in 2000 and had a monster tune with “Officer
A decade of destruction later and “We Rise” by New Zealand Alternative Metal purveyors Devilskin hasn’t aged a single iota. If anything some of these tracks have become more anthemic than when the record was first released. We cast an eye (or should that be an ear?) to the classic that is “Start A Revolution”
We’re going to go a bit early with this one, but who cares? 31st August 2024 will be be the 20th Anniversary of “Leviathan” from American Progressive Metal giants Mastodon, a concept album which took the band from zero to hero in less than 60 seconds. Loosely based on the 1851 novel “Moby-Dick” by Herman
It may not have landed on the round number quite yet but as we reach the 29th Anniversary of the seminal Industrial Metal album “Demanufacture” from Fear Factory, we’ve got to ask if there is a more worthy record of a 30th Anniversary World Tour than the Roadrunner Records classic? Released on 13th June 1995
Celebrating a decade of destruction from Italian Progressive Death Metal outfit Mind Control, we return to their 2014 debut album “Heptagon“ for a blast of “Visions“. At that time they were fronted by Simone Evangelista (now in Insane Therapy) who exited stage left four years later to be replaced by Stefania “Natisfea” Salladini for sophomore
