What can we say about Brighton Progressive Metalcore heroes Architects that we haven’t already? As their tour cycle for “Holy Hell” has come to an end and the band are preparing for the next phase of their career in “For Those That Wish To Exist” which will appear in February 2021, it seems apt that
Known as one of Italy’s most eclectic and prolific Metal outfits, Novembre have been working their way through the maddening crowds since the early 90’s as the brainchild of guitarist and vocalist Carmelo Orlando, who up until a hiatus at the end of the touring cycle for their 2007 album “The Blue” was joined by
Born of fire and ice in Helsinki Finland in 1995, Ensiferum (meaning “Sword Bearing”) have been bringing their brand of Folk Death Metal to the masses since 1995. A trio of high quality demos landed them a deal with Spinefarm Records and they entered Sundi-Coop Studios in November 2000 to record their debut self titled album,
By the time 2006’s fifth studio record “Sacrament” arrived from Lamb Of God, the Richmond Virginia quintet were on the crest of a wave. Their growing reputation had been cemented by their highly critically acclaimed first major label release “Ashes of the Wake“, which to this day has their best sales figures, going gold in
Formed in 1988, Crytopsy are a Canadian Technical Death Metal band who spent their first four years going by the name Necrosis. Their sophomore album “None So Vile“, adorned with cover art by Elisabetta Sirani that depicts Princess Herodias during Roman times with the head of John the Baptist on a plate is one that
Beginning life as a Black Metal projected called Raven in 1995 before changing their name and style three years later, Finnish Funeral Doom six piece Shape of Despair took their time over finding the sound they would eventually call their own. Their fourth studio album “Monotony Fields” was the first to feature vocalist Henri Koivula who
A one man Avant Garde Black Metal project, Leviathan is the moniker which Jef Whitehead otherwise known as Wrest has been using to present his work since 1998. Hailing from San Francisco California, he’s a collaborator in Sunn O))) and supergroup Twighlight and his only co-conspirator on 2015’s sixth studio album “Scar Sighted” was Billy
A fifth studio album from Chicago Illinois Veil Of Maya, their fourth with Sumerian Records brought about a wealth of changes. The project started in 2004, rising from the ashes of Melodic Death Metal band Insurrection with guitarist Marc Okubo and drummer Sam Applebaum both in the current incarnation of the band. After a trio
In 2015 Melbourne, Australians I, Valiance dropped a bombshell with “The Reject Of Humanity“. The Deathcore collective had been tearing it up since 2012’s debut “Prometheus” with bone crushingly heavy breakdowns, augmented riffs and the kind of killer solos that you wouldn’t usually associate with any act in the “core” category. Fresh ideas in each
