NEWS: Ibaraki find themselves in hot water?

Perhaps one day we will get the opportunity to witness Ibaraki in the live arena but for now at least we have “Rashomon“. Label home Nuclear Blast have released a music video for “Jigoku Dayū” from Trivium guitarist and vocalist Matthew Kiichi Heafy’s side project directed by Black Card Films which we’re hoping to hear

NEWS: Crisix take them out… one by one!

Joining a wave of bands re-recording their prior works ten, fifteen, twenty or more years on, Spanish Thrash overlords Crisix entered Amplifire Studio in Barcelona with Gerard Rigau (Red Raw) to record, mix and master “Still Rising… Never Rest”. That’s the 2023 rendition of 2013’s “Rest… and Then Rise” which will see release on 13th

NEWS: A glass half full for Sunfall?

Having announced the departure of vocalist Sam Worsfold for a second time in December, Sunfall could have been forgiven for taking some time out to recharge but not a bit of it. They announced former MTXS guitarist Aidan Cooper as their new frontman in July before shows with Decapitated and Signs Of The Swarm as

NEWS: Atlvs want to be your dancer for money…

Perfectly timed to coincide with a run of five shows across Australia with Darkmatter as main support, Gippsland Nu-Metalcore aggressors Atlvs have premiered a new single and music video for one called “Shadow Dancer“. Not to be confused with “Private Dancer” by Tina Turner, it has been mixed and mastered by Crucible Sound (Seventh Circle,

NEWS: Osiah won’t be denied!

Northern Deathcore brutes Osiah have returned triumphant from Summer Breeze Festival in Germany and premiered the first offering from album number four via Unique Leader Records. Titled “Kardashev Denied” it marks their debut as a four piece and comes before a United Kingdom tour trek with Necrotted which begins at the end of the month…

NEWS: Red Eleven return with “Distant Waves”!

A vision for a music video which came to him while watching the Smurfs was brought to life by director Arto Kettunen as he filmed one for new single “Distant Waves” by Red Eleven at the home of their bassist Petteri “Spöde” Vaalimaa. The bands third of the year, the track brings together DJent riffs,

Review: “Human” by Resolve

Starting their journey in 2016 having already spent more than a decade in previous projects, vocalist Anthony Diliberto, bassist Robin Mariat and drummer Nathan Mariat formed Resolve with the intension of it being their forever band. Seven years on a pair of EPs and a critically acclaimed album in 2021’s “Between Me and The Machine” later and the Lyon France based four

Exclusive Interview: InAir talk Reading Rising IV!

As the fourth incarnation of Reading Rising is on the horizon for 18th November at The Facebar in Reading, we asked Alternative Rock trio InAir if they’d kindly take a few minutes out of their busy schedule to have a conversation about what’s going on in their world. If you’re unfamiliar, they draw from a

NEWS: Angelus Apatrida are no longer concerned?

A month after almighty Spanish Thrash overlords Angelus Apatrida warned us that they would return on 20th October with an eighth studio record “Aftermath“, a second single in “To Whom It May Concern” has premiered via label home Century Media. Mixed and mastered by Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Rob Zombie, Overkill, Hatebreed) and adorned by artwork

NEWS: Spite and Whitechapel join forces!

Ahead of a HUGE European tour trek with Thy Art Is Murder, Whitechapel and Fit For An Autopsy, Rise Records have unveiled a new single from Southern Californian Deathcore outfit Spite. A cut that could well see not only it’s live debut but also see Phil Bozeman reprise his role, it’s titled “Thank You, Again”