2023 was a phenomenal year for Metal Noise and another record breaking one, so it’s time we said a HUGE thank you to an awful lot of people who make it all possible. It has always been all about the bands first and foremost. Without them making the soundtrack to our lives there would be
Fresh from shows in Germany and Belgium, Cambridge Melodic Death quartet Akilla have shared a music video for “Blood & Bone” from their debut album “The Gods Have Spoken“. Filmed on location in Norwich with the role of The Nameless Warrior played by Neil Millar-Robinson, rather than mastermind Ross Wilson, who incidentally is joined by
Sometimes good things come to those who wait and in the case of “The Gods Have Spoken” by Cambridge Melodic Death quartet Akilla those words definitely ring true. Originally formed in 2017 the band have undergone numerous line up changes leaving vocalist and guitarist Ross Wilson the only original member. Simply refusing to give up the dream,
Last month finally saw the arrival of the long gestating debut album “The Gods Have Spoken” from Cambridge Melodic Death quartet Akilla arrive after the better part of six years of hard labour on the part of mastermind, guitarist and vocalist Ross Wilson. Written, recorded and mixed by the band themselves with the exception of drums
A long gestating project, Cambridge Melodic Death quartet Akilla have been a growing concern since 2017 with just a couple of singles in that time to show for their endeavours. At least part of the reason for that has been a struggle to maintain a consistent line up with vocalist and guitarist Ross Wilson the
31st March will see the arrival of a debut full length album from Akilla titled “The Gods Have Spoken“. Adorned by artwork that has a Gods of War vibe it was mixed by frontman Ross Wilson at Phoenix Studios it has been preceded by “Serpent & The Son” as a first single. That follows the
Filmed in front of a packed audience at Cambridge Junction, Akilla have shared a live rendition of “Serpent and the Son“, a cut that may be part of an EP that they have been working on since David Hill of Elimination replaced Carl Harries in the second guitarist position. United Kingdom Melodic Death Metal inspired
Following footage emerging of “Bloodlines” from Enquire Within filmed at the third incarnation of HRH Vikings at the O2 Academy in Sheffield, now it’s the turn of Cambridge Melodic Death Metal outfit Akilla who have shared “Echo” from their set at the event. They’ve been smashing out the shows of late including a pair of dates
Taking their name from the ancient Mesopotamian Empire, Akkadian are a quintet who like to muse on themes of the ancient civilizations of the Sumerians and Egyptians while touching on Inter-dimensional travel and beings, something which runs deep within the mystery of both cultures. They formed in 2018 in Cambridge, releasing singles “Black Sand” and
Formed in Cambridge in 2017, Melodic Death Metal project Akilla was based on the axis of song writing duo of guitarist Ross Wilson and now ex-guitarist Ryan Slater. After trialing a few individuals the pair settled on bassist and backing vocalist Jonny Dawson and Will ‘Ginge’ Taylor on drums in early 2018 to complete their
