The return of Melodic Death Metal pioneers Dark Tranquillity, considered a cornerstone of the Gothenburg Sound has been been made all the more inviting by the news that they’ve welcomed a pair of high caliber guitarists into the fold in Christopher Amott (ex-Arch Enemy) and Johan Reinholdz (Nonexist). Their latest offering, some four years after their
Greek Death Metal trio Deathcraeft created an Odyssey of their own with their freshly released debut album “On Human Devolution”, which sees vocalist Nikonas Tsolakos and guitarist Kostas Kalampokas and drummer Giannis Chionidis (also of Progressive Death Metal act Echidna) join forces to created what they termed as a piece “describing the self-destructing nature of
The last album from Swedish Melodic Death Metallers At The Gates before an 11 year hiatus was “Slaughter of the Soul“. A landmark album, it is considered alongside works by In Flames and Dark Tranquillity as one of the cornerstones of the Gothenburg sound. Produced by Fredrik Nordström (Soilwork, Arch Enemy, Opeth) in 1995 and
Without a doubt one of the stand out tracks from “As Daylight Dies“, the fourth studio record from Metalcore mainstays Killswitch Engage, “My Curse” is an instantly recognisable classic from 2006. Lex Halaby was tapped up to shoot a music video for the single, having previously done so for “A Bid Farewell” and a radio
A concept album that takes the elements of Thrash, Black and Death Metal in order to reinvent the story of “Cthulhu Mythos” by H.P. Lovecraft with more socio-political lyrics, Greek trio Deathcraeft look to create an Odyssey of their own with “On Human Devolution” vocalist Nikonas Tsolakos, guitarist and bassist Kostas Kalampokas and drummer Giannis Chionidis (also
Josh Dummer is the kind of multi instrumentalist who has the vision for the extraordinary. In 2017 he put together his first offering “Ichor Carcinoma” as a solo project under the name Buried Realm and sold the idea to a collection of well known and highly skilled musicians, getting them to appear as guests on the
Here’s a full set from Arch Enemy at Liberation Fest in San Paulo Brazil on 17th November 2018. The show was part of a run of dates for their “Will To Power” album and sees former Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis get his own spot in the limelight with a solo late on. The set includes
Endorsed by InteremoDeus Clothing, Italian Melodic Death Metallers JumpScare have let rhythm guitarist Vincenzo Mussolino out of the basement to record a guitar playthrough for the title track of their album “Don’t Close Your Eyes“. He’s playing the Jeff Loomis (Nevermore, Arch Enemy) custom model Schecter Guitar with their very own Skull Strings and a Kemper
Progressive DJentlemen Vildhjarta formed in Hudiksvall Sweden in 2005 and are known for employing Meshuggah influenced jarring staccato riffs, harmonic minor chord progressions and when “Masstaden” was written back in 2011, a dual lead vocal attack. Recorded with Jens Bogren (Sepultura, At The Gates, Arch Enemy) handling mastering and guitarist Daniel Bergström handling production, the
Looking back at their 2017 debut album “The Arcadian Parallel“, Portland Oregon Progressive Metal act Divitius had clearly started to find their own sound in the songs that made up the later half of the record. A 10 track affair with with some interesting ambient and textural approaches in that later half while still being a
