Tag: Architects

The Black Map #107: Transients from Reading!

Traveling the short distance from Oxford to Reading and squaring the circle of bands who appeared at The Wheatsheaf for the Metal 2 The Masses quarter final for a place on the New Blood Stage at the 20th Anniversary of Bloodstock, it’s time to talk about Transients. Referring to themselves as a Melodic Metalcore band

Review: “How Well Do You Really Know Yourself?” By GroundCulture

Considering themselves to be five segments of the same vision, one culture cursed by a disconnect inside the fabric of their conscious mind, with their backs against the wall, they seek to inspire change through connection. That’s the mission statement of GroundCulture, a five piece Melodic Hardcore act from Newcastle upon Tyne who love to

NEWS: Heavy Music Awards 2020 postponed(!)

Probably absolutely Zero surprise when it comes to the crunch but this years Amazon Music Sponsored Heavy Music Awards have been postponed. What’s interesting however is that they’ve been brave and set a new date – Thursday 3rd September 2020 – for them to date place as well as extending the public votes to Friday

Review: “The Death Of Me” by Polaris

Two years ago, Australian Progressive Metalcore act Polaris made waves with their debut full length album “The Mortal Coil” which took vocalist Jamie Hails, guitarists Ryan Siew and Rick Schneider, bassist Jake Steinhauser and drummer Daniel Furnari around the Globe several times. A relentless touring schedule meant that we have seen them rise from supporting

Interview: Architects at UNIFY gathering!

The final show of the “Holy Hell” World Tour cycle took Brighton Progressive Metalcore heroes Architects to Australia and UNIFY Gathering 2020. Vocalist Sam Carter did this interview with The Faction And Wall Of Sound and expressed his love for the entire nation. It seems that Architects are taking a break while guitarist Josh Middleton

Review: “Cycle Of Suffering” by Sylosis

There were some who doubted the return of Sylosis would ever happen with frontman and guitarist Josh Middleton now firmly in Architects following the tragic passing of Tom Searle. It’s been five years since their last album “Dormant Heart” and in truth the bands World turned upside down when they showed the now former Heart

Documentary: Sylosis make “Cycle of Suffering” #2!

We’ve had a pair of singles in “Calcified” and “I Sever” from the returning Sylosis alongside the first of a three part series around the making of their upcoming 14th February Nuclear Blast album “Cycle Of Suffering” and so now it’s time for part #2. This time around, mastermind Josh Middleton talks about depression and

Documentary: Sylosis make “Cycle of Suffering” #1!

14th February might be Valentine’s Day but it’s also the day that the reformed Sylosis have chosen for “Cycle Of Suffering” to appear via Nuclear Blast. The album sees Architects guitarist Josh Middleton return to the band he fronted after the exit of Jamie Graham to Heart of a Coward. That was old news and this