“This album is bleak. It’s got dissonance and aggression and every song carries a sense of melancholy and density beneath the surface. But there are also moments of meditation, and even signs of optimism woven in that make it feel like a true reflection of who we are as people. We’ve heard it our whole
As their fourth studio album “The Earth Is Breathing Beneath Me” arrives via Church Road Records, American Sludge Metal quartet Armed For Apocalypse have shared a music video from “Lurk” in celebration. A bleak offering of dissonance and aggression, it serves as a monument to everything the four piece have been through during their seventeen
Having completed a pair of shows in Ventura and Portland supporting the almighty Crowbar in the past few days its now time for Armed For Apocalypse to offer up another advanced listen from their upcoming new album. The Sludge infused Post-Metal quartet have chosen “Spellbound” for the purpose, their fourth studio album “The Earth is Breathing
Ahead of shows in Ventura and Portland supporting Crowbar, Sludge infused Post-Metal beasts Armed For Apocalypse have let Church Road Records share another glimpse of their upcoming fourth studio album “The Earth is Breathing Beneath Me” with a music video for “Immortal“. Recorded once again with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Nails, Gatecreeper) that will be ensuring
Recorded once again with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Nails, Gatecreeper) at God City Studios, Armed For Apocalypse are set to unveil their fourth album “The Earth Is Breathing Beneath Me” via Church Road Records on 24th April 2026. That news comes with the obligatory first single “Fists Like Feathers” and is being described as a towering, grooved-out,
Saturday starts with Tea and biscuits and a some quiet reflection on the line up for what will be a seriously heavy day. It feels like Simon Garrod and the Tech-Fest team have nailed the build up to the heavier headliners with their choices on paper and that is indeed how it pans out. They’ve
Having announced last week that this year’s incarnation of UK Tech-Fest will be the last of this kind, the powers that be have added a wealth of bands to ensure that Newark Showgrounds is given the send off it deserves over the weekend of 29th June to 3rd July. Harbinger have been announced as the
Having announced their first wave of bands way back on 14th December the announcement of a second wave with 100 days to go until UK Tech-Fest is music to our ears. This year’s incarnation is the 10th Anniversary of the event and will take place at Newark Showgrounds for four days from 29th June to
It seems ironic that with Tech-Fest less than two weeks away, a band who graced the last incarnation of the event with not one but two sets of different material should announce a new album. The return of American Sludge Metal quartet Armed For Apocalypse with a third record this time engineered by Converge guitarist
After last night’s two people crowd surfing on an inflatable sofa going over the barrier and fortunately not getting broken during Black Tongue’s set, In Fear They Follow [7/10] bring a stuccato riff filled Metalcore bounce to open day #3 of UK Tech-Fest and attract a decent crowd. “Solace” is a decent cut though during
