When taking on a classic that everyone knows, wanting to put your own spin on it takes some serious thought. You want to keep the original recognisable while at the same time wanting fans and friends to appreciate what you’ve done with it, without claiming that you’ve simply destroyed it. So Sorcerer guitarist Kristian Niemann
By anyone’s standards 10 albums in 34 years is a decent haul and while Dutch Death Doom Elite Asphyx may not have any original members left in the group, the presence of ex-Pestilence man Martin van Drunen since 2007 after an original stint between 1990 and 1992 which goes a long way towards confirming it
Released on 19th March 1987, five years after the tragic death of Randy Rhoads in a plane crash in Florida, “Tribute” is a live album that celebrates the life of the Ozzy Osbourne guitarist who was in the band between 1979 and 1982, writing “Blizzard of Ozz” in 1981 and the follow up “Diary of a
Originally starting life as a Black Metal studio project from multi instrumentalist Kurt Steigler that wasn’t meant to be taken too seriously, Ysgaroth evolved over time as so many do, with the desire to perform the bands creations live. Steigler (guitar/vocals) was joined by Steve Cuddington (drums) and Shawn Hillman (bass) and with them the
The return of Corby’s finest Raging Speedhorn following their 20th Anniversary original line up show at Camden Electric Ballroom has been a celebration of all things Metal. A new line up has brought fresh impetus and there have been a wealth of shows prior to this highly anticipated new album. So who is in the
Forged in the furnace that is Oxford in 2016 before releasing their debut EP “Reincarnate The Immortal” independently as a quartet in the spring of 2017, Force of Mortality laid the foundations of what would become their debut album across 5 hard and heavy tracks that had already been part of their live show for
From humble beginnings, primarily as an outlet for multi-instrumentalist Nate Garrett (lead and harmony vocals, guitar, bass), Spirit Adrift started life in 2015 as a studio project encompassing his love for hard rock sensibilities and multiple strains of timeless heavy metal, taking influence from bands like Black Sabbath and Corrosion of Conformity. With the addition
Magnetic Eye Records have put together a pair of compilation albums that pay tribute to Black Sabbath on their 50th Anniversary. The first, simply entitled “Best Of Black Sabbath” sees 15 of the current crop of Stoner Doom Metal acts including Earthless, Year of the Cobra and Caustic Casanova play cuts from across the Birmingham
After seven long years in the barren wilderness following seven deadly sins, Serpent Omega have returned with a drummer of note in Peter “Fast Feet Pete” Stjärnvind (Entombed, Nifelheim, Merciless, Unanimated, Murder Squad, VOJD) joining original members Urskogr (vocals), Brief (bass) and Jonsson (guitars) for their first new material since their 2013 debut. Since that album,
They might have only managed a single album before implosion and partial rebirth as Dirty Americans but “Sons of the Pioneers” managed to appear on Roadrunner Records and get The Workhorse Movement a UK run with Pitchshifter. The Detroit Michigan residents brought to the table something unique with an eclectic mix of riffs and vocal
