Tag: Catharsis

Review: “Arrows In Words From The Sky” by Machine Head

Recorded in sessions with producer Zach Othren that once again saw Navene Koperweiss (Entheos, Whitechapel, Animals As Leaders) gracing the drum stool having previously appeared on the pair of Machine Head singles that appeared six months ago in “Circle The Drain” and “My Hands Are Empty” comes a new three track offering from Oakland Californian

NEWS: Catharsis search for the “Village of Witches”?

The lack of a drummer hasn’t stopped Polish Death Metallers Catharsis in completing work on their sophomore album “Human Failures” as instead of the conventional route they’ve travelled the path less travelled. All of the drum parts themselves have been composed by Eugene Ryabchenko of Fleshgod Apocalypse fame who has also done extended live stints

Playthrough: “Your Crucifixion” from Tooth And Claw!

A couple of weeks back a supergroup comprising of members of Earth Crisis, Sect, Die Young, Undying, Catharsis and Magnitude made their debut with “Dream of Ascension” by combining Metallic Hardcore with Death Metal to perfection. That group is called Tooth and Claw and their riffmaster Scott Crouse has taken a minute to show us

Review: “Dream of Ascension” by Tooth And Claw

While the Global Pandemic has lead to the absence of live shows, it has also given us a rise in projects that might not have otherwise seen the light of day and one of those is Tooth and Claw, an outfit that sees Scott Crouse (Earth Crisis, Sect), Daniel Austin (Die Young), James Chang (Undying,

NEWS: Tooth and Claw find 490…

If there is one thing that the Great Plague has brought us that has been positive, it has been the abundance of supergroups of like minded musicians forming to use their time away from touring to ink some much needed new material. One such band is Tooth and Claw, an outfit that features Scott Crouse (Earth Crisis, Sect),

NEWS: Tooth and Claw begin the ascension with “Your Crucifixion”!

When shelter-in-place orders were issued in the of Spring 2020, a group of seasoned veterans in Scott Crouse (Earth Crisis, Sect), Daniel Austin (Die Young), James Chang (Undying, Catharsis, Sect), and Cameron Joplin (Magnitude) behaved like caged animals and began exploring new realms of aggression. Together they formed Tooth and Claw and formulated a new breed

Review: “Civil Unrest” by Machine Head

Oakland California Thrash Metallers Machine Head have been around the block and then some. Their 25th Anniversary tour trek celebrating their seminal debut album “Burn My Eyes” should be taking place as this twin track single “Civil Unrest” is released but instead the band are at home waiting out the storm of Corona Virus and

Bootleg: Machine Head in Oakland!

The ongoing Machine Head 25th Anniversary Tour for “Burn My Eyes” arrived in the bands home town of Oakland California at The Fox Theatre. Here’s the full Pro-Shot set directed by Another Planet Entertainment. Robb Flynn debuted his second new single since the bands last album “Catharsis” in the form of “Circle The Drain” last

NEWS: Machine Head finally “Circle The Drain”?

Following a pair of “making of” featurettes, Machine Head have finally debuted “Circle The Drain“. It’s the first new material since the critically hammered “Catharsis” and comes as the band continue their 25th Anniversary tour for “Burn My Eyes“. They’ll be at London’s iconic Brixton Academy on 5th June playing the album in full as

Under The Influence #29: Miscreant on “The Death Card” by Sworn In!

“The Death Card” is the debut album from Grayslake Illinois Metalcore act Sworn In. Having formed in 2011 they signed for Razor & Tie after the success of their debut EP “Catharsis” and the record’s release was preceded by a video for the first single “Snake Eyes“. Spawning five singles between 2012 and 2014, almost uniquely