Liverpool Gloom Metal pioneers Loathe are a band we’ve followed since the before anyone knew who they were outside of the Metal Underground Scene. They were playing a show at the no longer in existence dive bar Sanctuary in Basingstoke in September 2017 with Harbinger and lit the place up with at most a hundred
Juuso Raatikainen of Swallow the Sun has been joined by Manne Ikonen of Ghost Brigade in a project dubbed Endless Forms Most Gruesome. Absorbing influences from American bands like KoRn and Deftones manifests itself as groovy, low tuned riffs with an experimental touch. Following lyrical themes rooted in mental health issues and inner dialogues caused
“It has taken us a good while to finally get to this point. We had a bit of a roller coaster ride just getting here – corrupt hard drives and broken interfaces – but we are very glad it all happened and after re-recording and reworking songs we have managed to make the best out
Multi-instrumentalist Seedy Mitchell and drummer Ryan Biggs partnership in Edmonton Canada’s Sleepwraith has born fruit with the brilliant “Day Terrors“. An album which sees them blend a number of styles into a melting pot of darkness shrouded in Death Metal. Add to that the story telling style of Mitchell, who often creates a dark tale
Incubated over the course of 20 years, the partnership of Seedy Mitchell and Ryan Biggs is based on a friendship that goes back to before either of them were playing music or even listening to Metal. Now that partnership has developed into a dark and dynamic collaborative undertaking that sees Mitchell bringing material to the
Neural DSP’s long running “Artists Tones” series looking at how to match an artists guitar and bass tones to get your cover songs sounding like the originals sees “My Own Summer” from Deftones get the full treatment this week. A classic from the bands “Around The Fur” record it’s been covered by the likes of
Mancunian Hardcore quartet Mortal Shift – Stuart Carson (vocals), Ryan McGuire (guitars), Peter Higson (drums) and Conor Yates (bass) roped in Triple Six Productions for the cover art and Loathe guitarist Conor Sweeney to handle production, mixing and mastering for their debut EP “Dead Generation“, released independently back in May. Detest vocalist Christian Tustin also repays the
The festivity of the twelve days of Christmas runs from 25th December to 5th January, based on an English Christmas Carol that sees a lover give gifts cumulatively over the Christmas season starting with Christmas Day. Originally published in 1780, it’s probably French in origin, Skull Island has been conquered many times in it’s rich
As Listmania season continues, Theprp.com shared their 25 most trafficked stories of 2019 and knock us down with a feather but they’re dominated by one band. That’s right, 6 of the 25 stories are about Tool. As they enter their 20th Anniversary year, we top our hat to them. You can read their list here.
Back in April 2015 Rock Sound Magazine celebrated their 200th issue by putting together “Worship And Tributes”, a compilation of covers seemingly taking it’s name from the second Glassjaw album “Worship And Tribute” from 2002. The compilation is notable for both the eclectic mix of band covered and also bands doing the covering while having
