A new cut which we had the pleasure of witnessing live at Tech-Fest’s Techabilitation event back in December has appeared from DJentlemen Hacktivist. Titled “Crooks and Criminals“, it’s the first to see former Borders vocalist JJ Olifent join Jay Hurley at the microphone and finds the band utilizing the skills of a trio of highly talented
Why have one guest vocalist from Hacktivist when you can have two? That’s the mind blowing thought that what went through the mind of InRetrospect as they brought both JJ Olifent and Jay Hurley on board for their latest single “Outcast (So What?)” and who can blame them? Two heads are better than one so getting
Back outside The Hairy Dog in Derby during Techabilitation from Tech-Fest a few weeks back and who should Blank TV come across? Hacktivist vocalist JJ Olifent and Sworn Amongst guitarist Ashley Currie. They discuss the event, what it takes to make it in the underground Metal scene and a whole heap more. Both have new
They say that all good things must come to an end; so as the sand slips though the hour glass we’re going to enjoy one last day of Techabilitation at the hands of Tech-Fest and then sit back and watch as Simon Garrod’s new band Eschalon grow wings. Tech-Fest has been an adventure for us since 2017,
It might seem hard to believe but Milton Keynes DJentlemen Hacktivist have been raging against the system for a decade with their debut self titled EP dropping on the 11th November 2013. That announced the band to an unsuspecting World, the Grime vocals mixed with the odd unclean punch that made their offering stand out
Almost a year after their sophomore EP “Poison IV” caused a disturbance in the fabric of space and time thanks to guitarist Timfy James using more strings than strictly necessarily in his endless pursuit of DJent perfection, Terra IV have offered up a new single in “Russian Roulette“. The former Heart Of A Coward and
Today would have been the day that saw American Death Metal pioneers Suffocation headline but their seemingly last minute decision to pull out of their headlining tour left Tech-Fest in something of a bind. Fortunately they have a powerful reach and were able to pull in Conjurer at the last minute, promoting Loathe to main
Ahead of his live debut at this summer’s 10th Anniversary of Tech-Fest, Milton Keynes DJentlemen Hacktivist have shared a music video titled “Rep The H” which confirms that the shady looking figure in their teaser photo is in fact former Borders vocalist Jordan “JJ” Olifent. He replaces Jot Maxi who it was announced had stepped
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
It seems incredible to think that it was a decade ago in 2013 when signed to Century Media the sophomore album “Severence” from Heart of a Coward dropped like a ton of bricks upon our skulls. Back then the band were fronted by former Sylosis and current Viscera vocalist Jamie Graham and had risen to
