It has to be said that Left To Suffer frontman Taylor Barber is chalking up those guest vocal appearances at a phenomenal rate a the minute with the latest seeing him join Seasons Awake for one they like to call “CXRRUPTION“. The Birmingham based Deathcore trio utilized the skills of Asleep At The Helm man
After a week off while we attended last weekends Rabidfest in Oxford, it’s time to return once again to our longest running feature, The Black Map, a weekly insight into the UK Underground Metal scene. As the headline suggests, it’s to deepest darkest Hereford that we travel, 16 miles away from the border with Wales
The tail end of April saw Progressive Metalcore act Seasons Awake release a deluxe version of their album “Homeland“. The high quality affair influenced by the likes of Architects and Erra and has a notable heavy cut slap bang in the middle of it. A guest vocal appearance from Tom Barber (ex-Lorna Shore, Chelsea Grin
Perspective Management have announced a rotating headlining tour that will see Defeatist joined by homeland. and Amorla this September. Defeatist (named after the Hatebreed track?) have material their freshly released EP “Reside” on show. 13th Cardiff, Tiny Rebel 14th Swindon, The Victoria 15th Southampton, Suburbia
Lincoln Melodic Hardcore crew Reclaimer have fleshed out their shows until a set at Before The End Festival at the end of July. It’s a proving to be a big year for the band with a brand new single “Merge” featuring Ash Emery of I, The Mapmaker out now… March – with To Kill Achilles
Bristol’s Immerse have announced another trio of shows, this time in July with Homeland in tow. The bands self titled album is out now via We Are Triumphant and is a genre blending affair. 19th London, 229 The Venue 20th Brighton, Quadrant 21st Guildford, The Holroyd Arms
Lincoln Post Hardcore quartet Reclaimer will be joined for a co-headlining run in May by homeland. Having just released a new single entitled “Merge” and featuring guest vocals from Ashley Emery of I, The Mapmaker a new EP could well be in the works… 10th Mold, Y Pentan 11th Huddersfield, The Parish 12th Sheffield Corporation Sheffield
Bristol Melodic Hardcore quartet We Stuck Gold have announced an April Weekender of co-headlining dates with fellow Melodic Hardcore quartet homeland.! Both bands are also promising new material this year so new songs may well be witnessed at the shows! 18th Plymouth, The Junction 19th Swindon, The Victoria 20th High Wycombe, Phoenix Bar