This weeks entry in the Metal Blade Live Series sees host and Allegaeon frontman Riley McShane chat to Sacha Dunable, the mastermind behind American Progressive Metal act Intronaut and Dunable Guitars. As well as last years “Fluid Existential Inversions” which features the drum skills of Alex Rüdinger (Whitechapel, Light the Torch, Cognizance), the conversation goes off
After the appearance of “The Crossing“, Norwegian Extreme Metallers Enslaved have chosen the Black Metal hearted “Fenris” as the second teaser from their upcoming live album and DVD called “Cinematic Tour in 2020”. The set is comprised of entirely fan voted for favourites from across their almost thirty year career. They will return to the
If you happened to be wondering who the man behind the grassy knoll was when it came to gracing the drum stool for “You Will Be The Death Of Me“, the upcoming new album from Light The Torch (ex-Devil You Know, ex-Killswitch Engage, ex-All Shall Perish, Bleeding Through), then the answer isn’t too far away.
You may now have to wait until February 2022 to witness Enslaved, Intronaut, Obsidian Kingdom and Crown take to stages across Europe and spill their blood in the same mud but all is not lost because in “Utgard“, the Norwegian Extreme Metallers have delivered one of the finest albums of 2020. You don’t need to
A long conceived idea that finally came the summer of 2020, the self titled EP from Catercorner was recorded at The Box at GemJamHQ, London as an entirely DIY and solo entity from start to finish, the sole work of James Sherwin, a Southcoast Metal scene veteran with multi-instrumentalist skills. A release that has a
“I’ve always wanted to create a style of music that focused on being emotionally exploitative and technically sound, yet simple enough for the average music listener to appreciate. Another influence was using the eight string guitar in a form that is unconventional to the ‘trends’ or independent of characteristics that are found in music styles/genres
Before the internet super highway was a thing veteran grind musicians Dave Witte (Burnt by the Sun, Human Remains) and Chris Dodge (Spazz) devise an unconventional alliance, accomplishing the recording of an album via back-and-forth tape trading, literally sending four track tapes FedEx from the East to the West Coast of North America for their
When Intronaut, Cult of Luna and Emma Ruth Rundle arrived at the House of Blues in Chicago Illinois on 4th March, the Digital Tour Bus Invaders cameras were ready to roll. Intronaut were supporting their current album “Fluid Existential Inversions” which sees the band joined by percussive powerhouse Alex Rudinger for the first time. Press
When Alex Rudinger filled in for Whitechapel we were impressed by his skills. Switching allegiances the progressive sounds of Intronaut who incorporate polyrhythms and Jazz elements into their sound, he impresses equally as much on “Fluid Existential Inversions“. Mixed by Periphery bassist Adam “Nolly” Getgood, here’s his playthrough of “Speaking of Orbs“.
After 14 years in the wilderness, Crimson Massacre guitarist James Jackson created Nonvector with bassist James Duvall and Pianist Vince Patillo in order to create some Progressive music with both Metal and Rock leanings. Getting drummer Kevin Talley, known for his work in many heavy Metal bands including Dååth, Feared, Sylencer and Nothnegal, Dying Fetus,
