Tag: Kalos

Playthrough: “Forest Goblin Squad” from Fraktions!

At some point in the not too distant future we’re going to see a new EP titled “Don’t Mess With Grandma” from Progressive Jazz Metal trio Fraktions. For the moment they continue to share teases of it with this drum playthrough from Ross Gordon for “Forest Goblin Squad” shot at their rehearsal space Lonesome Dog

NEWS: Fraktions seek Goblin warriors!

Who are Fraktions? These days they’re an instrumental band (piano, bass, drums) that combines prog, jazz and modern metal together into an equally delightful and devastating concoction having redefined their sound from scratch following the departure of a pair of guitarists in 2017. They’re building up to the release of a new EP “Don’t Mess

Playthrough: “Daddy Found Slugs On The Kitchen Floor” from Fraktions!

The first single from an upcoming new EP “Don’t Mess With Grandma” titled “Daddy Found Slugs On The Kitchen Floor” has received the playthrough video treatment from Fraktions pianist Joel Pinder. It was filmed by Sheehy Visuals their rehearsal space Lonesome Dog Studios in New Malden. The EP is pencilled in for a November release

NEWS: Fraktions desperately seek salt supplies!

Having managed to escape the London’s 229 venue alive following a show with Grace Hayhurst and In Albion in May, Progressive Jazz Metal trio Fraktions have causally shared a new single. Titled “Daddy Found Slugs On The Kitchen Floor” it continues the equally delightful and devastating cocktail of sounds they love to create having witnessed

Bootleg: “Devotion” from Fraktions!

We were lucky enough to catch the almighty Fraktions at Suburbia in Southampton during their co-headlining shows with You Win Again Gravity and so if you couldn’t quite believe our review of that show then here’s a little evidence for you. The band, once a Progressive Death Metal outfit and now a fully fledged Piano

NEWS: Fraktions weekender in February 2023!

While nothing is officially on social media as yet, a trio of back to back shows have appeared via various ticket providers for Progressive Metal trio Fraktions for February 2023 with support acts TBC. The band celebrated their 10th Anniversary back in November with sophomore EP “Kalos” set to surpass its 2nd Anniversary by the

Review: “Anguish” by Fraktions (5th Anniversary)

Our annual pilgrimage to Newark Showground for Tech-Fest began in July 2017 and we haven’t looked back since, the absence of the festival for two consecutive years due to the Great Plague considered a crime against humanity in these parts. So rather than cry into our collective empty pint glasses, we decided that to bring

Review: “Kalos” by Fraktions

In 2017 London Progressive Metallers Fraktions were on a high, their debut EP “Anguish“, a concept release about mental health that takes the listener on a journey through multiple sound worlds taking them to Tech-Fest where they were joined by Kaan Tasan now of Heart of a Coward who reprised his role on “Panic“. But

The Black Map #151: Fraktions from London!

As In Flames put it, sometimes you have to reroute to remain and for Fraktions that’s exactly what they’ve had to do. Having started life as a quintet in 2015 they impressed with debut album “Anguish“, a concept release about a journey through Mental Health recorded and mixed by Daniel Reid (No Consequence) and mastered