Keeping with this week’s general Thrash Metal vibe, it’s time to bring some Metallica to the table. If anyone asked us “What’s Metal?” the answer is simple. A copy of Metallica’s 1986 album “Master of Puppets” would be passed over fairly quickly. It’s a stone wall classic album, highly influential and full of great Thrash
Time for a classic. Arlington Texas quartet Pantera were without doubt one of the biggest bands in Metal. There influence is felt far and wide and when we’re still talking about a band whose run was from 1981 to 2003 some 15 years on, there must have been something decent about them. As of August 2017 they had sold 60 million albums World wide,
Having been strangely absent from the awards season last year, the Kerrang! Magazine Awards are back this year with a bang and a very interesting list of sponsors. The winners will be revealed at Islington Assembly Hall in London on 21st June and you can cast your votes here but before you do, here’s a rundown of
Following on from their pretty decent United States Of Metal article, Kerrang! Magazine have compiled a United States Of Hardcore list. While paying tribute to scene veterans like Misfits, Minor Threat & Agnostic Front they also point to newer, up and coming bands like Knocked Loose, Year Of The Knife & Turnstile to strike a fine balance.
Kerrang! magazine once described Continents sound as “Energy-fuelled epic-core with lots of aggression, a healthy blend of raw shouts and low end growls and foot stomping hooks. Their music and intense stage presence has separated them from the ever-growing UK Metal/Hardcore scene”. Getting heads banging since 2010, Cardiff’s Continents have had one hell of a ride so
As with most things, when it comes to Metal, the first bite is often with the eye. The cover art, band logo and name are all key in enticing the listener to check out something new for the first time. Any self respecting Metal Head is going to choose a band called “Dead Ducks” over
The Metalcore sound appeared in the post-Nu-Metal World as the fusion of Metal and Harcore, taking the breakdowns that we know and love and adding them to the layered guitar work of the more traditional Metal sound. Kerrang! Magazine have published an article detailing their “21 Best U.S. Metalcore Albums of All Time” – you
Kerrang! Magazine have put out an article counting down the United States of Metal. Name checking their favourite band from each state as they move through the country, Kerrang! Talk about some big and important bands as well as some lesser lights of Metal Heaven. You can read the full article here.
The annual Kerrang! Magazine Tour will be headlined by The Amity Affliction this year, with support from Blackpool post-hardcore crew Boston Manor, Scottish hard rockers Vukovi and Welsh post-hardcore band Casey with dates in December as follows; 5th Birmingham, Institute 6th Leeds, University Stylus 7th Glasgow, ABC 8th Manchester, Ritz 9th Newcastle, University 11th Dublin, Academy 12th Cardiff, University Y
