But not just the Swedish Melodic Death Metallers. Members of Killswitch Engage, Earth Crisis, Darkest Hour, Dark Tranquillity, Moonspell, As I Lay Dying, Trivium and Burn It Down are all in this interview put together to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of “Clayman” from In Flames. A re-release will occur on 28th August with an EP
It is definitely going to be interesting when the second album from The Haarp Machine drops, that’s for sure. Now that Al Mu’min has taken on vocal duties as well as guitars and bass, he’s been keen to share his capabilities and show how far he’s come along vocally with a series covers. Having already
A year after his “Chillswitch Engage” piano reinterpretation of Killswitch Engage classics was released, pianist Sean Townsend released a fresh cut in a take on “Breathe Life“. Reading between the lines of where this fits in and a new playlist which has appeared, it looks as though Townsend is going to complete “The End Of
London Metalcore quintet Death Remains have been a band we’ve followed since we first heard single “Blood Brothers” back in 2013. Since then they’ve thrown a pair of albums to the Wolves at their door and with a pair of singles appearing in the last six months (including the brilliant “Self Reflection” which has some
Knotfest are running an interview series called Mosh talks and in the initial run there is an interesting interview with Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach. He gives them (and us!) the low down on his various projects, but the thing that we’re most curious about is what he has to say about his guest appearance
At the end of March we reviewed the self titled EP from Belgian Metallers Sentre as they strived to resurrect a sound that falls neatly between In Flames and Killswitch Engage with the help of Matthijs Quaars Audio (Spoil Engine, Exhuminate) who recorded, mixed and mastered the effort. As all shows have been placed strictly on hold, the
Oakland California Thrash Metallers Machine Head have been around the block and then some. Their 25th Anniversary tour trek celebrating their seminal debut album “Burn My Eyes” should be taking place as this twin track single “Civil Unrest” is released but instead the band are at home waiting out the storm of Corona Virus and
Following the success of their debut EP “Don’t Close Your Eyes” in 2014, Byron Bay Metalcore quintet Parkway Drive left Australia and headed to Zing Studios in Westfield Massachusetts to record their debut full length with Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. All the tracks were written and rehearsed so the recording took just two weeks
As The Haarp Machine progresses its transition into its new form with mastermind Al Mu’min now becoming a multi instrumentalist and vocalist, he has released a partial vocal cover of “The Arms Of Sorrow” by Killswitch Engage. It’s an interesting choice as the power of Howard Jones is something that is going to be hard
The seemingly never ending stream of talent emanating from the hotbed that is Australia in recent times has been nothing short of incredible. It has become a running joke that everyone in the country seems to be in a up and coming band or a promising Olympian. Maybe there is something in the water. The
