Canadian guitarist Nik Nocturnal has not only gone and compiled a list of 50 of the best riffs of the past decade in his eyes. Oh no. He’s taken things one step further and plays through them in this latest clip! Motionless in White, In Flames, Killswitch Engage, Architects and more get some praise on
UnCrowned are a 5-piece Metal band from St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England who formed in 2014 when Dave Smith and Dave Hills, two guitar players already in other bands in the local scene decided to write music together. They gradually found a steady line-up via word of mouth and by 2016 with the additions of vocalist
Back in October we reviewed “Dead Ringer” by Norwegian Metalcore crew Meltdown, which has cover art work from Killswitch Engage bassist Mike D’Antonio was also mixed and mastered by the legendary Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden (Architects, At The Gates, In Flames) and a fine piece of work it is too. Drummer Hans-Jacob Silvery was
When Philip H. Anselmo spoke to Loudwire Magazine in 2014 about the meaning behind “Becoming” from the seventh studio album by Pantera, he said “The most popular heavy metal bands in the world at that time were, in my estimate and definitely all of our estimates, playing the game. … They had reached this pinnacle;
Westfield Massachusetts Metalcore heroes Killswitch Engage were in Germany on the European leg of their “Atonement” tour so Guitarist Adam D. took a moment to play “Top Three” with Impericon. They’ve stolen the logo from Black Flag, but it’s all good fun and the Impericon Never Say Die Tour headlined by Crystal Lake will be
4th July is American Independence Day and in 2020 it will be a special one for Westfield Massachusetts Metalcore heroes Killswitch Engage. Their debut self titled album will reach its 20th Anniversary, their one and only release for Ferret Music before signing to Roadrunner Records for their major label debut. Produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz
Filmed at Huxleys Neue Welt in Berlin Germany on 26th October, here’s “Vanitas” from Revocation! The track is one of the stand out cuts on current album “The Outer Ones”, released a month ago via Metal Blade and is taken from a show that saw them share a stage with Tenside and Killswitch Engage.
As Boston Massachusetts Metalcore heroes Killswitch Engage hit Europe, here are a few choice cuts from their set at Melkweg, Amsterdam in The Netherlands! “Unleashed”, “My Last Serenade”, “A Bid Farewell”, “My Curse”, “This Is Absolution” and of course THAT Dio cover “Holy Diver” were all caught on camera! New album and a return to
There is more to Norway and Scandinavia than frostbitten Black Metal, frozen riffs, corpse paint, Skiing, Viking landmarks and breathtaking fjords? Hailing from Fredrikstad in South East Norway are Meltdown, a five piece comprising guitarists Jorgen C. Hansen and Tor Audun Johansen-Sorli beside vocalist Stephan Hay, drummer Hans-Jacob Silvery and bassist Morten Nilsen who have
The Mike James Rock Show caught up with Killswitch Engage guitarist Joel Stroetzel with the Boston Massachusetts Metalcore heroes upon our shores for shows around their latest offering “Atonement”. The topics of conversation include how “The Signal Fire” came about and what it was like when they dropped “End Of Heartache” from their set…
