Ahead of their shows with Amon Amarth and Machine Head, Swedish guitarist for The Halo Effect Niclas Engelin spoke to Heavy New York about the bands new record “Days Of The Lost” as well as his numerous other projects including In Flames, Drömriket, Passenger and Engel because after all, idle hands are the devil’s workshop. The idea
The rise of the Dundee Scotland based Groove Metal quintet Catalysis has been nothing short of meteoric as they’ve brought riffs galore to the Kings table, gradually building upon the concrete foundations of each prior release and when it seems impossible, outdoing themselves in the process. Their latest offering “Innova” is a stone wall classic
Evolving from Metallic Hardcore to Groove Metal, Orange County Californian’s Throwdown will be celebrating 15 years of 2007’s “Venom & Tears” in the not too distant future so it’s time for a classic in “Holy Roller“, a video for the cut directed by Andy Reale. Their fifth studio album was recorded with Producer Mudrock (Eighteen
If you haven’t been following the journey of Dundee Scotland based Groove Metal quintet Catalysis thus far then you won’t know that they formed in late 2016 and have been nothing short of prolific since, releasing a trio of studio EPs and a debut full length since 2017’s “Into the Unknown“. Returning to the tried
Using their long running “Electric Happy Hour” live stream series to their advantage, Bay Area Californians Machine Head have premiered another new cut from their upcoming end of summer releasing new album “Of Kingdom And Crown“. That one will drop on 26th August via Nuclear Blast with this live rendition of “Unhallowed” serving to whet
The return of the much loved, talked about and missed Vio-Lence has been an interesting one to follow but their new EP “Let The World Burn” has proven that they still have plenty of gas in the tank and won’t simply be a nostalgia act going forward. The Thrash Metal overlords were caught on camera
Five years after “Anticult” that included guitarist Waclaw “Vogg” Kieltyka joining Machine Head and sixteen months of work, the eighth studio album “Cancer Culture“ from Polish Death Metal pioneers Decapitated has finally arrived. They band have premiered a music video for new cut “Iconoclast“ that features a guest appearance from Machine Head vocalist and guitarist Robb
Now that their 25th Anniversary celebrations are over, Polish Death Metal pioneers Decapitated have turned their attention to their next record “Cancer Culture“. In this fresh interview Wacław “Vogg” Kiełtyka talks to The Metal Tris about everything from the art of the riff to Machine Head, helping the Ukraine and of course their new record.
Back in January when the album didn’t even have an official title yet, Machine Head shared the first part of the making of series for what is now called “Of Kingdom And Crown“. A thirteen track concept album set in a futuristic apocalyptic wasteland recorded at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland California in December 2021 it
Most crime scenes speak for themselves. Dead body. Murder weapon. Sirens. Tracking at Trident Studios with Juan Urteaga (Machine Head, Exodus), mixed by Tue Madsen (Dark Tranquillity, Heaven Shall Burn) and mastered by Ted Jensen (Alice In Chains, Death Angel) should be more than enough to get your attention before you know we’re talking about
