Having witnessed them create possibly the biggest circle pit for an opening band ever seen at the Hammersmith Apollo this past weekend when they set the pace for Heaven Shall Burn and Trivium, Alex Taylor and Charlie Thorpe from Malevolence join Stray From The Path drummer Craig Reynolds for another episode of The Downbeat Podcast.
As a dark cloud remains over Brixton Academy the organisation required to move tonight’s show across London to the Hammersmith Apollo (the only other 5000 capacity venue in the city at what seems very short notice) to ensure goes ahead has to be applauded. The cancellation after the rescheduling this tour, originally booked in December
Continuing the wealth of interviews that have been trickle released by Bloodstock over the past four months is a conversation between interviewer extraordinare Oran O’Beirne and Malevolence men Alex Taylor and Wilkie Robinson. Skipping over the bands upcoming run with Trivium and Heaven Shall Burn, the topics of conversation instead focus on their plans for
Sheffield Shredders Malevolence will soon be crossing some of Europe’s great divides as they open a co-headlining tour that will find Trivium and Heaven Shall Burn alternating in different countries. Back in the summer they were one of the many highlights of Bloodstock Open Air Festival with pro-shot footage of “Higher Place” from the Sophie
For Oakland Californian’s Lionheart, their return a year after calling time on their career in 2016 has seen them go from strength to strength with three studio records and a live album as well as numerous tours in the five years since under their collective belts. Sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s
Is it a coincidence that Bloodstock Open Air Festival have decided to air “Self Supremacy” from Sheffield Shredders Malevolence on the day that frontman Alex Taylor’s guest vocal appearance on the new Lionheart album “Welcome To The West Coast III” appeared? This one is from the Sophie Lancaster main stage ahead of that European Tour
You know what they say. When in Rome… Talk to Heavy New York! Malevolence vocalist Alex Taylor did exactly that, the discussion mixing talk of their new album “Malicious Intent” with lyrical process, influences and of course their legendary live shows. The Sheffield Shredders will be opening across Europe for the co-headlining tour between Trivium
Promising their sophomore album in 2023, Manchester Hardcore quintet Guilt Trip have announced their signing to MLVLTD MUSIC, a label operated by Malevolence. That comes with the obligatory new single and ‘Tearing Your Life Away‘ has been selected for the purpose, accompanied by a music video that combines footage of their Bloodstock Festival performance with
Does the Planet Metal really need a reminder about how good Floridian Metalcore heroes Trivium are? It seems someone thinks so, which is what Pavel Trebukhin has been chosen to create a visual for “The Shadow Of The Abattoir” from their current album, 2021’s “In The Court Of The Dragon“. The reason they might argue
Moving on from her stint of interviews at Wacken Open Air Festival, Sophie K headed to KnotFest Germany to interview Alex Taylor from Sheffield shredders Malevolence after their set at the event. The conversation flows from working gig security as a day job to the UK Metal Scene and of course the bands new album
