Tag: Martyr Defiled

NEWS: Hoods smashing up Europe in October!

Celebrating 25 years together are Sacramento Californian Hardcore crew Hoods who will be upon our shores for a run of 4 shows in October during a European trek. Expect cuts from all 13 of their releases, not least 2014’s “Gato Negro” out via Artery Recordings! Influenced by the likes of Madball, Sick of It All,

Live Review: UK Tech-Fest afterthoughts

It’s been just 7 days since we left Newark Showgrounds after another triumphant incarnation of Tech-Fest, thanks to Simon Garrod and the team. The Festival that inspired the creation of Metal Noise back in August 2017 has completed its 8th year and remains the King of the Underground Metal Scene, the UK’s equivalent of Euroblast.

Review: “Purify” by Borders

Someone at Metal Hammer has got serious beef with Lincoln’s Borders. Poor reviews for both their live show with Martyr Defiled on their final run at Camden Underworld which we attended and now this very album. They’ve got it wrong. Very wrong. The person or people who did those reviews must have been a Classic

Review: “Cradle to tha Casket” EP by Magna Carta

Hailing from Lincoln and featuring former members of Martyr Defiled, Climates and Tripswitch, Magna Carta are a brand new Hardcore Crossover Metalcore quintet that have a lot of promise. After all, a great band is greater than the sum of its parts. So when the individuals involved are of this caliber, their material should be

The Black Map #47: We Struck Gold from Bristol!

2018 was a big year for Melodic Hardcore quartet We Stuck Gold. Debut full length done and dusted and music videos shot ready to go, the band took the stage with the likes of Martyr Defiled, Borders, Carrier and Dead Hands to play a few shows. Their mission statement a simple one. Get the Mosh out going,

The Black Map #40: Black Tongue from Hull!

The Black Map of the UK Underground Metal Scene reaches week 40 as we head from Leeds to Hull and Downtempo Doom crew Black Tongue. The quartet call their style “Doomcore” and have previously been signed to Century Media though there are distinct elements of Black Metal, Death Metal, Deathcore and Doom in their crushingly heavy

Interview: Martyr Defiled with The APW!

Lincoln Metallers Martyr Defiled called their 11 year career to an end in September with an impromptu interview to share some touring wisdom with The APW. The bands final run saw them take fellow Lincoln crew Borders across the country before finishing up at Manchester Rebellion. The bands final release “Young Gods” is out now…

Bootleg: Martyr Defiled: The Final Session!

After the final show if their farewell tour, Lincoln Death Metallers Martyr Defiled went into the studio with The APW to record one final session. That session took place on 8th September and saw the band play “Lvcifer” and “The Throne of Salem”. If you haven’t heard 2017’s “Young Gods” then it demands to be

Interview: Harrison Cook from Reclaimer!

In the second of our exclusive interview series from Upsurge Festival this past weekend, we spoke to none other than Harrison Cook, vocalist from Lincoln melodic hardcore quintet Reclaimer! Having released their debut EP “Same Hell, Different Devils” in December 2016, the band returned earlier this summer with new single “Chapter II”. It was fantastic meeting you