How does a record of eight cuts of Hardcore in the vein of bands who were pioneering the genre in 2005 get pieced together? What kind of gear do you need to create that kind of sound? What’s it like working without an outside ear in the room when recording a record? We spoke to
Watch Road to Perdition and then put on the new Willem Dafrend album “Nails” and you might find yourself in familiar territory with vocalist Craig Niemoeller inspired by the Tom Hanks character in writing a record that marks the bands full length debut as they look to escape Saint Louis, Missouri and get on the road.
“When we started writing the record, I had just watched Road to Perdition, and the first few songs were loosely themed on the Tom Hanks character. No nonsense gangster who gets betrayed by his partner and ends up killing him. The second half of the record follows that same guy into retired suburban hell. The
It’s safe to say that Hampshire Hardcore crew Sore Teeth have been around the block a few times. Formed in the Autumn of 2016 with a Hardcore Punk style that had hints of 80s Crossover Thrash in the vein of Cro-Mags the trio of drummer James Ashford, bassist Chris Welch and vocalist and guitarist Ross
How is it that some musicians can keep their fingers in many pies, spinning the plates of multiple projects simultaneously while keeping each one different and distinctive? For Resin Tomb who feature members of Siberian Hell Sounds, Descent and Snorlax among others in their ranks, it’s a challenge. Vocalist Matthew Budge, drummer Perry Vedelago and
Bridging the gap between Deathcore, Death Metal and Metalcore are The Silence Between Us from Venice Italy. As bands like Whitechapel and Betraying the Martyrs are moving away from their roots and demonstrating there is more to them than meets the eye, The Silence Between Us are aiming to go straight in at that level
Mastered by former SikTh vocalist Justin Hill (Betraying the Martyrs, Heart of a Coward, Polar) Venice, Italian quartet The Silence Between Us have released a video for new song “Dear Dad”. The Melodic Deathcore crew have a new EP in the works called “Nails”. Here’s what they had to say about the song “Dear Dad”
Originally released in October 2017 before seeing a second release in July 2018 via Pure Noise Records “Blessed By The Burn” is the sophomore full length from West Virginian Metalcore infused Beatdown Hardcore quintet Left Behind. It’s the bands first post Grammy Award (2016, “Sickest Band Ever”, “Most Bad A$$ Band Ever”) release and follows
Interviews with Tom Gardner from Harbinger, Harrison Cook from Reclaimer and now, in the third of our exclusive interview series post Upsurge Festival, we caught up with Richard Conroy Phillips aka the voice of Birmingham’s Dead Hands! One of the most memorable acts of the weekend, they were easily the biggest surprise package! Your set at Upsurge Festival was
Philadelphia Pennsylvania hardcore quintet Jesus Piece have been making a name for themselves as a ferocious live act having released just a handful of tracks across EPs, Splits, Promo’s and Demos since their initial release in 2015. “Only Self” is the bands debut full length for the highly respected label Southern Lord. The question is, can