Having previously only given us a tease (no stripping involved), Post-Metal purveyors Ba’al have finally unveiled a video for the track “Ornamental Doll” from their upcoming EP “Soft Eyes“. Engineered and mixed by Joe Clayton (Conjurer, Dawn Walker, Ithaca) at No Studio in Manchester before being mastered by Brad Boatright (Vastum, Obituary, Night Demon) at
Recorded and mixed by Ben Corkhill at Eiger Studios in Leeds before being mastered by Richard Newby at The State Of The Art Studio, the debut EP “Faint Hope” by Leeds Post-Metal collective Helve was released on 11th December 2015. It because the pre-cursor to 2023’s debut album “To Be Forgotten” and found the band
Over the past few years Ripcord Records have put together a series of compilation albums titled “You Matter” to raise money for the suicide prevention charity Papyrus. Each compilation features no less than 101 bands from all around the Globe and celebrates some of the lesser lights of heaven in genres like Black and Post
Returning for a second conversation with guitarist duo Joel and Andi from Helve means we get to chalk something from our epically long bucket list – an interview about writing and recording in the dark and cryptic genre that is Post-Metal. They released their masterpiece of a debut album “To Be Forgotten” via Ripcord Records at
One of the highlights of September was debut album “To Be Forgotten” from Leeds based Post-Metal act Helve via Ripcord Records. Some eight years in the making and yet feeling like the band had barely left the studio after their debut EP “Faint Hope” in 2015, it can be considered nothing short of a triumphant return…
Eight long years after they self released their debut EP “Faint Hope” in 2015, the arrival of a debut album in “To Be Forgotten” from Leeds based Post-Metal act Helve can only be considered a labour of love. Having enjoyed sharing stages with the like minded individuals in Hundred Year Old Man, Conjurer and Blanket
Featuring cuts from no less than 101 bands from 22 countries across 4 continents, offering 11 hours of music in genres including Post-Rock, Post-Metal, Black Metal, Sludge and Screamo to name but a few, a second installment of the “You Matter” series from Scottish label Ripcord Records has surfaced. Including cuts by Turpentine Valley, Row
Filmed in part this year and in part during a trip to Iceland in 2018, Leeds Post Metal outfit Hundred Year Old Man have shared a music video for “I Caught A Glimpse Of Myself On Fire“. After the tragic passing of guitarist Owen David Pegg, they donated “Sun & Moon” as the opening track
Featuring a wealth of bands we’ve reviewed records by since Metal Noise began life in 2017, Ripcord Records have released a mammoth 101 track digital compilation in order to benefit the United Kingdom based suicide prevention charity Papyrus. That’s over 12 hours of Post-Metal, Black Metal, Sludge from the likes of Turpentine Valley, Moloch and
