Bruising Sludge infused Post Metal from Scotland? That will be Edinburgh based Codespeaker who have shared the bleak and monolithic “Rescission” from their 8th November via Ripcord Records releasing second album “Scavenger“. Down tuned and dissonant to the last, will it build upon the critical acclaim the band received for their 2022 self titled debut by
Two years after a critically acclaimed self titled album from Edinburgh based Post Metal band Codespeaker got them some well deserved attention and the five piece are set to return with a sophomore album “Scavenger” on 8th November via Ripcord Records. Described as marking a significant evolution in the band’s sound with the thunderous drums
Does having a critically acclaimed debut EP mean that you feel the pressure when going into recording anything new? That’s a question for Irish Metallic Hardcore quartet Worn Out who gave us “Waste” in 2021 to rave reviews. Searching for solace the band have spent the past seven years establishing themselves, sharing stages with notable
Searching for solace in a chaotic brand of Metallic Hardcore, Irish quartet Worn Out have spent the past seven years establishing their holding pattern. Shows with notable acts like God Mother, Palm Reader and Conjurer have set the tome with aggressive, abrasive and ferocious sounds emerging and now it’s time for “Low“. A sophomore EP
Welcoming new musicians into any already established band isn’t always easy and in the case of guitarist Chris Mole, he’s had to wait three years to make his mark with Sheffield Blackened Sludge fuelled Post Metal collective Ba’al. He joined them in 2021, no doubt through a connection to vocalist Joe Stamps as the pair spent
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…
