Whether we will ever see a new album from Cleveland Ohio brutes Chimaira remains to be seen but we live in hope and while the band keep regrouping for shows it only serves to feed that fire. Guitarist Rob Arnold has shared a featurette that documents the bands rehearsals ahead of INKarceration Festival earlier this
The story goes that while planning anniversary shows around their sophomore album “Never, Neverland” in 2025, Canadian Thrash Metal legends Annihilator were offered the opportunity to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their debut album “Alice In Hell“. An exclusive one off performance of the record in full at Topfest 2024 in Slovakia was booked with
It may not have landed on the round number quite yet but as we reach the 29th Anniversary of the seminal Industrial Metal album “Demanufacture” from Fear Factory, we’ve got to ask if there is a more worthy record of a 30th Anniversary World Tour than the Roadrunner Records classic? Released on 13th June 1995
It’s that time of the week again. Another stroll down memory lane and as it happens, the celebration of another album from the Golden Age of Roadrunner Records. Trademark patent pending. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again because it’s true, back in the 90’s if you were in a record store and
35 years on, like Stonehenge, the Roman Colosseum or Pyramids of ancient Egypt, “Beneath The Remains” is a Death Thrash masterclass from Sepultura that has stood the test of time. Recorded in just 13 days at Nas Nuvens Studio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in December 1988 with producer Scott Burns (Death, Obituary, Deicide) at the
Twenty eight years down the yellow brick road, the sixth album that is “Roots” by Sepultura remains one that divides fans. Inspired by the rising tide of Nu-Metal, producer Ross Robinson gave the Brazilian Death Thrash outfit the KoRn guitar sound and the band combined it with world music and tribal power. Some consider it
Much to our surprise Leeds Hardcore Kings Higher Power have switched allegiances from Roadrunner to Nuclear Blast Records after just one album in “27 Miles Underwater“. That news comes with the obligatory single in “Absolute Bloom” which has artwork that has us thinking of 90’s vibes and Scooby Doo. Got snacks? Yeah, we should probably
Reminiscing about the Livin La Vida Loco Tour back in 1999 which saw them headline with support from Machine Head, Slipknot, Amen and Dope, Coal Chamber bassist Nadja Peulen is the latest to sit in the KnotFest Nu Pod hot seat. The conversation stretches to her work on graphic novels and the recording of “Rivals” as
An album from which it is near impossible to choose a favourite cut from, the 30th Anniversary of “Chaos A.D.” from Brazilian Metal Gods Sepultura is one that we can’t let go of without celebrating. People will talk about “Roots” but for us, this Groove Metal masterclass is the album to beat, the opening unholy
Taking a leaf out of the Digital Bus Invaders book, Trivium bassist Paolo Gregoletto takes us on a journey through the bands European tour bus ahead of an extensive United Kingdom tour with Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture. The run is naturally one in support of their current critically acclaimed album “In The Court
