There is nothing quite like a grass roots venue show for a few cold beers and a sweat fest of a sing-a-long with just a hint of claustrophobia and The Lounge Bar in Alton is our destination for such activities tonight. Given the calibre of the well respected headliners, we know the place is going
20 days before “Punishing Myself Before God Does“, the highly anticipated new album from London Metalcore masters Confessions Of A Traitor has seen another single in the ominously titled “A Place Where Your Hope Dies” land. If you don’t already know then let’s strip it back to the bare essentials: 16th September via Facedown Records,
Ignore talk about Friday being the first day proper of Tech-Fest because there were capacity crowds for Deathcore brutes Bound In Fear and Progressive Metal masters Exist Immortal last night. This morning starts of painfully early because having been a freezing cold night in Newark, come the morning it’s roasting hot in the tent. Still, a
The companion piece to “The Cloven Hand“, a remix EP that saw Gods Of Ruin and Seething Akira deconstruct Zebadiah Crowe material and create Frankenstein’s Monsters of their own, “Lych Milk” sees the duo of Forrrthen (Guitars) and The Horrid (Vocals, Bass, Drum Programming) take on a trio of their songs and do likewise. The
“I believe in injustice and inhumanity and torture and anger and hate. I believe in murder. I believe in pain...” ~ Zebadiah Crowe We knew that a companion piece to their EP “The Cloven Hand” was on the way, we didn’t know what, where or when Zebadiah Crowe had planned – until now! 5th February
From the minds of Zebadiah Crowe, the creators of last summers “Host Rider” comes the first of two EPs that promise a further test to your sanity in the bleak mid winter in “The Cloven Hand“. How much of a part Forrrthen and The Horrid played in the creation of these tracks with the exception
When it comes to hybrids, Kent quartet Crostpaths have got it down to a fine art and with their sophomore EP “Mutated” set to open not only doors but windows of opportunity as well when it drops on 27th November 2020. You might call them Nu-Metal, Rap-Rock or even Alternative Metal but does it really
As with the 2020 incarnation of UK Tech-Fest, the organizers annual winter warmer Teachabilitation has gone online for 2020. The rehab clinic for Tech-Metal Junkies has been announced for 5th December via YouTube with a lineup that includes some old favourites as well as some new names. There will as ever be after party, which
The corpse of “Host Rider” by Zebadiah Crowe may barely be cold but Forrrthren and The Horrid have been busy. They’ve inked a blood pact with Seething Akira and Gods of Ruin and let them dismantle a trio of songs from that album to create Frankenstein’s Monsters, which will be released as “The Cloven Hand“,
Nottingham Industrial Metallers Pitchshifter will be returning to the stage in 2021 for a run of dates that will see them share stages with the likes of Raging Speedhorn and Hangman Hill with more support bands to be announced soon… 29/11: Wolverhampton, KK’s Steel Mill 30/11: Manchester, Academy 01/12: Bristol, SWX 02/12: London, Highbury Garage
