Back in 1997 the sophomore album “Freak Show” from Australian angst fueled Grunge Metal act Silverchair hit the streets as something of a backlash from the band to the reception of their debut album “Frogstomp” two years earlier. Partially down to the look of frontman Daniel Johns as much as the bands sound, they drew
Back in 1997 MTV culture lead to a number of hit and miss collaborations and remixes appearing in various places. One of the success stories was the soundtrack to the film Spawn, based on the comic book by Canadian Artist Todd McFarlane, whose notable works also include Batman: Year Two and The Amazing Spiderman. The
Hugely successful Australian grunge act Silverchair started out their career back in 1995, when the band members were only 15 years old, dropping their debut album via major label Epic Records. The physical appearance of vocalist and guitarist Daniel Johns being similar to the late Kurt Cobain was something that his widow Courtney Love found
Italians Soul Dragger have joined forces with Time To Kill Records for the release of their self-titled debut album which was produced by Marco Mastrobuono at Kick Recording Studios in Rome (Hour Of Penance, Fleshgod Apocalypse, 5Rand). It follows their 2018 debut EP “Before Chaos” with the hand being put together in 2017 in Rome
Not to be underestimated is the influence of Australian Grunge act Silverchair on the current crop of bands emanating from the region. If you’ve not heard it as yet, the brilliant tribute album to them put together by UNFD and features the likes of Void of Vision, In Hearts Wake and Northlane paying their dues,
Taken from the recently released Silverchair tribute album entitled “Spawn (Again)” out now via UNFD, In Hearts Wake have released an Official Music Video for their version of “Freak”. The album also serves as a showcase for some of the current crop of prime Australian talent in the Metal scene, with Silverchair being an Australian
Spawn (Again): A Tribute To Silverchair is out now via UNFD, released today. The full 10 track stream has been released and breaks down as follows; The Amity Affliction – Tomorrow Void of Vision – Israel’s Son In Hearts Wake – Freak The Brave – Cemetery Northlane – Anthem For The Year 2000 Hands Like
As the count down to it’s November 17th release continues, The Amity Affliction have been the latest artist to have their Silverchair cover from UNFD’s upcoming tribute “Spawn (Again)” released. You can listen to their version of “Tomorrow” below.
UNFD have released Tonight Alive‘s version of Silverchair‘s “Without You”. The song is taken from the record labels upcoming Silverchair tribute entitled “Spawn (Again)” which also happens to be a celebration of all things Australian Metal.
**Updated** Hands Like Houses cover of “Ana’s Song (Open Fire)” has now also been released as a teaser for the album! On November 17th UNFD will be releasing a tribute to late 90’s Australian Grunge band Silverchair entitled “Spawn (Again)” and have dropped Northlane‘s take on “Anthem For The Year 2000” as the first tease.