Currently preparing for a run of April shows around the release of their sophomore EP “From Ruin Volume II“, Progressive Metalcore trio Assurance have shared single “Amelia“. A highly anticipated record in these quarters based on their performance at the Tech-Fest event Techabilitation in December, the record drops on 12th April with their signature blend
A long awaited and highly anticipated second single from Cambridge riff slingers Eschalon has finally arrived in one called “Shallow“. As with the first single “Helios“, it features a guest appearance, this time finding Haydn Connolly, formerly of In Fear joining the party. Recorded with Meyrick De La Fuente (Exist Immortal, Vexed) at Floodgate Audio
One of many highlights of the 10th Anniversary of Tech-Fest last summer were Italian Post-Deathcore collective Despite Exile, a band who came armed with their third album “Wound“, a meditation on fragility, solitude and the virtues of acknowledging and overcoming trauma. Now that has passed its first anniversary, the band have completed a pair of
They may only have one single out in “Helios” but it’s a cracker so why not milk it for all it’s worth? After a music video and a guitar playthrough, Eschalon have shared a behind the scenes featurette for the track that put them on the map while promising a new cut before too long.
After five singles, 454k of Spotify streams and a summer that saw them play the 10th Anniversary of Tech-Fest, Trap Metal collective Swarm6ix have announced they’ve inked a deal in blood with Berlin Independent Record label Out Of Line Music. For those not in the know, the labels roster runs deep with Parisian Nu-Deathcore unit Ten56,
As reducing The Hairy Dog in Derby to rubble and decimating the weak at Tech-Fest’s Techabilitation 2023 event in December wasn’t enough, Progressive Deathcore collective Writhe have announced they are taking their debut EP “In Filth” on the road. They do so as special guests of Progressive Death Metal merchants Kassogtha who celebrate seven years
Citing influences in Lorna Shore and Humanity’s Last Breath, United Kingdom Progressive Deathcore collective Writhe have created a debut EP titled “In Filth” which places them on the edge the territory of those beasts. A cautionary tale of a sentient AI’s transformation into a Lovecraftian entity of unfathomable horror, the concept record is one to turn bone
They say that all good things must come to an end and with that in mind it is time for the final chapter of our Listmania Awards Season. It’s been an absolute pleasure going back over the year that was 2023 and picking out the songs, the EPs, the albums and the live shows that
One of the many highlights of Tech-Fest in the summer was witnessing Texas heat bringers Kublai Khan on the Pins and Knuckles main stage. Three months before that took place the Metallic Hardcore crew played Triple Crown Pavilion in Louisville Kentucky on 18th March and the set was caught on camera by hate5six. 2023 single
Back outside The Hairy Dog in Derby during Techabilitation from Tech-Fest a few weeks back and who should Blank TV come across? Hacktivist vocalist JJ Olifent and Sworn Amongst guitarist Ashley Currie. They discuss the event, what it takes to make it in the underground Metal scene and a whole heap more. Both have new