The story goes that after the departure of vocalist Lizzie Parry and Dan “Hendo” Henderson from Progressive Metalcore favourites Sertraline in 2022, Benji Mars was recruited to continue the dream for guitarists Tom Wilson and Mike Hawkings alongside drummer Si Douglas. However the quartet very quickly came to realise that a new sound and direction was
They say that all good things must come to an end; so as the sand slips though the hour glass we’re going to enjoy one last day of Techabilitation at the hands of Tech-Fest and then sit back and watch as Simon Garrod’s new band Eschalon grow wings. Tech-Fest has been an adventure for us since 2017,
After a night where the first five bands brought their A game to The Hairy Dog in Derby, the standard has been set for others to maintain and make the final Techabilitation a momentus occasion to send Tech-Fest off in style. Ten bands are primed and ready to do battle with an audience suffering from
There is a certain irony that just as we arrive in Derby for what could be the final Tech-Fest event in Techabilitation at The Hairy Dog, “Beginning of the End” by Spineshank should surface on the Spotify playlist we’ve been listening to on the drive. In truth it’s not so much the end as a
Filmed and mixed by Marty Kelly and edited by Gman Media, the full set from The Cartographer at Techabilitation 2023 has premiered! The event took place earlier this month at The Hairy Dog in Derby and having been there to witness it live, we can tell you that it is well worth the twenty seven
Having released a their first single in “Helios” six weeks ago Eschalon have returned to the track and the location of the music video to share a guitar playthrough for the cut from Simon Garrod. Produced by Meyrick de la Fuente (Exist Immortal, Arcaeon, Death Remains) at Floodgate Audio and featuring a guest appearance from Neema
While we wait for guitarist and composer Dmitry Demyanenko to recover from an accident that nearly saw the loss of his leg and the follow up to 2019’s critically acclaimed “Ethereal“, which will feature returning vocalist Sergey Raev, we’re heading back to 2014 and “Charon” from the almighty Shokran. Part of the “Supreme Truth” album
Another classic one take drum playthrough? Why not? This one is from the almighty Derby Metal heads The Cartographer who are riding on the tidal wave of their July released EP “The Cold Black”. If you missed that, it was produced by Josh Pearson at Bleak Audio (Azazel, Depravity, Gassed Up) and features a guest
“The Devil Has Evolved” maybe their debut EP but Akkadian have been around the block and then some, waterfall releasing no less than six high grade explosive singles up to this point. Biding their time, they’ve made a name for themselves and having witnessed their set at the 10th anniversary of Tech-Fest, you can rest
One of the many highlights of the 10th Anniversary of Tech-Fest was a set from Cambridge Groove Metal act Akkadian, a band with a glowing reputation for a live show and a clutch of singles that have raised their profile from humble beginnings in 2019. Each of those songs has steadily built on the foundations
