2023 was a phenomenal year for Metal Noise and another record breaking one, so it’s time we said a HUGE thank you to an awful lot of people who make it all possible. It has always been all about the bands first and foremost. Without them making the soundtrack to our lives there would be
After doing a pair of exclusive interviews with MetalNoise.Net (who are they?!) back in January, Saint Louis Missouri Hardcore crew Willem Dafrend only went and shot a music video for “Can’t Find The End” with Tristan Shannon behind the camera. That ensures that the dust is not allowed to settle on the bands debut album
How does a record of eight cuts of Hardcore in the vein of bands who were pioneering the genre in 2005 get pieced together? What kind of gear do you need to create that kind of sound? What’s it like working without an outside ear in the room when recording a record? We spoke to
Watch Road to Perdition and then put on the new Willem Dafrend album “Nails” and you might find yourself in familiar territory with vocalist Craig Niemoeller inspired by the Tom Hanks character in writing a record that marks the bands full length debut as they look to escape Saint Louis, Missouri and get on the road.
“When we started writing the record, I had just watched Road to Perdition, and the first few songs were loosely themed on the Tom Hanks character. No nonsense gangster who gets betrayed by his partner and ends up killing him. The second half of the record follows that same guy into retired suburban hell. The
