Ah, the breakdown. Probably the single biggest bone of contention to be included within a heavy metal song. Often derided, mocked and vilified, but there is no doubting its impact on bringing heavy music to a wider audience. Part of its rejection is that the incorporation of breakdowns into heavy […]
Sometimes you know exactly what you are going to get. Whether that be the UK’s final Eurovision score, or violent toilet episodes following a delicious Taco Bell. Bloodbound are one such band in which the conclusion can be formed ahead of time. Gloriously over the top fantasy power metal. More […]
As far a heavy metal icons go, former Twisted Sister lead man Dee Snider is part of the elite pack. Now with his solo band, Dee Snider is following up 2018’s For the Love of Metal with freshly announced new album Leave A Scar. Coinciding with the announcement is the […]
Hailing from Hertfordshire, on the northern shore of Londontown England, VEXED have arrived with their debut album Culling Culture. Modern metal incarnate, taking a heavily djent influenced style of brutal deathcore, with clean melodic passages (and an absence of bree’s), VEXED have taken most of modern metal’s usual tropes and […]
Finland’s modern melodic death metal crew Dimman release second single Obscenity, from their upcoming debut album Songs and Tales of Grievance. Their first single Paroxysm showcased how Dimman can blend a mix of different modern metal styles into a single track with ruthless efficiency. Obscenity shows how their debut album […]
Rockshots Records have announced the signing of Italian symphonic metallers Eternal Silence. Their next album Timegate Anathema is due to be released in October 2021. The band comments: “We hope fans will be excited as we are for this new record. It is the most complete and refined album we made so far, and […]
Rejoice defenders of the ethereal realm, Extreme Wizard Metal is back. Wizardthrone have released their second single Forbidden Equations Deep Within The Epimethean Wasteland. Try saying that after a few Sambucas. Harnessing the devastating energy of folk inspired melodic death metal – think Wintersun on interdimensional steroids. Wizardthrone‘s debut album […]
Guitar playing readers, who is foaming at the naughty bits for the return of Swedish Buzzsaw in a box? After prices have been steadily rising recently with a resurgence in popularity for the legendary Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal, the geniuses at the Boss Waza division have presented us with […]
Following the release of their first single From the Ashes, Brazilian/Dutch death metal outfit Crypta have released their second single Starvation. Offering a savage old school lo-fi death metal bludgeoning, Crypta‘s debut album Echoes of the Soul is likely to extend an ever growing list of terrific recent throwback death […]
If there is an album that wraps up everything about modern heavy metal in a neat package, it would be Dysphoria. Technical rhythms and brutal breakdowns. Singalong choruses designed for stadiums. Aggressive deathcore screaming and bellowing. Downtuned complex chugging. The band in question here is Termina, formed of vocalist Andy Cizek […]
