News: British rockers Eva Plays Dead gear stolen
British band Eva Plays Dead have become the latest band to find their gear stolen, with a new drum kit amongst other things worth £3,000 being stolen. Singer Tiggy Dockerty uploaded a video to the bands Facebook page earlier today explaining the situation as well as posting a list of the stolen gear. Being in …
News: American Head Charge have very public implosion
Alt-metal band American Head Charge ,who recently released their comeback album Tango Umbrella (which I thought was pretty damn good), have just had a rather public implosion with band members announcing their departure via social media. Guitarist Ted Hallows made an announcement via Instagram whilst drummer Chris Emery’s announcement was featured on ThePRP . These …
See: Combichrist unveil new video for My life, my ruless
Combichrist have unveiled the video for “My Life, My Rules”, the second track taken from their current album “This is Where Death Begins” which continues the bands metamorphosis from their earlier works which were much more focussed on EBM and Electro with “My Life, My Rules” being a chugging metal anthem for the disaffected. The …
Album Reivew: American Head Charge – Tango Unbrella
A decade after their last full length release “The Feeding” the reformed and recalibrated American Head Charge are back with long awaited new album Tango Umbrella the follow up to 2013’s Shoot EP. AHC always seemed to be a little left field, their chaotic but melodious alt-metal definitely stood out amongst their peers, whilst tracks …
See: Wintergatan will blow your mind with Marble Machine
Swedish band Wintergatan are ready to blow your mind with their latest video dubbed Marble Machine. The video features Martin Molin playing a tune using the intricately crafted machine built over 14 months with help of a team. The machine incorporates a kick drum, bass and various other instruments powered via a handcrank and utilises …
NEWS: Independent label Tympanik Audio comes to an end
Tympanik Audio the independent electronic music label with the slogan “Electronic music for the rest of us” has apparently come to an end according to a short Facebook post on the labels page yesterday and with it one of the most interesting independent labels in music disappears. The Chicago based label ,started in 2007 by …
NEWS: Kidneythieves kickstart 5th album “THE MEND”.
Alt rockers Kidneythieves (aka Free Dominguez and Bruce Somers) are hitting Kickstarter for their fifth album “THE MEND”, the follow up to “The Invisible Plan” EP and their first full length release since 2010’s “Trypt0fanatic”. The campaign features various rewards from as little as $5 to $7,500 if you want Kidneythieves to write a song …
News: American Head Charge’s Tango Umbrella gets release date
Resurfacing with the Shoot EP in 2013 after being disbanded for several years American Head Charge didn’t waste any time before hitting the road. Now though the alt metallers have finally announced the release date for their new album “Tango Umbrella” the eagerly awaited follow up to 2005’s “The Feeding”. The new album will be …
See: Industrial overlords 3TEETH premiere video for Slavegod
3TEETH ,the industrial four piece out of L.A that made a big impression with their self titled debut back in 2014, have somehow found time to produce new material despite extensive touring. Slave God is their newest offering, an atmospheric and nightmarish affair of synth, guitars and noise blended together with Alexis Mincolla’s distorted vocals …
News: Metal Scene Comes Together After Horrific Collision Involving The Ghost Inside
Anyone paying attention to the news recently will have realised that horrific events can either bring people together or drive them apart. An endearing example of the former happened when writer Brian Storm set up a Go Fund Me after hearing about the horrendous vehicular collision that band The Ghost Inside were involved in. The …