Interview: We meet half of Black Pistol Fire – Eric Owen
With starting the year off by releasing their best album to date (read our review here), and also redefining what a rock duo sound like. Backseat Mafia caught up with Eric Owen from Black Pistol Fire to find out about the band, the new album and which of the two is one hell of a …
Album Review: Black Pistol Fire Release their best album to date – Look Alive
Originally from Toronto but now based in Texas, Black Pistol Fire are a two-man band consisting of vocalist/guitarist Kevin McKeown and drummer/bass synth player Eric Owen. After spending almost a decade building a dedicated fanbase and refining their singular two-man approach, the band are set to release the next chapter with their new album ‘Look …
Interview: We chat to Indian Thrash metal band Bloodkill
After releasing their excellent debut album ‘Throne Of Control’, (read our review here) which takes all that is great about thrash and heavy metal and creates an album by metal fans for metal fans. We put some questions to the Mumbai thrash metal quintet, and find out about the band, the album and the Indian …
Track: Travis Shaw shares a track full of hope with ‘Refuge’
The North East’s atmospheric melody maker, Travis Shaw, has started the year off with his first release – ‘Refuge’ Regarding the track Shaw comments: “The single is about going inside yourself to find peace and heal. I wrote the song when I was struggling a lot and searching for answers/coping mechanisms. Over the years I’ve …
Track: Ungraven – Onwards She Rides To A Certain Death
UK label Blackbow Records are set to release a new split LP of pure heaviness from Belfast based, sludge-juggernauts Slomatics alongside the blistering and crushing sounds of Ungraven. With 3 new tracks from each band the split is set for release on 5th March. First track taken from the album is Ungraven’s – Onwards She …
See: Black Pistol Fire home made video for new single – Level
With their brand new album ‘Look Alive’, set for release on 29th January. The Texas duo ‘Black Pistol Fire’, have shared another single – Level via Black Hill Records Singer McKeown describes creating the understated new version of ‘Level’, stating that “The song was written from the perspective of someone who is constantly struggling not …
Track: Goresoerd – Lein
Estonian metal band Goresoerd offers some solace with their new single, ‘Lein’ which is released by Inverse Records. “Lein”, meaning grief, makes sure that nobody forgets about the fact that everything can still go sideways. Ominous picked guitar starts the track off fairly stately before the drums make a mess of it and the whole track goes …
News: Mongolian Folk Metal Pioneers Nine Treasures to Release ‘Best Of’ Record
Few bands can claim to have an identity and sound as remarkable as Nine Treasures. Forming in 2010, one of the original Mongolian Folk Metal bands have one simple goal: to take Mongolian heavy metal worldwide. Now, a decade on; three albums, millions of streams and several European tours and festival shows (Wacken Open Air, Woodstock …
Album Review: Bloodkill – Throne Of Control
Bloodkill were born out of the 80s thrash taking inspiration from bands like Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Kreator, Exodus etc. Their self produced debut album ‘Throne Of Control’, takes what these guys have learnt from their forebears’s and reshapes it for the 21s century. Old school metal in fresh modern hands. The band comments: ”Throne of …
News: Enforcer To Release Live Album and shares first single ‘From Beyond (Live)’
Swedish heavy metal band Enforcer are proud to present their second live album, Live By Fire II, due 19th March via Nuclear Blast Records. The band have also released a live video for the first single ‘From Beyond’. Olof Wikstrand comments: “‘From Beyond’ has, since the release of that album, become a live favourite both for the band and the …