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EP Review: Lamb Of God- The Duke
“A little while ago I became friends with a fan named Wayne Ford – he was terminal – leukemia. I talked with him often, even video chatted him into the studio. He was very calm about his impending death, and we discussed it very openly. I learned a lot from him.”- Lamb Of God frontman …
Tracks: Terrifier – Reanimator
Vancouver thrashers Terrifier have just signed to Test your metal records, and have streamed new single Reanimator, taken from their forthcoming second album ‘Weapons of thrash destruction’. Veterans of tours with the likes of Havok, Destruction, Exmortus, Anvil, 3 Inches of blood and Holy Grail, to name but a few, Terrifier have been building strong …
EP: Toy Mountains – ‘I Swore I’d Never Speak Of This Again’ EP Review
Toy Mountains give us something to talk about with their new EP ‘I Swore I’d Never Speak Of This Again’. The Glasgow four-piece of Callum McClune (vocals, guitars), Greg Leyden (vocals, guitars), Grant Malcolm (vocals, bass) and Matt Cowie (drums) are approaching their defining moment and they know it. Their 2014 debut album ‘For A …
Track: Invisible Boy – All the kids
Polica bassist Chris Bierden is a staple on the Minneapolis music scene – contributing both bass and vocals to the last two Har Mar Superstar records, as well as being involved in projects such as Heavy Deeds, Pony Trash, and Bones & Beeker. He releases his first solo album on 11th November under his Invisible …
Track: The Emerald Down – Songs from Saturn
The Emerald Down have announced they are set to release a new album in 2017 on Wrong Way Records – with a new line-up thrown into the fray. Hot on the heels of their forthcoming 2016 reissue of Scream the Sound, shoegazers The Emerald Down, a band who Ian Watson (Melody Maker/Rolling Stone/NME/BBC 6 Music) ranked among “the …
Track: Touché Amoré – Rapture
Taken from L.A. based post hardcore band Touché Amoré’s recent Stage Four album, Rapture is the latest (the fourth, to be exact) single to be taken from the record. Whereas in the past the band trod firmly down the in your face, brittle post-hardcore path, Stage Four saw them move to a more melodic edge, …
Track: NEWMOON – Head of Stone
It’s about time you were introduced to NEWMOON. Having formed in late 2013, this dreamy pop group have toured with bands all across Europe, as well as releasing their debut EP Invitation to Hold. They’re set to release their debut album this Autumn and have shared a new song, ‘Head Of Stone’, ahead of its …
Track: Death By Unga Bunga – Fight!
Not only are Norway’s Death By Unga Bunga blessed with a brilliant name, but – on the evidence of Fight!, taken from their new EP of the same name, they back it up with equally brilliant garage rock. It’s due out on September 9th via Jansen in conjunction with the re-release of their debut album, …
Track: Korn – Rotting In Vain
Legendary Nu-Metaller’s Korn have announced a few details about their 12th studio album ‘The Serenity Of Suffering’ which will be released October 21st and by the sounds of the killer track they released a few days ago, Rotting In Vain, it seems like it’s going to be monstrously heavy. If the Korn of old are back …
Track: Touché Amoré – Displacement
“I don’t open up to people too much in regular life, but when I’m writing songs, I want to be as open and as honest as possible,” says singer Jeremy Bolm when talking ahead of his band Touché Amoré’s forthcoming album Stage Four. Written in the wake of the death of Bohm’s mother in 2014, …