Devildriver with mainman Dez Fafara in front have a difficult history as a metal band. Starting out as a nu-metal band back in 2003 (and Fafara´s time in Coal Chamber) ,they have gotten quite a bit of negative feedback during the years. They have slowly developed into a bona fide groove/thrash outfit (ala Machine Head)…
Expanding the horizons of a number of genres, Secrets Of The Sky is an Oakland, California sextet with at times three guitarists and three keyboardists creating an experimental progressive/black/doom sound on their debut album "To Sail Black Waters". Normally four songs would place this effort into the EP column- but when 2 of the tracks…
The fourth album from Irish throwback hard rock act The Answer contains all their hallmark hooks and bluesy riffs that have made them a perennial favorite out of this burgeoning ‘retro’ movement. Direct jamming led to productive songwriting, and out of the 10 songs I can safely say "Leave With Nothin’" , the Black Crowes-ish…
Prog metal kan i sine beste stunder være helt vidunderlig å høre på, også for en som foretrekker sin metal av det mer ekstreme slaget slik som undertegnede gjør. Det er dog ikke mange slike band jeg har funnet og det er ikke lett å overbevise meg. Det skal en del til for å klare…
Back for a second studio album, North Carolina’s Bloody Hammers decides to cover classic horror-themed stories on "Spiritual Relics". The quartet throws down a unique mixture of southern flavored heavy psychedelic music with occasional nods to the gothic and doom genres. A love of the 70’s scene is obvious with cuts like "At the Well…
11. oktober blir det en energisk metallkveld på Musikkflekken I Sandvika med AURA NOIR! Med seg har de for anledningen Thrashmetal bandet AUDIOPAIN og black metal bandet KRYPT.
The Black Dahlia Murder ble dannet i 2000 og spiller melodisk death metal med innslag av metalcore. De har fem plater bak seg og hele fire av dem har havnet på Billboard 200 – det forrige så høyt som 31. plass. Nå er Michigans store sønner aktuelle med sitt sjette album ”Everblack” og søndag spiller de på John Dee med Aborted og Revocation.
Active in the scene for 23 years, gaining the chance to tour all areas of the globe performing to military base audiences in addition to regular club and theatre gigs, Texas’ Aska fight the good fight for traditional metal. To say people have been clamoring for a new studio album from the band is an…
The Scandinavian progressive metal scene is hotter than molten lava these days. Spearheaded with Pagan’s Mind, Leprous, and Circus Maximus, Norway may finally shed its tag as being known for a black metal juggernaut and actually have outsiders realize there is a wealthy of talent in an array of other metal sub-genres. Withem is the…
LEIF fra VICTIMISED, KATECHON, SKÜLL og KAOS SS er en av de mest kraftfulle extreme metal vokalistene i landet og her kommer hans bidrag til The Deepthroat Serie.
We have sadly come to the end. Yes, day five. Longer than every other festival, yet it still feels like it went by way too fast. That’s the sign of a good time, though! Sadness aside, let’s get to the last day. It was a full one! Eternal Deformity was first, and they were definitely…
Children Of Bodom spiller mørk metal fra de dype finske skoger. Med hardt tempo og teknisk briljering dundret de rett inn i det internasjonale markedet med debuten ”Something Wild” i 1997, og har fulgt på med seks studioalbum. Fredag spiller de på Rockefeller med Insomnium og Medeia.
Torsdag 14. november kommer UGLY KID JOE og SKID ROW til Oslo og Betong. Konserten er den eneste bandene gjør i Norge.
Finske ORANSSI PAZUZU er klare for INFERNO FESTIVALEN 2014.
Wow, day four already? Time flies when you’re at a bad ass metal fest, doesn’t it? This early afternoon was kicked off by another band from Cyprus. This one is Blynd, who sport a pretty straightforward death/thrash attack. An attack that was quite well done – full of the sort of aggression one would expect…
«Infected Generation» ble spilt inn på midten av nittitallet og bærer tydelig preg av det lydmessig. Lyden er så kompakt som du omtrent kan få det. Musikken er old school death metal og det høres ut om en blanding av Cannibal Corpse og Death. Mest Cannibal Corpse. Med en bitteliten touch av grind. Tøft å…
It does not go unnoticed when Watain releases their fifth album, namely The Wild Hunt. Especially when most of the comments that have flourished online has created such strong reactions among a large fan base. If one were to interpret what is being said, you’d think that Watain has chosen a new direction – perhaps the…
When you hear certain vocal lines mirroring a classic video track from Dio, you pay attention- good, bad, or indifferent. The song in question is "Black Widow"- the artist is Silent Rage guitarist/ vocalist Jesse Damon- and the comparison in terms of verses and overall feel to the arrangement is "Rock ‘N Roll Children" from…
Espen Hektoen er trommeslager i de to trønderske death metal bandene CHTON og CLEAVER. Han har også en fortid i blant annet Tellus Requiem og her kommer hans bidrag til The Blast Beast Series.
28.september arrangeres Fjordrocken på Rukla i Sandefjord. Dette blir andre gang intimfestivalen Fjordrocken arrangeres. Denne gangen er det Greyzone, The Dead and Living, Hex og Dogs of lust som skal innta scenen. Samtlige band, med unntak av svenske The Dead and Living, har et eller flere bandmedlemmer fra Sandefjord.
