Gallery: Cane Hill at Ace of Spades in Sacramento, CA on 09/30/2017
Gallery: Child Bite at Ace of Spades in Sacramento, CA on 09/30/2017
Interview: Tetrarch
Atlanta based quartet Tetrarch have joined forces with DevilDriver, 36 Crazyfists, Cane Hill, and Uncured to deliver a night of solid metal across the U.S. Guitarist Diamond Rowe and guitarist/vocalist Josh Fore took the time to sit down outside George Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville, AR to discuss the upcoming album …
Read More »Album Review: Binary Creed – A Battle Won
Swedish symphonic metal act Binary Creed have returned with A Battle Won, a grandiose full-length project that puts forth a truly sweeping style of hard rock. Although this is only the second LP in Binary Creed’s discography, a follow up to 2014’s Restitution, the band is already working on creating …
Read More »Album Review: Thy Art is Murder – Dear Desolation
Renowned deathcore act Thy Art is Murder have returned with their fourth full length album Dear Desolation, a project that continues the band’s savage sound. While Thy Art is Murder carry the deathcore label, their sound brings more to the table than the basics of that genre. The band incorporates …
Read More »Album Review: The Acacia Strain – Gravebloom
Massachusetts metal band The Acacia Strain have returned with their eighth studio LP Gravebloom, another notch in the band’s discography that showcases their diverse sound. While The Acacia Strain have previously been given the deathcore label, the band themselves have strongly denied being tied to this style, seeing as how …
Read More »EP Review: DFB – Perspective
After starting out as a solo instrumental project by founding member Dylan Furr, metal act DFB have impressively evolved their sound over the years and their latest EP Perspective is a perfect example of how the group continues to grow. While DFB’s sound remains rooted in progressive metal, this project …
Read More »EP Review: Hollowstar – Some Things Matter
With their debut EP Some Things Matter, Cambridgeshire quartet Hollowstar lay down a set of abrasive tracks that garner the styles of classic 1970s/1980s hard rock and heavy metal. While the band’s career is still young, this debut project indicates that they possess a good amount of promise in the …
Read More »Chris Cornell, front man and Seattle Sound forerunner, dead by suicidal hanging at 52
On Wednesday night, Chris Cornell played alongside his seminal band Soundgarden in Detroit, Michigan’s Fox Theatre as part of a month-long tour. Cornell’s live ethos were recapitulated in a text message to CNN by Bill Lowe of Port Clinton, Ohio: “Full set with an encore. Nothing Odd. Outstanding Perfomance.” Little …
Read More »Album Review: Northlane – Mesmer
Australian metal band Northlane have returned with their surprise album Mesmer which continues to showcase their ever-evolving sound. Northlane’s first two albums, Discoveries and Singularity, were fairly straightforward metalcore projects but the band took a more progressive approach with their 2015 release, Node. Northlane have continued with these musical risks …
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