2023-10-03 07:00:58 (c) Tyson Pate Seemingly struck out of nowhere Capra two and a half years ago with “In Transmission”. The angry hardcore, which oscillated between pointed chaos and metalcore primal soup, hit a nerve and still resonates. That’s why you don’t want to tread on the spot, so you act a little darker. Frontwoman … Read more
2023-09-18 07:00:02 (c) Zak Pinchin After recently dedicating themselves primarily to progressive to complex sounds, they are celebrating Heart Of A Coward now a return to the core business. Metalcore takes the reins firmly in its hands and serves as the basis for all sorts of modern sound research that goes beyond the genre and … Read more
2023-09-27 07:00:09 (c) Tim Saccenti The rest of the world went into lockdown during the release week of “Underneath”. Code Orange but they were hardly bothered by it. They were among the first bands to hold livestream concerts and, after several successful gigs, they dedicated themselves to working on a successor. Countless notebooks were filled, … Read more
2023-09-29 07:00:37 (c) Vlad VDK The years since “Propaganda” have been anything but easy for Bear. Between cancer, broken relationships, a global pandemic and personal loss, the Belgians struggled a lot. That’s exactly what they use as inspiration for their wonderfully chaotic, rough sound and even give it fresh facets. Named after the darkest substance … Read more
2023-09-01 07:00:35 (c) Repentance Within a very short time Repentance establish themselves as real groove hopefuls. The quintet around current and former members of Soil, Them, Nonpoint and Stuck Mojo like it loud, oppressive and intense, bringing thrash and core elements into their powerful sound. At the end of 2021 they realized their full potential … Read more
2023-08-18 07:00:15 (c) Orbit Culture Joint tours with In Flames and Trivium as well as acclaimed gigs on the biggest festival stages in the metal world speak a clear language: Orbit Culture are on the go. Three years ago, “Nija” welcomed the modern, wild, unpredictable, yet anthemic album-length mix somewhere between thrash, death, melodic, prog … Read more
2023-08-17 07:00:43 (c) Joe Guppy actually had Creak only plans to record another EP, a follow-up to the acclaimed “Bitter Picture”. In the end, the quartet from Newcastle, which has meanwhile found a place with Prosthetic, could hardly save itself from ideas and instead decided to record a complete first album right away. This also … Read more
2023-08-06 07:00:22 (c) Chris Treseder In the long, bleak lockdown winter of 2020, James Isaac (Taint, Hark) began his solo journey, bringing fresh ideas and gritty intensity to the core-heavy stoner-sludge sound of his other bands. Two and a half years later the material was ready, recorded and is now being toured live as a … Read more