"Tour Of The Year" is a phrase that has been thrown around a lot in the run-up to Trivium's headline appearance on these 5 UK shows over April. While it's difficult to not be swept up in the excitement, the bill says it all. Bringing together a few of the very finest modern bands in … Continue reading Gig Review: Trivium / Code Orange / Power Trip / Venom Prison – Brixton Academy, London (21st April 2018)
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Having toured practically non-stop since the release of their fourth full-length record Conformicide which dropped this time last year, The Underworld is right to expect a slick and polished but ruthless performance from Colorado thrashers Havok tonight. The band are not alone though, bringing one of the finer line-ups to hit the venue in recent memory, … Continue reading Gig Review: Havok / Darkest Hour / Cephalic Carnage / Harlott – The Underworld, London (23rd April 2018)
Edinburgh's Corn Exchange, hosting the annual Heavy Scotland festival, is going to go off from the 31st of August to the 2nd of September. Already boasting a strong lineup for the 2018 incarnation of the event with Carcass, Nervosa, Hate, Sisters Of Suffocation and others on the lineup, four more phenomenal bands have been added … Continue reading Heavy Scotland announce four more phenomenal bands
In of their forthcoming record The Blinding Light Of Faith, set for release on May 10th via Transcending Obscurity records, British death metallers De Profundis have announced a five date UK tour this June - their first UK headline tour since 2013! To get hyped for the dates listed, check out the lyric video … Continue reading De Profundis announce UK Summer tour
Acclaimed, award-winning 2016 game DOOM is set to have its soundtrack committed to vinyl this summer. Obviously, this would not be reported on a metal site if the soundtrack wasn't one of the most goddamn metal soundtracks ever. It marks the first time composer Mick Gordon's work with DOOM will be released physically and it's … Continue reading DOOM soundtrack committing to vinyl and CD this summer
Following on from episode 1 of Slayer's reflection of their 37 years in metal last month, episode 2 covering their first gig and their first tour has now been unveiled and can be found below. The retrospective series follow the announcement of the band's "final" world tour. As of now, apart from a few festival … Continue reading Slayer reflect on 37 years of metal (part 2)