Hertfordshire metal quartet, Before the Sirens, have supreme confidence in their song writing skills and an unusual humility to accompany them. Alun Davies (vocals/guitar), Adam Aldridge (bass), and Chris Tidey…
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Northern Irish rock legends, Therapy?, have a career to look back on with pride. At the forefront of techno, industrial and noise-rock in the early 1990s, they achieved commercial and…
American trio, Spotlights, are a cult band with a strong DIY ethic. Now on their fourth LP and first for Mike Patton’s Ipecac Records, they hit the road at the…
French prog metal veterans, Klone, are the band whose name seldom appears in conversations about the genre. Formerly on the roster of Season of Mist, their 2008 classic, All Seeing…
In Flames can be proud of their influence on heavy music as one of the pioneers of melodic death metal along with At the Gates and Dark Tranquillity. For inexplicable…
Ukrainian quartet, Aghiazma, achieved minor fame in their homeland after reaching the semi-finals of the 2017 Eurovision heats as a visual-kei gothic rock act. Their career kickstarted a year later…
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It’s inevitable, if not a bit depressing, that nu metal should see a revival. After all, this was the last time heavy guitar music broke through into the pop charts…
Wheel signed a worldwide deal with Inside Out Music earlier this year and have a tour with Apocalyptica lined up for 2023. The Anglo-Finnish quartet impressed the prog metal sphere…