No one would imagine in the last years of the twentieth century that Ashton-Under-Lyne would be showcasing a group of metal intellects with a political and social pulse. And so…
Tag: metalcore
The north-east of England has already given us a bruising record from the mighty Osiah, and now it’s the turn of Newcastle quartet, Rituals, to prove that they can write…
German metal quintet, Venues, started as a post-hardcore band and released their debut LP in 2019 before charismatic singer Nyves departed along with one of the guitarists. Losing the lead…
Swiss quartet, Ophelia’s Eye, are one of those bands that could fall into the melodic death metal or metalcore categories. Both are sub-genres that lost their zest and purpose in…
The Austro-German metallic union known as Oceans have an impressive array of releases under their belts since forming in 2018. Three standalone singles and two EPs helped to land them…
Nottingham metalcore heroes, The Five Hundred, earned rave reviews for their 2018 debut, Bleed Red, not least for their candid lyrical depictions of struggles with Tourette’s and drug addiction. With…
German metalcore newcomers, Defocus, made their debut on the live circuit in 2019 after honing their craft in the rehearsal room for an extended length of time. Covid-19 hit at…
You should always be sceptical of a Japanese girl band playing metal. Five pretty maidens that look like teenagers and shred like graduates of an elite music academy sounds too…
Wristmeetrazor are a band that appeared from nowhere in 2019 with their excellent Misery Never Forgets debut when everybody had their attention fixed on Code Orange. Started as solo project…