English quintet, Defects, are the hyped band of the moment. They played Download and Bloodstock this year, and they have the biggest name in the UK metal PR sector promoting…
Tag: metalcore
South-West England metal trio, Ruina, started life as a solo project of their multi-instrumentalist, Harv Lake, but evolved into a full band in time for 2020’s Nemesis EP. Last year’s…
Any band that market their music as “modern metal” usually have a nefarious agenda to infuse their music with pop and hip-hop. You can expect glitch effects, R&B-inspired autotune vocals,…
Stray from the Path are a band with much crossover appeal. They started as a mathcore-influenced hardcore unit, worked with Misha Mansoor of Periphery for 2009’s Make Your Own History,…
Parkway Drive are a big deal in mainstream music. They also top the charts in their native Australia with each album release. Look at the major festival headlining slots over…
SBR last encountered Tyneside’s Rituals on their 2021 debut EP, Awake. At the time, we noted how ‘their rhythmic foundations are strong, but their song-writing credentials are still in flux,…
Georgia trio, Becoming the Archetype, seemed destined to become a footnote in the history of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal (NWOAHM) when they announced their indefinite hiatus in…
Nashville quartet, Orthodox, honed their craft in the hardcore scene but learned to appreciate heavy music through the gateway of nu metal at the turn of the century. All members…
SBR last encountered metalcore lifer, Joseph Izayea, earlier this year in his Seeking Sirens project. In our review of the band’s debut EP, we lamented that ‘There’s enough metallic madness…