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Dead Slow Interview about Crude Landscape

Dead Slow’s Crude Landscape [Interview & Review]

After their formation in February 2019 and only just a few months of writing, the UK’s Dead Slow began playing for growing audiences in their live music scene. However, just as things were picking up, the pandemic brought the world to a grinding halt. But this bunch of headbangers wasn’t going to let that stop them. In 2020, Dead Slow released 2 singles and a 3 track EP, while simultaneously reflecting on what really matters to them. The result? Their...

5 Songs That Made Me A Metalhead Ancient Settlers

Ancient Settlers: 5 Songs That Made Me A Metalhead

They may be an emerging metal band, but the musicians in Ancient Settlers are no newbies to the heavy music scene. Founding members Carlos Chiesa-Estomba, Herman Riera, Rene González, Emmy Reyes, and Antony Hämäläinen joined forces in 2020, bringing their more than 15 years experience in the European and American metal circuits to the table. And thus, Ancient Settlers began their musical journey. This entailed the exploration of modern melodic death metal while the band honed in on their own...

No Coffin Talks All Life Must End

No Coffin’s All Life Must End [Review & Interview]

Miami’s No Coffin makes their return this week with a brutally heavy new EP, All Life Must End. Coming in at full force, All Life Must End viciously and unrelentingly slams and thrashes. And just when you think it’s over, it creeps back in for one more track- a hauntingly heavy cover of Portishead’s “Over”. No Coffin’s version of “Over” starts off with the euphoric- or rather dysphoric, atmosphere from the aftermath of the musical beatdown experienced in the 3...

ASC Drops "Obsessed"

After Smoke Clears Drops “Obsessed” [Interview]

London’s After Smoke Clears is back today with their crushingly heavy new track, “Obsessed”. Frontman Nick Hurford sat down with me to talk about “Obsessed” as well as what the band has been up to and more! About After Smoke Clears & “Obsessed” While we’re still coming off of one of the most difficult years in recent history for musicians, After Smoke Clears has been kicking ass and taking names. Last year, the London based metal quartet released their debut...

"I.I.R." By Lung Glass Premiere

“I.I.R.” by Lung Glass [Exclusive Premiere & Interview]

Scotland’s Lung Glass is back and heavier than ever with an exclusive first look at their new EP, Impact. Injury. Recovery. Today, the band shares the first taste for what’s to come with the title track “I.I.R.”. Filled with catchy riffs, aggressive vocals, and unstoppable drumming, “I.I.R.” will have you banging your head the second you hit play. Lung Glass’s new EP, Impact. Injury. Recovery. drops on August 13th. However, starting today you can headbang along with me to “I.I.R.”...

SPAWNDIE : 5 Songs That Made Me A Metalhead

In the rock and metal world, we’re used to certain topics that could also be considered hobbies for some. For example, it’s no secret that Kirk Hammett is a horror lover. He even found inspiration for one of Metallica’s most iconic song titles from a Stephen King novel. But inspiration from video games? That’s a bit harder to come by, and for it to work, it has to be executed properly. Luckily for all my gamers out there, SPAWNDIE does...

Overhate: 5 Songs That Made Me A Metalhead

Overhate: 5 Songs That Made Me A Metalhead

There’s nothing quite like an adrenaline filled, thrash attack fueled by booming drums, soaring guitar solos, and viciously aggressive vocals. That’s exactly what Venezuela’s Overhate bring to the table with their song, “The Penance And The Lesson” while blending elements of thrash, death, technical, and progressive metal. Overhate vocalist/guitarist Giancarlo Vettor explains, “‘The Penance and the Lesson’ is a song that tries to depict what luck is for everyone at certain decisive moments. The song’s aggressiveness wants to give the...

No Coffin's Chip 5 Songs That Made Me a Metalhead

No Coffin: 5 Songs That Made Me A Metalhead

“There’s an electricity that happens in your body when you hear a great song, a great lyric, a great riff. It rings down to your soul, changes your DNA, and vibrates you for the rest of your life. There are songs that you remember like a first kiss, a well-cooked meal, or a perfect sunrise.” That’s how Chip from Florida’s No Coffin describes the songs that made him into the metalhead he is today. I don’t think there could be...

RipTide’s Adam Smith On “Inhuman Race” [Interview]

Despite a worldwide pandemic, RipTide’s Adam Smith has been able to put this time to good use. Last year, the UK thrash trio started releasing new music while recently, Adam also signed on with Evile as their new rhythm guitarist. It’s been almost 6 months since we’ve heard new music from RipTide. However, that changes today with their heavy new single “Inhuman Race”. It’s a crushingly aggressive track that has been in Adam’s music bank since he was 15 years...

Rich Trevino: 5 Songs That Made Me A Metalhead

Rich Trevino is doing his part to spread the love for heavy music with The Richie T. Podcast on Spotify. When tuning in, you’ll hear a bunch of rock and metal, both classic and modern, and no episode is the same as the last. One of the best things about this podcast, though, is how relatable it is. Rich provides insight from a fan’s perspective. In each episode he discusses a range of topics that any metalhead could relate to,...