Alternative rock is a fairly woolly term nowadays. Mainly because it’s the alternative from anything which is deemed “mainstream” but then, isn’t rock in itself an alternative to the mainstream? Yet, there’s no other way to describe In the Cards’ sound. Because it’s an alternative to everything else currently being [...]

Not to be confused with Aphex Twin (because they’re better than them), The Paradox Twin are a fairly new band ready to hit you right between the ears with much new tunage. For the full skinny, here are our BotD questions answered by Danny… Simple things first – where are [...]

I’m an advocate of the Seattle movement, from the early days to the present; from The Melvins, Nirvana, Mother Love Bone to Ayron Jones, Hobosexual and the Young Evils. The last band mentioned has Troy Nelson at the helm. He currently plies his trade with Seattle radio station KEXP radio [...]

Always aiming to put the smaller / less well known bands front and centre, welcome to our series featuring acts on the New Forces stage at this year’s Metal Days festival in Slovenia, as well as a couple of bands who are being featured for a second time having trodden [...]

Call of the Wild has announced a new raft of bands that will be gracing the stage at the festival, new additions are: A Joker’s Rage are bringing their winning mix of powerhouse rock, hugely memorable tunes and a delivery not unlike being trampled by a herd of dinosaurs with their haemorrhoids on [...]

Down Among the Dead Men are one of those collaborations of individuals from a scene that they have been a real significant part of but are overlooked by the scene they helped survive through the rough times. With this record, Dave Ingram of Benediction fame (amongst a plethora of other [...]