Gig Review: Incite / Sworn Amongst / Death Remains – Bannermans, Edinburgh (15th January 2020)

Here we are at Bannermans to catch Incite, headed up by Richie Cavalera, with their full on heavy metal sound. But first we have two support bands to watch. First up tonight are London band Death Remains who open with “Destroy”, the first of five tonight from the 2017 album Destroy/Rebuild. A full-on vocal assault with simply … Continue reading Gig Review: Incite / Sworn Amongst / Death Remains – Bannermans, Edinburgh (15th January 2020)

Amplified 2019: Saturday headliners and more

As the saying goes "Time flies when you're having fun". Can it really be time to announce the lineup for Amplified Version 3.0 already?! We've endured torrential storms in 2017 followed by blistering sunshine in 2018 so it would be a brave person to bet on what's going to happen weather wise at Amplified over … Continue reading Amplified 2019: Saturday headliners and more

Gig Review: Soulfly / Death Remains / The Heretic Order – O2 Academy, London (6th August 2018)

Metal veterans Soulfly returned to the UK with their extensive back-catalogue of extreme anthems. Tonight’s show was the first of an eight-date tour which sees the band headline some pretty intimate venues around the UK, plus a performance at Boomtown Fair in Winchester. After a disgustingly-sweaty journey from work on the Underground, I arrived at … Continue reading Gig Review: Soulfly / Death Remains / The Heretic Order – O2 Academy, London (6th August 2018)

Band of the Day: Death Remains

Metalcore, the melodic younger brother of death metal, has gone from strength to strength since the genre's inception in the early noughties, becoming a staple of heavy metal and the reason many younger fans got in to the wider metal scene. Today's Band of the Day, Death Remains, follow in the footsteps of those metalcore … Continue reading Band of the Day: Death Remains

Sunday Video Roundup (Part 2): Aborted Fetus, Borders, Capture, The Flatliners, Death Remains, Night Demon

Second bunch of videos for your lazy day Sunday, to make up for Saturday's skipped article. Check out our earlier list as well. Aborted Fetus - "Blinded By The Flame" Russian death metal titans Aborted Fetus have released the official video for "Blinded by the Flame", a track from forthcoming album The Art of Violent Torture. … Continue reading Sunday Video Roundup (Part 2): Aborted Fetus, Borders, Capture, The Flatliners, Death Remains, Night Demon

Check out Hellfest UK warm-up show

London's New Cross Inn will play host to a barrage of bands en route to this year's Hellfest. As we don't get the full hurrah, a select few bands have kindly taken it upon themselves to play their warm up show here so we get a snippet of Europe's most decorated metal fest. The night's … Continue reading Check out Hellfest UK warm-up show