Gig Review: Lacuna Coil / Eluveitie / Infected Rain – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London (16th November 2019)

With a new album recently released, Lacuna Coil are touring again and for their London show they brought along two very different sounding bands, Eluveitie and Infected Rain, and the odd combination still worked very well. Coming from Moldova with a sort of evolved nu-metal type of sound, Infected Rain played for the first time … Continue reading Gig Review: Lacuna Coil / Eluveitie / Infected Rain – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London (16th November 2019)

#RoadToBOA2019 – Eluveitie

It’s that time of year again, when in the run-up to Bloodstock we endeavour to interview every band gracing the SOPHIE, New Blood and Jägermeister stages from 8th – 11th August 2019. This means you’ve got a chance to read up on all your favourite bands set to play over the weekend and decide which … Continue reading #RoadToBOA2019 – Eluveitie

Atnegatos: new album dropping for the Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie

If we were to look for an example for the Japanese proverb “Perseverance prevails”, we only need to look into the story of Eluveitie. Founded in Winterthur, Zurich, in Switzerland, by the band’s vocalist Chrigel Glazmann, Eluveitie is about to release their 8th album Ategnatos on April 5th, 2019, which has created already some hyped … Continue reading Atnegatos: new album dropping for the Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie

MetalDays 2018: Days 3-4

With the main stage and second stage both kicking off on the Monday, I spent a fair bit of time getting a proper feel for Metal Days and surprisingly little watching bands! The already busy venue was obviously filling up even more, and the atmosphere got even better. It's impressive that some people had, by … Continue reading MetalDays 2018: Days 3-4

Video Roundup: Eluveitie, Shooting Guns, Kliodna, Kaipa, Iron Monkey, Radio Moscow

Half a dozen more rockers for you to check out as your day otherwise crawls by... Eluveitie - "Catvrix" Two weeks ago, the Swiss folk metal superstars Eluveitie released their new masterpiece Evocation II - Pantheon via Nuclear Blast Records. The album has entered the official album charts around the globe, and to celebrate their … Continue reading Video Roundup: Eluveitie, Shooting Guns, Kliodna, Kaipa, Iron Monkey, Radio Moscow

Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2017 – Day One

Katie's review of this year's Tons of Rock is, like the festival itself, massive - so we're splitting it into three bite-size chunks. Even then, they're still bite-size to a large, scary Viking. Here's the first serving, covering June 22nd at Fredrikstern Fortress, Halden, Norway. Day One At ridiculous-o'clock in the morning on Thursday I headed … Continue reading Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2017 – Day One