What can only be described as a "disgusting" level of violence marred the Origin set during 70000 Tons of Metal cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Miami to Mexico recently. It is still unclear as to the level of casualties of these events or the state of the injuries amassed during what can only be described as … Continue reading Origin: Disgusting level of violence at 70000 Tons of Metal
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Album Review: Origin – Abiogenesis: A Coming Into Existence
Origin have long been considered leaders of the extreme technical death metal with their guitarist Paul Ryan, bassist Mike Flores and drummer John Longstreth all being highly respected for their abilities in the community. Their most recent release Unparalleled Universe was nothing less than an unbridled explosion of fury and led the band to tour with renowned acts … Continue reading Album Review: Origin – Abiogenesis: A Coming Into Existence
2018 Crew Review: Jim Costin – Senior Editor
Is it really the end of 2018? This year has gone far too quickly for me and has been a little more challenging than others. Real life duties have sadly kept me from doing as much with the site but hopefully that will change soon. There have been some amazing shows I have been to … Continue reading 2018 Crew Review: Jim Costin – Senior Editor
Interview: Jason Keyser of Origin
In the back room of a small venue in Manchester, sat a man drinking some beer after having finished off a slice of pizza. Upon noticing myself, he then gestured over to some comfy leather sofas where we then proceeded to have a catch up chat about what the vocalist of Origin had been … Continue reading Interview: Jason Keyser of Origin
Gig Review: Origin / Rings of Saturn / Hideous Divinity / Graveslave – Rebellion, Manchester (9th April 2018)
Monday evening concerts can often be a bit hit or miss. Quite often, the shows can have some of the best bands on the planet playing and yet not a lot of people will come out see them. Thankfully, this was not the case tonight as there was a decent number of people queued outside … Continue reading Gig Review: Origin / Rings of Saturn / Hideous Divinity / Graveslave – Rebellion, Manchester (9th April 2018)
Festival Review: Inferno Norway 2018 Day 2
One of my favourite things about Inferno Festival is the associated conference which sees movie screenings, guitar/drum clinics and various discussions on different aspects of the music industry. On day two I was off to the hotel cinema, beer in hand to watch RocKabul. RocKabul is a documentary about Afghanistan's first metal band, District Unknown, … Continue reading Festival Review: Inferno Norway 2018 Day 2