Tag: SikTh

Krank’d Up – South Africa’s only metal/rock/alternative festival

This is one you probably haven't heard of. With festival season underway, all the usual names are battered around - Download, Bloodstock, Graspop, Wacken, Hellfest, Metal Days, and countless others. Most countries have at least one major event and a handful of smaller ones. But South Africa has just one - Krank'd Up. It was … Continue reading Krank’d Up – South Africa’s only metal/rock/alternative festival

Tech-Fest add 15 brilliant more bands to the line-up

In its second wave of announcements, Tech-Fest, home to the heaviest, tech-iest and most interesting bands in the scene, has gone ahead and added a further 15 bands to their 2018 event. The new additions to the bill join a host of already announced bands that include The Acacia Strain (performing an EU exclusive show), The … Continue reading Tech-Fest add 15 brilliant more bands to the line-up

Complexity Fest 2018: Full line-up and details

With what promises to be a marked improvement over their first two years, the Dutch Complexity Fest 2018 looks set to be an excellent couple of days if you like your metal complex and technical but are also open to some genuinely new musical experiences. With a focus on the more progressive and experimental bands … Continue reading Complexity Fest 2018: Full line-up and details

The story of SikTh – An interview with Dan Weller (Part 2)

Part 1 of this interview was published yesterday. In the era they found themselves in, it’s bizarre to think a band making such ridiculous music (his words, not mine!) would find any sort of success. Nevertheless, with the rock press backing them, they released their debut LP The Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait … Continue reading The story of SikTh – An interview with Dan Weller (Part 2)

The story of SikTh – An interview with Dan Weller (Part 1)

We’re all aware of djent, to varying degrees, as the freakish third cousin to prog metal (twice removed) that sounds “kind of plonky”, and while very few bands can be considered as genuine genre innovators in the 21st Century, djent would be an entirely different beast, if it existed at all, without SikTh. With revivalist … Continue reading The story of SikTh – An interview with Dan Weller (Part 1)

2017 Crew Review: Max Southall, News Editor

I love going to gigs, reviewing music and interviewing bands all year round but perhaps my favourite part of doing all this is putting together the end of year review and the hours of thought and drafting that went into it makes me just as excited for next year. I kinda went off on this … Continue reading 2017 Crew Review: Max Southall, News Editor