ArcTanGent Festival 2018 Review – Friday

Feeling a bit ‘under the weather’ on the second day of ArcTanGent, I was not sure that Space Blood would be the best thing for me, but I grabbed a strong coffee and a bacon roll and made my way to the main stage for the masked bass and drum duo. A weird mash-up of … Continue reading ArcTanGent Festival 2018 Review – Friday

Album Review: Zeal & Ardor – Stranger Fruits

No-one could've quite anticipated the release of Zeal & Ardor's debut Devil Is Fine in early 2017. It takes the mind of someone truly creative or truly mad to flip the rules of black metal so remarkably on their head as Devil Is Fine did. Manuel Gagneux is that mind, fusing harsh blackened screams with … Continue reading Album Review: Zeal & Ardor – Stranger Fruits

ArcTanGent add second wave of new bands and two headliners

The 3-day award-winning festival ArcTanGent has today announced 17 new bands to this year's line-up, including the following two headliners. Set on Fernhill Farm, Bristol 16th-18th August 2018, Friday night headliners Glassjaw are making their ArcTanGent debut as a festival exclusive. Shellac have also been announced to headline the Saturday night as another festival exclusive. The full … Continue reading ArcTanGent add second wave of new bands and two headliners

Saturday Video Roundup (Part 2): Nu-Nation, We Are Interview, Nights Like Thieves, Zeal & Ardor, Dawes, Modern Age Dying

And here we are with a second dose of eardrum-pleasure for you to get your Saturday evening off to a kick start! Nu-Nation - "Flies" Russian metal band Nu-Nation has released a new video for the song "Flies" from their Insomnia album. The video was made in collaboration with Ukrainian director Volodymyr Shtun who worked with … Continue reading Saturday Video Roundup (Part 2): Nu-Nation, We Are Interview, Nights Like Thieves, Zeal & Ardor, Dawes, Modern Age Dying

Thursday Video Roundup: Horror God, Solitude, Zeal & Ardor, Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody

Back after yesterday's One Last Tribute, we have a full house of promo videos for you today. Is it 2017 yet? Horror God - "Dust" Russian nihilists Horror God have released a video of the band recording "Dust", a song from the upcoming split release with Teche. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0jJftkmJjc Solitude - "Blow" Unleashing their latest album … Continue reading Thursday Video Roundup: Horror God, Solitude, Zeal & Ardor, Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody