AS I LAY DYING’s most recent offering ‘An Ocean Between Us’ is their fourth journey into the studio since their arrival on the metal scene. The band have gone from strength to strength with each recording followed up by rigorous tour schedules and extremely intense live shows.
Artist: As I Lay Dying
Title: An Ocean Between […]

The word metalcore has been so overused in today’s metal landscape that its meaning has become blurred and fuzzy. Bands are labelled metalcore at the drop of a hat with no real consideration. However, Parkway Drive are the definition of metalcore.

Formed in 2003 in their home town of Byron Bay, Australia, have gone from local heroes to the leaders of the pack in a very short amount of time, this has not fazed them as musicians in the slightest.

Ever since Black Sabbath invented heavy metal back in the late 1960’s, Birmingham has continued to produce a string of good, solid metal bands, from the likes of Judas Priest through to Anaal Nathrakh. One of the latest bands in this long line is Revenant Dead, who’s debut album Imperial Rape March does more than enough to keep their Brummy pedigree intact.

After 27 long years and numerous line-up changes EXODUS are back again with ‘The Atrocity Exhibition…Exhibit A’. With the fair success they gained from 05’s ‘Shovel Headed Killing Machine’ and extensive touring taking in the US, UK, Japan and Australia it was always going to be an interesting album to follow.

If you know anything of the seemingly “came out of nowhere” metal outfit Divine Heresy then you will know that its creator and founder is none other than everyone’s favourite fat Mexican riff machine Dino Cazares of former Fear Factory fame.