http://www.liveforthemetal.com UK METAL WEBZINE Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:57:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anterior's drummer, Ross Andrews has decided to call it a day. Anterior released this statement via myspace earlier today:  Attention All drummers, Ross has decided to pursue a new career and wishes to leave the band as soon as we have a replacement. So, we need a new drummer as soon as ... http://www.liveforthemetal.com/news/anterior-need-new-drummer It's always a great sight to see a long line stretch out from the entrance to Clwb Ifor Bach on a week night. The line consists of Viking warriors and pirates, not to mention the bloke dressed as both. Passers by stare and laugh to themselves as a girl clad ... http://www.liveforthemetal.com/reviews/turisas-clwb-ifor-bach-cardiff 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 ... http://www.liveforthemetal.com/reviews/as-i-lay-dying-an-ocean-between-us-2 The third instalment comes to you from guitarist Leon Kemp and bassist James Britton... 2nd March - Day 4  9.00am  We finally arrive at Hamburg, me and Frank are up and about after a crazy night of beer and shenanigans. Feeling a little rough but we powered on in search of ... http://www.liveforthemetal.com/features/anterior-euro-tour-diary-iii SILURIA are one of the few current UK bands that are embracing the rising interest in the combination of folk music and metal. Hailing from Wales, there is no shortage of musical history or cultural heritage to draw from. Could Siluria be the UK's answer to the current scene making ... http://www.liveforthemetal.com/features/interview-siluria The second instalment of the Anterior Tour is brought to you by former Mendeed guitarist, Steve Nixon... 29th Feb - Day 2 11.00 pm - Anterior are back stage at Roxy and we’ve drank just about all the beers in the fridge, the other bands are looking at us ... http://www.liveforthemetal.com/features/anterior-euro-tour-diary-ii This show was the only one billed for Italy as part of the Summoning Thunder tour which has been butchering its way around Europe for the last 10 days. With a bill comprised of 4 bands covering very diverse genres it was an eager if slightly small number who turned out for ... http://www.liveforthemetal.com/reviews/live-reviews/himsa-milano-zoe-club-milan The Bloodstock team are pleased to announce that Scottish folk/power metallers ALESTORM have been added to the bill for BOA 2008.Alestorm were formed in Perth in 2004 as a two-piece under the name Battleheart playing self-styled ‘True Scottish Pirate Metal’. After releasing an eponymous EP in 2006, they expanded their ... http://www.liveforthemetal.com/news/alestorm-confirmed-for-bloodstock The Bloodstock team are delighted to announce that Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have been confirmed for BOA 2008. Along with fellow headliners Dimmu Borgir and Opeth, the addition of Nightwish is set to help make BOA 2008 the best Bloodstock yet. From humble beginnings in 1996, Nightwish rapidly rose to prominence ... http://www.liveforthemetal.com/news/nightwish-headline-bloodstock Photograph: © Owain Richards It's the day of the first show on the UK DARK TRANQUILLITY tour and we're sat in the subterranean venue of the Cardiff Barfly while hundreds, if not thousands, of red jerseyed rugby fans, inebriated, cheer on their team above ground. In a little green room, we ... http://www.liveforthemetal.com/features/interview-dark-tranquillity