Archives for: October 2010

KIUAS VOCALIST LEAVES THE BAND; WILL PERFORM FAREWELL GIG IN 2011

In an unforeseen turn of events, singer Ilja Jaikanen has decided to leave his band Kiuas due to a disinterest and lack of motivation on his behalf. From an official press release on Kiuas' website, the group have published a statement which indicates… more »

TURISAS COMPLETE NEW ALBUM

Furry Finnish warriors Turisas have completed the long-awaited follow-up to 2007 smash 'The Varangian Way', with a worldwide release through Century Media set to follow in early 2011. Commenting on their currently untitled new album and an impending US… more »

KRUGER @ The Unicorn, Camden

Tuesday, October 26th, sees the night of another free gig at The Unicorn in Camden. The doors open at 7:00pm and the atmosphere is relaxed and the venue is pretty much empty.CARETAKER kickstart the gig at around 8:30pm and as if by magic, an enormous… more »

TURISAS FINISH RECORDING NEW ALBUM AND ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

According to a recent blog on their official Myspace page, Finnish symphonic/progressive metallers Turisas have at last completed recording their impending new album; set for an estimated release date of early 2011. Currently untitled, the new record h… more »

ANN S. REVIEWS - 'WHOM THE MOON A NIGHTSONG SINGS', PLUS THE NEW HAIL OF BULLETS!

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'WHOM THE MOON A NIGHTSONG SINGS',PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS; 2010 In a move which seeks to showcase their musical specialties, record labels such as Prophecy Productions will occasionally sell themselves to likely consumers by putting ou… more »

Terrorizer Grindhouse Wakefield Review - Saturday 2 October 2010!

Words: Kristi HarrisonImages: Rob Benson Black Earth Photography Eastern FrontEastern front are very well received tonight being the only black metal band on the bill but what a great headliner, having played here many moons ago when they first v… more »

KAMPFAR UNVEIL NAME AND RELEASE DATE FOR NEW ALBUM

Norse pagan folklore metallers Kampfar have recently revealed some information about the upcoming new album, which they are about to work on in the studio. Although cryptic at best, it has been announced that the incoming record is to be entitled 'Mare… more »

ANN S PRESENTS - AN INTERVIEW WITH OLLI-PEKKA LAINE OF BARREN EARTH!

t’s not every day that you get the opportunity to talk to a seasoned veteran of the Finnish metal scene, and it’s not every day that you find that the bands you like are connected to one another in subtle ways. Well, to me at least. If I had known t… more »

MUNICIPAL WASTE POST WOLVES OF CHERNOBYL VIDEO ONLINE

Speed metal punk kings Municipal Waste have posted a ripping new music video online for the thrashtacular song 'Wolves of Chernobyl' from 2009's Massive Aggressive. This has to be the best video from Waste yet - it's fun, it's fast and it's fucking rad… more »

PRIMORDIAL REUNITE WITH EX-DRUMMER FOR NEW ALBUM

According to an update for October/Samhain on the Primordial MySpace blog, frontman Alan Averill (otherwise known as A.A. Nemtheanga) has announced the return of ex-drummer Simon O'Laoghaire to their line-up. Following a drunken mishap during a gig in… more »

UFOMAMMUT @ The Fighting Cocks, Kingston Upon Thames

Underground Alliance Promotions and Malleus Rock Lab fill the Fighting Cocks in Kingston Upon Thames fit to bursting on October 14th, with people eager to witness the musical brilliance that is UFOMAMMUT. The venue is tiny, the crowd are packed in like s… more »

ANN S. REVIEWS - DEATH ANGEL AND NATUR!

DEATH ANGEL - 'RELENTLESS RETRIBUTION', NUCLEAR BLAST; 2010 With the thrash revival that’s been going on lately, it shouldn’t be a surprise to say that the sixth studio album from American band Death Angel couldn’t have come at a relatively better ti… more »

PEACEVILLE TO RE-RELEASE DARKTHRONE AND ISENGARD CLASSICS AS 2CD EDITIONS

British Independent label Peaceville has recently announced plans to issue out classic albums from Darkthrone and Fenriz' former folk metal project Isengard for October. The releases entitled 'Panzerfaust' and 'Høstmørke' respectively, shall both inclu… more »

TRIVETT WINGO LEAVES THE SWORD

On the heels of the cancellation of their European tour, Austin, TX’s The Sword are also regretfully canceling the remainder of their scheduled US dates due to the departure of their drummer, Trivett Wingo. The split is amicable and both Trivett and the… more »

RHYS' RE: VIEWZ VOL.37. - SIDE ORDERS - As Light Dies, Styggelse, Autumnia, Coral De Espíritos, Beyond Sanity, Imperial Conquest, Of Celestial, Thuỷ Triều Ðỏ, Cerebral Effusion, Chur

AS LIGHT DIES 'Ars Subtilior From Within The Cage' BADMOODMAN MUSIC Get ready for this, Spanish Blackened Doomed Gothic Death Metal (we prefer Extreme Dark Metal) quartet As Light Dies returns back with four bulls raging in the form of their sophom… more »

RHYS' RE: VIEWZ VOL.36. - HYBRID METAL - Ataraxis, Horror God, Wschód, Resistance, Southern Extremity, Tempory, Stench, Weapon, Dush, Angelical Tears

ATARAXIS 'Demo 2010' Hailing from Neufchâteau, France, the Death Metal quintet Ataraxis emerge on the French Metal scene with a handful of onions and snails to purposely pulverize your appetite whilst minimizing your hearing capabilities. French Deat… more »

RHYS' RE: VIEWZ VOL.35. - UNKNOWN TERRITORY - Arctic Spirits, Warbeast, Infernal Hate, Sideris Noctem, Putrefied Beauty, Disease, Yav', Sicitur Adastra, Viter, Frosthammer

ARCTIC SPIRITS 'Pissutsit' Arctic Spirits, the only Greenlandic (yes Greenlandic) metal band ever in the autonomous countries history, saw their debut release 'Pissutsit' hit the Greenlandic rock scene with a force that could only see the largest isl… more »

METAL MENACES THE MAINSTREAM - VIDEOS OF METAL IN ADVERTS

We may not see it, but Metal is making it's way further into mainstream territory, below are a superb compilation of Metal video's, advertisements in particular, comments are welcome but state what video you are making a comment upon. 'Black Metal' - C… more »