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The idea was simple: a week in a studio together playing live, no click-track, amps up full, don't stress the spill. BE A BAND. Shortly before recording, we did four sold-out London dates in three days: North, South, East and West. We played the new...

The name (an acknowledgement of mankind as parasite-in-chief) is High Parasite; the voice, that of Aaron Stainthorpe – longstanding frontman with doom metal maestros, My Dying Bride. As a revered and recognised performer, a founding member of MDB...

From its opening seconds of a cab door slamming, a car revving away, and a baggy rhythm swinging to life, Guided Tour sounds like a band reaching for new heights, bristling with energy. Recorded across a few weeks at Holy Mountain Studios in London with...

From its opening seconds of a cab door slamming, a car revving away, and a baggy rhythm swinging to life, Guided Tour sounds like a band reaching for new heights, bristling with energy. Recorded across a few weeks at Holy Mountain Studios in London with...

From touring with everyone from Alexisonfore and Neck Deep to Comeback Kid and Cancer Bats, to signing to Roadrunner Records for their sophomore full-length ‘27 Miles Underwater,’ Higher Power have achieved the sort of things that, up until...

From touring with everyone from Alexisonfore and Neck Deep to Comeback Kid and Cancer Bats, to signing to Roadrunner Records for their sophomore full-length ‘27 Miles Underwater,’ Higher Power have achieved the sort of things that, up until...

There is great power in secrecy. Detached from the world, brewed under a strict code of confidentiality, a new lifeform came into existence. Led by none other than Sonata Arctica frontman Tony Kakko, this new beast of his gained momentum in the massive...

There is great power in secrecy. Detached from the world, brewed under a strict code of confidentiality, a new lifeform came into existence. Led by none other than Sonata Arctica frontman Tony Kakko, this new beast of his gained momentum in the massive...

The power of music to conjure up images in the mind is as fascinating as it is undeniable —arguably, it is the very aspect of music that keeps us intrigued. From the undulating ca- dences of Debussy’s “La Mer – 2. Jeux de...

Belgian progressive post-hardcore quintet Hippotraktor have announced their second full-length album, ‘Stasis’, set for release on June 7th via Berlin’s Pelagic Records. Originally a three-piece instrumental outfit consisting of...

Belgian progressive post-hardcore quintet Hippotraktor have announced their second full-length album, ‘Stasis’, set for release on June 7th via Berlin’s Pelagic Records. Originally a three-piece instrumental outfit consisting of...

Recorded in 1986 with drummer Eric Brecht (D.R.I.), this sophomore release takes the speed and intensity of 'Raging Violence' and cranks it up a notch. A key release in the blending of thrash metal and hardcore punk, featuring the high-pitched vocals of...

Following a long hiatus from the market, the definitive 1985 debut album by L.A.'s legendary speed metalheads, Hirax, is back in print. 'Raging Violence' bridged the gap between traditional heavy metal theatricality and the raw speed of the emerging...

The new darlings of the American post-rock underground present a collection of well-wrought bangers on their debut full-length album. Powerfully melodic and heavy at the same time, Wield shows the Philadelphia-based quintet mastering their game of...

The new darlings of the American post-rock underground present a collection of well-wrought bangers on their debut full-length album. Powerfully melodic and heavy at the same time, Wield shows the Philadelphia-based quintet mastering their game of...

Nothing raises the spirit like the soaring guitars and evocative atmospheres of post-rock, and in the past 2 years we needed it more than ever: to be dragged out of the quicksand of apathy, to be reminded of what it means to feel alive…...

Nothing raises the spirit like the soaring guitars and evocative atmospheres of post-rock, and in the past 2 years we needed it more than ever: to be dragged out of the quicksand of apathy, to be reminded of what it means to feel alive…...

HOKKA is the new Finnish goth-edged rock sensation around Joel Hokka (ex Blind Channel), former The Rasmus genius Pauli Rantasalmi and wonderkid drummer Jimi Aslak. Musically, it draws a clear line to the heritage of the global explosion of early...

HOKKA is the new Finnish goth-edged rock sensation around Joel Hokka (ex Blind Channel), former The Rasmus genius Pauli Rantasalmi and wonderkid drummer Jimi Aslak. Musically, it draws a clear line to the heritage of the global explosion of early...

The complete Atlantic discography of Hootie & The Blowfish available for the first time together in a 5CD set. This essential collection features their Diamond certified debut Cracked Rear View, alongside the classic albums Fairweather Johnson,...

The very best of the US rock band Hootie and The Blowfish from the years 1993-2003 CD version Tracklisting 1. Hold My Hand 2. Only Wanna Be With You 3. Time 4. Let Her Cry 5. Not Even the Trees 6. Old Man & Me 7. Hey Hey What Can I Do 8...

The heavens shall burn when they are gathered: Finnish melodic death metal juggernaut Horizon Ignited are taking things to the next level with 'Tides', a colossal album that will forever change the course of a genre that has become increasinglystagnant...

“Maa antaa yon vaientaa” is as captivating as it is alienating. The third album by Finnish Post-Rock extravaganza HORTE is a dark and mesmerizing journey that is best consumed in one sitting – or else you’ll miss all the dramatic...

“Maa antaa yon vaientaa” is as captivating as it is alienating. The third album by Finnish Post-Rock extravaganza HORTE is a dark and mesmerizing journey that is best consumed in one sitting – or else you’ll miss all the dramatic...