I love bands that reappear, like a long-forgotten feeling you suddenly remember in a grocery store aisle. The Saddest Landscape obviously enjoy this sort of vibe as their new album, Alone With Heaven (out April 24 via Iodine Recordings), is their first full-length in...
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[youtube]http://youtu.be/K6NK-kDL5Nk[/youtube] Fans of Cynic are already excited that they’ll be touring behind Kindly Bent to Free Us in July and August. Now, there’s more of a reason to get excited, especially if you’re an old school fan of the...SikTh now set for two reunion shows in 2014
British prog metal/djent forerunner band SikTh announced their return late last year and that they’d be performing at Download Festival 2014 on June 14, headlining the Red Bull Studios Live stage. It will be the band’s first live performance since 2007....Life of Agony to reunite for summer show
Some happier news for today; Life of Agony will be getting back together to play their first show since 2011. The show will be at the Alcatraz Hard Rock & Metal Festival in Kortrijk, Belgium on August 8th. Regarding the band’s return to the stage, bassist...Follow Us
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Album Review: Mayhem – ‘Liturgy of Death’
For over forty years, Norwegian black metal legends Mayhem have paved the way for darkness and chaos. Throughout their own history, the group has entered new chapters and eras while continuing to unleash bleak realities through a ruthless musical awakening. Their...
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