by Alexander Stafford | Jan 29, 2018 | Festivals
The UK’s Download Festival has expanded their 2018 line up by adding over 65 more bands to their previously announced headliners. And still even more bands are expected to be announced as well. Download takes place at Donnington Park June 8-10, 2018....
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 15, 2017 | News
Metal Hammer have unleashed their year-end list of 100 Best Albums of 2017 and this one, is filled with surprises. For starters, we were thrilled to see Vuur, the new project featuring ex-Gathering vocalist Anneke Van Giersbergen make the cut, as well as Battle Beast,...
by Alexander Stafford | Dec 13, 2017 | Festivals
Hellfest is back for their 13th annual heavy metal festival and has announced their final line up. Featuring over 150 bands on 6 stages, Hellfest takes place in Clisson France from June 22-24. Previously announced headliners such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest,...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 12, 2017 | Lists
This was a year of hooks for me. I usually favor at least a couple extreme records each year, but frankly as I get older, I don’t have the attention span for anything that doesn’t have things I can hum back to you. That’s not to say I’ve gone...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 20, 2017 | New Music, Touring, Video
Given that Zeal and Ardor started out as a dare on 4Chan, Manuel Gagneux has come pretty far in a little more than a year. In addition to Devil is Fine, the band’s excellent debut album, Gagneaux has found himself a live band and written some new music with...