Batushka + Belphegor + Diabolical + Almost Dead + Warhammer @ 229 The Venue, London 16th November 2021 Review by Demitri Levantis Photos by Miguel de Melo
Groove Metal
Quick Jabs for October 2021
Welcome to another installment of “Quick Jabs.” This is the section where we post an assortment of shorter reviews for albums that we have checked out or may have missed out on in previous months. As you will see below, a few of these are from earlier this year. It…
Groove Metal Band WoR Shares Next Live Video “Caged” From The Asheville Sessions ft. New Drummer
Out Now! Debut Album “Prisoners” (Bungalo Records/Universal) September 11th Performing at Blue Ridge Rock Festival (Danville, Virginia) + Tour Support For Select October Shows w/ Battlecross, The Convalescence, The Breathing Process L-R – Phillip Funderburk – Bass, Bobby Demoss – Vocals, David Nisoff – Guitar, Dylan Jenkins – Drums, Ben Kaiser – Guitar North Carolina,…
Akiavel – Vae Victis
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis “Vae Victis”, from Latin for “woe to the vanquished”, is one memorable album title, suitable for any band who deal with themes of loss and anguish, which is certainly the case for France’s melo-death outfit Akiavel, who return with…
DevilDriver – Dealing With Demons Volume I
Reviewed: November 2020 Released: 2020, Napalm Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Dealing With Demons, Volume I is the eighth (ninth if we count 2018’s covers album, Outlaws ‘Til the End, also a Volume I) studio album from DevilDriver, one of the biggest names in modern US groove metal alongside…
Bonded – Rest in Violence
Reviewed: February, 2020 Released: 2020, Century Media Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry You’d be forgiven for thinking Bonded are a brand-new up-and-coming metal band upon first glance, having just released their debut album; a band with members out to prove themselves. This is not the case, however. Formed in 2018,…
Lonescar – Lust for the End
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2020, independent Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes “Lust for the End” is Texas-based Lonescar’s third major release and first full-length album. These guys play a pretty typically American style of thrash/groove metal, perhaps leaning a little more towards the latter. You know the kind: just as…
Sludgehammer – Antechamber
Reviewed: August 2019 Released: 2019, self-released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Think of “modern metal” (as a style rather than just anything from the last decade or two) and you’ll likely think of something from a handful of different types: melodic death metal, groove metal, metalcore, maybe even some kind…
Gojira + Rolo Tomassi + Dead Label @ Brixton Academy London
Gojira @ Brixton Academy London With support by Rolo Tomassi and Dead Label 30th June 2019 Review and Photography by Jo Moolenschot www.jomoolenschot.com
Behemoth + Lamb of God + Batushka @ Partille Arena, Gothenburg
Behemoth + Lamb of God + Batushka @ Partille Arena, Gothenburg 26th June 2019 Review by Kieron Hayes Properly set up in my kitten-covered t-shirt and smelling of strawberries thanks to a new mist spray, I’d never felt more ready for a metal gig. And tonight was to be a…
Locotus – Through Flames Arise
May 2019 Released: October 2018 / Self-Release Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Locotus is an Australian groove metal band that was formed back in 1998 at the height of genre. Since their inception, Locotus have put out four Eps and one Full-length album. I do believe if I…
Lumberhead – Lumberhead
Reviewed: May 2019 Released: 2019, self-released Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Lumberhead are a fresh new band from Leipzig, Germany, and have recently come out with their debut self-titled album. Imagine German metal and you’ll most likely think of either Teutonic thrash, classic power metal or the more industrial-leaning Neue…
DevilDriver – Interview with Jeff Kendrick
DevilDriver Interview with Jeff Kendrick April 4, 2014 Interview by Lee Carter Ahead of their return to London as part of the European leg of the “Winter Kills” tour, I sat down with guitarist Jeff Kendrick to discuss the tour, label changes and music at Camden’s Electric Ballroom.