Ever shrouded in mystery, ThisIsNotAScene had a surprisingly civilised chat with an elusive member of Dragged into Sunlight before their set at Damnation Festival; chatting about the creation of the aurally destroying album, the...
Read MoreOne of the highlights for me this year was the chance to see Paul Catten perform some Medulla Nocte classics from back in the day. There seemed to be a sudden change in the average age of the fans gathering at the front waiting...
Read MoreAfter one of the strangest intros I have ever seen at a metal show, it was left to Canadian legend Devin Townsend and his band to round off the day in a way that only Devin can. Led by the eponymous character from the album...
Read MoreTurisas are a band that I was pretty late getting into, but for me was worth the wait. A short set but packed with some of the favourites that have made them a hit on the touring circuit. Always ensuring an entertaining set,...
Read MoreOne of the best sets of the day for me was always going to be Godflesh, and when Justin Broadrick and GC Green took to the stage, it wasn’t going to be anything other than spectacular. The sheer noise the two of them produced...
Read MoreNorwegian experimentalists Shining took to the Terrorizer Stage and immediately filled the room with a cacophonous noise that few bands on the day could live with. The quartet exploded onto the stage with a very different type...
Read MoreThisIsNotAScene caught up with guitarist Jesse from the iconic Taiwanese melodic black metallers Chthonic, before their atmospheric set at Damnation Festival, to talk about new recording techniques, creating a masterpiece and...
Read MoreAmidst a sea of triangle sandwiches and pop bottles ThisIsNotAScene chatted with three enigmatic fifths of the Norwegian masters of Jazz-Extreme metal fusion Shining. Refreshed and wired after a body burstingly energetic...
Read MoreEvile took to the stage to a packed main room eager to see one of the rising talents in British metal. The recent release of their third album “Five Serpents Teeth” and the great reviews it received guaranteed a lot...
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ThisIsNotAScene found Mathias “Warlord” Nygård of celebrated painted horde Turisas comfortably...
Read MoreThisIsNotAScene finally caught up with James O’Ceallaigh of Altar of Plagues after their blistering set at Damnation Festival 2011. Having subsequently been lost in the venue for a few hours the guitarist/keyboardist was ready...
Read MoreOur third and final preview of this years Damnation Festival gives Steve Fallows the chance to wax lyrical about some of the bands he wanted to see at the year’s festival. Including, amongst others, Humanfly, Cerebral Bore, Medulla Nocte, Godflesh and The Devin Townsend Project!
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Whitechapel – The Valley
Misery Index – Rituals Of Power
Queensrÿche – The Verdict
Signo Rojo – End Of Tether
FEN – Stone & Sea
Do You Remember? Play Dead
3teeth Unleash American Landfill Video & EU Tour With Ministry
New Martyrdöd Single & Video Helveteslarm
Amon Amarth Announce North America Leg of Berserker World Tour
My Dying Bride To Release A Harvest of Dread In May
BEASTWARS RETURN3teeth Unleash American Landfill Video & EU Tour With MinistryNew Martyrdöd Single & Video HelveteslarmAmon Amarth Announce North America Leg of Berserker World TourMy Dying Bride To Release A Harvest of Dread In MayBEASTWARS RETURN
