Bear Talks With ThisIsNotAScene
Chris Tippell gets the chance to catch up with Bear and talk band and their new release...
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Tag: Basick Records
Circles – Infinitas
Boundary-pushing is not generally a term which many people have associated with djent-related...
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No Consequence Talks To ThisIsNotAScene
Matthew Seddon sat down with the guys in UK tech-metal band No Consequence at Summerjam Festival 2013 for a quick tongue-in-cheek interview. They talked about the Summerjam experience, the band, influences…, playing festivals and much, much more…
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Misery Signals – Absent Light
Metalcore, since its inception, has been a guilty pleasure of mine. I know it gets criticized for...
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The Algorithm – The Polymorphic Code
I was first introduced to The Algorithm (French producer Remi Gallego) just after Christmas, when...
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7 Horns 7 Eyes – Throes Of Absolution
With guitarist Jeff Loomis of Nevermore fame featuring here – there is much to rave about the bold...
Read MoreSkyharbor – Blinding White Noise
Remember those scenes in Iron Maiden’s “Flight 666” of fervent metal worship on the first night of the Somewhere Back In Time tour in Mumbai? That film brought home to millions the depth of passion for metal in...
Read MoreChimp Spanner – All Roads Lead Here
Chimp Spanner is the prog-metal solo project of guitar virtuoso Paul Ortiz. While many put him in the category of “djent”, Chimp Spanner has been active since 2004, well before djent truly got popular. Is...
Read MoreUneven Structure – Februus
When it gets to the tail end of the musical year, one of the things that you start doing is sorting out those records that have truly made a difference to your previous twelve months. The bright spark in January may no longer...
Read MoreTesseracT, Chimp Spanner & Uneven Structure at Manchester Academy
The Lowering The Tone tour rolled into Manchester with its unique blend of progressive, experimental metal and “Djent”. There was an air of anticipation for the good night of metal that lay ahead. As we had experienced at...
Read MoreVisions – Home
Peterborough based progressive metal five-piece Visions recently released their debut album “Home”, on Basick Records to much acclaim and excitement. The band’s tech metal approach is very reminiscent of bands...
Read MoreCircles – The Compass
I have this 10 second rule (albeit right or wrong; it works for me), that a song should grab you within that time or it’s not worth listening to. That was until I listened to “The Compass”, an interesting debut...
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- DEMONS & WIZARDS Launch “The Gunslinger (Live At Wacken 2019)”August 29, 2019
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- DRAGONFORCE Premiere New Arcade Game Retro Video For “Heart Demolition”August 29, 2019
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