Bloodbath – Grand Morbid Funeral
Personally I’m not keen on the word ‘supergroup’ as it conjures up images of...
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Opeth – Pale Communion
Opeth are unique with their vastly divisive fan-base, they do not seem to be influenced by this...
Read MoreOpeth @ Rock City, Nottingham – November 12, 2012
There are few bands that can withstand the fan backlash of a complete change in musical direction but Opeth seem to have emerged relatively unscathed after the release of their latest album “Heritage.” It’s...
Read MoreAdam Laszlo of Sophicide Talks To ThisIsNotAScene
Earlier this year I had the extreme pleasure of reviewing Sophicide’s “Perdition of the Sublime”. Recently, I had the chance to get to know it’s creator and founder Adam Laszlo a little bit better. Despite his...
Read MoreGrave – Endless Procession of Souls
Sweden’s own death metal mongers Grave go full circle with the release of “Procession of Souls”. Releasing in 1991, “Into The Grave”, and now some 20 years later with their 10th release with Century Media. Having...
Read MoreStorm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion
Having fallen head over heels in love with Opeth’s “Heritage” and enjoyed (but not been utterly smitten by) Steven Wilson’s “Grace For Drowning”, I was unsure where Storm Corrosion would take...
Read MoreOpeth & Pain Of Salvation At Manchester Academy 11/11/11
It was a damp and dreary Manchester evening, to be expected at this time of year, in particular in the North West. Brightening the miserable November evening and to mark the joyous occasion of having released new records this...
Read MoreOpeth – Heritage
You’ve got to hand to Opeth, there aren’t many bands who forged their success on their own terms. “Blackwater Park” was the band’s big breakthrough and their success was solidified by subsequent albums like...
Read MoreOpeth – Sonisphere 2011 Live Review
For one reason or another we have never actually seen Opeth live, a shocking revelation indeed!, but thankfully that ghost was well and truly laid to rest at Sonisphere as we bore witness to a short but brilliant set on the...
Read MoreSam Austen Of Fornost Arnor Talks To ThisIsNotAScene
Ross Allen recently put some questions to Sam Austen, bass player and clean vocalist of Fornost Arnor. They talked about the new album “The Death Of A Rose”, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Opeth, The Dillinger Escape Plan and...
Read MoreGreg Chivers Of Fornost Arnor Talks To ThisIsNotAScene
Ross Allen recently put some questions to Greg Chivers, vocalist and guitarist of Fornost Arnor. They talked about the new album “The Death Of A Rose”, Mikael Åkerfeldt, early 90s black metal, Talanas, Radiohead and...
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