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Tag Archives: nu-metal
Album review: P.O.D. – Veritas
Mascot Records [Release date 05.05.24] It has been 30 years since they broke onto the scene with their debut album. Being a keen Nu-Metal fan, this was very exciting for me and highly anticipated. I was hoping that the album would … Continue reading →
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Quick plays: BLACKLITE DISTRICT, NORTHTALE
BLACKLITE DISTRICT – 1990 AK19 Entertainment, LLC [Release date 31.12.21] Kyle Pfeiffer is better known by the name Blacklite District and has been releasing music since 2011. The album title gives a little clue to the sounds contained within, as the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1990, album, Blacklite District, Helloween, Kyle Pfeiffer, metal, modern rock, NorthTale, nu-metal, Nuclear Blast, power metal, review, symphonic metal
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Album review: TANTRIC – The Sum Of All Things
Cleopatra Records [Release date 23.07.21] Tantric have been around since 1999 and have more ex-members (especially drummers) to give Spinal Tap a run for their money! Vocalist/rhythm guitarist Hugo Ferreira is the sole remaining original member joined by bassist, backing … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, Cleopatra Records, grunge, Hugo Ferreira, metal, modern metal, nu-metal, review, Sum Of All Fears, Trantric
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EP review: SEETHER – Wasteland – The Purgatory EP
Fantasy Records [Release date 30.07.21] Seether’s new EP will certainly appeal to existing fans of the band as it features three never-before-heard tracks and an alternate take of ‘Wasteland’ (along with the original album version). The EP gets a limited … Continue reading →
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EP review: MEMORY OF A MELODY – Burn Alive
Website [Release date 13.03.20] Memory of a Melody hail from San Antonio, Texas and prior to this EP have released three albums – 2011’s ‘Things That Make You Scream’, 2012’s ‘Mouthful of Razors’, and 2013’s ‘Phantom’s and Shadows’. After that … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, Burn Alive, EP, Memory Of A Melody, Nickelback, nu-metal, review, rock
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Album review: GEEZER BUTLER – Reissues
WIN! Competition (closes 30 October 2020) BMG [Release date 30.10.20] Bassist Terry “Geezer” Butler is best known as a founder of Black Sabbath, and not only provided the band’s groove but much of the lyrics. While Black Sabbath endeavoured to … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, Black Sabbath, Black Science, Burton C Bell, Fear Factory, Geezer Butler, Industrial, metal, nu-metal, Ohmwork, Ozzy Osbourne, Plastic Planet, reissues, review, Tony Iommi
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Feature: Albums that time forgot…JAMES LABRIE – Elements Of Persuasion
InsideOut (2005) For many band members, the band becomes all consuming. It means, as a result of the constant cycle of touring, writing and recording, they can’t deliver their own solo album. There are 15 years between John Petrucci’s first … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, Dream Theater, Elements Of Persuasion, feature, heavy metal, James LaBrie, Marco Sfogli, Matt Guillory, Mike Mangini, nu-metal, progressive metal, review
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Album review: COLD – The Things We Can’t Stop
Napalm Records [Release date 13.09.19] Cold return after an extended break – eight years to be precise – with main man Scooter Ward admitting to suffering writers block, which he overcame after discovering Nick Cave’s ‘One More Time With Feeling’ … Continue reading →
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Quick plays: HEKZ, STARSET, HANNE KOLSTO
HEKZ – Caerus Cherry Red Records [Released 03.11.14] This is the second album from up and coming UK based progressive metal band HeKz. They have been picked up by Cherry Red Records who will do a good job I am … Continue reading →
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Gig review: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, Manchester Academy, 1 April 2014
Manchester Academy 1 is about to get its roof well and truly ripped off tonight as Five Finger Death Punch hit town, these American heavy groove metallers are eager to entertain the legendary Manchester crowd but before they get their … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1 April 2014, Five Finger Death Punch, gig, Manchester Academy, metal, nu-metal, Pop Evil, review, rock
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