We caught up with York metalcore heroes Asking Alexandria when their co-headline tour with Texan progressive metallers Nothing More pulled into Dallas this past Sunday night. Regrettably, we weren’t allowed to photograph the local lads, but we did catch plenty of supporting action from Atreyu and Eva Under Fire.
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If you wanted a real showcase of what the Carolinas have to offer as far as heavy music goes, then Amos’ Southend was the place to be this night. The triple billed headlined by Charlotte’s very own Killakoi was a prime example of the amazing amount of musical talent that the region has to offer. The lineup featured three bands that all fall into the general rock and metal category but are all so very different. It made for an exciting evening with a little bit of something to offer everyone.
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With the original incarnation of the band having imploded fairly quickly after their self-titled debut album in 2019, Anglo-American post-punk merchants The Imbeciles spent lockdown 2020 putting a new line-up together, re-imagining their music and getting back on track. They’ve just completed a successful ÜK tour supporting Killing Joke on their ‘Honour The Fire’ tour in March, which has done their profile the world of good, and now they release their second album ‘Imbecilica’, a record written with and produced by Killing Joke’s Youth.
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Having reviewed (and quite liked) the re-release of their long out-of-print debut, ‘Sudden Impact’ in January, Monk thought David O might like to take another listen to this compilation of previously unreleased songs from the band. His original comments about the music being of a time still stand. However, having listened to this selection makes him wonder if the band really knew what they wanted to be at the time. The press release calls it “an eclectic mix of genres”. That it most definitely is and some of it should have remained unreleased. David doesn’t like to be wholly negative, but he’s sure the band must have realised before this release that it was as disparate as Madonna and Meat Loaf.
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‘Mother Of Light’ is the epic first album by dark folk songstress Anne K. O’Neill, under her Serpentent banner. In the accompanying press blurb, her label, Svart Records, say: “As Serpentent, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist Anne K. O’Neill weaves a deep cinematic spell of gothic folk, combining elements of European folk music and neoclassical influences. Transfigured by her extraordinary, evocative vocal style, Serpentent’s Mother of Light is a lush saga”. From what Bona P can gather Anne is new to the scene but appears to be a very talented artist, indeed, samples of her art are included on this, her debut offering. He was intrigued and excited to get into it.
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