For anyone who is remotely interested in death metal, the line-up for this tour is completely obscene. Featuring bands which are currently the biggest trailblazers in modern death metal and not beholden to traditions or convention, this gig promises to be one of the most brutal shows that’s ever came through Academy 2.
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Well, it didn’t take the rock ‘n’ roll industry too long to kick out the post-New Year blooze and get back in full effect, as we had more than 200 singles sent our way over the past couple of weeks. Now, we’re going to let you into a little secret. Are you ready? We actually listened to them all! Well, snippets of them all, at least. And, believe us, there was some quality stuff sent our way – but then, the bands, labels, etc know not to send us any old shit, as that will go straight in the bin… Anyway, here is chief pack mule Monk’s choice of the ones that appealed most to him, or deemed worthy of sharing with our loyal fans out there in the rock ‘n’ roll Überverse…
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Welcome to our ‘Video of the Week’ feature and it was another bumper week of submissions, with some seriously good quality clips hitting our inbox, making our selection slightly more difficult than usual. Fortunately, this week’s feature coincides with the latest edition of the ‘Singles Club’, so you can check out some of the other contenders there…
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Tours like this genuinely make Jase Walker overjoyed that he’s so into the tech metal scene in the UK. There is an absolute wealth of amazing talent just waiting to be heard and it gives him great joy to show people just what’s lurking if you deign to go digging around a bit. The main reason he’s so genuinely excited for this absolutely beastly co-headliner tour featuring two bands that absolutely blew the pants off UK Tech-Fest last year? Both bands were absolutely outstanding and ride that fine line of incredible brutality and infectious melody.
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A rock triple bill awaited our resident gigaholic last night with two sets of local heroes, Attic Theory and Revival Black, sandwiching a real up and comer from south Wales in the form of Scarlet Rebels. With each of the bands high on melody and musical talent, a good evening of music should await in a venue that was previously one of Liverpool’s oldest clubs, The Cabin Club, prior to its new incarnation. A short bus ride into the city centre later and it was time for what proved to be a night high on aural delights….
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