Few music videos of the last few years have been as funny as the one for ‘You Call that a Knife? This is a Knife!’ by professional Australian trend-chasers Capture the Crown. The impossibly young-looking group spend four minutes in the School of Rock splayed-leg ‘power stance’, while their vocalist dances behind a dented box […]
SONG REVIEW – “The Negative One” by Slipknot
The greatest metal band of the 21st century has finally stirred from a six-year (creative, at least) slumber, and the pulse of the maggots has at long last restarted. Many questions hung over Slipknot’s return, not least how they’d fare without either sadly deceased bassist and lead songwriter Paul Gray, or lynchpin drummer Joey Jordison. […]
ALBUM REVIEW – “Hydra” by Within Temptation
Anybody with even a passing interest in Greek mythology will know that the Hydra was a multi-headed reptilian monster. The legendary beast is the namesake for the new Within Temptation record, allegedly as they feel it represents the many different aspects of their music. They are indeed a band that have seen steady evolution over […]
ALBUM REVIEW – “Clear” EP by Periphery
The clear frontrunners of an extremely healthy crop of young progressive metal bands fusing the crushing polyrhythms of Meshuggah with pleasing melodies and ambient influences, Periphery have come a long way since their genesis as the musical vehicle for guitarist Misha Mansoor. 2012’s sophomore full-length record, the wonderfully monikered Periphery II: This Time It’s Personal […]





