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So I recently went to Mammothfest's second 'presents' show of the year, and this time it was death metal galore with Vader , Immolation plus supports! I'm very pleased to say that my review of the main stage has been featured on Terrorizer online! This is a very proud and cool moment for me! Check out the review here: http://www.terrorizer.com/news/live-review-vader-immolation-16-april-2017-arch-brighton/ Bands reviewed: Vader, Immolation, Enslavement, Mutually Assured Destruction, Hades Lab, Seprevation, Divine Chaos, Krysthla, Monument Of Misanthropy. To find out more about Mammothfest and upcoming Mammothfest presents shows go here: https://www.facebook.com/MammothfestUK/ www.mammothfest.uk http://mammothfest.uk/STORE/

Nottingham metallers The Five Hundred unveil lyric video ‘The Rush’, taken from their upcoming EP, ‘The Veil' The Five Hundred have been hard at work writing their latest EP, ‘The Veil’ , the follow-up to their 2015 EP, ‘Winters’ . ‘The Veil’ was produced by Justin Paul Hill (Sikth, Heart of a Coward, Betraying The Martyrs) and will be released on April 21st , 2017 via London Road Records. ‘The Veil’ is a collection of the band's most haunting, heavy and darkly melodic work so far. As a preview of what to expect from ‘The Veil’ , The Five Hundred have unveiled their first taste from the EP with new lyric video for ‘The Rush’ .The haunting video shows gruesome, horror movie-like imagery, including a creepy dolls head and bloody knives. See the video below! The Five Hundred is a five-piece that formed in late 2014, providing technical, melodic metal from the rough streets of Nottingham, UK. The quintet is known for unleashing barrages of down-tuned riffs and m...

Stone Circle announces crowdfunding campaign to record EP in 2016 Progressive metal band Stone Circle (UK) has set up a crowdfunding campaign to aid their next recording, to be done at Bandit Studios (with producer Jonny Renshaw - guitarist for Devil Sold His Soul, ex Mahumodo). The EP will be their 5th release to date and Stone Circle are calling on fans to help contribute towards the recording, including limited edition signed copies of the EP upon its release on pre-order. The band are hoping to raise £1500 to cover the full cost of recording and mastering. www.indiegogo.com/projects/stone-circle-ep-metal Stone Circle has had several accolades from the press, including Terrorizer Magazine stating: “What with Opeth going all 'full-prog' on us, the time couldn’t be better for a new band to take up the mantle of king purveyors of intelligent, melodic and progressively-minded death metal.” Metal Hammer gave the group 8/10 for their performance at UKTechfest “...Their Op...

Intelligible progressive metallers from Brighton release their sophomore self-titled album through Terrorizer magazine, which can be picked up for free with the latest issue, as well as being available through the usual music outlets, such as Spotify, iTunes and Google Store. Although on the face of it, seven songs doesn’t seem much, believe me when I say they cram a lot in to each and every song, in the best way possible!.. Opening song `Beekeeper’ chugs to life with demonic vocals, intricate dynamic guitars and a hell of a lot of ethereal atmospheric vibes – you could say this is a ‘buzz’ worthy opening that will take you through a musical exploration and will leave a ‘sting’, especially with the shift half way through taking a more darker turn, as well introducing powerful clean vocals which help give more depth and emphasis. There are many elements and transitions here, but it is executed with such precision and style making it flow and remain coherent... ‘Easter I...