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Architects Parts Ways with Guitarist Josh Middleton (Sylosis)
Architects has announced they have parted ways with guitarist Josh Middleton (Sylosis), who had been with the band since 2016 as a touring musician, with an association with the band dating back to 2012. He had replaced co-founding guitarist Tom Searle, who had died in 2015. According to the post, the split is amicable and the band thanked Josh for his time in the band. Josh has yet to comment. The band just opened a series of shows for Metallica on the M72 Tour.
ALBUM REVIEW: Allochiria – Commotion
The trajectory of the Greek sludge/post-metal unit Allochiria’s career started pretty long ago in 2008. To this day, they have released a self-titled EP and three full-length LPs to note. While being strong on post-metal coded slow-paced progressions, they also incorporate a touch of hardcore nuance manifested by how vocalist Irene presents inclement blackened growls on their songs. And, so, they are back on releasing a full-length, which is also their third one, titled Commotion via Venerate Industries.
Glacially Musical Pouredcast 132: Ronnie James Dio “Live in Fresno” Unboxing and Review
GMP’s Nik and Keefy go deeeeeep on Ronnie James Dio ‘s 2023 Record Store Day drop of Dio “Live In Fresno!” Nik unboxes this sexy beast and we do a track-by-track analysis of the vinyl quality, the concert recording itself, and the setlist choices by Dio of his originals, covers of his own material with Black Sabbath, Rainbow, and more.
ALBUM REVIEW: Ruim – Black Royal Spiritism – I – O Sino da Igreja
Rune Erickson aka Blasphemer has created an impressive career in black metal. After a decade-long run in Mayhem, he has also found himself performing with Aura Noir and Hammer of the Gods, along with many other side projects that fall into other sub-genres of metal. Here is his newest project which sonically falls closer to Mayhem. This was started in 2020 with Aggressor drummer Cesar Vesvre.
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Sick New World Festival Live at Las Vegas Fairgrounds
Some people told me I was crazy when I decided I was going to go to the Sick New World Fest, a debut Metal and Rock Festival in Las Vegas. In the month of May. I hate to sound like a boomer and complain about the heat in Las Vegas, which is an actual desert, but the bottom line is I knew in advance it was going to be hot as hell, and it certainly lived up to that prediction. That being said I was really excited to come to the festival enjoy a day with my metal community and see some incredible bands; some I had never seen ever, and some I had not seen in a long time.
Bleeding Through Books a 20th Anniversary Gig for “This Is Love, This Is Murderous” Album with Dead To Fall, Walls Of Jericho, and More
Reactivated Metalcore originators veterans Bleeding Through have announced a special performance celebrating the 20th anniversary of their third studio album, This Is Love, This Is Murderous. The gig will take place at The Crowfoot, in Detroit. on August 19 for a show featuring tracks from the album with the band sharing the stage with a lineup of other noteworthy acts, including Dead To Fall, Let It Die, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Too Pure To Die, and Walls Of Jericho.
Watch Pro-Shot Video of Metallica Performing “Blackened” Live on the M72 World Tour in Paris
Metallica kicked off their M72 World Tour in Amsterdam on April 27th, 2023! Playing in the round and on a “no repeats” weekend format: two shows in each city, no repeats, the band played some brand new songs, deep cuts, and hits! Watch a pro-shot video of the band performing “Blackened!” Metallica recently released their new album 72 Seasons, which landed at #1 on the UK charts and now, #2 in the US, according to Billboard. read our reviews here and here. 72 Seasons released on Blackened Recordings on April 14th, 2023!
Ghost Cult’s Weekly Ritual LIVE Rock and Metal News Show 5-26-23 Cruel Summer Edition
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ALBUM REVIEW: Legion Of The Damned
After a four-year break, Dutch death/thrashers Legion of the Damned return with The Poison Chalice (Napalm Records), the band’s eighth full-length studio release their inception in 2005. Originally called Occult, only drummer Erik Fleuren and frontman Maurice Swinkel remain from that early incarnation spawned in 1992, the band never deviating far from their original sound, consistently honing their attack into an even more effective riff machine with each successive record.