The undisputed power metal album of the year! Canada’s most exciting metal band, Unleash The Archers, recently ascended to worldwide power metal domination with their dual-concept releases of 2017’s Apex and 2020’s breakout triumph Abyss. The latter won a JUNO Award for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year, debuted at #1 on the US Current
***Noot van de hoofdredacteur: We keken er zo verdomd naar uit: het eerste festival waar mondmaskers niet nodig waren, waar je kan gaan, staan en praten met je wil, waar een moshpit, circlepit en crowdsurfin’ weer eens kon, waar … kortom waar het leuk vertoeven is en je plezier kan maken zoals jij dat wil.
Het toch wel befaamde Alcatraz Hard Rock & Metal Festival, kortweg “Alcatraz” in de volksmond, zorgt voor een leuke affiche war tal van metalheads hun gading in zullen kunnen vinden. Drie dagen lang is Kortrijk het episch metalcentrum van het land. We overlopen even de bands en geven wat duiding wat je kan gaan verwachten.
De kogel lijkt dan uiteindelijk toch door de kerk: het befaamde Alcatraz Hard Rock & Metal Festival, in de volksmond kortweg afgekort tot “Alcatraz”, mag als een van de eerste “grote” festivals, zeker op gebied van metal en aanverwante subgenres, de spits afbijten. Geen vier dagen zoals eerder aangekondigd, maar wel drie volwaardige dagen met
*When did you really get involved into music in general and into metal specific? Who was responsible for your interest in (metal) music? Music has always been a huge part of my family, and I have been singing since before I can remember. I used to take my Dad’s old SM87 and stand on the
Hinayana: Death Of The Cosmic Austin, Texas-based melodic death-doom metal unit Hinayana have been turning heads in the metal scene since their formation in 2014, starting out as a one-man band spearheaded by frontman Casey Hurd. Now, after releasing their crushing 2018 full-length Order Divine and subsequently securing the attention of Napalm Records, Hinayana are
Less than a year after the release of their covers EP Explorers, Canadian melodic power metal quartet Unleash The Archers are back with a brand new 10-track masterpiece in the form of their fifth full-length album, Abyss. Lifted by the urgent, breathtaking vocals of frontwoman Brittney Slayes, on Abyss, the band re-cements themselves as an
Unleash The Archers return with their new EP Explorers, to be released on 11th October 2019 via Napalm Records, only two years after having released their smashing album Apex. The EP will feature two cover songs. The first single to be released on 30th August 2019 is called “Northwest Passage”, originally written and performed by
