Not content with just reviewing My Ruin’s ferocious newbie ‘A Southern Revelation’, Dani also got to pop her interview cherry by asking Mick and Tairrie Murphy a few questions prior to their upcoming UK tour. Read on for tales of their love for the UK, the truth about how far women in metal have come, and their triumph over Tiefdruck…
We missed this one when it first came out. Shame on us. Ryan Neal extols the virtues of genre-blending and even develops a bit of a man-crush.
Zakk Appleyard rolls out the Confederate flag, throws some ribs on the grill and gets acquainted with Lamb of God’s newest offering, Resolution.
Onemetal’s Jack Traveller descends from his elitist ivory tower to wade in the mire of metalcore. Is he as happy as a pig in mud in this unfamiliar territory, or will he eat the apple but fuck the ‘core?
OneMetal caught up with Dave McPherson of tech-metal band InMe to find out more about their PledgeMusic campaign and see what’s been going on since the last time we spoke.
After his critical gushing over the band’s last album, who better to have a chat with Cormorant mainman Arthur von Nagel than our own Rob McAuslan? Warning: contains politics, black metal and dog semen.
First Pushmo, now Mighty Switch Force – is Nintendo’s 3DS finally becoming a platform with decent digital downloads? Ryan Scully dons his thigh-high boots, pushes the 3D slider to maximum and finds out.
Skin Like Iron and Nails have got together and self-made this split EP. Was it worth their while?
Super Crate Box is the latest hit desktop game to be ported to iOS for fun and profit and with over 28 million crates collected so far its clearly been a big hit on the new platform. Has it survived the transition to touch screen intact? Is it actually fun or merely a pixelated torture device for nerds? Oliver Longden is torn, in more ways than one.
Lovably eccentric trad-metallers Lords of the Trident indulge their 80s action movie fantasies in the video for ‘Face of the Enemy’ – Phil Whitehouse is on hand to provide commentary.
Not many franchises make it to 4 decent films, let alone with 15 years between them. Colin Hamilton checks out the latest in the series.
Chicago pit starters Harm’s Way give us a lesson in the art of the beatdown with Isolation, a lesson we won’t soon forget.
Chris Ward takes a listen to the new self-titled album from North Carolina sluggers Corrosion of Conformity and asks “Pepper who?”
Brooklyn-based hardcore/noise trio Vise Massacre unleash their long-awaited debut album ‘Expendable Humans’ – Phil Whitehouse trudges into the slaughterhouse.
Yee haw! Onemetal’s Jack Traveller checks out Ministry founder Al Jourgensen’s country side project. Is Uncle Buck Jack’s favourite deputy, or is this town too small for the both of them?
What kind of band lives in a place like this? Rob McAuslan examines Dwellings, the second album from prog-metal titans-to-be Cormorant.
Perennial London rockers Orange Goblin return after a five-year studio sabbatical. Rob McAuslan dusts off his cut-off denim jacket and gets ready to spread his dandruff hither and yon.
If you like whisky, cigarettes, motorbikes, obnoxious punk rock and Motörhead, then chances are you’ll like this. Ryan Neal reviews Iron Lamb’s debut album.
The Metroid franchise has a long and distinguished history of being milked like the only cow at a cheese convention, but was there a point where the series got the formula bang to rights rendering the rest of the franchise instantly pointless? Oliver Longden presents Metroid Fusion as his pick for the highlight of the series.
What kind of monk steals an innocent man’s trainers, teabags him, covers him in graffiti then chains him to a crucifix with a bag over his head? In the first Screen Test of 2012, Phil Whitehouse checks out Venezuelan sludge metallers Cultura Tres’ ‘Purified’ in search of the answer to that question.