Boasting enough impressive guitar work to interpret their motto 'Obey the Riff' as less a slogan, more a raison d’etre, Beastwars...
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Interviews
By J. Watt on Apr 3 2013
Following on from the incredible 'On Distant Shores' being featured as our Song Of The Week, J. Watt spoke to Alex Kelly from the mighty Treebeard about their upcoming debut album Stars Over Somber Skies, Final Fantasy and the current state of post-hardcore.
By J. Air on Mar 30 2013
Having recently released their debut album Living Creatures through Will Swan's newly formed Blue Swan Records, J. Air caught up with Stolas to discuss the album, the themes and inspirations behind it and securing a truly impressive roster of guest vocalists.
By J. Watt on Mar 4 2013
Prior to the release of the second volume of Desperation Is The English Way Vol. 2 (pre-order it here), J. Watt caught up with Rob Clark from Brotherhood Of The Lake to discuss their bleak cover art, bleaker lyrics and the contemporary UK metal scene.
By J. Watt on Feb 19 2013
J. Watt spoke to Phil Fossler vocalist of Octaves about the re-release of Greener Pastures, their upcoming debut for Bridge 9 Records Which Way The Wind Blows and the unusual way that they came to be playing Pianos Become The Teeth's upcoming hometown show.
Track of the Week
Vondelpark - California Analog Dream
Yearning. Warm. Wistful. Beautiful. Hypnotic. Soothing. All suitable adjectives to describe Vondelpark's gorgeous (there's another one) 'California Analog Dream', taken from their debut album Seabed. Lewis Rainsbury's barely-there vocals drift gently atop undercurrents of acoustic guitar, subtle harmonica and gentle percussion to glorious effect.
Features
By J. Drummond on Sep 27 2012
Some great records just aren't recognised as such. Whether ignored and derided by an artist's already established audience because of a change of direction or style, panned by an increasingly fickle and trend-hopping music press or simply lost amongst the enormous volume of albums released each week, some classics remain underrated, undervalued and underexposed. This week J. Drummond revisits and re-evaluates Hopesfall's fourth and final album Magnetic North.
