James Parry-Smith
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Jim Dan Dee Discusses New Music, Motown, and Definitively Answers Whether or Not Blues is Alive and Well
As ageing, jaded rock stars continue to announce that “rock is dead” while clinging desperately to some semblance of relevance, bands across the globe are keeping it very much alive. Blues and rock n’ roll are two genres that go together like Les Pauls and humbuckers, and Toronto native James “Jim Dan Dee” Stefanuk is most definitely here to stay. With a lineup completed by Justin Goran (bass),… → Read More
Leeched - “To Dull the Blades of Your Abuse” [Album Review]
With a furious brand of riff-heavy hardcore and powerviolence that could level buildings, Manchester trio Leeched return with their strongest and most harrowing release yet, To… → Read More
HELLCATS - “190 Proof” Artist of the Month (February 2019)
With a no-holds-barred, dirty rock‘n’roll debut album, The Hex and the Healer, now under their belts, Johannesburg, South Africa-based hell-raisers Hellcats were a shoo-in for our… → Read More
THE NIMBWITS - “190 Proof” Artist of the Month (January 2019)
Every now and then, a band comes along and stops us cold in our tracks. It’s always a singular moment, defined either by a recent live performance, where we were enchanted from their vantage point on stage or after their record starts spinning. Either way, there are moments when we fall in love with artists, and it’s exactly this type of admiration that's inspired us to start our 190 Proof… → Read More
Limitless Form: An Interview with MITCH WELLS and BRYAN FUNCK of THOU, Plus Curated Spotify Playlist!
After a prolific 2018 with a full-length, three EPs and a split EP, Baton Rouge quintet Thou continue to live outside any presupposed musical confines. We… → Read More
Sulphur Aeon - “The Scythe of Cosmic Chaos” [Album Review]
Whilst H.P. Lovecraft’s legacy has inspired the artwork, lyrics, concepts and song titles of countless bands over the years within the realms of metal, very few worship at the altar of Yog‑Sothoth quite as devotedly as Sulphur Aeon. The German quintet’s enthusiasm for the venerable horror master and his works is about as inconspicuous as Ola Larsson’s jaw-dropping album art, which once again… → Read More
AMERICAN STANDARDS - “190 Proof” Artist of the Month (November 2018)
Every now and then, a band comes along and stops us cold in our tracks. It’s always a singular moment, defined either by a recent live performance, where we were enchanted from their vantage point on stage or after their record starts spinning. Either way, there are moments when we fall in love with artists, and it’s exactly this type of admiration that's inspired us to start our 190 Proof… → Read More
Damnation Festival @ Leeds University Union (Leeds, UK) on November 3, 2018 [Festival Review]
A swarm of underground metal and rock bands invaded Leeds University Union once again this month for the fourteenth installment of the UK’s Damnation Festival. PureGrainAudio… → Read More
OMNIUM GATHERUM European/UK Tour London Ticket Giveaway!
PRIZING: ONE (1) lucky fan will win two FREE tickets to the London (UK) show at The Dome on Friday November 16th, 2018! → Read More
...And Justice For Art: Interview with Artist and Musician JOSH GRAHAM
On the verge of both a European tour with Mono and the release of A Storm of Light’s new album Anthroscene, artist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Josh… → Read More
PARADISE LOST to Release 'Host
On March 16th, Britain's cult metallers Paradise Lost will release a remastered version of their legendary seventh studio album, Host → Read More
COVE Stream New Single 'Coincide:Collide'; Sophomore EP ‘A Conscious Motion’ Due on March 23rd, 2018
Kent metal mob Cove reveal sophomore EP details & stream single ‘Coincide:Collide’. → Read More
GOLD Release Remix EP Plus Accompanying Video
GOLD release remix EP plus video, with all proceeds to be donated to the preservation of the critically endangered white-backed vulture. → Read More
In Conversation with SOLACE IN EXILE: Mike Lambeth on Musicals, Manga and Metal!
We spoke with Australian metallers Solace in Exile about their intricate writing process, metal meets musicals, and shouting expletives at audiences. → Read More
CHRCH To Release New Album via Neurot Recordings, plus Artwork and Tour Dates Announced
On April 27th, Sacramento doom lords CHRCH will release new album Light Will Consume Us All via Neurot Recordings. Artwork, track-listing and tour dates have also… → Read More
COVE Stream New Single 'Coincide:Collide'; Sophomore EP ‘A Conscious Motion’ Due on March 23rd, 2018
Kent metal mob Cove reveal sophomore EP details & stream single ‘Coincide:Collide’. → Read More
PARADISE LOST to Release 'Host
On March 16th, Britain's cult metallers Paradise Lost will release a remastered version of their legendary seventh studio album, Host → Read More
AGRIMONIA Release New Album 'Awaken' Via Southern Lord
Agrimonia have returned with their new album Awaken, out now on Southern Lord. → Read More