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It’s hard to judge the scale of support Gojira have in 2012. Opening for metal giants Metallica and critically acclaimed albums are the norm for the French act, but their technical sludge metal is geared more towards fans of Meshuggah than any thrash metal titan. The acclaim will just keep coming with fifth album ‘L’Enfant […]

For the longest time emerging metal acts looked up to the Big 4. They either had the speed of Slayer, the technicality of Megadeth, the aggression of Anthrax, or the mainstream appeal of Metallica. These days, the best of the fresh meat are looking elsewhere for inspiration and thank God they are, because ‘Formshifter’ is […]

I feel sorry for those who like their rock music handed to them. The mainstream stuff that our genre has to offer lately hasn’t been up to scratch. Hell, mainstream across the board is experiencing a lull right now. But if you’re like me and enjoy digging deep for your rock, you’ll know that right […]

Hevy Gest have announced the latest series of bands to be added to their 2012 line-up. Andrew W.K. joins the festival to headline the main stage on the Saturday with Glassjaw leading the line-up in the Rock Sound tent. Protest The Hero and Cancer Bats have both revealed that they will no longer be performing […]

Meshuggah have released a music video for ‘Break Those Bones Whose Sinews Gave It Motion’ which comes from their brand new album ‘Koloss.’ The video was directed by Owe Lingvall of Village Road Film.

For the uninitiated, Meshuggah are heavy. Not just Machine Head heavy; we’re talking kick-you-in-the-balls-and-you’re-gonna-like-it heavy. While, with their 8-stringed guitars, they may have inspired the tech-metal offshoot genre djent, Meshuggah themselves have much more in common with extreme metal and, at times, post-metal. Aptly named opener ‘I Am Colossus’ just about demolishes everything in its […]

Animals As Leaders have announced that drummer Navene Koperweis has parted ways with the band just before their second UK tour. Having previously toured the UK with Between The Buried And Me, Animals As Leaders will now share the stage with Meshuggah on their headline tour with Matt Garstka on drums. Koperweis commented on his […]