FERGIE FREDERIKSEN Passes Away At Age Of 62 January 18th, 2014 Melodic rock singer Dennis Hardy ‘Fergie’ Frederiksen passed away on January 18th, 2014 at the age of 62, his passing following a lengthy battle with liver cancer. Frederiksen was previously the vocalist of Toto, having lent vocals to 1984 studio effort Isolation. And as […]
KVELERTAK Win In ‘Metal’ Category At 42nd Annual Spellemann Awards January 18th, 2014 Oslo, Norway-based rock group Kvelertak were honoured in the ‘Metal’ category at the 42nd annual Spellemann awards (the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Awards. The event was held on January 18th, 2014 at Konserthus in Stavanger, Norway, and was broadcast live on […]
BLACK MAGICWizard’s Spell High Roller (2014)Rating: 6.5/10 This Norwegian band is the brainchild of duo Jon (guitar, bass, vocals) and the more atmospherically named Sadomancer (drums, vocals), and they’ve decided to trawl the blackest depths of the 80s in order to produce their own crusty slab of retro metal. Traditional through and through, Wizard’s Spell […]
CONVULSE Part Ways With Second Guitarist Kristian Kangasniemi January 17th, 2014 Nokia, Finland-based death metal group Convulse parted ways with second guitarist Kristian Kangasniemi, revealing this development on January 17th, 2014. Convulse issued the following statement: “Convulse announces that second guitarist Kristian Kangasniemi has left the band due to personal reasons. We wish all the […]
CULTEDOblique To All Paths Relapse (2014)Rating: 8/10 I could probably count on the fingers of one hand the doom metal bands that have impressed me over the last year or so, but Canada’s Culted are one of those bands who have come up with the goods. Formed in 2007, this murky quartet have offered three […]
THE EXPLOITED Sign Contract With Nuclear Blast Records January 17th, 2014 Edinburgh, Scotland-based punk rock group The Exploited inked a record contract with Nuclear Blast Records, revealing this development on January 17th, 2014. Vocalist Wattie Buchan issued the following statement: “At last, after giving my word four years ago that we would sign to Nuclear […]
4ARM Recruit Markus Johansson As Lead Vocalist And Guitarist January 17th, 2014 Melbourne, Australia-based groove metal group 4arm recruited Markus Johansson as its lead vocalist and guitarist, revealing this development on January 17th, 2014. 4arm issued the following statement: “After much deliberation, it is our pleasure to welcome back Markus Johansson front and centre for […]
NASHVILLE PUSSY Release ‘Up The Dosage’ January 8th, 2014 Atlanta, Georgia-based rock group Nashville Pussy issued studio full-length album Up The Dosage on January 17th, 2014 in Germany through Steamhammer Records. The label also scheduled release in the rest of Europe for the 20th, and also North American release for the 21st. Rick Beato handled […]
MORE THAN A THOUSAND Sign Contract With eOne / Good Fight January 17th, 2014 Portuguese metalcore group More Than A Thousand inked a record contract with eOne Music via a partnership with Good Fight Music, revealing this development on January 17th, 2014. More Than A Thousand guitarist Filipe Oliviera issued the following statement: “We feel […]
CHROME DIVISION Release Fourth Album ‘Infernal Rock Eternal’ January 17th, 2014 Oslo, Norway-based rock ’n’ roll / metal group Chrome Division issued fourth full-length studio album Infernal Rock Eternal on January 17th, 2014 in Europe (excluding the United Kingdom) through Nuclear Blast Records. The label also scheduled United Kingdom release for the 20th, and North […]
