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All Pigs Must Die – ‘Hostage Animal’

The last few years have truly been a golden age for the metal/hardcore supergroup. Some of the most stunning music that’s bled from our speakers has been the product of seasoned veterans convening and throwing their collective bands’ sonic fury together to form gargantuan new musical monstrosities.

Wednesday 25 October 2017

Converge – ‘The Dusk In Us’

It’s difficult to think of a more highly respected band in underground heavy music than Converge – understandable when your ranks include the owner of the label every heavy band dreams of signing to, and the producer every heavy band dreams of recording with. Not to mention the fact

Monday 09 October 2017

This week’s ten tracks from Lee Jackson

We kicked off our weekly guest playlist feature with Wall of Sound’s Lee Jackson last week and Lee is back to give you another ten tracks to kick-start your week. We’ve added this week’s tracks to last week’s to create a cumulative playlist, so don’t worry if you missed

Wednesday 27 September 2017

Converge share new single ‘Reptillian’

Converge have released ‘Reptilian’, another new single from the Boston-based, heavy-music innovator’s forthcoming album ‘The Dusk In Us’, set for release via Epitaph and Deathwish on November 3rd, 2017. From its haunting intro to its frenetic apex, ‘Reptilian’ perfectly embodies the avant-garde sensibilities and cathartic energy of ‘The Dusk In Us’. The

Friday 01 September 2017

ArcTanGent @ Fernhill Farm, Bristol

Tuesday 15 August 2017

Converge stream new track ‘Under Duress’ and announce new studio album

Converge are currently streaming a new single ‘Under Duress’ on Spotify and Itunes. The single along with ‘I Can Tell You About Pain’ is taken from their forthcoming album ‘The Dusk In Us’ which is set for release on November 3rd. ‘The Dusk In Us’ is

Wednesday 09 August 2017

Our guide to ArcTanGent 2017

There are plenty of festivals to enjoy over the British summer season but though there’s plenty of choice, it’s common to see similar bands appear across multiple line-ups, making many of them feel quite similar. At ArcTanGent things work a little differently; with a focus on math-rock, post-rock and

Thursday 27 July 2017

Converge return to tell us all about the pain

Aged around 25 years to perfection, Converge were the first ‘serious’ metal band I ever got into, at the ripe age of 13. Whilst some may argue their most recent efforts lacked the bite that albums like ‘Jane Doe’ and ‘Petitioning The Sky’ embarked on, I feel at this

Wednesday 26 July 2017

Converge share new video for ‘I Can Tell You About Pain’

Following the release of their new song, ‘I Can Tell You About Pain’, Converge have premiered a new video for it at NPR. It provides insight into the band’s forthcoming yet to be titled new album, which will be released later this year via Deathwish, Inc. and Epitaph Records. The

Tuesday 25 July 2017

Converge stream two new singles ‘I Can Tell You about Pain’ and ‘Eve’

Hardcore giants Converge are currently streaming two new singles ‘I Can Tell You about Pain’ and ‘Eve’ via spotify. The singles are the band’s first studio tracks since 2016’s ‘Redux’ of ‘You Fail Me’ and 2012’s ‘All We Love We Leave Behind’.