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Whourkr - For when extreme metal just isn’t noisy enough.

By Russell Garwood

“We’re just two weird musicians suffering from hair loss and trying everything they can to compensate by making extreme music” I Snor (machines and vocals) introduces his band. And compensate they do. Their music provides an unremitting onslaught, a fusion of genres to intrigue and beguile the listener, bef...

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Cannibal Corpse - Verbisceration Plague

By Neil Hauer

It’s impossible to conceive of death metal without the pioneering influence of Cannibal Corpse. After trailblazing the niche of brutal death metal over twenty years ago, they’re still going strong on the back of their eleventh studio album, Evisceration Plague. I had the chance to speak with the ever-pres...

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Stratovarius - Squirrels and Bottling in Darkest Wolverhampton

By Ellie McGee

Stratovarius are making a fresh start with new guitarist Matias Kupiainen in Wolverhampton of all places, Timo Kotipelto's been meeting some proper English squirrels, and English crowds are apparently the most difficult in the world. Fantastic.
Lauri Porra; bassist.
Matias Kupiainen; guitarist and newbie.
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Razor of Occam: Drink and Thrash Till Death

Razor of Occam: Drink and Thrash Till Death
By Johnny Orlando, Jr.

"Occam’s Razor" is the theory that the barest, rawest, simplest answer is typically the correct one. In keeping with their name, London’s Razor of Occum can be described as a band that, according to Alex Antoniou (Bass/Backing Vocals), simp...

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Alestorm - The Power of Ale

Alestorm - The Power of Ale
by Ryan Starr

Interviewing Alestorm has been one of the more entertaining interviews I've done. Before the doors even opened they were working hard on their buzz and have a good time. So without further ado, come on the bus with Alestorm. They have cake!

Chris – Keyboards
Dan...

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