While far from being an objectively bad album, 'Afterburner' ends up suffering from some less than memorable songs, which hinder this otherwise great, and quite experimental, ninth Dance Gavin Dance record.
By revisiting sounds from their back catalogue and fusing them together with novel motifs and soundscapes, Enter Shikari have managed to piece together an album that is ambitious, eclectic, and quintessential Shikari: 'Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible'.
'HUMAN. :II: NATURE.' might prove to be the Finns’ most progressive release to date - it definitely is the most symphonic. To some, the discrepancy between the two “Human” and “Nature” parts may seem like a let down or a disappointment, while to others it may be just what they had been waiting for from Nightwish.
Everything’s a bit weird right now isn’t? We at Bring The Noise UK hope you’re all being safe and looking after each other. Speaking of looking after people, now’s the time we could really look after the bands we love. So how can we all help the artists whose music has helped us through our hard times and been a soundtrack to the best night of our lives, now that they need us? A lot of them are trying to adapt, and use technology to help raise funds, and keep their music in your mind while you’re stuck inside. And since you are stuck inside, why not tune into some of these innovative live streams? Here’s some ways you can help...
Almost four full years after their last release, 2016’s 'Brotherhood of the Snake', Bay Area thrash titans Testament return with their latest record: 'Titans of Creation'. With the recent announcement that singer Chuck Billy has been diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus, this brings a new sense of “urgency” and importance to this release. While all of us here at Bring The Noise UK wish him the best of health and a speedy recovery, here's what we think of the band's latest offering.
Former members of the Devin Townsend Project, Threat Signal and more have joined forces as Imonolith to release their solid debut album, 'State of Being'.
Canadian post-hardcore act Silverstein return with their great tenth record, 'A Beautiful Place to Drown'.
Alcest recently made their return to Romania on their Spiritual Instinct European Tour, playing in Cluj-Napoca for the very first time. With Birds In Row and Kælan Mikla also coming along for the ride.
The Night Flight Orchestra returns with their greatly enjoyable fifth airborne adventure thus far: 'Aeromantic'.
Biff Byford and his band Saxon were one of the first bands to spearhead the 'New Wave of British Heavy Metal' movement towards the end of the ‘70s. So what do you do when you’ve been the vocalist of one of the finest heavy metal bands, for over 40 years? You make a solo record, of course! We recently caught up with Biff to talk all about his debut solo album, 'School of Hard Knocks'.