After a turbulent year for the Swedish giants the Clergy are definitely back in ceremony for their fourth full length effort ‘Prequelle’. Be prepared to revel and worship at the altar of Ghost.
Australian trio Columbus return with ‘A Hot Take On Heart Break’ - the follow up to their 2016 debut release ‘Spring Forever’ - and this album appears to be a massive left turn in their musical direction.
Fresh faced, young upstarts Layover are here with their debut EP 'Your Laughter Never Leaves', chock full of catchy hooks, big choruses and sad lyrics that will give any listener a well needed injection of emo/punk nostalgia.
The Dali Thundering Concept are looking to take the progressive metal world by storm with their second full length album ‘Savages’. They have taken the experience they have gained since the release of ‘Eyes Wide Opium’ and honed their skills to devastating effect.
The boys from Byron Bay return with their sixth full length studio full-length 'Reverence', and have prepared an album that moves them even further away from their humble metalcore beginnings than their previous outing ‘Ire’.
The workhorses that are Palm Reader are back with their third full length album, looking to build upon the already firm foundations that they have
made from themselves in British heavy music. ‘Braille’ looks to be the perfect record for a metal/hardcore fan who is looking for something with
a little more depth and thought involved, and Palm Reader have more of that than most of the other acts in the game right now.
Blessthefall return with their sixth full length studio album, and with the critically well received 'To Those Left Behind' now firmly in their rear view mirror it is anyone's guess what approach the metalcore veterans will take on their latest album 'Hard Feelings'.
Nervus are back with their second full length release 'Everything Dies'. A Powerful, yet wonderfully tuneful journey through alternative rock that engages the listener throughout. This album is Em Foster turning her insightful lyricism away from the introspective subject matter of their previous release and towards the outside world.
Post-hardcore mainstays Senses Fail return with their seventh full length effort and are setting out to prove that age and experience always prevail. Following on from the ultra aggressive 'Renancer' album and the melodic 'Pull The Thorns From Your Heart', the band appear to be aiming to head back to more familiar ground.
Between The Buried And Me are the benchmark for modern day progessive metal. For nearly two decades they have been creating some of the most unencumbered, genre-hopping metal music around and having recently released the first half of their eighth studio album Automata I they show no sign of stopping. We managed to coax them out of their busy schedule to answer a few questions and to see if we could get an insight in to the intricate minds of the band.