Nov 182024
 

(Andy Synn presents three more high quality cuts of pure, A-grade British beef)

Let me tell you something… I love my band, and I love the music that we make (did I mention that we have a new EP out this Friday?) but the truth is we’ve never really found where we belong in the UK Metal scene.

Don’t get me wrong, we’ve played with and befriended some great bands, and at one point even had our own little mini-clique of others like us (Rannoch, Talanas, Spires, Luna’s Call) who also didn’t really “fit in”.

But we’ve always felt like (and, as far as I can tell, been considered) “outsiders”.

However, the three bands I’m talking about today are not only three of the most promising acts in the UK scene (two of whom recently released their long-awaited sophomore albums, with the third being about to release their highly anticipated debut) but could all easily fit together on one bill without sacrificing their own distinct identities.

Which, I guess, also makes them the perfect picks for this edition of “The Best of British”!

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Oct 212021
 

(Andy Synn brings forth another terrific trio of releases from his green and (un)pleasant homeland)

It’s pretty appropriate that I’m doing another “Best of British” column this week, as I just got back from playing a festival in Manchester featuring a wealth of good/great/excellent bands from the UK underground scene.

Of course, since we were there as performers rather than just punters we weren’t able to catch as many bands as we’d have liked, but I encourage you all to keep an eye out (and at least one ear open) for more from up-and-coming Thrash-core whippersnappers Tortured Demon, groove-driven and harmony-laden Post-Grunge metallers Scare Tactics, and cinematic Symphonic Death-dealers Ghosts of Atlantis (whose latest album was covered by our own DGR not long ago), as what we caught from each of them proved very promising indeed.

However, today isn’t about those bands, today is about God ComplexGreen Lung, and Still.
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