With the departure of drummer Ryan Idris last year, Canadian thrashers Aggression have been looking for a replacement. “We took our time,” reports Denis ‘Sasquatch’ Barthe, “making certain we had found the right skin thrasher. We believe we have found that merciless metal maniac. If you can believe it, he makes Aggression play faster and sound even more violent. He’s played and recorded…
TOLEDO STEEL are premiering a brand new video for the track When The Night Draws In’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XZ_jpL39Qk&lc=z231u3hrwqfmizschacdp433igha50jtja14ftc2qj1w03c010c “‘When The Night Draws In’ was actually the first song we wrote for the album,” explains guitarist Tom Potter. “Matt and I had spent the day before at a gig in London and the next day (once our hangovers had worn off!) we sat down, got…
Hard-working London-based metal act Seven Sisters are proud to announce the recruitment of a new bassist, Gareth ‘Gaz’ Martin. “He first contacted us through Facebook,” says guitarist/vocalist Kyle McNeill. “I think he’d heard of us through a mutual friend. Anyway, straight away we could tell he had the right attitude and after a couple of auditions we offered him the job. It’s still…
Jaguar – ‘Power Games’ (DISS063CDD) Originally released on Neat Records, NEAT 1007, May 1983 Having recorded a single apiece for Heavy Metal Records (‘Back Street Woman’ b/w ‘Chasing The Dragon’)in 1981 and then Neat (‘Axe Crazy’ b/w ‘War Machine’) the following year, Jaguar were approached by Neat Records’ head honcho David Wood to record their debut album for the Tyne & Wear-based label.…
12 January saw Steve Grimmett and Grim Reaper – guitarist Ian Nash, bassist Julian Hill and drummer Mark Pullin – in Portugal, headlining the Hard Metal Fest in Mangualde, where they appeared alongside, amongst others, Chris Holmes Mean Man, Northern Ireland-based thrash band Gama Bomb and French act Agressor. “It was fantastic,” says Steve. “They treated us very well, we got really well…