Blood Youth [Interview]

Blood Youth

Blood Youth have been through a lot over the last year, from the dissolution of previous project Climates, and the introduction of vocalist Kaya Tarsus, to gutting relationship issues. TMMP got chatting to Kaya and Sam Bowden (guitar) in advance of the June 22 release of brand new EP Inside My Head (reviewed on TMMP here)…

Your new EP, Inside My Head, is set to drop soon. How’re you feeling right now? 

Kaya: We’re all feeling really good right now! Theres a very positive atmosphere in the Blood Youth camp right now. We cant wait for Read more…

Posted on 19 May 2015

Calling Apollo [Interview]

Calling Apollo

If you’re into bands who make a conscious effort to do something different, Calling Apollo are well worth checking out. Here, vocalist Chris Neale chats about creative development, Calling Apollo’s earliest days, and new EP Hunter/Gatherer

Your new EP Hunter/Gatherer is a real step up from your last release. What did you do to push yourselves to the next level?

We didn’t Read more…

Posted on 18 May 2015

Employed To Serve [Interview]

Employed To Serve

Having had my ears blown by Employed To Serve’s debut long-player Greyer Than You Remember and seen the Woking-based post-hardcore upstarts tear through a riotous Palm Reader support slot, I can safely say that if you love hardcore-related shenanigans and haven’t checked these guys out yet, you need to fix that ASAP.

A bleak and brutal whirlwind of off-kilter riffs, hectic drum abuse, and scorching vocals, Greyer Than You Remember represents pure, no-shortcut quality; over the course of every track, Employed To Serve push themselves past their own limits and into the previously unknowable. Here, ETS vocalist Justine Jones chats about her band’s origin story, self-worth, onstage nerves, and some sick future tour plans…

Your album Greyer Than You Remember is dropping on May 25th. How do you feel right now?

Really excited! We’ve had some of these songs written for a year, so we’re really happy to finally be playing them live and for people to be able to listen to them!

How would you describe your creative evolution over the course of your last few releases and the creation of Greyer Than You Remember?

Pretty drastic! I feel like we’ve forced Read more…

Posted on 17 May 2015

The Sun Explodes [Interview]

The Sun Explodes

TMMP caught up with The Sun Explodes a week ahead of the release of new EP The Calm, The Storm (reviewed on TMMP here) to talk origin stories, advice, and the band’s plans for the remainder of 2015… Read more…

Posted on 16 May 2015

The Sun Explodes – ‘The Calm, The Storm’ [Review]

The Sun Explodes

Armed with an arsenal of killer riffs, slinky licks, intelligent lyrics and off-kilter rhythms, The Sun Explodes are blazing a path toward somewhere fresh and challenging. While many modern prog-metal bands continue to ride Periphery’s coattails, these guys are pushing into new territory – and the results of their efforts are very, very cool.

There is a distinct sense of transition rather than arrival on Read more…

Posted on 16 May 2015

Hinder – ‘When The Smoke Clears’ [Review]

Hinder

As a set of classic-style hard rock tracks, When The Smoke Clears does the job. There’s no faulting Hinder’s musicianship or songwriting skills; every track on this album was ready-made for arena/festival-level consumption. The songs on When The Smoke Clears will stick in your head for a good while, and Hinder’s long-time fans are sure to get off on them.

Beyond that, however, there’s not much else to it. For starters, there’s no passion at all – performed and theatrical, forced attitude that connects on the shallowest intellectual level, sure, but that’s as far as Read more…

Posted on 15 May 2015

Blood Youth – ‘Inside My Head’ [Review]

Blood Youth

Thick. Solid. Big. Full of spunk.

Get your mind out of the gutter – this is a melodic hardcore EP we’re talking about. Honest.

Listening to Inside My Head‘s five cuts of plectrum-eroding, string-melting, Read more…

Posted on 13 May 2015

Calling Apollo – ‘Hunter / Gatherer’ [Review]

Calling Apollo

What a difference a year makes.

Fans of Arcane Roots, Coheed And Cambria, Deftones, and SikTh are guaranteed to find something to love inside this EP. Calling Apollo may make their influences obvious, but they’re playing with a wicked mix of punchy riffs, well-defined tones, and great songcraft. It’s certainly a leap forward from Read more…

Posted on 12 May 2015

Cyclamen – ‘Departure (Feat. Yuuri)’ [Review]

Cyclamen

Imagine a Japanese tech-metal band distantly orbiting Planet SikTh, and augmented by Yuuri of Outside The Coma. Think grim post-rock atmospherics, tangled and tortured riffs, and frenetic beats.

Sounds sick? You bet. And below, you’ll find Read more…

Posted on 10 May 2015

No Consequence – ‘Speechless’ [Review]

No Consequence

No Consequence have made a name for themselves on the back of fragmented metalcore melodies and twisted tech riffs – and Speechless marks their ascension to a new evolutionary level.

Drawing influence from the likes of Read more…

Posted on 30 April 2015

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