Browsing all articles tagged with Kurt Ballou.

Kvelertak – Meir – Streaming Online

Friday, March 22, 2013

For those impatient folks amongst us, Kvelertak’s new album, Meir, is available for streaming. Merely days before the official release of Meir, The Quietus are exclusively streaming the album in full. The critically acclaimed album, produced by Converge’s Kurt Ballou,is available to stream here. Guitarist Bjarte Lund Bolland is excited about the forthcoming release, saying [...]

Kvelertak – New Album News

Friday, February 1, 2013

Norwegian heavy rock and rollers, Kvelertak are due to release their next album, the highly anticipated Meir, on the 25th March 2013. With album artwork also unveiled today by Baizley and the critically acclaimed first single release ‘Bruane Brenn’, gives an exciting taste of things to come. Made up of Erlend Hjelvik (vocals), Vidar Landa [...]

The Secret – Agnus Dei Album- UK Tour Dates

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Following their recent tour with Converge, Touch Amore and A Storm Of Light, The Secret return for a European tour with Deafheaven, proving themselves to be an unstoppable force. Formed in 2003, The Secret, with their incendiary brew of blasting and metallic hatred, took the musical world by storm by growing sonically more caustic and [...]

Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind – Album & Tour Details

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

2012 really has been an incredible year for music. We’ve seen so many albums exceeding our expectations, bands raising the bar and releasing some truly stunning bodies of work. Think you’ve heard it all, think again. Heavy music’s most established and innovative band, Converge will release their highly anticipated new studio album, All We Love [...]

Burning Love – Rotten Thing To Say – Album Review

Thursday, July 12, 2012

So I’m in the basement of the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia last year to see Converge. As I walk in, there is a sound coming through the speakers that is not quite hardcore and not quite metal, but definitely with some blues mixed in. The band on stage is 10 feet away and absolutely [...]

Torche – Harmonicraft – Interview With Steve Brooks

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Torche is one of the best live bands out there and their influences shine on their latest masterpiece, Harmonicraft. I caught up with vocalist/guitarist Steve Brooks to see just what makes Torche so successful. And yes, like all of us, Steve does have an opinion on zombies. The new album has all the great hooks, [...]

Black Breath Reveal New Track From Sentenced To Life

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Seattle deathbrigade BLACK BREATH are preparing to unleash their new LP, Sentenced To Life, March 27th via Southern Lord. With 10 tracks in under 33 minutes, Sentenced To Life contains the most demoralizing yet energizing d-beat injected death metal hymns from the band to date, with a bit less rock and roll swagger and more [...]