Featured Bands

Pythia recently had a record release gig at London's Borderline for new album The Serpent's Curse and you can check out the review of that here.

Prior to the gig Emily took time out to catch up with our scribe Nick.

Interview – Emily Ovenden of Pythia

by Nicholas Holmes

Bill Shankly, the legendary Liverpool FC manager, once claimed football is not a matter of life or death, it's more important than that. Maybe the same applies to heavy metal. 

The release of “The Serpent's Curse” is something of a triumph against the odds for Pythia. Released through their own label with no help from big record companies, they are determinedly flying the flag for British metal on their 

The Californian band revolving around lead singer Jill Janus has joined the Napalm family!

The US metal outfit will release their debut in  spring / summer of 2012.

Jill Janus states:

Search the net and you’ll find very little about Nine Covens, a band shrouded in mystery…

"Featuring current and ex-members of some of the key extreme bands from the last decade, Nine Covens came together to explore the darker, more brooding aspects of Black Metal and in doing so have created a virulent, belligerent and passionate account of the weakness that exists in humanity.

Their need to challenge these human failings and those of all enemies of reason have resulted in their debut album …On The Coming Of Darkness. A confrontation to the eternally weak and all who follow without question to reflect on themselves and consider an alternative."

Last week saw the IndigO2 host The Metal Hammer Golden God awards and the resulsts are out.  We see it as a nice excuse to run a photo of a legend with some easy on the eye ladies.  The Sexy Sophisticats Gentleman’s Club Girls join Alice Cooper on the Red Carpet at The Hammer Golden Gods Awards. Alice is playing a very intimate gig at London's 100 club next week...

I discovered Omotai a few months back after buying a Black Breath album and the site "recommending" that I check out Omotai.  I was not disappointed and decided to get in touch to find out more.  Hit up the player to check them out and have a read to see what they're all about, they're supporting Yob and Dark Castle in the US soon...