WHITECHAPEL tour dates for 2020
Live report ELBRIOT 2019, Hamburg – 17.08.2019
With Elbriot 2019 a successful era of a festival in the city of Hamburg comes to an end, at least when it's about location. Due to construction activities in the area and a permanent Harry Potter theater production at Mehr Theater! the area isn’t available anymore from 2020 onwards. However, the plan is to continue... Continue Reading →
CD review OBEY THE BRAVE ‘Balance’
(8/10) Canadian metalcore powerhouse Obey The Brave has their homebase in Montreal, Quebec and that's where they started their metal journey back in 2011. Since then the quintet released three full-length longplayers with 'Balance' being number four. The new album features nine songs and with a running time of 29 minutes, meaning the album isn't... Continue Reading →
CD review WALKWAYS ‘Bleed Out, Heal Out’
(7/10) 2018 was the year when I took notice of Walkways for the very first time. The band got the opening slot for In Flames and toured with the Swedish metal powerhouse through Europe. I could witness the show in Utrecht and I have to say that the band from tel Aviv, Israel left a... Continue Reading →
CD review NINE SHRINES ‘Retribution Therapy’
(6/10) A new album is out and you could wonder what's new. 'Retribution Therapy' is Nine Shrines' first album, a debut that follows an EP entitled 'Misery'. The quintet, hailing from Ohio, US is inspired by the '90s and early '00s, which leads to song reflecting a fusion of Alternative- and Modern Metal. 'Retribution Therapy'... Continue Reading →
CD review ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN ‘Harbringer’
(8/10) Arrival Of Autumn, that's metal from Canada. This time it's neither the East Coast nor the West Coast that is home to a band. Arrival Of Autumn is hailing from Alberta. The five-piece powerhouse premiered in 2014 with 'Shadows', which was a self-released album that comprises of ten songs. After such a solid start... Continue Reading →
CD review WHITECHAPEL ‘The Valley’
(9/10) US-based powerhouse Whitechapel premiered in 2007 with ‘The Somatic Defilement’. 12 years later the band is ready to release their newest album ‘The Valley’. As with the previous records also album number seven isn’t a happy one and doesn't include sing-a-long songs. It’s a dark and melancholic longplayer that contains a lyrical approach that’s... Continue Reading →
CD review WHILE SHE SLEEPS ‘So What?’
(8/10) The first time I could listen to While She Sleeps was when the guys opened for In Flames many moons ago. Already at that time the music was fascinating, combining many different aspects – from metalcore screams to melodic choruses. It’s this width that adds excitement to the new album also. ‘So What?’ is... Continue Reading →
WHITECHAPEL will release ‘The Valley’ in March
On March 29th, Whitechapel will release their 7th full-length, 'The Valley', via Metal Blade Records. Mixed by David Castillo, mastered by Ted Jensen, and produced once again by Mark Lewis (Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder), 'The Valley' is a reference to the part of Hardin Valley (west of Knoxville, Tennessee) where vocalist Phil Bozeman grew up.... Continue Reading →
CD review UNEARTH ‘Extinction(s)’
(8/10) Unearth belongs to the spearhead of US metalcore, being one of the most impactful outfits in this genre. The roots of Unearth go back to 1998 when the band started with an EP entitled ‘Above the Fall of Men’, the springboard for a successful career in metalcore. Since then things grew dramatically and to... Continue Reading →
AUGUST BURNS RED releases ‘Winter Wilderness’
Metalcore outfit August Burns Red releases with 'Winter Wilderness' an EP that shows the bands view on Christmas music. Four more or less known Christmas songs have been slightly re-arranged by the metalcore powerhouse. The guys didn't turn things entirely upside down but added a new metalized outfit to each of them. Furthermore the EP... Continue Reading →
WHITECHAPEL reveals details for new album
On March 29th, WHITECHAPEL will release their 7th full-length, 'The Valley', via Metal Blade Records. Produced once again by Mark Lewis (Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder) and featuring artwork by Branca Studio, 'The Valley' is a reference to the part of Hardin Valley (west of Knoxville, Tennessee) where vocalist Phil Bozeman grew up. Set... Continue Reading →
