The Load-In As I sit down to start writing these words, my gigging year is not quite done, but the end is in sight. Beyond it lies the desolate wasteland of early January, but we’ll worry about that when I come to write the February edition of Disco Loadout. This…
Since splintering away from The Ocean in 2012, the three core members of Coilguns didn’t just form a band, but cultivate their own ecosystem. They have developed a large network of interconnected projects, featuring various combinations of the three and other, mostly Swiss, musicians. In turn, these projects make their…
Editor’s Note: I’m glad to welcome longtime reader Remi VL as a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group for more recommendations. -Scott Murphy Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to…
The Load-In Good lord, it’s been a big month. It’s not necessarily been a high-volume month in terms of the quantity of shows, but the quality has been incredibly high. Some special, one-off sets and a pair of outstanding album release shows mean that I have a lot to say.…
In recent years, the city of Hull (a port on the north-east coast of England) has been a surprisingly fertile breeding ground for various flavours of angry bands. From the ugly noises of Black Tongue and Mastiff, through the chaotic hardcore of the very greatly missed The Colour Line, past…
Switzerland might not be the first country that springs to mind as a natural home of metal bands. But, with a spectrum of domestic talent ranging from Celtic Frost to Coilguns, via the likes of Knut, Kruger and Promethee, it might be time to start reconsidering our preconceptions. Returning to…
The ‘live in the studio’ video is a relatively recent development, but a welcome one. Despite advances in cameraphone technology, fan-shot footage of bands performing will inevitably be plagued with shaky visuals and farty sound, with the clearest audio recording being of the punter stood beside the phone singing spectacularly…
The Load-In My July, as you may have already seen from my review, is always dominated by Tech Fest. For the last six consecutive summers, I’ve enjoyed a highly concentrated weekend of general merriment, sub drops, breakdowns and attempting to headbang in 7/4. Which is super. In addition to the…
Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday release days open the floodgates and unleash a seemingly endless stream of quality new music. But while some of our Editors and Contributors sit down gleefully each week to dive into this newly stocked treasure…
The band contains none other than Aaron Beam and John Sherman of beer-swilling rock ‘n’ roll merchants Red Fang. Alongside them are Louis Jucker and Luc Hess of Kunz, whom you may be more familiar with for their work with Coilguns and previously in The Ocean Collective. The entire five track EP was written…
