Rick Chapple of Devil Sold His Soul – The Heavy Blog Interview

Kieran Fisher
Interviews
During the mid-2000s, the UK hardcore and metal scene underwent a re-energisation of sorts due to the emergence of several bands who have since spearheaded the genres to modern popularity. Bands like Enter Shikari and Bring Me the Horizon resonated with mainstream crowds since their inceptions and have since established themselves as global institutions. On the other hand, Architects instantly occupied the forefront of an underground charge and, over the years, have also crossed over into popular realms. However, bubbling underneath the surface was (and still is) a whole scene of innovative, vital artists whose records define the country’s musical output at its finest, with albums that will undoubtedly stand the test of time among aficionados of heavy music. One such act is Devil Sold His Soul who, in this writer’s humble opinion, are one of the best bands the UK has ever birthed.

Hey! Listen to The Bearer!

Heavy Blog
Listen To This!
I’d like you to take a close look at the album art above. What do you think The Bearer plays? First glance to me says something melodic death metal-ish, maybe even somewhere in the folk realm of things. Whatever it is, the music is sure to sound brutal, right?

Holy Roar Records Files Pt.2 – Rolo Tomassi’s Cosmology

Matt MacLennan
Listen To This!
OK, so this one was put out on a different label initially, but Holy Roar released Cosmology on vinyl so it still counts. Look, who's writing this fucking thing? Semantics, etc. If I needed an excuse to write about this wonderfully dreamy experiment of math metal and synth symphonies (synthonies? Nah.) then this is it. Rolo Tomassi - for the crime of being too splendid a band to hate and too skilled at writing the most savage party metal, you have been found guilty. Let's examine the evidence as to why they have a life sentence to spent in the confines of any digital device I own.