French electronic wizard Rémi Gallego (The Algorithm, to you and I) played to a huge crowd at last years Euroblast Festival where, to the benefit of those not in attendance, some fancy cameras caught his performance of ‘will_smith’. The end result is potentially one of the funniest and creepiest performance…
Not content with appearing at this years Download and Euroblast festivals, SikTh have just announced a full UK headlining tour with support from Heart Of A Coward and Idiom. From someone who caught the tail end of their set at Download 2003 (yes, I had impeccable taste even as a…
This year marks the tenth year of Euroblast festival in Cologne, Germany. The festival has been delivering an impressive lineup for a decade now, with last year marking a decided increase in both quality and quantity. Bands like Meshuggah, The Ocean and Monuments made this festival the main pilgrimage site for fans of progressive, djenty…
Having embarked this week on their first European tour, which includes a run of shows with The Dillinger Escape Plan and a slot at the Euroblast Festival, and with the release of their debut album, Infinitas, just a few weeks away, the buzz continues to grow regarding Australian band, Circles,…
The biggest djent and progressive metal festival of the year just made its final announcement, and the full lineup of Euroblast 2012 is: Long Distance Calling, After the Burial, Scar Symmetry Animals As Leaders, Jeff Loomis, Skyharbor, Tesseract, Monuments, Vildjharta, Sybreed, Agent Fresco, Chimp Spanner, Destrage, Scale the Summit, Circle Of Contempt, Exivious, The Algorithm, Uneven Structure, C.B.Murdoc, The Interbeing, Red Seas Fire, Destiny Potato, Panzerballett,…
Lord have mercy, am I ever envious of you folks that are able to descend upon Cologne, Germany this October (19th – 21st) for Euroblast Festival. The second wave of bands were just announced for the fest, and it’s just getting sweeter. Via Got-Djent: Jeff Loomis (US) Monuments (UK) Vildhjarta…
What is becoming Europe’s premier showcase of progressive metal, Euroblast Festival is fast approaching, and in anticipation they’ve released this trailer, with music courtesy of Monuments mastermind John Browne. [youtube= It shows just how diverse the line-up is, and how widespread the progressive metal scene has spread. A band called…
Heavy Blog favourites TesseracT will be ‘Lowering the Tone’ in Europe next after a successful run across the UK with Chimp Spanner and Uneven Structure, taking their Chimpy chums with them. By way of advertisement they’ve teased a new song in the tour trailer: [youtube= Dates are as follows: 10/15 Hamburg, GER…
American readers may neither remember nor care about this, but it’s pretty much the biggest event in the European metal calendar between Sonisphere and Damnation Festival, and Got-Djent’s poll to find out who should get the final slot on the bill has now closed, the votes have been counted, and…
It’s now a mere three months until one of Europe’s best small metal festivals, and with all but one of the slots filled, the organisers have left it up to YOU to decide the final band on the lineup! The ever marvellous Got-Djent? are running the show on this one,…
