Festival Preview: Dreadfest 2019
Heading to Dreadfest? Check out this list of the names you definitely should be planning on seeing.
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Minors: Through the Sludge and the Noise
Canada’s Minors on the cathartic nature of their music and the struggles of their local metal scene.
Live Gallery: Flamingo Snuff#2 with Ithaca and Watchcries
Take a glimpse at the first ever Astral Noize Events show!
Left Hand Warpath: Svalbard
Black metal and hardcore combine in the righteous rackets of the latest band to feature in Left Hand Warpath.
Reviews Round-Up 021: Doom Legends, Welsh Spaceniks and NSFW Cover Art
Candlemass – The Door To Doom We’ve had Blade Runner 2049, Jurassic World and a new Star Wars trilogy – the modern world loves a belated sequel. But for Johan […]
The Metalhead’s Comedian: Andrew O’Neill on Zebras, Eddie Izzard and Invoking Greek Gods
Comedian and author of A History Of Heavy Metal talks to Astral Noize about metal, magick and future plans.
Left Hand Warpath: Ithaca
Combining the intense energy of hardcore, the extremity of metal, and the technicality of math rock, Ithaca are an absolute force of brutality.
Affection Is Just an Affectation: The Lyrical Inspirations Behind Ithaca’s Blistering New LP
Ithaca vocalist Djamila Azzouz gives us a deeper insight into the band’s blistering new LP.
Reviews Round-Up 019: 2019 Gets A Kickstart
After a slow start to the year, 2019 gets underway with a host of stellar new music.
Discussing Death, Grief and Humanity’s False Nature with Mastiff
Inside the feral cocktail of bruising extremity that is Mastiff’s new album.
UK Hardcore and DIY Ethics with Boyed and Working Men’s Club
We sit down with blackened hardcore group Working Men’s Club and two-piece powerviolence juggernauts Boyed.
The Astral Noize Albums of the Year 2018: 74-50
The second part in our gargantuan AOTY piece spans a wide range of progressive takes on heavy music.
Reviews Round-Up 017: A Wide Assortment of Magnificent New Releases
A wide variety of styles converge in our latest round-up.
Reviews Round-Up 016: Cybernetic Dreamscapes and Experimental Cellists
Expansive doom, experimental cellists, cathartic synths, grinding crust, thrashing black metal and more.
Hundred Year Old Man: Breaching Through Black Fire
Leeds-based sextet Hundred Year Old Man are bringing a fresh and gargantuan approach to the post-metal sound.
Pushing Hardcore to its Outermost Limits with Jesus Piece
Freed up musically and mentally, Jesus Piece are clearly ready for the next part of their rocket ride.
