At just 23 years of age, high school dropout Lauren Tate is a force to be reckoned with. As an adolescent she was already writing, producing and performing original music and has released albums via her own label, Trash Queen Records (UK) – as a solo artist as well with her Yorkshire-based Alt Rock band, Hands Off Gretel. Her empowering, unapologetic and brutally honest lyrics throw the listener head first into the angst-ridden pages of […]
RHODE KILL is James “Victor-Mortis” Adams – Lead Guitar/Vocals Marco Leva – Drums James Fague – Bass Joshua McLaughlin – Guitar I first saw Rhode Kill, a Rhode Island based original thrash metal band, at Club Roxx (renamed O’Connor’s Pub) in North Kingston when they played with the now defunct band, Dead Girls Don’t Say No. Two of Rhode Kill‘s members (Josh and Victor) were also members of DGDSN. Confession: I never much cared for thrash, death […]
2020 put a hold to most bands’ plan to gig, tour, play festivals and release albums leaving a legacy of postponements and cancellations in its wake. However, some bands have used the lockdown period to write, record and deliver new music to their fans in more different ways than ever before. I spoke to Did and Henrik from the atmospheric hard rock four-piece Empyre. In the aftermath of the overwhelming success of their 2019 debut, Self […]
