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Cabal Delivers Deathcore Decimation In London

Live music is something which is almost essential to the lives of most people who read this site, or stumble across articles like this one. It's where we get to experience the music which played an important part of our lives, discover new favourites, meet new and old friends or simply let out our frustrations, aggression and negativity. This seems especially true for metal fans. So after going without a live show for over two months, I was itching to get to any kind of metal gig that I could, which is a growing problem in post-Brexit Britain, with many bands omitting it from their tour schedule. Fortunately, Danish quintet Cabal were kind enough to include a number of shows in the UK on their current tour and had some very intriguing support joining them, so it was off to London for my first show of 2024.

Though they had their fans, opening band Lifesick weren't who I was thinking of in the "intriguing support" statement. Having signed with Metal Blade Records recently, there's some buzz around the Fredericia natives. Being totally unfamiliar with a band is usually a good place to be when seeing them live, as one can't compare them to their studio output or previous gig experiences. For die hard fans of metalcore, and there were some in the Underworld tonight, there's enough to enjoy, which is to say, a lot of breakdowns. Breakdowns and jumping around like an early 2000s pop punk band seemed to be all Lifesick had to offer though. Not the worst band ever, but no different from every other local metalcore band you've ever seen and thus, not much to write about. More...

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Arbitrator Premiere New Single & Lyric Video

Connecticut, USA/Whyalla, AUS-based blackened symphonic deathcore outfit Arbitrator premiere a new single and lyric video by the name of "Mocking Tongue", taken from their new EP "Nephilim", out in stores now.

Check out "Mocking Tongue" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.

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