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Cultura Tres Brings South America To South London

With Sepultura announcing their farewell last year, many fans are wondering what the future holds for the members of the most illustrious metal band to come from South America. One who seems to have answered the question already however is their longest serving representative, bassist Paolo Xisto Jr., who is now a member of Cultura Tres, a sludge metal band formed in Venezuela eighteen years ago. Last Spring, the group released their latest full length record, "Camino de Brujos" and not long afterwards, embarked on a tour of the United Kingdom. Only months later, the quartet returned to the European island for another headlining run and this time, Metal Underground was in London to catch their show at the New Cross Inn.

It's been quite some time since I've been to this venue, which can be a little tricky to get to if you don't know where you're going, but it's well worth a visit. It's small, but makes good use of the space it has, while also being very reasonable when it comes to prices and the staff are very friendly. There were also two local opening bands tonight, Sawticide and Slave Steel (the latter having originally formed in Italy) and to be honest, they weren't dissimilar from each other. Both bands were received warmly by the crowd, with plenty of crushing heaviness to offer. However, neither outfit has much more to offer than that, with it also becoming a detriment at times, making song structure difficult to hear. I'm sure both will improve in time, so I don't want to be too harsh, but some advice I will give is to speak to the audience clearer, as there was no way of knowing what Sawticide were called without looking at the stage time sheet or Facebook event page. Best of luck in the future, lads. More...

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Darkest Hour Shares "One With The Void" Video

Darkest Hour has released their highly-anticipated tenth album "Perpetual | Terminal," via MNRK Heavy. To celebrate the album's arrival, the band have shared the video for "One With the Void." You can check it out below.

"This song, as well as this album, showcases John's amazing talents like none other," says Mike Schleibaum, guitar. "With this in mind, we chose to unveil this song, 'One With the Void', as our third video and single for the release of 'Perpetual | Terminal.' An emotional leap, 'One With The Void' channels the melodic, dark, and atmospheric side of Darkest Hour. We are excited to premier this song alongside this incredible video by Mirko Witzki. This song is so personal to me, I love it. It continues the long tradition of John combining his amazing melodic talents with his introspective lyrical approach. To me, this is a love song; others might see another story, regardless there is no doubt this song expands the musical pallet of this band and brings a balance to this record that makes it perfect."

Vocalist John Henry himself states, "This is probably my favorite song off the new album too. The music spoke to me from the early stages of the writing process and I knew this would be a special one. All the space created by the band really inspired me to get creative with the vocal melodies and try new approaches. It's always a risky feeling trying new ideas and expanding on the established sound of the band, but also the most rewarding part of the process for me." More...

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