Category Archive: Band News
Mind-bending, sizzling hot snippets of band news
Well, TimeOut Dubai is currently holding its Nightlife Awards and they have put together a hard to choose between list of top local acts. BUT WE want to know who YOU think is worthy of the title of Best Local Act 2012. Let us know YOUR vote and we will reveal the results after the …
Continue reading »
Permanent link to this article: http://www.metalityuae.com/archives/1914
According to a couple of Metality UAE sources inside Iraq, the Iraqi government is likely to ban everything metal. A statement from one of our sources: “My dear brothers: I have some bad news, we are (the metalheads ) in Iraq have been considered a threat to the community around us because we are different …
Continue reading »
Permanent link to this article: http://www.metalityuae.com/archives/1908
Spellbind Records will distribute and release progressive rockers ABSOLACE’s hauntingly beautiful second album ‘Fractals’ in the UAE on February 22nd. The release is a ten track emotionally rich opus mixing soaring melodies, crunching riffs, thought provoking lyrical themes and atmospheric soundscapes akin to bands such as Karnivool, Porcupine Tree and Tool. On joining the Spellbind …
Continue reading »
Permanent link to this article: http://www.metalityuae.com/archives/1899
Black metallers 1833 AD, all the way from India are playing an exclusive one-off gig live in Dubai. This band has wowed black metal fans across India and will open for DECAPITATED at the Nepal metal festival this September. A band not to be missed, these guys are planning to land in Dubai and play …
Continue reading »
Permanent link to this article: http://www.metalityuae.com/archives/1887
The Jordanian Melodic Doom/Death Metal band Chalice Of Doom will start recording their second full-length album - as-yet-untitled - this summer. The album will be mixed and mastered by the band, as they have announced on their Facebook page. The band’s upcoming release will contain more melodic performance and more Gloomy/Doomy sound. More news about the credit of the album will be announced soon. …
Continue reading »
Permanent link to this article: http://www.metalityuae.com/archives/1883
Jordanian dark Oriental metallers Bilocate are getting ready to release their new album called Summoning the Bygones – here is their studio diary – have a watch. Meanwhile, check out their upcoming tour with Orphaned Land in Turkey in this month (February). Click here for more info. Check out some of their tracks: Recommend on …
Continue reading »
Permanent link to this article: http://www.metalityuae.com/archives/1886
Who wasn’t psyched about Kasabian taking the stage at the Sevens Stadium? They are one of the best bands to see live – in fact, having listened to their latest CD I’ve come to the conclusion that they are better live than studio produced, which is very rare these days. I wasn’t too keen on …
Continue reading »
Permanent link to this article: http://www.metalityuae.com/archives/1879
Press release from Avenged Sevenfold: Avenged Sevenfold announced today that they will be returning to the Far and Middle East beginning April 16th in Tokyo, Japan, for a tour that will culminate in a special show in Dubai, UAE on May 4th. (We think they mean Abu Dhabi here as there is no Flash Forum …
Continue reading »
Permanent link to this article: http://www.metalityuae.com/archives/1874
Ok, I’ll admit it. We got lost on our way to the Kasabian concert. And not just a bit lost either, we were comprehensively lost. By the time we finally made it to the 7’s stadium (which couldn’t be more in the middle of nowhere if it tried) there was only about 20 minutes of …
Continue reading »
Permanent link to this article: http://www.metalityuae.com/archives/1867
Dubai-based hardcore band Midway is officially releasing its Burdens Lost EP – featuring four songs (Lights, Burdens Lost, Burning Bridges and Kraken) – download HERE NOW. We managed to nab a copy to listen to before the release and here is a quick review by US-based musician Rob Allred: If you hadn’t told me these …
Continue reading »
Permanent link to this article: http://www.metalityuae.com/archives/1865