And, as James adds, This is music that needs to be played in sweaty rooms really loud, and we have every intention to do just that.. Heres why you can trust us. The best Lemmy-worship blackened-thrash you can ask for.

Its no exaggeration to say that this bands completely changed my life., Cage Fights self-titled debut album is released on May 13 via Candlelight.

Downloaded this the next morning - on repeat ever since. CAGE FIGHT is currently working on its debut album. Aspecommented,"This project is musically packed full of visceral rage, but there's also an underlying message of positivity and unity. The chorus drops into low-tuned guitars and doomy cymbals, then a little guitar bridge into another powerful verse that quickly leads into a second chorus. Tesseract are a very apolitical band, but with this music we have all been able to pour in ideas about things that piss us off. Unlike the prog wizardry of TesseracT and the hellish groovemetalof the now-defunct Eths, thenew group'sdebut single, "Hope Castrated," is a furious blend of death metal and hardcore. Their worlds collided in early 2021, when James saw a YouTube video of Rachel covering The Black Dahlia Murders Statutory Ape.

The feelings were there and this most likely galvanised the band that is probably fair to say. I havent really chilled out after these years of making music and the purity of emotion is something that we all connect with. Vancouver's Brass Camel Mash Genres with Whirling Maelstrom of Sound Across Debut Single, Easy, Six-piece British band Northling announces Tycho EP, Industrial Punk Outfit GLDN Reveals Video For "Parasite", Dimitri Vegas meets fans during Tomorrowland for Alien Samurai Dino Warriors signing session. Interesting question, did this solidify the anger? The result is one of the most furious and angry hardcore records to emerge from the UK in years.01: Intro Feat. We aim for the brutality of Hatebreed, the rhythmic propulsion of Rage Against The Machine and the speed of Slayer, James tells us. By With a lineup that's rounded out by Broken Chakra bassist Jon Reid and Corpsing drummer Nick Plews, Cage Fight have an eclectic melange of influences that come together seamlessly on the fine-tuned heaviness of "Hope Castrated." Theres no beating around the bush. That is in the ear of the listener to say whether they understand the content, but rest assured time is spent on the lyrics and we are trying to be as honest as we can.

She sent it back with her vocal on it, and that was when I realised we were really onto something, says James. Krijg het laatste FrontView Magazine nieuws in je Facebook nieuwsoverzicht: 2005 - 2022 - The Top of Music vzw - Dimitri Vanlommel | Disclaimer &privacy statement - Web development by TBD Agency, Published on Monday, 10 May, 2021 - 05:00, Amaranthe release fiery acoustic version of 'Adrenaline', Graphic Nature Release Pair Of Pummeling New Singles "Into The Dark" And "Bad Blood", Night Moves Announce + release The Redaction EP, Homeboy Sandman & Aesop Rock Team Up on "Sheesh" Single From Upcoming 'Anjelitu' Deluxe. Hardcore / thrash / crossover band Cage Fight, featuring TesseracT guitarist James Monteith and former Eths vocalist Rachel Aspe, have unveiled their bludgeoning debut song 'Hope Castrated'. guitar Jon Reid - Said first song is debut track Hope Castrated, which was released last month.

We all get on really well and that is a great thing, new friendships have been formed, we have brought people together with the music and just being part of this band is hugely positive thing for all of us I would say. When I was young I got into bands like Hatebreed and Terror.

In addition to working on their debut album, theyre also actively looking for live opportunities and have already confirmed some, including the Upsurge Festival at New Cross Inn, in London, on 28-30 August. Copyright 2022 Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life. The project was finalised in February, when James found Rachels Black Dahlia Murder cover on Instagram and was blown away., As James explains: I knew of her work with Eths and we actually met at a Tesseract show back in 2015 or so, but wed not been in touch since then. He also regularly spouts his opinions on the Metal Hammer Podcast. You can also catch them on the free Slay At Home festival livestream event this weekend (18-19 June). davidcundy, supported by 4 fans who also own Hope Castrated (Demo Version), hits like a blacksmith, exactly what i was looking for mrmandolino, The best Lemmy-worship blackened-thrash you can ask for. GBP Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 29, 2020, Bandcamp Dailyyour guide to the world of Bandcamp, Nine Metal Bands Leading the Blackened Thrash Attack, Six Old-School Thrash Bands Who Are Still Lighting Up the Underground, Inside the Impenetrable Cult of Gulch, Hardcores Most Beloved New Band. Downloaded this the next morning - on repeat ever since. We need to move on! Get fresh music recommendations delivered to your inbox every Friday. All Rights Reserved. On the track, James told us: The reception has been overwhelmingly great, we couldnt be happier. We're making raw heavy music with no frills or pretensions; just pure aggression and energy. BA1 1UA. hits like a blacksmith, exactly what i was looking for. Small The worlds biggest and best metal magazine, Tony Iommi and Duran Duran to perform at 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham, This is our first reaction to Slipknots new single The Dying Song (Time To Sing), Slipknot share video for new single The Dying Song (Time To Sing), announce new album The End, So Far, Mike Patton: "I got freaked out by being around people", Subscribe to the world's greatest music magazines, Try a single issue or save on a subscription, Issues delivered straight to your door or device.

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I can't wait to take these songs to the stage later in 2021. Monteith comments: "I'm really excited to announce CAGE FIGHT and release our first track, 'Hope Castrated'. To learn more, please review our. Bringing in drummer Nick Plews, Cage Fight were completed in February 2021 by the addition of singer Rachel Aspe, a French national who James met eight years ago when TesseracT and her former band Eths crossed paths. Ellie Goulding is back with 'Easy Lover' featuring Big Sean! The powerful drums continue with stabbing guitars as Rachels savage vocals take over, which develops into palm-muted guitars and crashing cymbals over slightly more melodic vocals that fly into a huge chorus led by Rachels engaging vocal delivery. I was sick of being sent typical deathcore.. Louder is supported by its audience. I just started trying to do some covers and put them out on the internet..

Certainly we all spend some time in these places and some people are more sensitive to it than others and this was certainly a cathartic means to express these feelings and say something about our perceptions about the world at the minute. Things suddenly started to move incredibly quickly and we wrote an album and recorded it in 6 months. Since blagging his way onto the Hammer team a decade ago, Stephen has written countless features and reviews for the magazine, usually specialising in punk, hardcore and 90s metal, and still holds out the faint hope of one day getting his beloved U2 into the pages of the mag. England and Wales company registration number 2008885.

Its driven by the frustrations that we have in the world right now, says the guitarist. Originally started as little more than a bedroom project by TesseracT guitarist James Monteith and long-time friend and collaborator, bassist / MC Jon Reid, by their own admission Cage Fight were simply a project to unleash some frustration, and nostalgic tribute to the music of their youth, bands like Slayer, Terror, Hatebreed, Biohazard and Stampin Ground. But I listened to it and I loved it. From Alice in Chains to Temple of the Dog, Priest and Maiden singers wail on Halford's "The One You Love to Hate", Alice Cooper shredder talks "huge influence" of 1992 prog-metal classic, From Bathory's "beastlike vocals" to Celtic Frost's "raw edge", Michael Bishop removes Blothar mask to hail Long Island crossover icons, Most essential cuts from nu-metal's favorite weirdos, Guitarist talks 'Slaughter of the Soul,' playing with Gothenburg icons, more, Slipknot Announce New Album, Debut Raging Single "The Dying Song", Slipknot's Corey Taylor Explains Meaning of New Single "The Dying Song", Slipknot Tease "The Beginning of The End", Mike Patton Opens Up About Mental Health Struggle: "My Confidence Was Broken Down", See Rob Halford Team With Bruce Dickinson at Wild 2000 Show, Nita Strauss: Why Dream Theater's 'Images and Words' Is My Musical "Safe Place", Satyricon's Frost: 6 Albums That Shaped 'Dark Medieval Times,' 'The Shadowthrone', GWAR Singer: Crumbsuckers Helped Me "Find My Place in Punk Rock", Darkest Hour's Mike Schleibaum: How I Got "Hooked" on At the Gates. Album Review: Kanawha Black by Nechochwen (Bindrune Recordings). Were there underlying issues and a change in global politics and a change in the temperature of the country and the world? Within 24 hours she sent back an incredible vocal performance that really transformed the track, and we all knew we were onto something cool. This form needs Javascript to display, which your browser doesn't support. We touch on the state of politics in the UK, and around the world, we have an anti-monarchist song, we had so much inside us that we wrote an album in six months. I spotted on her profile that she was looking for a band so I took the punt and sent over an instrumental track. Exciting newcomers Cage Fight offer up an aggressive concoction of thrash metal and hardcore punk, which fuses vicious vocals and powerful riffs and rhythms loaded with visceral rage. A year ago I had no idea what I was going to do with my life and now Im in a different country, with a new band, a record deal and an album that Im really proud of. But I talk a lot about my frustrations, and the guys take that into consideration when they are coming up with lyrics. The Los Angeles outfit, led by Keir Gilchrist of "Atypical" fame, barrel through six molten-hot death-metal tracks with reckless abandon. (LogOut/ We plan to hit the studio this summer and record everything from scratch and create a record that makes this version of Hope Castratedsound like lounge jazz!

When the Fun Stops, Stop. Jon has a more punk and hip-hop leaning, while Nick and Rachel come from more extreme metal backgrounds. Jon [Reid, Cage Fight bassist] and I had been getting together to write some stuff, have a few beers and have fun playing this music we loved.. And trust us, itll make you want to bang your head along in appreciation throughout. Guitar-wise, Ive been playing seven strings in different tunings for the last 15 years or so. James Monteith and Rachel Aspe join forces on "Hope Castrated". Rachel Aspe - vocalsJames Monteith - guitarJon Reid - bassNick Plews - drums, 'Paranoid' OZZY OSBOURNE Once Believed ERIC CLAPTON Was Following Him Around, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Bassist CHRIS KAEL To Make His Stand-Up Comedy Debut Tonight, ZOLTAN BATHORY: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's Songwriting Process Hasn't Changed After Addition Of New Guitarist. more. Theres no multiple layers or depths to get lost in, its the perfect music to get a message across. As James explains: Lyrically were inspired by ills in the world right now: from poverty and neo-capitalism, to misogynyand racism. Yes, we make angry music, so were going to have an angry message. James insists hes not worried that Cage Fight might alienate any Tesseract fans who like that band precisely because they check their politics at the door, and hes not going to dilute Cage Fights message for anyone. As songs such as Hope Castrated and Shine Dont Fade show, Cage Fight weld together the best parts of their influences to create a set of modern metallic hardcore bangers thatll appeal as much to hardcore kids as they do grizzled thrash vets. ", Aspe comments: "This project is musically packed full of visceral rage, but there's also an underlying message of positivity and unity. It all just clicked between us, musically and thematically; we had the same ideas about what this band should be saying.. Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands all over the world. Formed early 2021, the line-up is completed with bassist Jon Reid of hip-hop / punk crossover band and London hardcore scene staples Broken Chakra, and drummer Nick Plews of London death-metal bands Corpsing and Aghast. All rights reserved.

Once Rachel laced the vocals on the demos we knew we had something. Sign up to get the latest from Revolver, straight to your inbox. This music is different from everyones previous projects and is designed to be clear, immediate and to the point. The four members combine a wide range of heavy influences to make their unique style of crossover, resulting in a furious barrage of pure aggression. Which brings us to the debut self-titled album, out on May 13th, 2022 via Candlelight/Spinefarm Records. We hope so, lets just see where this goes.. Facebook|Twitter|Instagram|Bandcamp. Indeed, open your eyes and walk about there is plenty of inspiration out there. We just chucked it up on the Internet and my day job colleague at Hold Tight kindly put out a press release to make everyone aware, and weve had support from a lot of major press and radio, and loads of great comments from music fans on social media. But now he wanted to play something simple, direct and brutal the exact opposite of his day job.

Absolutely. XXL, Do you want some? Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Spotting her doing a Black Dahlia Murder vocal cover on Instagram via a post by that bands singer Trevor Strnad, who himself appears on the track Eating Me Alive - James invited her in, and the band were complete.

Medium Blast the song above via YouTube. Each of us has favourite songs on the album, that strike a personal chord and meaning. It had been three years since the dissolution of the French singers previous band, Eths, and now the world was on the brink of a global pandemic. XL It was is and will continue to be necessary. And I guess more viscerally its an outlet for our own personal frustrations over the pandemic, but we are not touching that as a subject.

Originally started as little more than a bedroom project by TesseracT guitarist James Monteith and long-time friend and collaborator, bassist / MC Jon Reid, by their own admission Cage Fight were simply a project to unleash some frustration, and nostalgic tribute to the music of their youth, bands like Slayer, Terror, Hatebreed, Biohazard and Stampin Ground. It's also a cathartic release for all the frustration and anger we have about the ills of the world today. Trevor Strand12: Eating Me Alive13: My Dreams14: Bitch In The Pit, We use cookies on this site. Change). It's also a cathartic release for all the frustration and anger we have about the ills of the world today. You can follow Cage Fight on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and check out their music on Spotify, Bandcamp and Apple Music. Try a different filter or a new search keyword. The bands heavy sound offers a voice of resilience and speaks out over the bands extreme discontent with injustice in the world.