by Jono Bacon | Dec 7, 2007 | Music
Get in. Two awesome bands coming to Birmingham, on two respective Mondays: * **Divine Heresy** – [youtube vid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ldfN6Wjx0U) – ex-Fear Factory guitarist and lover of pies, Dino Cazares formed this effort with ex-Vital Remains...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 23, 2007 | Music
Everyone has a list of bands that they wish they got to see, but never did. One such band on my list is [Carcass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcass_%28band%29), one of the first death metal bands I ever heard, and a huge inspiration for my own music. Well,...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 22, 2007 | Music
I just wanted to say a huge thank-you to Jason Meers and Jim. A few days back Jason contacted me to say that he knew I liked metal and wanted to offer me a free spare ticket to the Black Crusade tour in Manchester. On this tour Shadows Fall, Arch Enemy, Dragonforce,...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 16, 2007 | Music
A little later than I would have liked due to busyness, but following on from [Matthew](https://matthewhelmke.net/index.php/2007/10/11/7-i-love-my-guitars), [Jorge](https://stompbox.typepad.com/blog/2007/10/here-are-mine.html),...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 1, 2007 | Music
Back in May 2002, my band Seraphidian went into the studio for the first time. We went to Magic Garden Studios in Wolverhampton and worked with Gavin Monahan, our producer to record our first EP. It was called *Silent Aggression*, had three tracks plus a bonus radio...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 14, 2007 | Music
I recently heard the abomination that is Amarillo by Brainstorm. I had forgotten how truly awful a cover it is. Then, on the flip side, take The Sound Of Silence by Nevermore. Stunning. I have noticed that metal bands seem to love doing cover songs, some taking...
