Photo courtesy of Skygrid. A metalcore fan would appreciate SkyGrid's Faultless Vision, the Los Baños-based band's debut EP. The five-track EP brings together material from 2014 to 2019, mainly influenced by August Burns Red, Killswitch Engage, Rage Against the Machine, Tool, Valley of Chrome, and the nu metal sound. Anyone listening to the EP wouldn’t…
If you're still suffering from withdrawal symptoms after the latest season of Game of Thrones has ended or if you're just looking for something new to watch, we highly recommend this series of heavy-metal documentaries by Sam Dunn, a Canadian anthropologist who is also a metalhead himself. You can start with this one, Metal Evolution:…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana, Kimmy Baraoidan, and Bong Ranes. In this three-part series, Kimmy talks about some of the problems that plagued and continue to challenge metal bands and fans, her experiences as a former member of a metal band and her personal thoughts about the local metal scene and those…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana In this three-part series, Kimmy talks about some of the problems that plagued and continue to challenge metal bands and fans, her experiences as a former member of a metal band and her personal thoughts about the local metal scene and those of several local metal band members. The points she…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan I’m really not a fan of Christmas songs, Christmas carols, or caroling. I always dread the –ber months because radio stations, malls, supermarkets, sari-sari stores, jeepneys and buses start to play the cheesy, outdated ones on loop—as if playing them on repeat would hasten the arrival of the most festive season…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan You got to love it when things fall into the place. We were going to shoot a skateboarding competition last Sunday, September 6 in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Coincidentally, Valley of Chrome was playing at SM City Sta. Rosa that day. I sent text messages…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan Longevity and endurance are hard to come by these days with fast-changing times, disposable things, and instant everything. Embercore built itself from the ground up. Since 2007, the group has been putting piece by piece together with buckets of sweat, long hours of practice,…