ONSLAUGHT Live In Beirut REVIEW!
Last year, when Blaakyum were touring Europe alongside the almighty Onslaught, none of us thought we’d get to catch them on home turf. So once it was announced that ONSLAUGHT would be headlining this year’s edition of Skull Session at Station Beirut, we all guessed it was going to be big. Especially when the line-up was composed of other great bands such as Blaakyum, Damage Rite, and Slave To Sirens. Continue reading
Onslaught Live In Beirut!
Pioneers Of British Thrash Metal Onslaught official Live For The First Time In Beirut.
Date: Saturday September 9, 2017
Location: Saint-George Hotel,Yacht Club & Marina
Supporting Bands:
Blaakyum
Damage Rite
Slave To Sirens
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Onslaught Live In Lebanon September 9. This event was postponed from June 10 ( <-Read full statement here) till September 10.
This year, the Lebanese Metal Society is at its best, starting the year with Metal Bell’s “Metal Gathering“ getting the first international act to Lebanon for the year 2017, followed by “Metal Slam” by Rock Insight, “Beirut Metal” Fest by GM Entertainment, and now ONSLAUGHT live in Lebanon by Skull Session. Continue reading
This Event Was Postponed till September 9th, Check out the official statement below:
This year, the Lebanese Metal Society is at its best, starting the year with Metal Bell’s “Metal Gathering“ getting the first international act to Lebanon for the year 2017, followed by “Metal Slam” by Rock Insight, “Beirut Metal” Fest by GM Entertainment, and now ONSLAUGHT live in Lebanon by Skull Session. Continue reading
It was a very exciting moment when, during last September’s THRASH MERCENARIES TOUR, we contacted Blaakyum, who were part of the tour, to ask them if they would be able to pass a few questions we prepared as an interview with Onslaught. But Blaakyum’s frontman, as well as their manager, proposed to do it as a video interview, instead of a written one, with Bassem Deaibess volunteering to ask the questions prepared on our behalf and to film the interview on his mobile phone. (Watch Video Interview Below)
Onslaught is a band that would “never compromise [their] artistic integrity in any way”. We got a lot of insights from Sy Keeler and Nige Rockett about the inside world of Onslaught. Covering many subjects starting with the then ongoing tour, Nige and Sy explained how important it is today for a band to tour and why. They also shared with us some funny, beautiful, and life-changing stories they have faced during their life on the road; some were weird though.
Talking about their composition and the band’s sound, Nige was surprised that some people are “anal” about what tuning the band can use for a thrash Metal song.
“when you look at Testament, Kreator, Overkill, ourselves, everybody is making some of the best music they ever created.” – Nige
The interview also covers the band’s influences, which start with Punk and end with Prog, the recording back in the day versus the recording procedures and costs of today, ending up with information about the upcoming releases. So enough with me blabbering about the interview, you can watch it below:
– Interview by: Lilas Mayassi
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It is about time our bands get the attention they deserve. It is about time our scene goes international. It might not be the first time one of our bands plays international festivals, but this is getting bigger and bigger. Continue reading
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