Shattered Skies
From: Dublin, Ireland
Lazy equation: Meshuggah + Dream Theater + TesseracT + you get it
URL: Facebook // Bandcamp

Thrash Hits verdict: This Irish quartet isn’t exactly new but they’re on the verge of doing something. Progressive metal or Djent or whatever you want to call it has become exceptionally popular over the last five years and Shattered Skies have a curiously melodic take on the genre. You won’t find many other unsigned bands that sound this good. Yes, they’re unsigned. We speak to guitarist, Ian Rockett.

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We know that technically metal fans tend to be a frosty bunch – what with all the trve kvlt grim metal from the frozen Scandinavian wastes stuffing out our record collections and all that – but it doesn’t have to be this way. That’s what the folks over at Hard Rock Hell thought when they concocted their Ibiza-based Hard Rock Hell – The Road Trip festival a few years back. Now in it’s third incarnation, the festival has just announced another clutch of bands and is offering you a chance to nab an extra 10% off your tickets if you buy now. Not too shabby, eh?

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