Posts tagged "Battlecross"
Metal Monday Volume 128 (6.24.13)

Metal Monday Volume 128 (6.24.13)

I had the privilege of talking with guitarist Hiran Deraniyagala last year (Read the interview here ) when the seeds for War Of Will were just being planted and after hearing the finished product I can tell you that thrash is alive and well in 2013 thanks to bands like Battlecross. A band that merges new school power metal in the vein of Dragonforce with other modern heavy greats like 3 Inches Of Blood without the gimmicks or hokeyness, Battlecross also offer […]

The Singles Bar: Battlecross, "Hostile"

The Singles Bar: Battlecross, “Hostile”

Fresh off Trespass America and Battlecross prove why they were one of the hottest acts on the bill yet again with their version of Pantera’s “Fucking Hostile”.

Questions with...Hiran Deraniyagala of Battlecross!

Questions with…Hiran Deraniyagala of Battlecross!

Battlecross guitarist and co-founder Hiran Deraniyagala talked with Popblerd on the bands recent Boston stop while touring as part of the Trespass America bill.

Spin Cycle: Battlecross’s “Pursuit of Honor”

In recent years, young bands have been emerging in the metal world that not only worship at the altar of classic thrash albums by Slayer, Megadeth, Exodus, Testament, Pantera and the like, but also at the altar of classic death metal albums by Morbid Angel, Deicide, Obituary, Cannibal Corpse and the like. While thrash and death metal are certainly distinct and unique genres within in the metal umbrella, a melding of the two is actually fairly logical considering death metal’s […]