Taking inspiration from progressive rock and metal giants like Tool and Gojira, Cambridgeshire quintet Akkadian put their own twist on modern metal as can be heard on the current single, “Agenda.” Sharing a fascination with inter-dimensional space travel and ancient history (their moniker itself being derived from the Mesopotamian Empire), we thought we’d get the band to pick some of the periods in time they would travel to if they could. Danny Thurston (Vocals): 1. “I think I would choose to go back in time to 250 BC and visit Alexandria, Egypt. This was supposedly the time when the Great Library of Alexandria was said to be in full operation. The city itself was also described to be bursting with art, live performances, science, mathematics, and literature at this time too. So to be able...
