Interviews
Darren Cowan

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR – Interview with singer, guitarist Steve Rathbone

Forming in 2003, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR quickly became one of the groups to talk about in the Chicago-area metal scene. The group’s sludge-encrusted sound seemed destined for the doom metal stand out label, Southern Lord Records, which LOTM signed to and released their debut full-length, “Carnage” in 2004. Their mixture of thrash, heavy metal, punk and death metal has placed a toxic yellow highlighter on the group, making the band near-impossible to mistake for another.

With a style as raw and bloody as a cannibal cookout, the Greek Mythology-named band puts the “power” into the term power trio. Producing such a massive sound with only three members is nothing short of fantastic. Those still moved by the attitude, antics and head-banging delight of the mid-eighties bullet belt bands such as SLAYER, POSSESSED and CELTIC FROST will jiz their draws upon hearing LOTM.

LOTM doesn’t just assault ears with tales of bloodlust and primal battle, the group also represents these ideas, in gratuitous details, through video. The title track for LOTM’s last record, “War Metal Battle Master” included graphic scenes of nudity, dismemberment and cannibalism. Their latest album “Evil Power” follows suite with satanic imagery, boobs, blood and guts and a person wearing a real bull head-and-horns.

Read onward and learn more about this American metal phenom.

Interviews
Tereza

ZONARIA – Interview with Simon Berglund

Zonaria, formed in 2002, has proved its potential between countless death metal bands in Sweden already with the debut album Infamy and the Breed. After just three years, all fans are eagerly awaiting the release of their third, so far nameless opus. The band is right now on the tour supporting its Swedish fellows Dark Funeral, and their Easter Sunday's stop in my hometown was a perfect opportunity to make an interview. The singer/guitarist Simon took a break from his busy schedule and answered few my questions.

Reviews
Pavel aka Gnom

STAR FK RADIUM „Blue Siberia”

The band STAR FK RADIUM I treat as curiosity… Some day I received odd e-mail with laconic information about the band music… “Acoustic Instrumental band, guitar, drums and violins” as well as the Internet address… After listening the first sounds I decided to react… And I received the neat digipack with the album “Blue Siberia”…
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