FRIJGARD – Interview with Sandro (vocal & bass)
“Our name actually suggests Pagan Metal. (…) We often deal with dark topics (…) We got some really good reviews… ” – Sandro
NECRONOMICON – Interview with Rob “The Witch” Tremblay (vocals/guitar)
“Unus” is a monumental release for NECRONOMICON. The sixth full-length recording by the Canadian band marks their 31st anniversary. “Unus” follows their 2016 release “Advent of the Human God.” Again the group have created a stunning exhibition of symphonic death metal that invites comparisons to a cast of international bands including DIMMU BORGIR, BEHEMOTH and […]
TYGERS OF PAN TANG – Interview with Craig Ellis (drummer / lyricist)
According to Wikipedia – The new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) is a trend in Metal music initiated in the late 70s by British bands. NWOBHM allowed to revive Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. Representatives of this species are, among others JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, DEF LEPPARD, ANGEL WITCH, DIAMOND HEAD, SAXON and […]
MOONSPELL – Interview with Fernando Ribeiro (vocalist)
MOONSPELL is the band that dominated the hearts of fans in the 90s of the last century, especially after the debut album “Wolfheart”. As we know, the band created the unique style that is a combination of Black Metal’s predation with the dark melancholy of Gothic Metal, which attracted many fans and imitators. Soon MOONSPELL […]
STONECAST – Interview with the band
Based out of France, Stonecast play a compelling approach of the Traditional Heavy Metal and have been hidden under the limelight for a while. With the release of their latest album through Pitch Black Records, the French Heavy Metal Titans have risen to the mainstream stardom and are continuing to spread their wings all across […]
HELL:ON – Interview with the band
„(…) the basic is a Thrash Metal (…) some tribal elements and experiments with folk staff (…) we are just crazy about such things in our music (…) it always sounds very groovy and catchy on the live shows (…) Groove is not only Thrash Metal. – HELL:ON
WRATH – Interview with Jake Fromkin (drummer)
I noticed that the old bands have been coming back for several years. For me, old metalhead, it is very exciting to listen to new songs of bands, which I thought they would never come back. And here is such a surprise! WRATH – another old school Thrash Metal from the United States, whose first […]
THE MOTH GATHERER – Interview with Victor Wegeborn (Vocals, Guitars & Electronics)
When I first heard their debut album from 2013, I was so overwhelmed by this music that I could not free myself from these sounds, which it’s continues to this day. After their last album, I only confirmed myself, that it is the perfect music with which you can go insane with rage, cry with […]
NOCTURNUS AD – Interview with Mike Browning (vocals/drums)
“Paradox” is the debut album by NOCTURNUS AD, but its stories have been under construction for 30 years or more. When founding member, Mike Browning first conceived these ideas, though, it was under a slightly different moniker, NOCTURNUS. Their first album “The Key” featured a four-song concept about Dr. Magus and the Key. With “Paradox,” […]
AIRFORCE – Interview with Chop Pitman (guitarist)
AIRFORCE is a British heavy-metal band, which dates back to 1987, and which has some connections with IRON MAIDEN, and what connections (?) … Read for yourself.
NECRONOMICON – Interview with Freddy (vocal & guitar)
At the turn of 80/90 I met the music of German legendary Thrash Metal band NECRONOMICON by listening to the pirate tape with their third album “Escalation”. That’s why this album is special for me. But they’ve yet released six albums of mighty Thrash Metal… and in this year they go to next conquer of […]
SAMAEL – interview with Vorph (vocalist & guitarist)
Since the release of the last album “Hegemony” in 2017, the band has been somewhat stagnant. However, the spring of 2019 will start active period for SAMAEL… And about this I was talking with Vorph in this short interview…
HETEROGENEOUS ANDEAD – Interview with Yusuke Kiyama (guitar) and Haruka (growling & singing)
The country of the blossoming cherry has fascinated me from my childhood, like my editorial colleague, especially martial arts, philosophy, religion and of course traditional music. For that reason we did not give thought long to do the interview with HETEROGENEOUS ANDEAD – death-metalheads from Japan, whose music is quite peculiar, mainly cause of vocals, […]
VODNIK – Interview with Vince Anastasi (drums)
„You can compare some of our sound to bands like Meshuggah and Pantera who have labeled themselves or have been labeled as ‘groove metal’. (…) the new material is going to be a huge, heavy step up from ODOJ. It’s going be wild and brutal.” – Vince Anastasi.
URATSAKIDOGI – Interview with Gogenator (vocalist)
Metal music fans can be broadly divided into those orthodox and those broad-minded. These firstones would be happy to put these secondones on a pyre, or immolate them for certain godhead, or at least gently to disembowel them. On the other hand, those secondones do not care about public opinion of the firstones and they […]
UNLEASHED – Interview with Anders Schultz (drummer)
UNLEASHED is considered one of the “big four” of Swedish Death Metal. However, from almost 30 years the expansion of Vikings has probably spread throughout the world. Soon, the Swedish Vikings will attack again! And their weapons are still mighty and crushing!
VERNI, OVERKILL – Interview with D.D. Verni (bassist, guitarist & vocalist)
Most fans of Thrash Metal associate the person of D. D. Verni with OVERKILL. Well, he’s in this band since the beginning and he creates music for the band. In addition, others can associate Vernie with THE BRONX CASKET CO – the band that rotates completely in other climates (gothic) … However, this is not […]
ASHES ARISE – Interview with Amy (guitarist) & Stéphanie (growling vocalist, bassist)
A woman in a Metal band does not surprise anyone anymore, maybe sometimes, if she’s growling (although there are more such women, and their vocal’s skilful are equally good as male’s growls). In some bands there are also female’s instrumentalists who stand equally in line with their colleagues. In spite of everything, there are still […]
ABSALEM – Interview with Gina, Miguel and rest of the band
Currently, a growling woman on vocals in a metal band is not a surprise, and even she attracts attention. ABSALEM is another Spanish band of this type. You will know about their debut album, sexist teases and Polish tourists in Spain from the following interview…
THE KONSORTIUM – Interview with drummer Dirge Rep
If every self-respecting Black Metal fan associates the person of Teloch (e.g. with MAYHEM, ex-GORGOROTH, ex-1349) and Dirge Rep (e.g. with GEHENNAH, ex-ENSLAVED, ex-GORGOROTH, ex-AURA NOIR), then he undoubtedly should to meet with the work of THE KONSORTIUM, who among others take part in the next manifestation of black energy…
FINAL COIL – Interview with the band
Modern music boasts creative but lacks execution. But sometimes you get lucky enough to find a band who sound as good as their Bio. Final Coil takes Metal in a whole new direction with a tinge of Progressive essence to it. Following their album release recently, It was a pleasure talking to Phil and Jola […]
9000 JOHN DOE – Interview with the band
9000 John Doe has levelled the danish metal scene for a number of years. Their hardcore-inspired metal comes with a cheeky smile and with an experience and energy that has given them many fans on the Danish metal scene. They’ve even had some success on the hip-hop scene, with features by Jonny Hefty and Jøden.
VARATHRON – Interview with Stefan Necroabyssious (vocalist)
When the first time I heard VARATHRON, and it was in the early 90s of the last century, it knocked me out! What a eerie Black Metal! From Greece !? The music was so powerful, predatory and aggressive as this Nordic Black Metal, and it also was majestic and monumental like ancient Greek objects… Today […]
HIMĀLAYA – Interview with the band
It is not often you get to see some new artist trying to break the barriers of stereotypical music to make something original by adjusting the song arrangements including the time signatures. I was lucky enough to sit down and talk to the talented musicians from a fairly new Metalcore band, Himālaya.
NO RETURN – Interview with Alain “Al1” Clément (guitarist)
NO RETURN is the next band I’ve listened to in my youth and I returned to their music after many years when I was finding out they still exist. The men took a huge step forward producing their albums… I got a positive shock listening to their last two albums, remembering albums – the first […]
EARTHERIA – Interview with the band
Eartheria is a newer addition to the Finnish Drath Metal scene. Being a melodic/technicam death metal band, as far as I’m concerned they released one of the finest albums this year. Curious to know more about them?, Well, here is what the band has to say about their sound and their opinion about Deathcore.
IRON ANGEL – Interview with Maximilian Behr (drummer)
IRON ANGEL has existed since 1983 with various pauses. This band is another band that I first encountered in my youth, and it was in the early 90s of the last century, hehe… At that time I bought a pirate tape with the album “Hellish Crossfire”. Despite the very poor quality of the recording, their […]
MASTER – Interview with Paul Speckmann
Over a quarter of a century ago, being a young Metalhead, I did not even dream about ever contact with Paul Speckmann to do interview. I remember my first time when I heard the debut album “Master” and which impressed me. And then I heard the debut album of another band – ABOMINATION, knowing that […]
AGAINST EVIL – interview with the band
Against Evil is an Indian Heavy Metal band who are set to release their new album next month. After getting the infamous Arch Enemy Guitarist Jeff Loomis for a guest spot, the band talk about their exeperience working with him and talks a bit about metal releases of 2017 .
ARCAEON – Interview with the band
Arcaeon is one among the newer bands that play a formulated boend of metalcore and progressive metal with some touch of other genres as well. Their sound is mutating and interesting to listen. So are the guys from Arcaeon. Here is what they have to say about their journey.