Six By Six
SOURCE – Beyond Shadowland is the latest Six By Six album. How do you feel the songwriting and recording sessions went for this effort – and where do you see this record sitting…
E-L-R
SOURCE – Before going any deeper I would like to know a little bit about your early days as E-L-R. How did it all start? I.R. (bass/vocals) – S.M. and I were already…
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Giant Walker
SOURCE – Tell us a bit about the band. How did you come together and forge your sound? Steff Fish (Vocals) – We’re all originally from Newcastle in the North East of England.…
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Napalm Death – Resentment is Always Seismic – a final throw of Throes
Napalm Death – Resentment is Always Seismic – a final throw of ThroesCentury Media Records5,0/10,0 Brief:Although the name Napalm Death has existed since 1981, as the band’s first line-up plundered the post- and…
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Hanging Garden
SOURCE – The sixth Hanging Garden EP is Neither Moth nor Rust. Can you discuss the development of this material, the recording/production process, and how the changes with the current rhythm section plus…
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Voi Vod – Synchro Anarchy
Voi Vod – Synchro AnarchyCentury Media Records2,0/10,0 Brief:Very few bands survive for four decades. Even fewer are those that continue to reach new creative heights, long after legendary status has been achieved. Voïvod…
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Pridelands – Light Bends
Pridelands – Light BendsResist/SharpTone Records9,0/10,0 Brief:Titled Light Bends, the upcoming album from the Australian metalcore band is their debut full-length effort and was produced by Jamie Marinos and band. Tracklist: I Reach Into…
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Chalk Hands
SOURCE – The new album was produced by Lewis Johns, who is famous for his work with Rolo Tomassi, Svalbard, Employed To Serve and more. How did it feel to be working with…
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Venom Prison – Erebos
Venom Prison – ErebosCentury Media Records9,0/10,0 Brief:With passion, dedication and a singular vision, greatness is there for the taking. Like all the greats, VENOM PRISON stood apart from the extreme metal pack from…
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Moonspell
SOURCE – Releasing a new album is often accompanied by a tour and the development of a band’s fanbase, as well as continuing to deepen the relationship with your already existing supporters. How…
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Hanging Garden – Neither Moth nor Rust
Hanging Garden – Neither Moth nor RustLife Force Records8,5/10,0 Brief:The output of the Finnish band is as remarkable as their ability to keep progressing creatively. On their newest EP, HANGING GARDEN remain dedicated…
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Kandia
SOURCE – Let’s start with the recordings for the new album Quaternary How did the studio time go? What inspired the album title Quaternary? Nya Cruz (Vocals) – Our studio time is always…
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Underoath – Voyeurist
Underoath – VoyeuristFearless Records9,0/10,0 Brief:Underoath has been a seminal voice in progressive, heavy rock for almost two decades. When you look at the long list of bands that would be considered their contemporaries,…
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SETYOURSAILS
SOURCE –For those out of the loop, can you bring everyone up to speed on the past few years of SETYØURSAILS? Dominic Ludwig (Bass) – The band was founded in 2017 by Jules…
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Kandia – Quaternary
Kandia – QuaternaryFrontiers Music9,0/10,0 Brief:Kandia started in November 2007, founded by singer Nya Cruz and guitarist André Da Cruz in Portugal. They decided to name the band Kandia – to obfuscate, to blind…
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Venom Prison
SOURCE – We’re about a week off from your highly anticipated CD Erebos being released, what are you and the rest of Venom Prison feeling as the countdown getting smaller? Ash Gray (guitar)…
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Wilderun
SOURCE – With the success and rave reviews of the last release, does that increase your expectations for this album Epigone? Evan Anderson Berry (Vocals, Guitars, Piano) – I’m sure it does, but…
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SETYOURSAILS – Nightfall
SETYØURSAILS – NightfallNapalm Records8,5/10,0 Brief:Young, enraged and wielding steadfast statements against racism, sexism and homophobia –SETYØURSAILS do not mince words in the least. The newcomers from Germany performuncompromising yet melodic post hardcore spiced…
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Wolves at the Gate
SOURCE – Eulogies is your fifth album. What stands out about it to you? Stephen Cobucci (Guitar, Vocals) – As artists, we want to continue to grow and be as honest as we…
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SOM – The Shape of Everything
SOM – The Shape of EverythingPelagic Records7,5/10,0 Brief:Post-rock SOM features alumni of Caspian, Junius and Constants. While many artists lumbered in inactivity, SOM used the darkness of recent times to create and heal.…
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Rendezvous Point
SOURCE – It’s been 2 years since Universal Chaos. You have been busy with many other things, what made the time right to come back to writing for the band? Petter Hallaråker (Guitar)…
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Wilderun – Epigone
Wilderun – EpigoneCentury Media Records8,5/10,0 Brief: With Epigone, Boston-bred aural imaginauts WILDERUN take a deeper and darker step beyond their expansive, prog-leaning metal scores that so skillfully came together on 2019’s Veil of…
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Rolo Tomassi
SOURCE – So, you have a new album coming up titled Where Myth Becomes Memory, and it’s one of my most anticipated albums of the year. Can you talk about the direction of…
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Votum
SOURCE – Before we go into anything, let’s talk about Duhkha. It was the album that put you on the map, but at the time, could you have predicted the impact it would…
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21 BEST ALBUMS OF 2021
21 – As Everything Unfolds – Within Each Lies The Other 20 – Dying Wish – Fragments of a Bitter Memory 19 – Requiem – Collapse Into Chaos 18 – Nightfall – At…
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