The Ocean – Solaris
The Ocean – Solaris Pelagic Records 9,0/10,0 Brief: The end of The Ocean’s 2023 album Holocene concludes with a bleak vision of a dystopian landscape on Earth, depleted and uninhabitable. The only option…
Macabre
SOURCE – In 2025, you’ll be celebrating 40 years of Murder Metal. What major events do you have planned to mark this milestone? Are there any plans to record a DVD, for instance?…
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Frayle
SOURCE – Let’s focus on the new album. Can you tell us more about the title? Gwyn Strang (Vocals) – We haven’t announced the record yet, so it’s still a secret… SOURCE –…
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Baest
SOURCE – Releasing music in the streaming era often feels more like a continuous conversation than a singular event. How has your strategy changed around album cycles, singles, and promotional rollouts to maintain…
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In The Company Of Serpents
SOURCE – How do you feel things went with the Lux album, looking back five years later? Grant Netzorg (vocals, guitars) – I’m still proud of it. I like the material we wrote…
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Sun After Dark – Tatkraft
Sun After Dark – Tatkraft Hammerheart Records 9,0/10,0 Brief: Sun After Dark blends modern elements, dark tones, Black Metal and powerful moods to tell stories of life’s experiences! Sun After Dark is a…
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Sun After Dark
SOURCE – Congratulations on your fantastic album, Tatkraft. Could you please tell us a little about it? What is your strongest memory from the recording process? Benjamin König (Guitars, bass, keys) – The…
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Abigail Williams – A Void Within Existence
Abigail Williams – A Void Within Existence Agonia Records 9,0/10,0 Brief: American black metal act ABIGAIL WILLIAMS returns with “A Void Within Existence,” the long-anticipated sixth full-length album and the follow-up to 2019’s…
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Jools – Violent Delights
Jools – Violent Delights Hassle Records 9,0/10,0 Brief: To experience Jools in their most chaotic and unpredictable full flight is, the band were once told, to not know whether you are about to…
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Gaupa
SOURCE – When you first began writing this mini-album Fyr, what were the initial inspirations or themes that guided your creative direction, and how did those evolve throughout the writing process? Emma Linnéa…
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Avkrvst
SOURCE – How do you manage listener expectations for full albums in an era increasingly dominated by singles and shrinking attention spans? Martin Utby (Drums, Synths) – First and foremost, we want to…
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Impureza
SOURCE – In today’s oversaturated digital music landscape, what are the biggest challenges you’ve faced in trying to make your album stand out from the thousands of weekly releases? Lionel Cano Muñoz (Rhythm,…
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Malevolence – Where Only The Truth Is Spoken
Malevolence – Where Only The Truth Is Spoken Nuclear Blast Records/Shinigami Records 6,0/10,0 Brief: Malevolence have never waited for permission. From the underground to festival main stages, they’ve built their reputation on sheer…
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Heaven Shall Burn
SOURCE – Brazil has an incredibly passionate fanbase. How did it feel to step onto a Brazilian stage and experience that energy with Jinjer in November and December 2024? Maik Weichert (Guitars) –…
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Hiroe – Wield
Hiroe – Wield Pelagic Records 8,0/10,0 Brief: HIROE (pronounced hero-way), is a five-piece instrumental rock band from Philadelphia, PA, formed and led by guitarist and songwriter, Eric Kusanagi, in late 2020. While Hiroe…
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Funeral
SOURCE – Do you find that writing music for an EP format, as opposed to an album, changes the structure or narrative arc of your songs? Anders Eek (Drums) – No, not really.…
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King Witch – III
King Witch – III Listenable Records 9,0/10,0 Brief: Formed in late 2015 on the streets of old Edinburgh, King Witch play a lead-heavy brew of rock and doom that draws comparisons ranging from…
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Heaven Shall Burn – Heimat
Heaven Shall Burn – Heimat Century Media Records 9,0/10,0 Brief: “Heimat” = German for “home / homeland / native land” – a term that merely refers to a relationship between people and spaces…
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As The World Dies – Nebula
As The World Dies – Nebula Reaper Entertainment/Shinigami Records 7,5/10,0 Brief: Introducing the latest chapter of groove-laden, dreamscape invoking death metal from Birmingham, England. As the World Dies are powered by the riff…
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Cabal – Everything Rots
Cabal – Everything Rots Nuclear Blast Records/Shinigami Records 9,0/10,0 Brief: CABAL has through the years proved themselves as one of the heaviest and most uncompromising metal acts hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark. The bands…
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Katatonia – Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State
Katatonia – Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State Napalm Records 6,0/10,0 Brief: Nightmares have never sounded so beautiful! Swedish grandeurs of melancholic heaviness, KATATONIA, return with Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking…
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Hiroe
SOURCE – Every album comes with challenges. What were the biggest frustrations you faced during this new album, Wield? Eric Kusanagi (Guitars) – The biggest challenges were the schedules. When you have five…
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Sodom – The Arsonist
Sodom – The Arsonist Steamhammer / SPV 6,0/10,0 Brief: We all know that good music is always also a question of sound. To this end, the human factor is crucial – along with…
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King Witch
SOURCE – How did your approach to songwriting change on this album compared to your previous records? Were there any new techniques or creative processes you explored? Jamie Gilchrist (Guitars) – I think,…
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Wolves At The Gate
SOURCE – Over the years, your sound has evolved significantly. What would you say are the most notable differences between this album and your earliest work, “Wasteland”? Steve Cobucci (Rhythm guitar, clean vocals,…
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