Beneath The Massacre
'Extreme Metal Lifers'

Interview by Shawn Jam Hill

Montreal is awash in heaviosity.

It’s no secret that North America’s most metal city is festooned with amazing talent be it the technical death vehemence of Cryptopsy or the bruising deathcore pioneers in Despised Icon, the city is getting rocked off its foundations on a daily basis. Underground heroes Beneath The Massacre are no strangers to the world of heavy. Churning out a decidedly brutal mix of neck-snapping hardcore and blast beat-soaked chaos, brothers Christopher and Dennis Bradley (guitar and bass) tub thumper Justin Rouselle and glass-packed larynx crusher Elliot Desgagnes have been slaughtering the masses since 2004. With Maree Noir (Prosthetic), the boys have sharpened their songwriting craft into a laser-like lance meant to shed blood with maximum efficiency. Metal-rules.com recently caught up with affable frontman Desgagnes to discuss Beneath The Massacre’s ravaging sound, the kindness of the Montreal community and what it’s like jamming next to a blues bar famous for smoked meat.

If that’s not fucking metal, I really don’t know anything anymore…

INNER EDEN

Interviewed by Danny Draper
Photos: Altercarnated Photography

On a lovely warm evening in Camden, I sat down with Inner Eden. A band from from London via Birmingham. We talked about themselves and their dreams for Inner Eden  and also matters concerning the internet, music in general and testicles….

Interview conducted by Robert Williams

Videography courtesy of Sandra Torres

Belgian black metal warlords Enthroned have returned to the U.S. for the first time in nine years, headlining a tour in support of their new album Pentagrammatton alongside Aussie metal titans Destroyer 666. On a sunny summer afternoon I telephoned Enthroned's tour manager to confirm our scheduled interview. To my surprise, it would seem that I may have a cancellation on my hands. "Nornagest is puking up blood." said the voice on the other end of the phone. "Check back in three hours."

There are few things as inherently black metal as puking up blood in my book. Toughing it out through thick and thin, Nornagest eventually mustered up enough strength to follow through with the interview despite feeling green, with bassist Phorgath delegated to assist answering some of the questions. Be sure to catch this unholy assault when this black metal plague infests a city near you.

bibleblack

Vocalist Kacper Rozanski, Guitarist Mike Wead and Simon Johansson

Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall

Thanks to The Boss of Vic Records Roel van Reijemersdal for all the help
Thanks to Vic Records for the promo pictures of the band taken by: P. Hellström and K. Alutoine/Seance

THE BLACK SWAN EPILOGUE is the name of the excellent debut album that comes from the Swedish progressive doom metal act BibleBlack. The band consists of some very well known Swedish musicians like Mike Wead (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate) and his partner in crime Simon Johansson (Memory Garden, ex- Steel Attack). They have joined forces together with Tobhias Ljung on drums, Jonaz Bulund on bass and Kacper Rozanski on lead vocals and this is what they came up with. A brilliant debut album. I had the pleasure to have a talk with Kacper, Simon and Mike about the band, the future as well as some personal matters with Mike. 
 

Copenhell Festival

Refshaleoen
Copenhagen
Denmark
11-12/6 – 2010

Reviewed and live pictures by: Anders Sandvall