Interview with Avatar Johannes Eckerström of Avatar, discussing life in a band during the pandemic and other Avatar related musings…. Interview and live photos by Graham Hilling. The interview was sent just before the Hunter Gatherer European tour was postponed to 2023. So, I reckon it has been a good…
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NASSON: SCARS album, without being conceptual, is very autobiographical
Interview by Cristóbal Torres Facebook – Instagram – Spotify Nasson is a Chilean multi-instrumentalist musician who began his journey 15 years ago, when he independently released his debut album: DYING TEARS (2007). Since then, Nasson has built a career that has led him to participate in various projects such as Inferis,…
Aexylium – guitarist Fabio Buzzago, keyboard player Stefano Colombo, bass player Gabriele Cacocciola and flutes Leandro Pessina
Guitarist Fabio Buzzago, keyboard player Stefano Colombo, bassist Gabriele Cacocciola, and flute player Leandro Pessina – Aexylium Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. I sat down with members of Italian…
Ensiferum & Metal de Facto : Tavastia Helsinki Finland
Metal de Facto & Ensiferum The 18th of December 2021 Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland Gigs are quite rare during the ongoing raging pandemic era. It is no surprise to see sold-out venues as people are definitely missing live gigs. Originally, the Ensiferum gig was already scheduled to carry out a year…
Interview with Tim Tymo of Canadian thrashers TYMO
Formed in Edmonton in 2015, Tymo is comprised of Tim Tymo as the lead guitarist and vocalist, Nick Schwartz on rhythm guitar, Harlen Jacobs on bass, and Marc Durie on drums. Tim Tymo describes the band’s sounds as “loud, angry, and explosive thrash”. Tymo’s debut album “Purge & Reset” was…
Interview with Cistvaen
Interview with Cistvaen Interview with Guy (Vocals), Lee (Guitar), Chris (Guitar), James (Bass) and Ed (Drums) Interview by Demitri Levantis Following the release of their first EP: “Under the Silent Meadow Skies”, I caught up with Britain’s atmospheric black metal group Cistvaen to discuss where the band came from, what…
Biff Byford of Saxon on New CD, Carpe Diem – It’s Straight To The Point And In Your Face!
Interview by Robert Cavuoto Saxon will unleash their 23rd studio album, Carpe Diem, to the world on February 4th, 2022, via Silver Lining Music. Carpe Diem is a fiery collection of 10 brand new songs from the metal masters; it’s everything their legions of fans have come to expect from…
Existance – bandleader/lead singer/guitarist and only remaining original member Julian Izard
Band leader/lead singer/guitarist Julian Izard – Existance Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Axel Wiesenauer at Rock’N’Growl Promotion for setting up the interview. Thanks to Black Viper Records for the promo pictures of the band. From France comes Existance; a band that’s been around since 2008 and just unleashed their…
Triton Devs – guitarist/songwriter/guitar and jewelery maker Blacky Lee Stone
Guitarist/song writer/guitarist and jewelry maker Blacky Lee Stone – Triton Devs Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. From Italy comes comes the new project band Triton Devs, led by guitarist/song…
Interview with Pietro Paolo of Wonders
Wonders Interview with Pietro Paolo, guitarist Interview by Neil Langton In 2020, two Even Flow musicians Giorgio Lunesu and his brother Pietro Paolo started a new cooperation with producer and keyboardist Bob Katsionis (ex-Firewind). Said cooperation was the beginning of WONDERS, a band with an approach significantly different from that…
Interview with NECROMANTIA
NECROMANTIA Interview with The Magus Interview by Kat Knite NECROMANTIA ONLINE FACEBOOK – BANDCAMP Congratulations on the release of your new and final album, ‘To The Depths We Descend’. It’s an honour to interview you at this pivotal point in your lives! I can’t imagine all the memories you must…
Depleted Uranium – Video Interview
Spanning over 10 years together as a band, Depleted Uranium delivers a mathematically precise, fast-paced and aggressive sound. Formed by friends and former bandmates, Andrew Murray (guitar), Nick Misasi (drums), Babak Kazemzadeh (vocals), and Corey Stinson (bass) have been the core of the Depleted Uranium for most of its existence.…
Mad Invasion – guitarist / keyboard player Hal Marabel
Guitarist/keyboard player Hal Marabel – Mad Invasion Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Pelle Eriksson at Border Music Sweden for setting up the interview. Thanks to Mad Invasion for the promo pictures and the screen shots of the band. Five years ago the Swedish hard rock act Mad Invasion released…
Darkwoods My Betrothed – Jouni “Hallgrim” Mikkonen
INTERVIEW WITH JOUNI “HALLGRIM” MIKKONEN OF DARKWOODS OF MY BETROTHED Darkwoods My Betrothed has returned after a 23-year hiatus. The Finnish epic black metallers went on the long hiatus after the WITCH-HUNTS album in 1998, but carried out a few gigs in 2004 before calling it quits. The Darkwoods squad…
Unleashed – Johnny Hedlund
INTERVIEW WITH JOHNNY HEDLUND OF UNLEASHED NO SIGN OF LIFE being the 14th album by the long time Swedish death metal squad Unleashed proves the band isn’t getting rusty. The album is extremely strong , vital, and indeed it is pure death metal in the Unleashed way. It was about…