Interview with Second To Sun Vladmir Lehtinen – guitars, music and lyrics Interview by Kira Levine SecondToSun.net | Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram Hello! Thanks for your time, hope that you are keeping safe and well. Please state your name and position in the band. My name is Vladimir, and…
2020
Interview with The Infernal Sea
Interview with The Infernal Sea C.R. – Bass Guitar Interview by Annalisa Orlando Spotify | Big Cartel | theinfernalsea.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube | Bandcamp Could you tell us a little about your music-making history? Have you been musical from an early age, or is it a…
Hellsmoke – bandleader/guitarist Christofer Dahlman
Bandleader/guitarist Christofer Dahlman – Hellsmoke Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Birgitt Schwanke at GerMusica PR for setting up the interview. Thanks to Pride and Joy Music for the promo pictures of the band. From the southern parts of Sweden comes Hellsmoke, led by bandleader/guitarist Christofer Dahlman (ex-Alyson Avenue, Bai…
Interview with Svederna
Interview with Svederna Interview by Demitri Levantis www.facebook.com/svederna.garde/ svederna.bandcamp.com/ With their third studio album, “Härd” to be released in August, we caught up with Swedish black metal group Svederna to discuss the new album, Sweden’s black metal scene and what the band plans to do in the future. Hi and…
Interview with Adamantis
Interview with Adamantis: Evgeny Gromovoy – Drums Javier Estrada – Guitars Jeff Taft – Guitars Jeff Stark – Vocals Cody Pelchat – Bass Interview by Kieron Hayes Facebook | Bandcamp | Instagram Hey and thank you for your time. What first inspired the formation of Adamantis? Is there a meaning behind…
Transcendence – Towards Obscurities Beyond
Reviewed: October 2020 Released: 2020 – Blood Harvest Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog “Patience and perseverance” – These are the things Transcendence credit for their current position when considering the span of time between their formation in 2013 and the 2020 release of this; their debut album, Towards Obscurities Beyond. …
Anthea – Illusion
Reviewed: October 2020 Released: 2020, Rockshots Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter If you have even a passing interest in rock or metal, it’s quite likely you will have heard some form of either that weaves in symphonic/orchestral elements. Done well, the grand aural spectacle that unfolds can pack the…
Second To Sun – Leviathan
Reviewed: October 2020Released: 2020, Self-releasedRating: 4.5/5Reviewer: Kira Levine Following up last year’s Legacy, Russia’s Second To Sun have returned with Leviathan. Influenced by the black metal scene in Scandinavia, the quartet have created nine sublime slabs that undeniably cross over into other sub-genres. A statement from the band: “Ever prolific…
The Infernal Sea – Negotium Crucis
Reviewed: October 2020 Released: September 18th 2020, Apocalyptic Witchcraft Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Annalisa Orlando These black metallers from the fens of East Anglia, a flat nothingness that makes up much of the surrounding area native to The Infernal Sea, bring a nuanced and groove-rifting record of British black betal. Energetically…
Forlorn World – Umbra
Reviewed: October, 2020 Released: 2020, Self-released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Forlorn World is a melodic death metal outfit formed in July 2019 by frontman and founding member of Bloodshot Dawn, Josh McMorran. With music using soaring guitar melodies whilst mixing dynamic clean and harsh vocals, Josh set out to…
Interview with Ayr
Ayr – Interview with R.C. (guitars, bass, synth, vocals) Interview by Pete Mutant Band links: www.facebook.com/ayrofficial/ ayrofficial.bandcamp.com/ Hey and thank you for your time. Where did the name of the band come from? At this point I can’t recall. I’ve seen some things online suggesting that we named it after…
Undead – Existential Horror
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020, Kadabra Music Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Pete Mutant Undead were an unknown band for me but, I have to say, they will be one that sticks from now on. Their first full length effort ‘Existential Horror’ is a fine example of modern death metal which comes…
Ayr – The Dark
Review Date: September, 2020 Released: 2020, Wolves of Hades Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Pete Mutant Ayr, you ever been there? Pretty bleak and miserable place on the west coast of Scotland. I live not too far away so I know this to be true. Ayr (the band) though, are not from…
The Hawkins – Silence is a Bomb
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020, The Sign Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Lisa Nash The Hawkins started out in a small Swedish town back in 2013, building their reputation on live gigs and e.p’s culminating in a huge chance to tour Russia in 2016. Mixing elements of rock, pop, punk and…
Veonity – Sorrows
Reviewed: September, 2020 Released: 2020, Scarlet Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry The fourth studio album from Scandanavian power metal outfit Veonity is an impressive beast. Setting a slighter darker and heavier tone than the band’s previous releases, Sorrows is a bold step into the future of metal that only falters a couple…