Emissary of Suffering Interview with Nils Groth (Drums & Vocals) and Mattias Rasmusson (Guitars) Interview by Lee Carter Hey and thank you for your time. Please state your name and position in the band. Hey, thank you for giving us the opportunity to talk about our band. My name is…
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Interview with Pestilential Shadows
Pestilential Shadows Interview with Balam (vocalist, guitarist, bassist, lyricist) Interview by Kira Levine Hello and thank you for your time. Please state your name and position in Pestilential Shadows. Hails Metal-Rules! Balam from Pestilential Shadows here. I take care of guitar, bass, lyrics & vocals. As an introduction, could you…
Spiritual Deception – Oxymoron
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Oxymoron is the latest EP from the atmospheric brutal death metal organization, Spiritual Deception – all the way from Italy. Atmospheric and brutal death metal are two terms I never thought I’d see in the same sentence, but it…
Saturnian Mist – Shamatanic
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Petrichor Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Occult black metal might be a cliché for the Finnish scene, or indeed any scene in the black metal world, but when you get a band who have taken all the best elements of the most obscure and intriguing…
Skepticism – Companion
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Svart Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Funeral doom is a tricky one to really get right. It can seem straightforward at first glance, but any band that simply plays doom metal as slow and ponderous as they can will run the risk of rapidly…
Malevolence – Antithetical
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Firecum Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter It’s an old argument, but we revisit it here: is there much point in reviewing re-releases? On the one hand, you have the potential scenarios of having the easiest writing session of your life (“Review: see comments from [DATE]”).…
Akiavel – Vae Victis
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis “Vae Victis”, from Latin for “woe to the vanquished”, is one memorable album title, suitable for any band who deal with themes of loss and anguish, which is certainly the case for France’s melo-death outfit Akiavel, who return with…
Wraith – Undo the Chains
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Redefining Darkness Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes “WRAITH hasn’t set out to reinvent the style,” states the band’s biography, “or introduce some new ‘core element, they only live to thrash and do it better than most.” A bold claim, but after listening to Undo…
Remah – Une Main
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Avantgarde Music Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine International black metallers Remah have released their debut album, Une Main, through Avantgarde Music. With members from both Belgium and France, the band is the result of a seventeen-year long friendship. After a 10-year gap in their musical…
Interview with Grisly
Grisly Interview with Rogga Johansson Interview by Demitri Levantis Social Media: xtreemmusic.bandcamp.com/album/salting-the-earth With the release of their sophomore album, “Salting the Earth”, around the corner, we caught up with Sweden’s death metallers Grisly to find out what’s been going on in the band’s world and what they have planned for…
Interview with Rat King
Interview with Kyle Wilcher Interview by Kat Knite Evansville, Indiana natives Rat King have just released their new full-length doom metal album, ‘Omen’. We got a chance to catch up with drummer/lead vocalist Kyle Wilcher and talk about the music, future plans, and more! Check out the interview down below…
BOTTOMLESS – Interview with Giorgio Trombino
BOTTOMLESS 30th July 2021 Interview by Kat Knite Italian doom metal trio BOTTOMLESS are back with a stunning new self-titled record, out now via Spikerot Records. We got a chance to catch up with lead singer & guitarist Giorgio Trombino and learn all about the process and inspiration behind the new release, as well…
Rat King – Omen
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 2.5/5.0 Reviewer: Kat Knite Hailing from Evansville, Indiana come Rat King, a doom metal outfit formed in 2016 by Andrei Stirbu (lead guitar), Kyle Wilcher (drums/lead vocals), Jason Wilcher (rhythm guitar/backing vocals), and Nick Graman (bass). While the young band members are ambitious and draw…
Bloodbound – Creatures of the Dark Realm
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, AFM Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Swedish power metal outfit Bloodbound have returned in 2021 with their ninth studio album entitled Creatures of the Dark Realm, the follow-up to 2019’s well-received Rise of the Dragon Empire. Continuing the trend of anthemic, fist-pumping power metal akin…
Craven Idol – Forked Tongues
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, Dark Descent Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Craven Idol, stalwarts of the old school blackened thrash sound have returned with their third full-length album, Forked Tongues. As the name might suggest this is another beautifully satanic tome of pure evil put to music, however…