Reviewed: March 2021 Released: 2021, Lifeforce Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Age of Woe, hailing from Sweden’s death metal capital, Gothenburg, have released their third full-length album, Envenom. This, along with their previous ventures into the worlds of doom, sludge, and crust punk, has made the band stand out…
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Interview with Age of Woe
Interview by Demitri Levantis Interview with Sonny Stark, vocals Social Media: www.facebook.com/ageofwoe www.instagram.com/ageofwoe/ shop.ageofwoe.net/ Following the release of their fourth studio album, “Envenom”, Metal-Rules caught up with Swedish Death Metal/Sludge/Crust Punk outfit Age of Woe to see what the band has been up to, and has planned for the future.
Interview with Black Hole Deity
Interview by Demitri Levantis Interview with: Cam Pinkerton, rhythm guitar/bass, and Alec Cordero, lead guitar Websites: www.facebook.com/BlackHoleDeity blackholedeity.bandcamp.com/releases Following the release of their debut EP: “Lair of Xenolich”, I caught up with sci-fi themed death metal outfit Black Hole Deity to discuss their work, what inspired their formation and what…
Interview with Lie In Ruins
Interview with Roni S. (vocals and bass) & Tuomas K. (vocals and guitar) Interview by Demitri Levantis Follow the band: www.facebook.com/lieinruins/ lieinruins.bandcamp.com/ With the release of their third studio album, “Floating in Timeless Streams” coming this month, I caught up with Finnish death metal group, Lie In Ruins to…
Interview with Jaded Star
Interview with Maxi Nil (Singer/songwriter) Interview by Demitri Levantis Follow the band: www.facebook.com/jadedstarofficial www.instagram.com/jadedstarofficial/ jadedstar.bandcamp.com/ With the release of their second album “Realign” on the horizon, I caught up with Greek melodic metal group, Jaded Star to discuss what the band has been up to this year.
Interview with Kneel
Interview with Pedro Mau (drums, bass, guitar) Interview by: Beandog Kneel: Bandcamp / Facebook Off the back of KNEEL’s powerful new album – Ailment – Metal Rules tracked down the band’s central figure, Pedro Mau and spoke to him about his inspirations and the creation of the new record… Hi there,…
Act of Creation – The Uncertain Light
Reviewed: November 2020 Released: 2020, Black Sunset Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry The Uncertain Light is the brand new fourth studio album from the German death metal heavyweights Act of Creation. Born from the ashes of the nineties German band E605, guitarist Carsten Schluch didn’t hesitate to form a new outfit with…
Kneel – Ailment
Reviewed: November 2020 Released: 2020, Raging Planet Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog “No formulas, no lame choruses or catchy tunes!” This is the boast that Portugese multi-instumentalist, Pedro Mau uses to describe Ailment – his latest releases under the Kneel banner. He elaborates by placing an emphasis on dynamic guitar riffs…
Interview with Naglfar
Interview with Andreas Nilsson (Guitars) Interview by Demitri Levantis Website – www.naglfar.net/ Facebook – www.facebook.com/naglfarofficial Instagram – www.instagram.com/naglfarofficial/ We caught up with Andreas of Sweden’s Naglfar to chat about their new album “Cerecloth” and what the band has in store for the future.
Kryptamok – Verisaarna
Reviewed: August 2020 Released: 2020, Purity Through Fire Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis It would be quite a cliché to say a veteran of a certain scene will produce some of the best new music, but the reason that’s a cliché is that it normally turns out to be true.…
Sepulchral Curse – Only Ashes Remain
Reviewed: August 2020 Released: 2020, Transcending Obscurity Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Bands who fuse black and death metal are among this critic’s favourite genres. Blackened death metal is all well and good but it is nice to come across a band with a very catchy death metal sound but…
Sorcerer – Interview with Kristian Niemann
Interview with Kristian Niemann Interview by Demitri Levantis We caught up with Sorcerer’s guitar player Kristian Niemann to discuss the new album and how he finds life as an established musician. www.facebook.com/sorcererdoom www.instagram.com/kristianxniemann/?hl=en
Black Altar & Kirkebrann – Deus Inversus
Reviewed: July 2020 Released: 2020, Odium Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Polish black metal institution Black Altar has teamed up with the Norwegian outfit Kirkebrann (“church burning”) to create a brand new split record stating how the metal sounds of both nations have not waned in the current state of…
Wilderun – Veil of Imagination
Reviewed: July 2020 Released: 2019, Century Media Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis On the surface, Veil of Imagination from the Boston-based Wilderun looks like another progressive or experimental metal album, but once you dig deeper you find there’s plenty more to this band and album than meets the eye.…
Devastator – Baptised in Blasphemy
Reviewed: July 2020 Released: 2020, Clobber Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Metal is a forever evolving phenomenon, and that is not done just by bands taking the old sound and adding new things, but also by the kids who keep the old school alive. By that, I am referring…