Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Candlelight Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Necronautical: all the way from Manchester, this quartet have been working non-stop for the last decade to get into the upper echelons of British black metal, and I can now say they have secured their seats at the…
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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…
Oldskull – Nether Hollow of No Return
Reviewed: June 2021 Released: 2021, Inhuman Assault Productions Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Discovering a band from Thailand is one thing, but to find out they are a band that have a strong and vicious old school vibe in their take on the death metal world is a whole new…
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.
No Speed Limit: The History of Quebec Metal 1964-1989 finally available in English!
No Speed Limit: The History of Quebec Metal 1964-1989 finally available in English! No Speed Limit: Québec Métal (1964-1989) traces the emergence of an underground musical genre that has been part of the Quebecois musical landscape for more than 30 years. Whether it was deliberate or not, Quebecois metal…
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.
Possessor Sign To APF Records – New Album Due In 2019
South London, horror obsessed – sludge thrashers, Possessor have signed a brand new record deal with APF Records. Preparations for their fourth full-length album are well underway. UK, Salford-based, independent label APF – who’s roster also includes, Ba’al, Barbarian Hermit, Battalions, Blind Haze, BongCauldron, Desert Storm, Diesel King, Mastiff, Nomad,…
Ten Great Reasons to Visit Bloodstock 2018
With just 4 weeks to go until Bloodstock Festival opens its gates for 2018, Metal-Rules’s UK Team have compiled a list of 10 great reasons to pay the country’s biggest Metal fest a visit; other than the incredible lineup. Tickets are still on sale and can be purchased from the…
Incineration Fest 2018 – May 12-13, London!
London’s Incineration Fest is back for their fifth year! Taking place at The Dome and Boston Music Room on May 12th and 13th 2018. www.facebook.com/incinerationfestival/ Band Line Up: Saturday 12th May 2018 MASTER’S HAMMER TAAKE CANCER HORNA SAOR ANALEPSY ENDEZZMA ASAGRAUM MARTYRIUM MISANTHROPIC EXISTENCE THE CRAWLING ERESKIGAL AURI LUNATIC HOOKER…
Bloodstock Festival 2017
Bloodstock Open Air 2017 @ Catton Hall, Derbyshire 10th-13th August Review by Demitri Levantis Photography & Mini Reviews by Graham Hilling
DragonForce – Interview with Herman Li and Marc Hudson
DragonForce Interview with Herman Li and Marc Hudson April 10, 2017 – London, UK Interview by Torbjørn ‘Toby’ Jørstad Photography by Prislla Pattuzzo Macao
Moonspell – Interview with Fernando Ribeiro
Moonspell Interview with vocalist Fernando Ribeiro 13th December 2016 @ The Underworld Camden Interviewed by Demitri Levantis Concert photos by Oliver M.
Final Line Up Confirmed For Damnation Festival 2016
Headliners include Stoner veterans Electric Wizard and Doomers Cult of Luna perorming a special collaboration with Julie Christmas.
Bloodstock Open Air 2016 @ Catton Hall, Derbyshire
Bloodstock Open Air 2016 @Catton Hall, Derbyshire 11th – 14th August 2016 Review by Demitri Levantis Photography and Additional Reviews by Graham Hilling Derbyshire is probably the last place you’d expect to find metal. It’s not one of England’s most famous counties, nor has it built up a reputation for…
Bloodstock Countdown – Five New Blood Bands To Check Out
With many classics and popular bands to look forward to at Bloodstock this year, we must remember all the most successful of bands started off as new blood at one point or another. And with the Hobgoblin New Blood stage’s line up now complete, Metal Rules have compiled five bands…