interview

June 4, 2019

Michael Alvarez of FLUB [INTERVIEW]

Flub, formed by Michael Alvarez and Eloy Montes around 2011-2012 after parting with other bands, initially created music together before assembling a lineup that included Jared Klein, Charles King, and Viktor Hansen. Their laid-back songwriting approach allows creativity while overcoming challenges. They celebrate the upcoming album’s completion and the supportive metal scene. Continue reading

reviews, Uncategorized

ace of base, band, black metal, core, death metal, Eloy Montes, extreme metal, flub, history, interview, metal, metal music, metal review, metal reviews, metalcore, metalcore music, Michael Alvarez, music, song writing, The Artisan Era, underground metal
May 28, 2019

Sean Meyers of Gates To The Morning [INTERVIEW]

SM discusses the journey of his project, Gates to the Morning, originally started in 2008 but interrupted due to school. After a revival in 2016, he wrote “Return to Earth,” culminating in an album with collaborative elements. Challenges included promotional aspects and integrating jazz influences, while a strong community underscores his experience in metal. Continue reading

reviews

black metal, death metal, extreme metal, Gates, Gates to the Morning, interview, metal, metal review, metal reviews, Meyers, morning, progressive, Sean, Sean Meyers, underground metal
April 21, 2018

INTERVIEW/SINGLE REVIEW: WOWS – Chakpori (Argonauta Records)

There is a wealth of incredibly progressive heavy music coming out of Italy these days most notably bands such as Sunopcrisy, Storm{O} and for the subject of this review Verona’s, WOWS. It’s always a pleasure to stumble upon gifted bands that know how to actually write movement into their songs. WOWS are extremely capable and individually bring immensely raw songwriting… Continue reading

reviews, Uncategorized

aion, argonauta, argonauta records, baldi, black metal, chakpori, death metal, extreme metal, interview, metal, metal review, metal reviews, review, single, storm, sunopcrisy, underground metal, verona, wows
February 27, 2018

INTERVIEW: The Bad Larrys

(This interview is between Edward Dinsley and The Bad Larrys) [E] Your debut album, \”Hodads\” sounds amazing! How did you hook up with Pete Lyman? Davis: Pete Lyman was actually recommended by Chris Karn, a friend of my who is also my sales rep at Vintage King in LA. I had been working on this… Continue reading

reviews

band interview, black metal, death metal, experimental, extreme metal, hodads, interview, metal review, Philadelphia, rock, surf, surf rock, surfer rock, the bad larrys, underground metal
February 12, 2018

INTERVIEW: Jani of Svartanatt

(The following is an interview between Sammi Spells and Jani of Svartanatt. See her original review here.)[SS] Hello! Thank you so much for taking time to sit down and answer somequestions for me! Please, introduce yourself. Hey im Jani, singer and guitarist in the band.[SS] What are some of your influences? I dont listen to… Continue reading

reviews

black metal, death metal, extreme metal, grungewave, guitarist, interview, jani, kurt obain, metal review, music teacher, musicteacher, rock, svartanatt, the sign records, underground metal
February 8, 2018

INTERVIEW: Corey of NEST

(This interview it between Keith, The Odd of Direnotes and Corey of NEST) NEST is a two-man hardcore band, with definite sludge elements, from Kentucky. Recently they have released their full length \’Metempsychosis\’ through Sludgelord Records. You can read our review here (and laugh at how many times I refer to them as strictly sludge… Continue reading

reviews

appalachain, band interview, black metal, death metal, diy, extreme metal, hardcore, hardcore punk, interview, Kentucky, metal, metal review, metempsychosis, nest, sludge metal, sludgelord, sludgelord records, underground metal
January 16, 2018

INTERVIEW: Aslak Heika Hætta Bjørn, Vocalist of Ondt Blod

[K] What is it like being a hardcore band in Norway? Has there been any difficulties? When we started out, hardcore was kind of a buzz in Norway, giving us a head start. There is also a good underground music scene in Norway, consisting of DIY-scenes and rock clubs interested in taking in new bands.… Continue reading

Uncategorized

Aslak Heika Hætta Bjørn, band interview, blod, hardcore, interview, metalcore, norway, ondt, ondt blod, punk, vocalist
September 1, 2016

INTERVIEW: Richie Brown of Mindscar

INTERVIEW RICHIE BROWN MINDSCAR How do you achieve such a large sound with only three members? Especially during live gigs? The same way that Rush does, by playing our asses off. Now it\’s said that your cover art is completely comprised of blood and semen, what exactly was the motivation behind such a decision? Creating… Continue reading

Uncategorized

behemoth, blood, brown, dimebag, heavy, ihsahn, interview, metal, metallica, mindscar, nader, nader sadek, pantera, rich, richie, sadek, semen
June 18, 2016

INTERVIEW with [RED] and [BLUE] of Puesdo/Sentai

Art by Grace Passerotti *For those who haven’t heard of Pseudo/Sentai, could you introduce yourselves?[BLUE] I am [BLUE]. I carry the battleaxe of bewilderment, and I find power in the contrast between light and dark. I am from an inconsequential town in the mid-west of the United States. As a civilian, I was interested in music,… Continue reading

Uncategorized

blue, bungle, city, dillenger, escape, free, interview, metal, naked, niche, pseudo, ranger, red, rock, sentai, states
September 11, 2015

INTERVIEW: Orc Adams of ORCumentary

INTERVIEW: ORC ADAMS ORCumentary ORCumentary (see the review here) is a unique Orc based project, opposed to the Troll and Goblin bands of late, headed by Orc Adams. Though it is fundamentally metal, Adams incorporates a lot of other influences and a heavy dose of comedy within his music. Currently playing a host of live… Continue reading

Uncategorized

adams, babymetal, destroy, dwarves, fantasy, interview, live, metal, orc, orcumentary