Like most people, I first became aware of Wednesday 13 when he joined up with Joey Jordison’s Murderdolls but when his first album Transylvania 90210 came out, I watched him play what still stands out as one of the best shows I’ve ever been to Read More …
Darkness descends over the hall, and the curtain rises. Dear audience, welcome to the wondrous otherworld of AVANTASIA! I caught up with musician, and composer Tobias Sammet (Avantasia, Edguy) to discuss the Ninth Avantasia epic “A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society”, songwriting, guests, and Read More …
Positively and negatively, this could be the most anticipated heavy release of the year. I fall into the positive camp, being a moderate fan of Lorna Shores‘ old work but really loved their previous release, the 3 track EP . . . And I Return Read More …
I caught up with Ascalaphus from epic dark doom metal band Forlesen to talk all about the latest album “Black Terrain” due out October 28th via I Voidhanger Records. Drawing from dark ambient, epic doom, black metal, and slowcore, FORLESEN subvert traditional songwriting with their Read More …
As A Rival released their third studio album, “The Only Way Out Is Together” on the 30th of September and after the lead up singles I’m pretty keen to give it a listen and share some thoughts. The album was produced by As A Rival Read More …
Brutal death metal duo Deformatory recently released their latest slab of fury with the release of the “Harbinger” Ep, and I caught up with guitarist/vocalist Charlie LeDuc for a chat about this and all things Deformatory. Harbinger is the next slab of ferocious Canadian death Read More …
I’ve been following The Owen Guns since their debut EP “Violating Community Standards” released in August 2020 … well, around that time anyway. They display Australian culture without flying a flag, lyrically they poke fun at themselves or offer up hilarious takes on social commentary Read More …
Sludge metal newcomers, GNASH, are preparing to unleash their debut EP, Shared Nightmare, today September 22nd and I caught up with frontman Josh Richter (Bather, Josh Richter & The Bad Things) to talk all things Gnash. Josh Richter of GNASH comments: “I’ve never done a Read More …
Think back to 20 years ago. Over that amount of time, you could have gone from an energetic 20-year-old to a grizzled 40-year-old, a toddler in pre-school to a full-grown adult, and you might have been a trucker-hatted kid doing spin kicks at a Parkway Read More …
I recently caught up with Rory McDonald frontman for New Zealand Hard Rockers Voodoo Bloo to talk about the most recent album “The Blessed Ghost” and all things Voodoo Bloo. Following on from their first album JACOBUS, THE BLESSED GHOST is shaped by the concept of a Read More …
