The Iranian metal band initially known as Demonic Ritual came into existence in 2013 when vocalist Mani Kewmars founded the group. After navigating numerous lineup changes and releasing two demo tapes, Nima Kewmars, the vocalist’s younger brother, joined as the lead guitarist and primary songwriter. Read More …
It has been sixteen years and now the time has finally arrived for the triumphant return of the almighty SADUS and I caught up with Darren Travis to talk about their latest album “The Shadow Inside“, which unleashes upon the world tomorrow 17th of November Read More …
To paraphrase the great Jacobim Mugatu, Lycanthrope are “so hot right now.” They played Wacken Open Air in Germany last year, got a spot on this years Good Things festival, and have just recently released their long-awaited 4 track EP “Hydra” . The Newcastle Metal-Core Read More …
The debut album from the band with the best name in Melbourne.Küntsqaüd is an umlaut-laden crust punk/sludge metal four-piece with an old school sound that reminded me of Discharge and Driller Killer-inspired D-Beat. The album opens with the quick grindcore track Black then rips into Read More …
I caught up with the frontman for Doom/stoner metal band Merlock, Taylor D Waring to talk about the latest and forthcoming album “Onward Strides Colossus‘, Themes, Influences, and all things Merlock. Exploring gloomy realms, MERLOCK produces imposing soundscapes that embrace the murky depths. Seeing multiple Read More …
On November 18th, 2022, the progressive metallers from Puerto Rico AVANDRA released their latest full-length, “Prodigal“, and I took the opportunity to catch up with Christian Ayala & José Miguel Vázquez to find out more about Avandra and the latest release. “Codename: Pharaoh” introduces the Read More …
I caught up with Cabal vocalist Andreas Bjulver Paarup to talk all about the latest and 3rd studio album for Cabal “Magno Interitus“, collabs, film clips, the current Impericon Never Say Die Tour that kicked off last week, and a whole lot more. Magno Interitus 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 …
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 …
Divine Council is the 8th album by Tasmanian Tech Death legends Psycroptic. They slowly became one of the more storied Australian bands over the course of their existence and hold the crown as the critical darlings of the Australian Metal scene. The band is powered Read More …
