Guitarist John Browne and vocalist Andy Cizek from Monuments are the guests for this week’s episode of The Downbeat Podcast with your host and Stray From The Path drummer Craig Reynolds. An interesting conversation, this one finds the trio discussing their entrepreneurial spirit as they fight against the rising tide of challenges in the music
Three years after “Unconquered” the announcement that French Canadian Melodic Death Metal act Kataklysm will return with a new album in “Goliath” on 11th August via Nuclear Blast is music to our ears. Vocalist Maurizio Iacono spoke to Heavy New York on the subject as well as Death Metal sub-genres and how history plays a
Our love of Midlands female fronted genre coining cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas has been no secret; their self titled debut EP the mystical infusion of the inspirations of JRPG soundscapes with the signature guitar style alongside the beauty and ache of introspective lyrics from the soaring, majestic voice of Jade Marissa Grundy. Formed from the
Ahead of their return to the United Kingdom for this year’s incarnation of Bloodstock Open Air Festival, the inevitably reformed seminal 90’s Hardcore crew Biohazard have pushed guitarist and vocalist Billy Graziadei forward to give an interview. Oran O’Beirne talks to the living legend about what their set will offer with one of the answers
As Urne prepare to unleash a sophomore album in “A Feast Of Sorrow“, a record produced by Gojira vocalist and guitarist Joe Duplantier alongside Johann Meyer at Duplantier‘s Silver Cord Studio in Brooklyn New York, on 11th August, ex-Hang The Bastard bassist Joe Nally spoke to the interview God’s at Heavy New York about… well
Sometimes what the day needs is a scalding hot cup of Death Wish coffee and some Space Death Fusion from Wounded Not Dead to beat back the flames of night terrors and allow for fresh focus on the task at hand before that too gets out of control. We spoke to drummer Adriano Ferraro and
While we wait until 21st July for the arrival of “Datalysium” to be distributed by Metal Blade Records, an interview with The Zenith Passage mastermind and multi instrumentalist Justin McKinney with Heavy New York is what we have to bridge the gap. Topics of conversation range from the new album to AI, the sweeping line
We’ve been screaming the praises of “Rest Denied” by Italian Blackened Melodic Death outfit Unquiet from the mountain tops since we reviewed it so a second interview with the group whose philosophy “Our music aims to balance dark, heavy and haunting riffs together with catchy melodies and unsettling atmospheres” has worked wonders for them is both obvious
Not content with dropping a groove laden Progressive Deathcore album in “Negative Energy” via Napalm Records this weekend, Vexed frontwoman Megan Targett joins Joshua Toomey on the KnotFest Nu-Pod to discuss her top five Nu-Metal albums. We’re not going to give the game away but records from Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, System Of A
Having announced the departure of bassist Vladimir Babich and guitarist Sergey Babich, who had both been in the band for at least 13 years, their replacement in Hand Of Juno bassist Alice Lane is the obvious subject of an interview with Lena Scissorhands to introduce her to the Infected Rain fanbase. The questions are fun,
