Quite how Edinburgh natives Exdestrier ended up choosing Blackened Sludge Metal as the genre in which they wanted to paint remains something of a mystery, but it’s cold in the North so they probably drank some Scotch Whiskey in front of an open fire… either way, the trio who comprise vocalist and bassist Chris Smith,
Every wondered what goes on behind the scenes in putting together your favourite records? Well our writing and recording series aims to put a spotlight on that while also enlightening the would be writer in you. This week, West Midlands Progressive Metal act Below The Stones talk about writing and recording their sophomore EP “Solar“,
Having dropped their tenth Studio album “Dealing with Demons II” via Napalm Records, American Groove Metal Kings Devildriver put forward guitarist Mike Spreitzer to chat with Belgian Jasper about it. Topics of conversation include their co-headlining tour with Cradle Of Filth, his relationship with vocalist Dez Fafara and a guilty pleasure in Steel City Rock
What happens when former members of Razor Of Occam, Dragonforce and The Exploited are locked together in a dank, dark basement torture chamber hell for the hottest summer known to man? The create the Blackened Sludge Metal tour de force that is “Glorious Barbarism“, that’s what. The new outfit hail from Edinburgh and call themselves
When you hear a band who deliver something that blows your mind, going back and checking out their previous offerings can be a mixed blessing. However in the curious case of West Midlands Progressive Metal act Below The Stones, after hearing and reviewing sophomore EP “Solar“, subsequently checking out debut “Lunar” actually earned the first
Fresh from their headlining set at the Fiddler’s Elbow as part of the Camden Rocks Presents one dayer series, we got chatting to My Latest Failure vocalist and guitarist Chris Underhill about… Well pretty much everything that happened on the night! They had new songs in the set and a collection of blueprints for World
Having risen to prominence with their debut album “Bleedthrough” in 2021, Helsinki Finland filthy Stoner Metal guitar peddlers with noisy Punk attitude Fearout are celebrating the release of a new EP in “Resistenza” via Inverse Records. Having already given us no less than three music videos for the seven cuts (for seven deadly sins) that
Ahead of their performance at Incineration Festival on 13th May Enslaved vocalist Grutle Kjellson spoke to The Metal Tris about the Progressive Viking Black Metal acts resent endeavour “Heimdal“. A conversation about how the band have expanded their horizons having blazed a trail since 1991 and the album concept, the name referring to the Norse myth
Guitarist Riley Nix is the man chosen by Vintersea as their representative to be grilled under the FBI style interrogation spotlights of Heavy New York for an interview about their new album “Woven Into Ashes” and rightly so as he’s already spoken elsewhere. The Portland quintet showcase progressive, melodic and blackened tendencies on the album
What happens when you get axe wielding duo Jelle Bekelmans and Hidde Holfland, drummer Max Hendriks (Grindpad, ex-Warborn Waste, ex-Inferum) and vocalist Nino Thomas from Dutch Groove Death Thrash Metal Black Rabbit in a room? You get a fantastic interview about their new album “Hypnosomia“! The second of a prize pair, this one is all about the
