It may have been nearly four years in the making but “Wretched” by Steel City Death Metal quartet Dominion Of Ashes is a prize worth waiting for, an EP sharper that a roses thorn and more atmospheric than a stormy night. The purveyors of Death Metal haven’t been resting on their laurels in that time
As Swedish Melodic Death Metal pioneers In Flames have a new album on the way in “Foregone“, guitarist Bjorn Gelotte is the latest in the chair alongside Ola Englund for coffee. The bands 14th album in all will appear via Nuclear Blast on 10th February and it has already seen four singles land. It is
The Vulgar Display of Podcast series from Total Deathcore TV has unearthed a few gems in recent months and this interview with Killswitch Engage drummer and Lybica guitarist Justin Foley is one of those. A show after our own heart, by Metal heads for Metal heads, it’s one that doesn’t discriminate on genre despite the name
Following 2019’s very well received album “Empath“, Progressive Metal Mastermind Devin Townsend continues to do no wrong with new album “Lightwork” and it’s companion piece “Nightwork“, a collection of b-sides, demos ans experiments from the recording process. The living legend sat down with Belgian Jasper to discuss both records as well as Graspop Metal Meeting,
Ahead of the bands European tour stop in Prague Czech Republic Metalshop conducted an interview with Anders Friden from Swedish Melodic Death Metal pioneers In Flames. Ten fun questions that mix both talk of the bands music including upcoming new album “Foregone“, which has already spawned four singles including “The Great Deceiver“, and a few
After last weeks glorious first interview with Renunciation bassist extraordinaire Vadim Kotov, it is time once again to return to Moscow Russia for a second conversation. Having spoken about the desire to write intricate Technical Progressive Blackened Death Metal in the project the first time around, this time we go in deep on the bands
“Seaborne Monstrosity”, “Corpse-Strewn Path to the Citadel” and “Navigating the Transept” are just three of the works of Vikvanir, the project of Sydney Australian based multi instrumentalist and composer Zachary Carlsson also known for this work in Black Trillium. Inspired to write in Black Metal with Doom, Death and even Progressive Metal influences creeping in, his debut
While at Catton Hall in Walton-on-Trent Derbyshire this summer Symphonic Deathcore titans Lorna Shore took some time out of their busy schedule to grace the Bloodstock sofa and talk to Oran O’Beirne. Naturally the topics of conversation include the bands new album “Pain Remains” as well as their arena tour opening for Parkway Drive. The
Candlemass vocalist Johan Langquist is the man in the hot seat as Belgian Jasper quizzes the Swede on “Sweet Evil Sun“, the Epic Doom Metallers new Napalm Records offering. The conversation also goes into the 40th Anniversary of the bands existence and their legacy, the inspiration of Iommi and Black Sabbath and how they choose
After their debut EP “The Pecking Order” landed on Planet Metal last week via Devils Clause Records, Norwich Post-Grunge Masters Hedra have continued their quest to join the likes of Shirley Bassey, Adele and Billie Eilish with a James Bond theme song. They know that vocalist Jim Marten has the pipes for it so they’ve
