24th February is the date that Century Media are licking their lips about the prospect of because it’s the date that the ninth album, “Anno 1696” by Finnish Metal Meloncholic Masters Insomnium finally see release. A concept record based upon a tale inked by bassist Niilo Sevänen, it has already seen a string of singles
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,
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
When former Revocation and 3 Inches Of Blood pairing Justin Hagberg and Ash Pearson released “Give In To Despair” as new project Ritual Dictates two years ago it had everything you’d expect from them with Death, Thrash and Grindcore influences in the melting pot. Their sophomore album “No Great Loss” however is an entirely different
Another day another interview with Revocation? Well they’ve got an astounding new album in “Netherheaven” out now, one which was four years in the making, so they’ve got a lot to talk about! Conceptually the band explore the allegorical and literal aspects of Hell as they dig deeper into the darker, more diabolical side of
Guitarist and songwriter Olavi Mikkonen from Amon Amarth sat down to discuss the bands twelfth studio record “The Great Heathen Army” with Belgian Jasper in this new interview. Also on the cards, their next Global touring campaign which will start with a co-headlining tour of Europe alongside Machine Head and Swedish Melodic Death Metal supergroup
Back in February Belgian Jasper interviewed Annihilator Mastermind Jeff Waters about the overhaul of his record “Metal” for “Metal II” which has Dave Lombardo (Dead Cross, ex-Slayer) behind the kit and Stu Block (Into Eternity) on vocals as well as a wealth of guests from Lamb of God, Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom, Nevermore, In
Rather than talk about their new EP “Rage” with Belgian Jasper, Bleeding Through vocalist Brandon Schieppati instead takes a few moments to talk about his friend Trevor Strnad from The Black Dahlia Murder, one who we have sadly loved and lost this past May. Containing audio fragments of “Child Of Night” from the “Verminous” album,
Leading the revival of 80’s Florida Death Metal, Inhuman Condition, a trio consisting of members and former members of Venom Inc, Ex Deo, The Absence, Deicide, Obituary, Death, Massacre and Six Feet Under threw their sophomore album “Fearsick” at us this very weekend. Guitarist Taylor Nordberg joined Belgian Jasper in conversation about the bands latest abomination
It becomes one of those surreal moments when a project that started with TesseracT guitarist James Monteith and long-time friend and collaborator, bassist Jon Reid in a bedroom takes the stage in a small town with Weaponry and then becomes the Hardcore band that everyone is talking about. The project is one called Cage Fight
