A year after their spine juddering album “Everything Bleeds” made our ears *ahem* bleed, Crown Magnetar are once again plotting a path to World domination. 7th March will see their latest burnt offering in EP “Punishment” landing in our greasy paws courtesy of Unique Leader Records and so Belgian Jasper has leapt at the opportunity
After a pair of albums that pushed their sonic boundaries, Knoxville Tennessee Deathcore collective Whitechapel are preparing to unveil “Hymns in Dissonance” on 7th March via Metal Blade. When they performed at Bloodstock Open Air Festival last summer their set was distinctly heavier and that has been the case with the cuts that have been
When it comes to new records from Scour, there is no hiding from the fact that there is a certain weight of expectation. That comes with the territory when you have a line up of heavy music veterans like Philip H. Anselmo (Pantera, Down), Derek Engemann (Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals), John Jarvis (Nest,
There aren’t many who would claim influences as far apart as ABBA and Napalm Death but suffering from “Post Apocalyptic Depression” means that German Blackened Death Punk duo Mantar will admit to almost anything. They spent some time in the company of Belgian Jasper who once again proves to be the host with the most,
Twenty five years down the road Orange County Metalcore heroes Bleeding Through return with their ninth studio album “Nine” via SharpTone Records and in celebration of that vocalist Brandan Schieppati joined Belgian Jasper for an interview. Topics of conversation include the bands decision to re-recorded some of their classics, what it’s like to play live
As we all know, 10th January will see the arrival of “March Of The Unheard“, a sophomore album from Swedish Melodic Death Metal supergroup The Halo Effect with Nuclear Blast handling distribution. Belgian Jasper had the pleasure of a conversation with Peter Iwers, in which the pair not on discuss the new album and it’s own
Ahead of a European Mainland tour trek in support of Cradle Of Filth, German Blackened Deathcore operatives Mental Cruelty sent vocalist Lukas Nicolai to discuss their album “Zwielicht” with Belgian Jasper. Produced and mixed by Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, Ov Sulfur, Signs of the Swarm) the album is more intense with with epic orchestra arrangements and
A sixth studio album in “Sub Rosa in Æternum” from Tribulation sees the band reach a milestone that so many don’t so the Swedish Goth Metal pioneers volunteered vocalist and bassist Johannes Andersson to speak to Belgian Jasper on the subject. They’re calling it a suspenseful journey of goth rock, psychological horror of Italian cinema
Having witnessed their career spanning 30th Anniversary set at Bloodstock Open Air Festival this summer it gives us great pleasure to share an interview that our Canadian friend Belgian Jasper has done with Hatebreed drummer Matt Byrne as the Connecticut Hardcore wrecking ball arrive in his city. They talk about the stories behind classics like
Taking some time out from his bands current North American tour with Fleshgod Apocalypse, Shadow Of Intent, Disembodied Tyrant and The Zenith Passage, Jason Evans of Ingested sat down with Belgian Jasper to drink beer and talk turkey. Naturally “The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams” is on cards but also the bands prestigious beer and
