Interviews Kobra and the Lotus’ Kobra Paige: 5 Surprising Songs I Love October 9, 2019 1:05pm Canadian heavy-metal crew Kobra and the Lotus recently released their sixth album Evolution (which is available for streaming and purchase here), which sees frontwoman Kobra Paige leaning into the full range of her musical influences with her emotive and bombastic […]
Interviews Polyphia’s Clay Gober: 5 Wildest Places I’ve Visited on Tour September 30, 2019 8:33pm Tour life might seem totally glamorous and fun, but it’s often a mixed bag. Up-and-coming bands are faced with homesickness, long drives and often super sketchy places to rest their head, but if all goes […]
Interviews Venom Prison’s Ash Gray: 5 Surprising Albums I Love September 26, 2019 12:20pm U.K. death-metal rising stars Venom Prison are currently out on the road in support of their critically acclaimed, take-no-prisoners second album, Samsara, and despite the grueling schedule, they show no signs of slowing down. The […]
Interviews Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt Talks Parenthood, Mental Health on Tour September 23, 2019 1:33pm Formed in 1989, Swedish metal juggernaut Opeth are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year and doing so in style, with a kaleidoscopic new album, In Cauda Venenum. The album was originally written in the band’s native […]
Interviews Northlane’s Brendon Padjasek: 5 Albums That Changed My Life September 17, 2019 1:29pm Aussie metalcore outfit Northlane recently released their fifth studio album, Alien, an intense record that delves into frontman Marcus Bridge’s violent upbringing living with drug-addicted parents. In keeping with the heavy music and even heavier themes of […]
Interviews Cold’s Scooter Ward: 5 Surprising Albums I Love September 12, 2019 1:23pm Long-running alternative-metal outfit Cold are set to release their first new album in eight years, The Things We Can’t Stop, via Napalm Records on Friday, September 13th. (You can order the record here.) From their […]
Interviews Absence of Despair’s Joe Reynolds: 5 Albums That Changed My Life September 10, 2019 4:24pm On September 13th, Providence, Rhode Island–based metalcore group Absence of Despair are set to drop their ripping new LP, Desolate. Before its release, we caught up with vocalist Joe Reynolds to find out what albums changed […]
Interviews Polyphia’s Clay Gober on Craziest Show, Dream Show and More September 5, 2019 2:57pm Texan progressive-metal troublemakers Polyphia are set to the hit the road with R&Bcore crew Issues later this year for a massive North American trek. Instrumental virtuosos, they shred like nobody’s business — just crank up their latest […]
Interviews Damn Your Eyes’ Artie Alexander on Craziest Show, Dream Show and More August 29, 2019 11:34am New York-based groove-metal outfit Damn Your Eyes recently dropped their debut full-length, Kill the Outside. “In the bed of all of these songs lies personal experiences,” says guitarist Artie Alexander, who also played with Suicidal […]
Interviews Tattoo Stories: Anamorph’s James Agusta on “Mashup” Sleeve August 26, 2019 3:03pm Rising Raleigh, North Carolina–based progressive metal group Anamorph will release their ambitious new full-length Lucid on September 6th. The 57-minute LP — which was recorded by renowned prog producer Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me, […]