Interviews Manticora’s Lars Larsen: 5 Weirdest Places I’ve Stayed on Tour July 28, 2020 3:43pm Tour life might seem glamorous and fun, but it ain’t for the faint of heart. Between the homesickness and long drives, there’s also the issue of where to rest your head each night. It’s not […]
Interviews Skeletal Remains’ Mike De La O: Songs to Live By July 27, 2020 4:37pm At its heart, music is all about emotion. Californian death metal act Skeletal Remains are no different. Presenting the follow-up to 2018’s much-lauded Devouring Mortality, on September 11th, 2020, the band will release The Entombment of Chaos, […]
Interviews Raven’s John Gallagher: 5 Weirdest Places I’ve Slept on Tour July 22, 2020 3:08pm Tour life might seem glamorous and fun, but it ain’t for the faint of heart. Between the homesickness and long drives, there’s also the issue of where to rest your head each night. Up-and-coming bands […]
Interviews Black Orchid Empire’s Paul Visser: 5 Albums That Changed My Life July 21, 2020 4:10pm U.K. heavy alt-rock trio Black Orchid Empire recently released their new sci-fi concept album and third full-length overall, Semaphore, via Long Branch Records. The band — comprised of vocalist-guitarist Paul Visser, vocalist-bassist David Ferguson and drummer Billy […]
Interviews Ardra: Songs to Live By July 15, 2020 9:20pm Earlier this year, Bay Area-based deathcore quintet Ardra dropped their debut full-length, Unto Leviathan, which features the ferocious single “To Walk With Fire.” “We and many others have worked so hard to bring this together,” […]
Interviews Lightworker’s Joe Calderon: 5 Albums That Changed My Life July 14, 2020 2:52pm Last month, San Fran melodic metal outfit Lightworker released their debut full-length record, Fury By Failure, the follow-up to their Resilience EP. Comprised of scene veterans Joe Calderon, Grayson Hurd, Ryan Johnson, and Brad Green, the […]
Interviews Smackbound’s Netta Laurenne: Songs to Live By July 9, 2020 3:26pm At its heart, music is all about emotion. Signed to expansive metal label Frontiers, Finnish metal band Smackbound have recently released their debut album 20/20. But the quintet are not new to the scene — […]
Interviews Anamorph: 5 Surprising Albums We Love July 7, 2020 1:44pm Back in the innocent days of September 2019, Raleigh, North Carolina-based progressive metal group Anamorph released their soaring, kaleidoscopic full-length Lucid. At just under an hour long, the album — which was recorded by renowned […]
Interviews Black Orchid Empire’s Paul Visser Talks First and Worst Shows, Craziest Show, Dream Show and More June 26, 2020 2:30pm While many bands have bumped back the planned release dates of their new albums in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.K. heavy alt-rock trio Black Orchid Empire stayed the course. The band — comprised […]
Interviews Alestorm: “The Plan Is Always Write About Pirates And See What Happens” June 24, 2020 5:25pm If you hate on Alestorm for being goofy or not metal enough, you’re not only late to the party, you probably brought some harsh craft beer that nobody likes. Since 2007, the Perth-based pirate metal […]