Interviews

We talked to guitarist Jack MacMichael (Heavy Sentence) about the UK heavy metal band’s new album, which made Brandon Corsair’s ‘best of 2022’ list.

We spoke to Ironflame mastermind Andrew D’Cagna (Nechochwen, Icarus Witch) about the band’s evolution up through their latest album, 2022’s “Where Madness Dwells.”

Featuring ex-members of Soulstorm and Overthrow, the band’s blistering debut of extreme metal and hardcore punk delivers a fiery edict. Check out an interview with Nick Sagias here.

Russian Circles’ Brian Cook discusses Russian Circles and their new album “Gnosis” at length in a new interview.

Earlier this month, the Texas brutal death metal band released their debut LP – we spoke to drummer Rene Martinez about the record, his drumming style, and what’s next for Stabbing.

Venture back with us to the confusing days of post-Thanksgiving shows and read about this action-packed bill featuring Escuela Grind, Vitriol, and Castrator, plus check out an interview with Exhumed’s Matt Harvey.

The San Jose-based band released a new album back in October full of beefy and memorable metal. Read an interview with guitarist Steven Rice (Imagika) here.

The New Zealand band blasted off a ripping two-song EP last month full of classic 1980s aggression. Read an interview with the band here.

The Rogga Johansson project, including Marc Grewe (Insidious Disease, ex-Morgoth) and Jon Skäre (Consumption), takes old-school death metal and pumps up the energy. Read an interview with main man Johansson here.

The California-based, Relapse-signed band returned this year with another exhilarating offering that tackles less-common subject matter with similarly uncommon creativity. We talked to founder Andrew Lee about the new record and the band’s past.