Funeral Mist - Maranatha
Funeral Mist‘s Maranatha (Norma Evangelium Diaboli/AJNA Offensive, 2009) has been called everything from worst to best album of the year. The truth probably lies in between. Maranatha picks up where its predecessor, Salvation, left off – specifically Side B, a melange of varied speeds and orchestral and choral samples. Maranatha fleshes out this diversity with...
Interview: Early Graves
Makh Daniels, Early GravesPhoto by Stacy Schrag In the April ’09 issue of Decibel (#54, Brutal Truth cover, order here), I did a feature on how the recession is affecting touring bands. I sent 20 bands a five-question interview regarding various aspects of band finances. Their responses were remarkably uniform. However, Makh Daniels, vocalist of...