Kelley Simms

The Norwegian black metal band continues on the path their last album “Epistemology” laid out, but eight years have given the band plenty of time to hone their approach and experiment as well. We talked to original member Obsidian Claw about the record.

The Botswana-based metal group incorporate African traditional elements into a driving heavy metal onslaught. We talked to the band about their latest album and their approach to crafting metal.

The California heavy metal band is set to release their third album “Outsider” this week, which pays special tribute to the chaotic creativity of the NWOBHM movement. We spoke to Jarvis Leatherby, vocalist/bassist, about the record.

The German technical death group gets excessive.

Dante’s classic poem serves as inspiration for the second half of thrash-grind-punk-etc mad scientists Gravehuffer’s fourth full-length, and lends it a name as well. We spoke to the band about the record’s creation.

We spoke to vocalist Chaney Crabb about the progressive metal band’s upcoming album “Time Will Take Us All,” plus the band’s journey to this point.

The German doom band returns after eight years with a new album, taking a slightly new direction in their quest for sublime nautical doom.

The long-term Chastain vocalist took a break from music in 1992, but returned a decade ago and now helms heavy metal band Leather as well. We spoke to Leone about the journey here and her current projects.

Former Ulver and Satyricon guitarist Håvard “Haavard” Jørgensen released his debut full-length album last November — Kelley Simms talked with this musician about his return to the “Kveldssanger” sound (with a modern twist).