Interviews

White Magician (whose members also comprise Demon Bitch) plays a beguiling form of traditional metal rooted in adventurous hard rock. Check out an interview with the project mastermind The Great Kaiser.

In this dual-duty edition of the Dungeon Synth Digest, we speak with Northeast Dungeon Siege organizers Phranick and Naginah (of Sombre Arcane) and provide another roundup of dungeon synth releases for your perusal.

Howie Bentley is behind two cult-favorite bands that were uncompromising outlets for true heavy metal and doom even in the genres' darker days. Read an interview with Bentley and learn more about Briton Rites' recent comeback "Occulte Fantastique" and future plans for Cauldron Bo…

The Denver, Colorado atmospheric black/folk metal band has heavily integrated elements of American Western music into not only their sound, but their mentality. We talked to guitarist/vocalist Shane McCarthy to dive into their unusual perspective.

The Finnish death/doom band's upcoming sixth album features heightened heavy metal influence and a particularly lethal rendition of their iconic sound—read an interview with founding member Lasse Pyykkö.

Read an interview with the intensely punishing black/death metal outfit Impure, who just released a new 7" full of wicked bile.

Nine albums and just about three decades of black/thrash carnage later, Germany's Desaster remains at the pinnacle of the style. Read an interview with founding member Infernal, discussing Desaster's legacy and their upcoming album.

On their debut album "Endless Halls of Golden Totem," the Pennsylvanian heavy metal band Blazon Rite circumvents some of heavy metal's norms to bring more riffs and lyrical intrigue to listeners. Read an interview with lead songwriter James Kirn.

Synthesizer wizard Jenn Taiga discusses her newest album in an exclusive interview. Stream Jenn's new album Lunar Nocturnes and Esoteric Incantations in full.

This Swedish traditional heavy metal ripper is the work of battle-hardened metal talents on a quest to expose the bleeding heart of heavy metal: listen to the full album now and check out an interview with the band.