Interviews

Entering the Underground #26: Animalize's Carnivorous Heavy Metal

The French heavy metal band’s debut “Meat We’re Made Of” is more than an eye-catching album cover, with powerful, catchy heavy metal holding no shortage of surprises. Read an interview with the band here.

Moshpit Advocacy: Napalm Death On the Campaign for Musical Destruction (Barney Greenway Interview)

We caught up with Napalm Death’s Barney Greenway at a recent NYC tour stop, headlining an absurdly energetic bill with Brujeria, Frozen Soul, and MDC on board.

Trauma Hits Back With New Album "Awakening" (Interview)

The Bay Area power/speed metal band, reformed in 2013 after a hiatus in the mid-1980s, carves a new path with their recent material that’s worth following. We spoke to drummer Kris Gustofson about the new album and the band’s journey through the years.

Stormruler: Imperial Black (Magick) Metal Warfare (Interview)

The USBM band’s second album “Sacred Rites & Black Magick” is a triumphant continuation of their grand, mystical black metal. Read an interview with the band here.

Thotcrime's Hayleyy Sparxx on "D1G1T4L_DR1FT" (Track-by-Track)

Thotcrime vocalist Hayleyy Sparxx offers up a track-by-track explanation of the band’s Prosthetic Records debut.

The Atomic Bomb Audition Presents a "Render" of Cinematic, Eccentric Post-Metal (Early Track Stream + Interview)

The hard-to-pin down post-metal collective offers up a new track from “Future Mirror,” ten years in the making and due out in December.

High Command's Thrashing Mayhem is "Fortified by Bloodshed" (Interview + Stream New Track)

The Massachusetts metal warriors are back with a new full-length full of sword-and-sworcery crossover thrash, and it annihilates. Check out a new track and an interview with the band.

Piercing the Veil #10: The Wakedead Gathering's Futuristic Class Warfare

We explore the terrifying theoretical future (and its moral implications) of Ohio death metal project The Wakedead Gathering’s latest album “Parallaxiom.”

Retracing Epic Steps: 20 Years of Symphony X's "The Odyssey" (Interview with Michael Romeo)

The New Jersey-based power metal band released their classic, adventurous sixth album 20 years ago today. We spoke to guitarist and songwriter Michael Romeo about the album’s creation.

Hammers of Misfortune Adventure "Outside Our Minds" (New Song Debut + Interview with John Cobbett)

Hammers of Misfortune return with an energetic, new sound. Listen to a new single and read an interview with John Cobbett.
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