Stanley Hatt 254 articles

With And Now We Die now out in the world, Vanishment close a chapter that’s been unfolding since 2019. Formed by members with roots in...

Straight out of Austria, ZEPTER hit the metal scene like a thunderbolt. Fueled by riffs and a love for everything from NWOBHM to classic hard...

Hail! Corpsemangle started as your solo project back in 2015. What made you start it, and what were you trying to express at that point...

Philippe Drouin has been developing Obvurt since 2019, turning it into a technically demanding solo project centered around double-neck guitar performance. With Le chemin du...

There’s no reinvention or reinvention hype here – just Blood Red Throne being the best version of themselves. Siltskin feels mean, muscular, and somehow even...

We talked with Equilibrium about their new album Equinox — how it was made, what inspired it, and what comes next for the band. [Photo...

Atlanta’s DEFIGUREMENT are dropping their debut album Endbryo – a wild mix of chaos and control that hits hard from start to finish. The record’s...

Three decades in, INTERNAL BLEEDING are still here – bruised, unbroken, and louder than ever. With Settle All Scores, the Long Island slam originators turn...

This talk with Sakis Tolis from Rotting Christ was first meant to happen back in 2024, but life had other plans – so here we...

Norway’s Funeral have long stood as one of doom metal’s most genuine voices, and with Gospel of Bones, drummer and founder Anders Eek takes that...

We spoke with Jimmy Lozano of Jet Jaguar about Severance, the band’s raw and unflinching new record born from near-fatal accidents, lineup changes, and years...

We spoke with Fimbul Winter, the Swedish Death Metal force formed by former Amon Amarth members, about their forthcoming debut EP What Once Was. Hi...

With Psychedelic Enigma coming out on October 24th via Steamhammer/SPV, THEM take their dark, cinematic sound to the next level – mixing power, prog, and...

After more than three decades, Swiss technical metal pioneers Coroner are making a long-awaited return with their new studio album Dissonance Theory, set for worldwide...

EVOKEN, the masters of American death/funeral doom, are back. After their 2018 classic Hypnagogia, they’re unleashing their seventh full-length, Mendacium, on October 17 via Profound...

Australian black/death veterans ABOMINATOR return with The Fire Brethren (out October 31 via Hells Headbangers), their first album in a decade. We caught up with...

Hi! Volume I set the stage. What new ground does Time to Kill Vol. II break for you? Volume I opened the doors for us...

With over two decades behind them, Ukrainian black metal force DEF/LIGHT return with their fifth full-length, Stygian Conclave. Picking up where their 2025 EP Eternal...

Today we’re speaking with Myrone of Firstborne, who’ve been turning heads with their crushing new release, Lucky. Hi! The album is called Lucky. In hindsight,...

Hi Jay! Inquisition leans into persecution, resistance, and survival – all heavy themes. Do you write those stories as history lessons, or are they more...