Written interviews

Written interviews

Written interviews

Interview: Skaphos

French extreme metallers from Skaphos bring to light a new album entitled Cult of Uzura via Transcending Obscurity Records. Band’s vocalist and guitarist, Stephan ”Valross” Le Lepraux, discussed ...
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Interview with Alukta

Alukta was born in mourning and ritual – how did personal grief shape the sound and feel of Merok? Did music become its own kind of rite for ...
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Interview with Ill Geared

Hi there! At what point did you realize ILL GEARED wasn’t just another project, but something you had to make happen? Tatu: It was pretty much at the ...
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Interview with Xavernah

Hi Ramón! “Absence” isn’t just a title — it’s a whole emotional state. When did this idea first start haunting you, and how did it become an album? ...
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Interview with Bruno Karnel

The title Villa Solitude suggests something both grand and isolated. What first inspired that name — was it a particular image, feeling, or idea? The funny thing is ...
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Interview with Ancestor of Kaos

Hi! Black metal’s usually tied to cold, Nordic landscapes, but you guys came up in Havana. How did your Cuban roots shape the sound of Ancestor of Kaos, ...
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Interview with Godless

Hi! The new EP – what are you stabbing at this time around? Is it an evolution, a regression into something uglier, or just another excuse to tear ...
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Interview with Helpless Agony

Hi Ron! Going from solo to full band – did that shift the energy or just crank it up? The energy is cranked up for sure. I still ...
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Interview with U Kronakh

Hi there! U KRONAKH started as a solo thing. Has involving more people changed how you write, or is it still mostly in your head until the final ...
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Interview with Múr

How’s Iceland’s scene shaping the music you guys make? We arrived into the scene with our earliest material already finished and had not really been involved before that. ...
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Interview with Sarcator

Hi! “Swarming Angels & Flies” kicks off with a massive impact. How did you capture that raw energy, and what does it represent for the rest of the ...
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Interview with Neon Nightmare

Neon Nightmare’s debut album, Faded Dream, is a raw and emotional blend of heavy metal, goth, and psychedelic sounds. Drawing inspiration from the industrial grit of Birmingham and ...
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Interview with Tamás of Thy Catafalque

With their latest album, XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek (The Beautiful Dreams Are Yet to Come), Thy Catafalque invites listeners on an introspective journey through nostalgia, Hungarian ...
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Interview with Elmer of Distant

Celebrating their 10th anniversary, DISTANT is releasing Tsukuyomi: The Origin – a fresh take on their debut EP with brand-new tracks, reimagined originals, and guest appearances from Matthew ...
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Interview with Draakh of Mörk Gryning

Mörk Gryning, one of the foundational names in Swedish Black Metal, is gearing up for the release of their seventh album, Fasnornas Tid. In this interview, Draakh (vocalist, ...
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Interview with Matt McGachy of Cryptopsy

CRYPTOPSY announces the reissue of The Book of Suffering: Tome I and Tome II, available for the first time as a combined vinyl release. Set to drop via ...
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Interview with Dekonstructor

Hi! What’s the biggest inspiration behind Ominous Game? Were there any non-music influences? Hey Stanley! William here – So, the inspiration for Ominous Game came from a few ...
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Interview with Defeated Sanity

Hi there! Lille, you’ve been driving Defeated Sanity since the very beginning. How has your approach to songwriting and composition evolved since the band’s early days? When Wolf ...
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Interview: ANOMIC

I had the pleasure to conduct an interview with Raaf Atasi, the man behind Anomic, which recently signed with Wormholedeath Records for the release of Anomic’s debut EP ...
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Interview with Lava Abyss

Hi! You originally started as “Lava” but later became “Lava Abyss.” What inspired the name change, and how does it reflect the band’s evolution? At first, when I ...
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