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Hello! What still resonates with you from Hesse’s Im Nebel, and how does it surface in Hypocrisis? Michael: Hi! It’s a powerful metaphor that remains...

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”...

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

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...

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...

The title Villa Solitude suggests something both grand and isolated. What first inspired that name — was it a particular image, feeling, or idea? The...

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...

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

Hi Ron! Going from solo to full band – did that shift the energy or just crank it up? The energy is cranked up for...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...