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Review: HELL TREPANNER – The Consecration of Eternal Impurity [Awakening Records]

Fuck yes. This is exactly the kind of death metal I needed today! Hell Trepanner come from Lima, Peru and apparently have no interest whatsoever...

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Review: Voivod – Symphonique [Century Media / Sony Music]

I’ll be honest: when I first heard that Voivod had recorded a live album with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, my expectations weren’t particularly high. Not...

Interview: HELL TREPANNER

Peru’s HELL TREPANNER aren’t interested in modernizing death metal or polishing its edges. Since their formation, the band has remained devoted to the raw violence,...

Interview: Sleeping Giant

Sleeping Giant has just released The Beauty of Obliteration, a six-track live recording. I spoke with Árni Björn Björnsson (guitars) about the approach behind the...

Interview: Papa Necrose

Hailing from Salvador, Bahia, a city with a deep but often overlooked extreme metal history, Papa Necrose have been grinding their way through the underground...

Interview with Chris Volcano of ABOMINATOR

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...

Interview with ALL FOR METAL

Hi! What inspired the bold title “Gods of Metal,” and how does it reflect who you are as a band? Hello! Well, if you start...

Interview with Jacob of KVAEN

Hi! The Formless Fires is your third album and the first one with Metal Blade Records. How did teaming up with them affect how you...

Interview with Katachthon

Hi! Congrats on “Raw Manifestation”! How did you get from your early demos to this full album? Hello Stanley! Thanks for your kind words! I...

Interview with Deathblow

Hi! What’s the significance of the “Rotten Trajectory” title in relation to the album’s themes and sound? The title ‘Rotten Trajectory’ was chosen as it...

Interview with Sadistic Force

Hail! How has your music and lyricism evolved since Aces Wild, and what themes do you explore in “Midnight Assassin”? Lyrically both albums follow a...

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Review: Demogorgon “You Are Worthless and I Want You Dead” [Sliptrick Records]

Last summer, the Australian one-man project Demogorgon released its fifth studio album You Are Worthless and I Want You Dead via independent music label Sliptrick...

Interview with Tom Angelripper of SODOM

Hi Tom! “1982” EP captures the essence of Sodom‘s early days. Can you share more about the significance of this EP and why you chose...

Interview with KRIEG

Hi! “Ruiner” marks KRIEG’s return after a nine-year hiatus from full-length albums. Can you elaborate on the creative process during this period and how it...

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Review: Marduk “Memento Mori” [Century Media Records]

“”Memento Mori” is, all at once, a bold leap forward, a calculated sidestep, and a wistful backward glance. Meaning, we have broken new ground without...