Interviews

Be still my beating Wolfheart, King of the North is a breathtaking album and one of their best thus far. It will be released on September 16th, 2022 via Napalm Records. The album is full of so much emotion and heartfelt storytelling. It is…

The first time I saw the name Lacrimas Profundere, I imagined an intense spell straight out of Hogwarts. I envision a red light emerging and a melody of dark gothic metal being emitted from the flash. Picturing this while hitting play on…

The band Destrage is full of surprising twists and turns, with deranged soundscapes, vivid musicianship, and flawless transformations from one tempo to another. You almost get whiplash listening to one song in its entirety and do not…

Once in a while, you come across a band where you immediately know they are going to be a staple in your collection and you will be spinning their albums regularly. Crobot is that band for me and I am sure many others. There is something…

What do you think of when you hear the word "metal?" I think many would have similar thoughts, and many would have opposing thoughts. That is the beauty of music though, it is all subjective. Anytime we pigeonhole a genre into what we think…

If you have not taken the chance to check out the new competition show No Cover, you should sincerely consider it. The show is put on by Sumerian Records and features a panel of judges: Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, Alice Cooper, Gavin Rossdale…

Stoner rock is a genre that has wedged itself into my heart and made itself comfortable. I grew up listening to 60's and 70's rock and quickly decided that stoner rock is a classic "jam band" with distortion, which is why it was a natural…

From the ashes of a band that ran through the 90's like a freight train, comes a new, polished version of what was twenty-plus years ago.  Grey Daze has done it again by bringing the voice and memory of Chester Bennington alive once more…

To escape into the mind of a brilliant human is quite an honor, for that human to be the ingenious musician Billy Howerdel, is next level. Howerdel will be releasing his second solo album, What Normal Was, on June 10th, 2022. His first solo…

Lord of the Rings and metal mixed together sounds like an amazing recipe already, but when you add dwarves as the main race to the mix, it is epic. Wind Rose has created this concoction and boosted in elements of incredible vocals,…