Keeper’s desolate doom on the MMXIV release last year was a particular highlight for 2014. With a split out recently with Sea Bastard, guitarist and vocalist Penny Keats talks about how the band came to be, how they forged that cataclysmic sound of theirs and most importantly, what lies ahead for the California band. First … Continue reading
We welcome 2015 with a moment of reflection. You might remember mention of Woman is the Earth in December as they featured on this site’s top 50 records of the year with Depths. The South Dakota black metal band’s third LP demonstrated an impressive growth and maturation for the band’s pine scented black metal, which … Continue reading
Earlier this year, German photographer Sarah Kastrau released her photozine Like Ghosts, documenting a number of gigs throughout 2013 and capturing bands like Light Bearer, Downfall of Gaia, and Celeste in a state of spectral beauty. Similar to the work of Irish photographer Hugh McCabe and his Traces of the Real work, Kastrau’s photos create … Continue reading
With over 20 full-length albums, Jute Gyte, the pseudonym of Adam Kalmbach has explored the weird and abstract corners of black metal and bridged the gaps with harsh electronics. His latest release Vast Chains is a continuation of this vibrant and often times unforgiving journey. Here he discusses the inner workings of Jute Gyte and … Continue reading
I’m very pleased to present this interview with M. Chami of electronic/ambient act Crown of Cerberus. He released his latest album, With Arms Extended to the Heavens, earlier this year but doesn’t do many interviews so I was delighted to get to know a little more about the project, its themes and the future. Click … Continue reading
Obscura’s Hannes Grossmann has just successfully crowd-funded his solo record, The Radial Covenant, which will feature some high profile guest musicians. I spoke with him about the whole endeavour over at 50K Music as well as a bit on this month’s Death To All tour. Read it HERE. Continue reading
Great Falls have been around for a little while at this stage but the Seattle noisy hardcore band is just now releasing their first full-length after a spate of demos and splits. The band features ex-members of Playing Enemy, Kiss It Goodbye and Hemingway. Check out this feature interview with bassist Shane Mehling, who explains … Continue reading
Josh Graham did a Q&A style interview for CVLT Nation recently, the answers to which are online now. I contributed a number of questions to this. He mostly discusses the new album Nations to Flames, its themes and the new direction. Read it HERE. Continue reading
Next month, Swiss hardcore noise merchants Coilguns will be hitting Irish shores for a handful of dates around the country. Ahead of this, guitarist Jonathan Nido spoke with Metal Ireland about their new record Commuters, DIY culture and of course, what we can expect from the Irish shows. Check it out HERE. Continue reading
Read an interview HERE on 50K Music with German death metal band, Steorrah about their new crowdfunding campaign for their next album. Guitarist and vocalist Andreas Maerz explains why they’ve opted for this route and gives his thoughts on crowdfunding’s rise. Continue reading
The Grind That Annoys 