(((O))) Category: Interviews
Earlier this year Týr released their latest album Valkyrja, which was received very positively by us, describing it as “It is simply… perfect”. Andrew Rawlinson asked guitarist/vocalist Heri Joensen some questions about the band, influences and more.
Elephant Stone recently released their third album, The Three Poisons, and a magnificent blast of upbeat psychedelia it is too. We sent our very own psychonaut Martyn Coppack to talk to main man Rishi Dhir and find out a bit more about what makes them tick.
An expansive wall-of-sound interwoven with lots of hooks and plenty of melody.
It could fall into the post/math rock genres but we like the term ‘math dance’.
This is a David Lynch film, not a song. And I mean that as a compliment.
We’re a big orgy of psychedelic progressive doom sludge stoner metal, or something as equally pretentious sounding.
Welsh doomsters Spider Kitten recently released their new album ‘Behold Mountain. Hail Sea. Venerate Sky. Bow Before Tree’, which Martyn Coppack reviewed very positively. Martyn asked drummer/singer Chris West some questions.
Foofer saw Earth play in Boise, which was a rare gig as Brett Netson performed with the band as well. Foofer asked a couple of questions to Dylan Carson and Adrienne Davies about the new album and the including of vocals.
Sander van den Driesche asked Niklas of Latitude Egress some questions to find out more about this new project and the new album To Take Up the Cross.
They combined English and Irish protest folk potently with the anger and fury of punk to create bristling vignettes of normal life under a rabid Tory government hellbent on destroying the unions and the welfare state. If there was ever a time for this music, and it’s visceral rage at the political classes, to return then it is surely now. Dan Salter talks to Jeremy Cunningham.
Ever wondered what it’s like to be in a metal band in Lebanon? Guido Segers wanted to find out more and asked Lebanese metal band Blaakyum some questions.
The Twilight Sad release their 4th album, Nobody Wants To Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave on Monday (27th Oct) and it might just be some of their best work yet. Ahead of its release, we sent Kevin Scott to have a chat with the band.
Matt T.A. Smith had a great chat with legendary desert rocker and stoner rock pioneer John Garcia about the histories behind the songs on the album, balancing being a rock star with his responsibilities as a family man, and his surprising love of ’70s disco.
Kara Hinman asked Belgium post-metal outfit Charnia some questions about their new album Dageraad and more.
On the 3rd of October, at the Silver Bullet in Finsbury Park, Yokozuna played their last ever gig. It was not headline news; Yokozuna, I’ve never met anyone outside of the DIY circuit who’s heard of them, yet, for those who knew the band, Yokozuna’s end was mourned as a profound loss. Before the show, Aidan Hehir grabbed a few last words from the trio.
A few weeks ago myself and Metal Editor Sander were invited to join the judging panel for this year’s Dead Albatross Award, an alternative to the Mercury Prize that had its first run last year. To be honest we hadn’t come across them before but the depth and diversity of the shortlist piqued our interest so on the weekend I popped over to their mission control in North London and caught up with founder Paul to find out a bit more about the whys and wherefores. By Dan Salter
If Anything Happens To The Cat is an indie post-rock band based in Ghent, Belgium. They are releasing their debut full length album Sun Drunk Moon and to find out more about these post rockers we send Daniela Patrizi to track them down and pop a few questions.
Recently Finntroll played i London part of their European tour to celebrate 10 years since the release of their classic album NATTFÖDD. Tristan Lathey was invited down before the show to meet frontman Mathias “Vreth” Lillmåns and guitarist Mikael “Routa” Karlbom to find out more about the tour and the life of these mysterious trolls.
