…g two primary members in the band make it easier or more difficult when it comes to composing new music? Cooley: It makes it easier in my opinion, because we’ve a very clear vision about what we’d like to do. We’ve also been writing music together since 2006, so we can adapt to what each other will write fairly well at this point. Dead Rhetoric: There was some usage of a few instruments that aren’t all that common in metal music on Triumphs. What…
…e. It’s looking cooler. I’m excited. We have some other things for the end of the year that I can’t mention yet, but we are pretty much booked up until December! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kR30Mvh9WA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBn_lot3xWs As Everything Unfolds on Facebook…
…D.O., in April we will go to Australia, Japan – and I may stay a little longer. It depends. My future is open, I’m a busy man, and I’m creative every day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzNpkZmZOV0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBL0Uy0_YD8 Ashrain on Facebook…
…over again. A relevant record needs a relevant schedule too. We want to stay hungry for that stage. That’s my drug and I have been chasing that for years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga4Vw9OofZM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Hn0olArRo Overkill on Facebook…
…p a new album with Replicant. We are planning on playing shows, and we are working on our full-length album. A lot of activity in the near future for 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DShjvYZ9yP8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fvl873Hdk4 Voidscape on Facebook…
…ext release. Consider The Burden ov Faith to be a very solid debut if you want something more elegant than just a primal beating when you go for deathcore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkn6QGwi_ts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IymKky93qr8 Ov Sulfur on Facebook…
…ing time at the office is what enables me to make music, go on vacation with my family, detach and spend quality time, and helps pay for my kids schooling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nO0fmIPic4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWrXVDeLv1A Redemption on Facebook…
…e” adds percussive marches and more stylized chants to the mix. Closer “Go Free as Companions” begins with heavy violins before organs take over mid-song, transforming to a nearly doom pace accompanied by, you guessed it: more chants. To Know the Light is an enigma; a mystery wrapped in a riddle, to paraphrase Winston Churchill (or in my stupid case, Elaine on Seinfeld when trying to unravel the puzzle that is Newman). A classic yet refined style…
…in two months, maybe, hopefully to release… next year in the spring. If the CD from Vanden Plas is finished, then I will finish the songs for All My Shadows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MYrQPpwx2k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqY55vucbAg All My Shadows on Facebook…
…hat would come into a long album, but something in between. That’s still under consideration, we will have to see how busy we are after releasing this album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5Q4LN293m4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0bgu3bi5lk Marianas Rest on Facebook…
…musician. I hope to play a lot, looking forward to playing in Europe. We will write new stuff in the meantime, we are already busy to keep the flow going. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_2OGgxD7Fg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHYyqdApdU4 Haliphron on Facebook…
…iehards who need to own every record in this style – but others on the fence should stick to the originators for their death metal fix. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-y9BKpcQJM Bastard Grave on Facebook…
…etal bands. I’ve never played Metalcamp in Slovania, that’s a cool setting I would like to play. We will take whatever life throws at me – or us (laughs). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLp1wSGC7Us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqRFWCbQ9Lk Kamelot on Facebook…
…plug – our review here), there’s a lot to consume for lovers of the genre. Coming in under the radar, Italian quartet Ontborg was stumbled upon a little behind schedule. Better late than never, as the old saying goes. Being their sophomore album, with debut Within the Depths of Oblivion releasing in 2019, Following the Steps of Damnation showcases a band that has grown a little in the 4 years between full-lengths. The first album had a rawness tha…
…w the folks around me a bit. Fans came from all over for this; Washington, Alabama, Connecticut, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois, Colorado, and Pennsylvania were just some of the locations, along with myself (and husband) hailing from Florida. Folks not only traveled from all over though, they dressed up! There were Jesus’, wolves and many in Powerwolf-esque face paint. Seven Kingdoms Before our resurrection we got to enjoy a fun time with Seven Kingd…
…vocals for, we should have a vinyl pressing for a record on Nameless Grave. And there is some other stuff I wish I could talk about, but I can’t (laughs). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EJsELXQ4ew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8LGyFtrVv8 Majesties on Bandcamp…
…n the road with our new record. For sure it is something we are working on. Keep your eyes open to see if all of you can catch us somewhere out on the road. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0prWROoYqpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbpJ5ztWZAo Trial (swe) on Facebook…
…opens with an acoustic medley that soon erupts via Niilo Sevänen’s roar, accompanied by a weeping guitar lead that is commonplace to the band’s trademark style. First single “White Christ” sprouts black metal roots within the pacing and guest vocal performance of Rotting Christ’s Sakis Tolis, to which adds a unique dimension. Don’t be fooled – this is unmistakably Insomnium, with rousing melodies being a key component, but with a different flavor….
…us if it goes on like this and then it can recover. In the end, everything comes to an end, including our world. We are only a small marginal note compared to the big picture. Dead Rhetoric: Choosing “Memories…a Raging River” as the first single was brilliant. It has all your hallmarks. What made it suitable for the first single from the new album? Horaz: Exactly, for this reason. A dense atmosphere, melancholic melodies and desperate screams, fas…
…that. Playing live is wonderful, connecting with the fans is important too. I would anticipate we will get to work on another album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCnTk6gfn4E Ice Age on Facebook…
…together with Ginevra, I couldn’t turn this down. Next up will be trying to write the next Ginevra album and work on album number three with Seventh Crystal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsngHNJreEc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LuqUcv45II Seventh Crystal on Facebook…
…stagger the releases a little bit. Those are the things I’m most involved with. I’m itching to get back out there and play live shows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5xPbiMijpc Dreams of Gray on Bandcamp…
…ed much because we have a lot of guitar layers going on anyway. This extra composer helps, we have more vision. Jani is also an excellent vocalist, he helps a lot with the main clean vocals in the band. We quite rarely actually have three guys as guitarists in a live situation. Ville really can’t tour very much, his job at the university, he can’t really be away from there. That’s the reason why Jani was brought in the band in the first place. Now…
…think, why? If you know what I mean? I am struggling with it, but now what comes out, comes out. Dead Rhetoric: What’s on the horizon for Infinite & Divine or any other music-related activities that we can expect from each of you over the next year or so? Åkesson: Hopefully, we can get gigs and out to play. I have started working on tracks for the next album. Tezzi is in Venus 5 as you know, she’s much busier than I am. We will do a third Infinite…
…o a lot of underground metal back then – when you see these genres later becoming commercially exploited, it’s a little bit awkward. I would say anyway to really do what you have to say, what’s on your mind musically. Because if you stay true to yourself, you will not have any regrets later. Dead Rhetoric: What’s on the horizon for Xandria to support the record over the next twelve months? Are there hopefully plans in play for a return touring exp…
…ut, that I am looking forward to. It will take a lot of time, just to make things to connect more to the music. The soundtrack to your Middle Earth, sort of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiH5FNKKcjQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaTI4XF8PAY Twilight Force on Facebook…
…ides that, nothing is really fixed. The situation in Belgium right now, it’s not easy to organize gigs. We are also trying to organize some things abroad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W92Gh4G5h8o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KdGZF9cdMs Elusion on Facebook…
…uple of gigs confirmed in Finland, and we are talking to some more bars and clubs. Try to be a part of more metal events around Finland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RU0r-pxuVM Admire the Grim on Facebook…
…nor to jump on stage with them. At the moment Remina just has one show booked at the Stella Nomine Festival in Germany, let’s see what the future brings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVDPzwgGMcE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tbhfIOhGbw (EchO) on Facebook…
…It won’t be a long gap until you get new music from Screamer. We want to keep it at an album every two to two and a half years. I think that’s reasonable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm8bK7sl-mY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arbwc6ook7Y Screamer on Facebook…