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March 9th, 2021 Features

Profaned – Summoning Ancient Dreams

…ere afflicted with other things too. We have a lot of deaths that are COVID-19-related. Sweden has a lot more dead people per capita. So something has failed. I’m no expert but I have seen our government being slow in its response, a lot of these things take time and they come to decisions too late. We have laws in Sweden that say you can’t lock down the country. We have a very strong freedom for the individual. We only have one law that allows th…

March 4th, 2021 Features

Sorizon – Arise with Thanatos

…w years, brings me a lot of stress relief. Makes me feel good. I have a one-year-old puppy, German short haired pointer, take him on walks all the time. His name is Ronnie James, I am sure you can guess where that is from. I live with my fiancé, that keeps me occupied with my day job and music. Mann: We’ve all been friends for a long time now. I think it’s a great group of dudes. We all have different hobbies. Especially during the pandemic I got…

February 28th, 2021 Features

The Crown – Hammering to Destroy

…could incorporate visually that makes sense. The lyrics are more of a post-apocalyptic, Mad Max scenario with references to fast cars and stuff like that. Obviously the first idea was to set fire to like fifty cars, but reality hits – whose cars are we going to burn? And we don’t have that kind of budget. In the end we decided to do something that didn’t have to make perfect sense, let’s leave something to the imagination as well. Dead Rhetoric:…

February 2nd, 2021 Features

Warzaw – Freewheel Burning

…wledge to learn more about the group, guitarist Håvard (pronounced like How-ard) Alvarez happily answered questions through our Skype connection. Through this interview you’ll learn more about how Warzaw came together, their video shoots and live performance philosophy, the diversity within their local Norwegian scene and how Warzaw will stand out amongst others, and their hopeful quick turnaround to release another album to the public. Dead Rheto…

January 17th, 2021 Features

Nervosa – Swirling in Chaos

…y. They all understand in Bloodhunter the situation, we talked about this before I joined Nervosa. We’ll play live shows when Nervosa has some days off, and hopefully I don’t know when this will happen this year but let’s cross fingers and let’s see. Dead Rhetoric: Until things open up touring-wise due to the pandemic, how have you been spending this time to stay sharp mentally, emotionally, and physically? Diva: I’m very lucky because nobody in m…

January 14th, 2021 Features

Iron Mask – The Masters Return

…anthems, speedier double kick monsters, and the occasional left field folk-ish or ballad/epic effort that prove the band’s strong musical capabilities in a catchy, entertaining song to song format. We reached out to Dushan via Skype to provide details on the newest singer Mike Slembrouck, his thoughts on Master of Masters, thoughts on the band’s expanding following, plus special plans for his love of superheroes and what he will be working on for…

December 29th, 2020 Features

Wreck-Defy – Substance & Integrity

…ve had ties to Megadeth, Testament, and Annihilator among others. But Wreck-Defy is a full-on band – releasing their third album for Powers That Be that can easily rival a lot of what we’ve heard from the Bay Area scene as well as containing a bit more of a melodic aspect while keeping up with the modern times. Crunchy riffs, solid grooves, versatile vocals, dynamic tempos – it’s all in there and more. We reached out to guitarist Matt Hanchuck on…

December 27th, 2020 Features

Gama Bomb – Stirring the Savage Seas

…e thing as a reference point. McGuigan: We knew it was going to be nautical-themed. It’s weird, things that people would have a brief discussion about we argued about for months. How black and white should it be, what century it should be set in. Byrne: Is it a modern representation of a black and white period, or period footage? There are a lot of moving parts to think about – especially in that video. I think it was the most ambitious video that…

December 20th, 2020 Features

Iron Savior – Energy Overhang

…nniversary. What this will be I cannot tell (yet), so stay tuned for that. And another thing since Reforged – Riding on Fire was quite successful, I really like the old songs being available again like this, so we are going to continue on doing Reforged- Volume Two will be in the pipeline for 2022. We are in the process of picking out twenty songs from the Noise catalog to be reworked on volume two. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw_XL8V3dgc http:…

November 30th, 2020 Features

Accuser – Smooth Contamination

…one of the epicenters in Europe due to its diversity, population, and well-regarded and well-attended festivals that have been established for decades? Schütz: I think the metal scene in Germany is definitely one of the biggest. We have a few of the world’s largest festivals, and the community is very loyal. The problem I see right now with the pandemic, there are no concerts and no clubs open, and we have a lot of people who had to close their c…

November 6th, 2020 Features

DGM – All About the Songs

…more diverse, and choices are good. If you want to listen to Dream Theater-ish bands, you can – but if you want to listen to the Genesis style, Kansas- there are a lot more great offerings. As a band, I know that people call DGM a progressive metal band, but I care more about the songs. Sometimes we write super easy songs, 4/4 without the odd time signatures or the three-minute solos. I don’t know if it’s progressive or not, we care about music….

October 25th, 2020 Features

Leaves’ Eyes – Vikings for Life

…again so that’s awesome. I was trying to find ways to keep active at home before. With the band, we are doing interviews and promo stuff. Luckily with Skype and all of that, it’s still possible. But when it comes to live shows and all of that, it’s a bit tricky. We can’t plan anything. As you know, tours have to be planned really far ahead. It’s very, very tricky and no one really knows. Dead Rhetoric: Leaves’ Eyes has a lot of really big producti…

October 21st, 2020 Features

Saul – Rising Up

…accomplishing with Rise as Equals as your full-length debut? Bedsaul: We definitely left everything on the table with this one – that’s how we feel about it. There’s no filler songs. It’s a 14 track album, and we wrote every single song like it was going to be the next single or the next big song. We didn’t hold back. We put everything we had into each one of them. I think we are really proud of that and really diving in and insuring that each so…

October 20th, 2020 Features

Humavoid – Trapped Inside Aluminum Rain

…f spins, you realize there are so many different levels, all kinds of cross-references track to track. We are trying to squeeze each drop of some idea out of the permutations. I think a challenge may be a lot of people might here us, but how many people are going to break through this first impression of us just being a metal band? If it was a mystery box, how many people will open that? Suvimarja: Our biggest challenge is to get people to listen…

September 9th, 2020 Features

Winter’s End – Align with the Sea

…, so a lot of the guitar riffs, solos, and stuff Nevin came up with himself- so in that way this effort is a little bit more guitar-driven, a bit heavier. There’s a little more emphasis on having a bit more technicality, more progressive elements in our music. Jessica Frost: I would just say that maybe in our performance aspect we have a bit more energy. Especially Diego, when you joined up I remember the first practice we had together you were ju…

August 26th, 2020 Features

Vanishing Point – Driven with Compassion

…the Australian economy every year. We don’t seem to get recognized. I’m hopeful things will change for the better- I’m cautiously optimistic. Dead Rhetoric: Do you ever worry about losing that hunger or passion for creating music – and how do you handle those frustrating times or chaotic moments that can happen from time to time within a band? Porcianko: Nobody has ever asked me that. I still look back to myself and see why I am doing this for in…

August 18th, 2020 Features

Unleash the Archers – Enter the Abyss

…e lyrics. There were three or four (songs) where I had the lyrics written before we left, but most of the tracks they didn’t hear until that moment when we sat down to listen to the record together at the end of the studio sessions. For sure there were times when Andy was like, ‘oh- what are going to write for this? Oh – I really love this song!’ I just had to be like… don’t worry about it, I have ideas… quit your fussing. He sort of came to me at…

July 26th, 2020 Features

Onslaught – Feel the Force

…majority of the songwriting was down to myself. We had discussion between Jeff (Williams) and myself before writing, deciding in what direction we want to take this. We wanted to be more raw, early Discharge and Motörhead feelings into these songs. We had a good look at The Force album in depth as opposed to a listener, and I was more influenced by that album. Less intricacy on the arrangements, and it allows for more of a raw power on this one th…

June 28th, 2020 Features

Paradise Lost – Solidity and Grace

…hese songs, resulting in a diverse, hard hitting, and dynamically pleasing effort. We reached out to vocalist Nick Holmes – a very friendly musician who despite the numerous Skype connection breakups and call backs, handled these questions as a seasoned professional should. We talk about the new record, video making, memories in the career banks, bucket list goals, the latest book about the band – and what the future holds. Dead Rhetoric: The late…

June 13th, 2020 Features

Marrowfields – Low, Slow, and Brooding

…ecame a whirlwind thing of writing, and those demos took on a completely un-robotic life of their own after that. Dead Rhetoric: Considering the epic-length arrangements, are you conscious of the balance necessary to maintain listeners interest while also expressing the needs of the individual song through your atmospheric, doom metal style? Green: I feel like we have gotten some awesome feedback. I find a lot of people are really loving the recor…

June 3rd, 2020 Features

Warning Sign – Redemption of the Crown

…d the title, and will judge the article based on the title, which is stupid- because the title often doesn’t reflect what it actually in the text. There are a lot of conflicts in this world that are all based on big misunderstandings or big judgement calls that we make on certain other groups that we don’t really know, and that we would probably gain a lot more if we were able to get to know them better. Dead Rhetoric: How are you handling the lac…

May 17th, 2020 Features

Sorcerer – Lamenting Spirits

…s. It’s a quicker process than what was around at the time, which were four-tracks and eight-tracks. Dead Rhetoric: You have a day job as a guitar instructor. Have you had to adjust your teaching to more video/Skype sessions because of the virus? Niemann: Absolutely. We are doing everything online since a month back. I work three days a week, I go to my work place because I have some drum students so I have a kit there and work with them on that….

May 14th, 2020 Features

Firewind – Resonate with Consistency

…or a full-concept storyline for the record like Immortals, there is a three-part sci-fi story spread out over the record with the songs “Orbitual Sunrise”, “Longing to Know You”, and “Space Cowboy”. Can you discuss what takes place in terms of the lyrical content, and how it came to be that you spread it out over the track listing rather than have all three songs appear in consecutive order? Gus G: Sure. The whole idea was I was talking with Herbi…

April 16th, 2020 Features

Wolfheart – Fire and Chaos

…tion of the Nation tour got postponed to 2021 due to the ever-present COVID-19 pandemic. We talk a bit about that during our Skype interview, as well as the band’s guitarists shuffle, the Finnish/Russian conflict during World War II which shapes the lyrical themes for the new album, and frank discussion about the melodic death/extreme scene and thoughts on newer bands output versus the veterans. Dead Rhetoric: Wolves of Karelia is the fifth Wolfhe…

April 7th, 2020 Features

Ad Infinitum – The Story Begins…

…to keep the attention of the people and spread your music, so I’m very grateful for that I have had that opportunity before. Dead Rhetoric: What do you feel it takes to get your name out there within the metal community? Bonny: You have to have the whole package. You have to have good music, good image, good communication, and good promotion to get your music out there and talk to people. You have to be aware of what your fanbase wants. You have t…

April 4th, 2020 Features

Stallion – All in for Metal

…the group – including everything from a moving ballad to solid headbanging efforts that assuredly will keep the faithful satisfied, and hopefully gain some new converts to the mix. Guitarist Äxxl took the time to talk to us through Skype regarding their latest album release. We delve into the second guitarist shift, thoughts on their record label High Roller Records, plus insights on developing your own style as a younger band and what the Coronav…

March 19th, 2020 Features

Heaven Shall Burn – No Truth Without Sacrifice

…something that we wanted to set as an anarchistic sign, against the market-driven, song-streaming days. Of course, the record still works on the streaming services, but for people who are still buying physical records, it’s really something special for a band to deliver something like that. It’s just what we wanted to do. Dead Rhetoric: Could you specifically discuss the two longest tracks, “Expatriate” and “The Sorrows of Victory?” Weichert: “Ex…

March 5th, 2020 Features

Burning Witches – Metal Adrenaline

…ybe seven times. Frischknecht: We are very happy that Ross the Boss, the ex-guitarist of Manowar, was able to play with us on this song. It’s an honor for us, it’s unbelievable because he wrote the song. Dead Rhetoric: Where do you see yourselves at this point in the career of Burning Witches – do you believe you are gaining momentum and moving up the ranks to headliner status, or still having to prove yourselves in today’s competitive metal scene…

March 1st, 2020 Features

Stitched Up Heart – Out of the Darkness

…t watching the shows and the other bands, hanging out in the audience front-and-center, hanging out with people the whole time, and then going to people’s houses and hanging out there until whenever. We were a lot more social, but as time goes on and touring happens – you get tired and things can get a little more dangerous. You kind of have to be a bit more careful as the fanbase grows. We’ve realized that we can’t always be out at the shows. The…

February 22nd, 2020 Features

Hyperia – Striving for Growth

…around the country and recording and releasing a three-song EP plus a full-length follow-up. Their approach to the genre incorporates melodic singing along with screams and growls, plus a varied musical aspect that can have everything from traditional to death and technical influences. Their latest album Insanitorium has been receiving great praise in the press, which led me to seek out the husband and wife tandem of guitarist Colin Ryley and voc…