…ll 4. Bloody Satisfied 5. Uncontrollable 6. The Sewer Lords 7. Life Goes By 8. Nightshift 9. Tearing Down the Walls 10. Abyss of Fear Ignited on Facebook Ignited on Instagram Official Website Clawhammer PR on Facebook Clawhammer PR on Instagram Clawhammer PR on YouTube…
…aid II quite the accomplished package. Entries such as the brisk and melody-laden “The Spirit Returns” provide a slick punchiness, conjuring plenty of head nodding moments amongst the somber tone. “The Wolf That Guides the Hunters Hand” emits plenty of Wolves in the Throne Room influence while donning its own nuance and biting rhythmic riffage. Meanwhile, “A Song of Death on Winds of Dawn” displays a significant tempo differential while spilling o…
…austed. The Omnium Gatherum guitarist is on tour with his other but equally-as-important band, Insomnium, trekking across the States in support of Enslaved after wrapping an OG Stateside tour with Eluveitie. Vanhala admits to rarely knowing what city he is in but having a good handle on “where to find all the good Wal-Marts. They’re great a place to park and sleep.” But this is the chosen path for Vanhala. While Insomnium had a slight leg up on OG…
…you approach the art of producing, do you try to think of things on a case-by-case basis depending on the skill levels of the artists on hand? Mary: As a producer, I will take on projects for various reasons. One time I had a band that was really not good, and I took it on just to see how much I could improve upon the marker and make them sound better. You can do quite a bit with Pro Tools these days, if you are skilled, you can do a tremendous a…
…rant about this for hours, but that would be my top thing. No more ‘female-fronted’ – it’s just a vocalist, and a metal band. End of discussion. Dead Rhetoric: I have to be honest, all I want to do right now, is go take that snippet of ‘music is nonbinary’ and make a bunch of stickers and t-shirts [laughs]! Targett: [Laughs] Oh please do! Who the fuck decided that music should have a gender? It’s just absolute bullshit. Dead Rhetoric: Like you we…
…d, Cianide, and classic Bolt Thrower. Tremolo runs give chase to a straight-forward d-beat groove to make “Crucifixion Shrine” an immediate standout, while “Electric Eye” has that thumping, swamp-like presence that took Obituary to the underground masses. These musicians smartly mix shorter songs with a couple of epic tracks where they can stretch boundaries for a deeper impact. “Land of Rot and Misfortune” features some sinister drum fills agains…
…with a theme-album type of thing. It was refreshing to go back to this song-by-song approach with the lyrics, not that everything needs to be connected to a whole big story. It narrows the options with the lyrics, you are very tied to the theme. Dead Rhetoric: You worked with Greek artist Nikos Stavridakis on the cover art for Stormbringers – who has worked as well with your other acts Wolfheart and Dawn of Solace in this capacity. What do you enj…
…ling to explore heavier and more rhythmic territories next to the tried-and-true melodic hooks and catchy angles prevalent in their songwriting. We reached out to guitarist Andreas ‘Toya’ Bjurström to learn more about the process behind the new album, the story behind a very pyro-filled video shoot for one of the singles “Load Your Cannons”, what AFM Records can do for the band to elevate their status, his work on a Celine Dion album, plus how bei…
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