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August 31st, 2018 Features

Satan – Conjuring Magic

…Hellfest, I remember the first time we went to Chile with Satan, that was 4-5 years ago. We never thought that we would go to places like Japan, or the United States- and now we’ve been to the states three or four times, we’ll be going back again in October. A dream come true. We spent a lot of time in the 80’s with Satan just dreaming about that, and it never happened, and we split up. To come back and have that happen for the band, it’s just bee…

August 27th, 2018 Features

Null’O’Zero – All For Metal

…We are happy to do whatever it takes for the band. We are in love with this- we cannot imagine ourselves not playing music and just going to the office, having kids and families. All of us have families- but at the end of the day, we have to do something for ourselves. We are buying guitars, drums, etc. – because we are falling in love with this every day. Dead Rhetoric: What worries or fears you have most about the world that we live in today? If…

August 12th, 2018 Features

Primal Fear – Soaring into an Apocalypse

…rce, potent vocal melodies that reach for the sky or cause spontaneous sing-a-long, head banging action. Remembering the revival of more melodic bands that started in those late 90’s with the self-titled Primal Fear record, it’s awesome to see the band stronger than ever on the record/tour front two decades later. Let’s catch up with Mat about business within the Primal Fear camp, a little talk regarding Sinner and his Rock Meets Classic duties, a…

August 2nd, 2018 Features

Obscura – Completing the Story

…re going to do next. Dead Rhetoric: So you don’t intend to do yet another 4-album cycle once again? Kummerer: [Laughs] I’m not sure. I’m already 33, so if I survived the first four everything else is a bonus [laughs]. To be honest, I’m not sure if I really want to do a long-lasting concept or if we just want to release a certain record. I have a couple of thoughts in both directions but I’m not sure yet. Back in the day, we simply came up with the…

July 15th, 2018 Features

Powerwolf – Iron-Willed Sacrament

…nything, you don’t see stage props. The main approach is to write good sing-a-longs, write heavy metal songs, and the second part is to deliver this on stage with good lights, fire, etc. with an interaction between every band member and the audience. We enjoy it at every show – if we didn’t enjoy it, then it would be our last show. Dead Rhetoric: Following the World Cup proceedings, how disappointing is it to see the former champions Germany not m…

June 21st, 2018 Features

Ripe – The Rebirth of Litany

…that in the next four or five years. I would love to make a live DVD or Blu-Ray release- I would love to really get the opportunity to show people what I can do on the screen, you know? Maybe I’m sounding a bit overambitious or greedy, I’m going to stick to what I can do and aim for the goals that are within the framework of possibility. Dead Rhetoric: In another interview I’ve heard, you’ve mentioned a love of American writers like Stephen King,…

May 28th, 2018 Features

Boon – Go with the Flow

…-20 years. He plays in a drum band, dramatic theater that is Blue Man Group-ish- they tour all over the world. We are stepping into that, we have not put any limits to our music and we don’t want to put any limits to our plans. If the possibilities arise, we will be there to take them. There is a certain level you can reach by doing things yourself, but then you need some support by touring agencies, booking agencies, labels, distribution to get t…

May 26th, 2018 Features

Espionage – Dictating the Future

…uzka: The first EP, which we now call a demo because it was poorly recorded- it was a self-titled four track offering that I did all at home. I have my own audio interface set up at home- even now for this latest album I recorded all the guitars and bass at home. I think the vocals we did at a high school/university where there was some music course, but that didn’t turn out too well. Drums were programmed from memory, so we just used computers to…

May 21st, 2018 Features

Nils Patrik Johansson – Sacred Metalhead

…o celebrate Ronnie James Dio. The entire gig was recorded, and we may let 2-3 songs from that gig be available as bonus tracks. I have a lot to do- with Astral Doors, we will do a European tour to promote the album, a headline tour. If I feel the fans like the solo album, and I am pretty sure they will- I put my heart and soul into this album. If it gets good response, I will talk to my booker and do some festival gigs. I am thinking about calling…

May 18th, 2018 Features

Stevie McLaughlin – Tasteful Empires

…s good. Dead Rhetoric: Is it more challenging to write a good, compact five-minute song in progressive metal than an epic, ten-minute track? McLaughlin: Yes, it can be. Sometimes with a more progressive song you can add the right elements until you find exactly what you are looking for- and take away some of the earlier elements. With a short, simple song, the actual core of the idea needs to be really good before you can start. I find it a wee bi…