…style that allows the group to explore a wide array of influences – in turn probably accelerating the audience they could appeal to. Worth the escape alone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxLtawtaGaY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3L0wIjwVKI Vlad in Tears on Facebook…
…r long-standing career, it’s a balancing act between stretching into new territory yet giving the ardent followers what they most desire from you as a group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxwKBpdin0Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ0Qh_lVivc Sonata Arctica on Facebook…
…hopefully touring. We’ve got some things lined up for the new year, more writing. We are already starting to be like, when can we write again? We have the itch again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl5SfC-oTMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRmAZiLedvA Lutharo official website Lutharo on Facebook…
…ad groove come to mind on the mid-tempo “Slave Of the Blade”, while the one-four-five chord progressions reach a fever pitch on “Deliver Us To Devil”. These are anthems for the devoted – seething in angst, dripping in that bestial spirit that rages yearning to break free. Over in a scant twenty-five minutes and change, closer “F.O.A.L.” contains those rally cry movements in terms of a proper riff/vocal combination, another wild lead break, plus ch…
…f you live for a crushing hard and fast sound that straddles the lines of death/thrash. Standout Tracks: “Centipede Bite”, “Acid Bath’, “Soul Observatory” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOPQLkohyrs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I42aha75zIg Messiah on Facebook…
…ital and as creatively fruitful as they are in the 2020’s – let’s enjoy these recordings, as if it’s the final studio full-length, they will have finished out brilliantly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLPaGqGzdY0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BExNIGlVJTw Judas Priest official website Judas Priest on Facebook…
…record, where the songs are short, sharp, and concise. All those sorts of things, should we, could we? Does everyone want to do it? It’s an exciting thing to think about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMlvMsGRouM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_l-trEOtbk Judas Priest official website Judas Priest on Facebook…
…rd. Bottom line? Profane Prayer is not only an absolute beast of an album from Suicidal Angels, it is one of 2024’s best…period. Standout Tracks: All of them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-nTIX8IU6Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ofxYJgSXAk Suicidal Angels on Facebook…
…his is not – rather a dynamic epic metal style that should plant wonderful seeds bound to full growth as the discography increases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YEjE4oAOyA Sentry on Facebook…
…tency. If you favor melodic hooks with just enough heaviness and aggression behind them, you are bound to be pleasantly surprised by what Kill the Lights can do, if you’ve been below their radar so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcdrsLWExTY&pp=ygUPa2lsbCB0aGUgbGlnaHRz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-xFlLRJh04&pp=ygUPa2lsbCB0aGUgbGlnaHRz Kill the Lights official website Kill the Lights on Facebook…
…stals. (laughs) Maestas: Between that and lots of records. I’ve got the Cha-Cha-Cha records. I’ve had this record for as long as I can remember. My aunt put her own return address on the label of the record. She passed away many years ago. I collect old 8 mm films. I have 8 mm film nights with my friends, we watch old horror movies and other people’s vacation videos from the 50s and 60s. Whatever else I find on there, sometimes I find these for $1…
…is more difficult than composing progressive music. Anybody can do fifteen-minute-long songs, it’s easy to do this. It’s not easy to do a three-minute song which is not regimented. The world changed, and there seems to be no place anymore for big progressive new bands. Dead Rhetoric: How do you balance the music responsibilities you have with your career as well as maintaining the business side of things, plus the relationships, friends, and fami…
…Dead Rhetoric: Do you believe it’s harder for people to engage in more face-to-face communication, versus the use technology to communicate? Melissourgos: I’m an old school person. I prefer talking to someone straight in their face. I will give you a small example. I didn’t used to have my own Facebook account until a year ago. I just use it for the promotional stuff of the band, and maybe talking with friends or people that are not living that cl…
…lot of stuff in a short amount of time, and I hope to be able to keep along this same path. Little morsels of wisdom – it would be more like a symposium. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY8CdVlAK7c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jTPn7NCtPc Durbin on Facebook…
…for the thousandth time. Screaming Steel hopefully helps get the band more touring / festival opportunities to build an even deeper, faithful following. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY8CdVlAK7c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jTPn7NCtPc Durbin on Facebook…
…tumn…maybe even two. We are trying to see if we can make it work. But we have a lot of shows coming up, the new album comes out in February, and a lot of music videos after that. There’s a lot going on! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7t9SspFWKA&pp=ygUNaW5mZWN0ZWQgcmFpbg%3D%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-JGQgnwpGE&pp=ygUNaW5mZWN0ZWQgcmFpbg%3D%3D Infected Rain on Facebook Infected Rain on Instagram…
…ple. I can’t wait to go back and make the next album, I’m excited about the future and writing more and more material. Bringing Dust Bolt out to the world! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxCqdAM5SvU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ8e2bJAj0k Dust Bolt on Facebook…
…erhouse from Japan to emerge. (ALMONDot on Facebook/ALMONDot on X) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoTBDXj7LNo Dreamwake “Memories” Merging together post-hardcore, synthwave, and even jazzy saxophone, Dreamwake’s new single “Memories” will grab you by it’s playful and dreamy nature. Earworming melodies, intriguing chuggy riffs, soaring vocals, and the aforementioned sax all swirl together in a way that makes the band stand apart from others on the…
…t of topics at the ready before the music is done, or do you work on a case-by-case basis as the musical ideas develop and churn out the words/melodies based on the emotions or atmosphere that comes about? Byford: Pretty much, not always, I wait for…. You know I am a musician myself, we spend a lot of time with the boys on the music, arranging, and fine tuning the parts. I have a list of ideas I have, and if the music suits the idea, then I’ll tak…
…thos, though they never truly repeat themselves. Rise Radiant was a forward-thinking release that saw the band dabble further into their rock sensibilities, being a little more melodic and slightly pop-adjacent to go along with their djent oriented guitar work and weaving musical structures. An album we enjoyed very much that contained some of the band’s best moments thus far. Charcoal Grace builds from Rise Radiant, emerging further refined with…
…s really great. There are more tours in the future. We will go through the USA, Canada, Europe again too. It’s been great. I can’t complain about anything. Everyone supports each other. We all live in the same city (laughs). It’s great. Dead Rhetoric: When looking at the career arc for Lord Dying, what would you consider some of the highlights or benchmark moments for the group? Specific songs, releases, shows, tours, festival appearances or other…
…. So nothing concrete yet, but I’m going to keep my fingers crossed and encourage everyone to request Exit Eden everywhere they can [laughs]! Photo by Stephan Heilemann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5p917OyAnI&pp=ygUJZXhpdCBlZGVu Exit Eden on Facebook Exit Eden on Instagram Exit Eden official website…
…ttle more controlled in a melodic hard rock feel, that’s where his Satriani-esque lens comes forth for “Superheroes”, featuring a highway-oriented main riff which gains momentum in dive bomb or bluesy meets shred-oriented work, the rhythm section complimenting the various emotions professionally. The longest cut “Eye of the Storm” finishes the record, an almost six-minute adventure into some low-tuned modern progressive metal action, the bass/guit…
…a new flavor via Vast Reaches Unclaimed – a rifftastic work that stands toe-to-toe with giants. 1. Night in Gales – The Black Stream This statement has been made by yours truly multiple times over the years, and it still rings true: the most underrated band in this long and storied history of melodic death metal is Night in Gales. A band who has not only been an innovator since their 1995 debut EP Sylphlike, but have had the best career renaissanc…
…er musical activities, side projects, etc.) over the next twelve months or so? Bell: Simple: release album, play shows, rock n’ roll. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0e25WROlmc Hyloxalus on Facebook…
…lbum release in New Jersey. We will play Venera from start to finish, it will be a one-off. We want to look at tours in 2024, nothing is confirmed so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qElZWlBdXv8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tnvRIeqNVs Everdawn on Facebook…
…l to Dominate. Prepare to be devastated in a firestorm and crawl out in survival mode to these songs – as the future looks quite bright for these musicians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nlZwywZpow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocjvdclKICQ Strigampire on Facebook…
…th some American fans. For instance, New England and New York City. These are some priorities upcoming, to be back to our usual spots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLd0L0rhP2c High Spirits on Facebook…
…it’s been very surprising indeed, because the band formed just one year-and-a-half ago! We got a bunch of songs, we recorded them, and that’s it! We choose the more catchy and straight in your face; it’s a demo, so you don’t need to be so bothered after all! I didn’t expect such a thing! Consider that we’ll have our first album out soon, and we re-recorded “Krushing All Altars,” “Sepulchrist,” and the title track with something new! Also, the cove…
…g the Earth Sink,” that song I think, more than we have ever done, is fully-through composed where nothing is repeating. You get this world, then the next, and then the next. I think everyone sees it differently, and I don’t want to tell people what they should be thinking about listening to it, but there’s a place where it starts from this melancholic area, then there is almost this world of dreamy ‘through an old projector’ escapism. It’s warm,…
