…s love about our technology is the collaborations I can create with this box. I can reach out to anyone anywhere. I have plenty more relationships to form, musicians to work with. I love that fact that I can connect with someone around the world and create music with that person. Back in the day – 80’s or 90’s – if you were in many bands, you were frowned upon, as a band hopper. Today it’s about making music, making people happy, creating and the…
…here’s a lot that we can’t talk about yet, but if everything goes according to plan, we will be able to share some of that news sooner than you might think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emHAIqQ_l_w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0INVpyGPNs Edge of Haze on Facebook…
…a challenge for me to try to leave my comfort zone. I mostly do these three-to-five-minute songs. I was inspired to try different plug ins – the ESP for guitars, it’s a Finnish company, that sounded so great. With the clean sounds or heavy distortion. Sometimes when you buy gear you get new inspiration, so there is a bit of that in “Descent” as well. Dead Rhetoric: In the background information there’s specific mention of the band going for natura…
…digital personalities and working with them. We will open some of those ideas going forward for the next year. I can see us on the road over the next year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddYminEDxNY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdc3odh3pCk The Offering on Facebook…
…ase a new studio record for his own entity (or Mercyful Fate for that matter), Them quenches that combination of horror-themed conceptual metal in a heavier, power/progressive thrash-oriented context. Which makes Fear City another devil horns approved outing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5qkxlx7i6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcVZk7BUlek Them on Facebook…
…ay, things are also compact. I have no idea how he does it, he’s a great mixer. Dead Rhetoric: Over the years you’ve appeared on numerous albums from other bands/projects as a keyboardist. What have been some of the more memorable performances in this regard, and what do you enjoy most regarding this work that differs from what you do with Dragonland? Holmlid: There have been a few projects. Back in the day it was really cool to do stuff for King…
…eleasing a song like that, I feel bad for my parents, but there was that six-year-old Nicklas inside of me that still feels those things – and if I reflect on it, I still have the same emotion. I’m trying to write lyrics as I felt inside at the time I got the feeling, and that’s very therapeutic. As a way to escape those feelings now. I can close those things a little bit. Dead Rhetoric: I can imagine “Keyboard Warriors” was another cleansing, you…
…cesco (Jovino) – there’s no question about his drumming. He is known from U.D.O., Primal Fear – and he nailed things in the studio. Everybody is becoming friends with each other. I’m looking forward to going with these guys on tour – it will be very nice, very easy going. Dead Rhetoric: How do you believe the songwriting and recording sessions went for the debut Iron Allies album Blood In Blood Out? What songs came together the quickest/easiest, a…
…lows the world to experience another set of strong songs that scratch, claw, and cement themselves from speakers to the stage in firm command of excellence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7y70CkJ47E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12pv-WFyRx4 Jaded Heart on Facebook…
…us how the lineup and style of Behind Your Fear evolved from the voice of ex-Flowing Tears singer Stefanie Duchêne in its current incarnation? Did you know straight away how you wanted the songwriting and musicianship trademarks to develop, or did this also take some time to work out in the initial demo/writing stages of the material? T.: I would say it took quite a long time, but it is an ongoing process anyway, as everyone keeps on developing, g…
…and sound, correct? And was it easy to recruit bassist Jeramie Kling and ex-Soilwork/current Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren into the fold? Gus Rios: Kyle and I go back to our first band together when we were kids, like fourteen- or fifteen-year-old kids. Over the pandemic, I did an online show on the Sick Drummer page. Kyle came out and did vocals on a Massacre episode, he hadn’t sung in fifteen or sixteen years at that point. He messaged me and…
…er constructs, ardent fans of semi-technical thrash in the progressive mold will savor this record for years (or decades) to follow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGA7IJcNxGQ Algebra on Facebook…
…nd like, and listen to. If you take a playlist of what I listen to on a day-to-day basis, you will find Iron Maiden, Kiss, stuff like that. You will find also Lady Gaga, Nine Inch Nails, My Chemical Romance, Prodigy, everything. First and foremost, I am a music lover – I don’t like to put myself in any sort of boxes. It’s my anarchistic thing coming in – there is such a big paradox within metal music. This is the genre that you are supposed to pla…
…m really looking forward to going out live and play this album. We will make the people love it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCxXpQfCmgQ Purpendicular on Facebook…
…ce as we have proved on Concealed Death and Tyrannicide, but the label support would be a massive opportunity we’d love to jump on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvi0AQvSdIg Asylum on Facebook…
…may be Algebra’s most advanced offering yet, without departing too greatly from the style they have been refining up ’til now. Pre-order the album at this location!…
…will book festivals for the summer. Before the summer, there should be the new Before the Dawn album. It’s looking good on paper; it should be busy times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdiDYcqhENg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdDys8jRmK4 Wolfheart on Facebook…
…desire. And for Asylum, that should mean more accolades, increasing followers, and possibly stronger contacts to move up the ranks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvi0AQvSdIg Asylum on Facebook…
…eclectic side of music is one that has tickled this writer’s fancy. From Öxxö Xööx, Igorrr, Aenaon, and the many styles of Ulver, music that lives in its own proverbial zip code without a care of catering to any norms is to be embraced. However, there’s a fine line between experimental and incoherent. With Box and their latest offering, Cherry Blossoms at Night, this is a band that certainly doesn’t fit into any preconceived “box.” Maybe their na…
…t results. As such, Killing for Pleasure Forever stands up well in the current melodic death metal climate, hopefully attracting a wider following globally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL-wStdqQhw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvUIMFPGpHc Death Scythe on Facebook…
…ple into the cult of Revocation as possible. Sometimes it’s headlining, sometimes it’s opening for someone else. Onwards and upwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moN0-W8k_mg Revocation on Facebook…
…ur with Killswitch Engage in Australia, and finished that tour with Carnifex. Not only do we have an album people enjoyed, but we can play with these death metal bands, prog bands, Killswitch Engage, and the audience dig it. They didn’t boo us off the stage (laughs). It was sick. This is where we were making an impact. Dead Rhetoric: What worries or concerns do you have regarding the world that we are living in today? What areas do you think the a…
…just world, the global metal community would embrace Splintered Throne as a surefire winner when it comes to classic, power/heavy metal done the American way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCsDWdUQA8E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPK9S9VYcWM Splintered Throne on Facebook…
…ng plans, plus a bit of talk regarding The Night Flight Orchestra in the mix. Dead Rhetoric: The latest Soilwork album Övergivenheten is another incredible record for the band. How do you feel about the work behind this effort – does the process get any easier this deep into your career, especially considering what everyone went through with the extended downtime due to the pandemic? Björn ‘Speed’ Strid: Well, that’s a good question. It definitely…
…ring the music to the people. We need to gain money back to keep going. And have a new album out in 2024, maybe something in 2023, I don’t know, a small EP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKty15XOfqo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOhVSKlav7w Hammer King on Facebook…
…ff. Dead Rhetoric: You collaborate again with Erik Martensson of Eclipse, W.E.T., and Nordic Union in a duet for “The Bonding (Part 2)”. Discuss the work behind this song, and how you approach the vocals in this type of track to get the most out of yourself and Erik that translates so well to the listeners? Lanvall: I had the first six or seven minutes to “The Bonding (Part 2)” composed when I came to the point that I saw some similarities in term…
…, creating a name for themselves and they’ll say they were influenced by Toxik. I’m glad I’ve been able to get out there and put music out. Dead Rhetoric: What’s on the agenda for Toxik over the next year or two to support this record? Has work already begun behind the scenes on the next album – and if so, what can the fans expect in terms of the songwriting and style? Christian: The simple answer of course is world domination. But I have to break…
…we wouldn’t do again, but we’ve been able to put something new into the mix. I think we are doing very good. Dead Rhetoric: As a six-piece the band incorporates an infectious mixture of influences across the melodic death metal and metalcore platforms. Are there specific elements and qualities that are essential components of a typical Horizon Ignited song at this point in time – and do you draw equally from influences of the past as well as the…
…nds are putting out. Much like Swarmageddon, Shadow Work are a real diamond in the rough and deserve every bit of attention that is aimed in their direction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paOrD-UGJss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mpI8s7XEVg Shadow Work on Facebook…
…e Future Palace a name that many should find some appeal in. Worth your attention if you are looking for modern metal that isn’t afraid to switch some gears. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ47ISNx0lE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Kt-n91QDI Future Palace on Facebook…
