Today we’re kicking down the gates of Italy with Borys Crossburn, front-fiend of blackened thrash warriors BARBARIAN. These guys have been sharpening riffs for 16 years straight, turning heavy metal into something between a religious experience and a bar fight with a stack of old VENOM LPs. And now they’re […]
Interviews
ROTTEN SOUND interview, Keijo Niinimaa: “Violence is just coming back at people who think they mean well”
With their new EP Mass Extinction coming out on December 12 via Season of Mist, Finnish grindcore lifers ROTTEN SOUND prove once again that brevity can hit harder than any doomsday prophecy. Recorded during the same sessions as 2023’s Apocalypse, the band’s 11th EP distills the world’s ongoing collapse into […]
Late Evening Talk: Martin Schulman (CENTINEX, DEMONICAL) — Old-School to the Bone
Swedish death metal veteran Martin Schulman — the founding bassist and driving force behind CENTINEX and DEMONICAL — joins us for a late evening talk that’s equal parts brutal and honest. With the new CENTINEX album With Guts and Glory out now (released November 7 via Black Lion Records), Martin […]
Ask The Artist: VALAR MORGHULIS on the 7 Deadly Sins (and Their Killer Halloween Single “Predatory Impulse”)
For this edition of Ask The Artist, we head down to North Carolina — the land of barbecue, backroads, and unholy riffs — to catch up with VALAR MORGHULIS, a death/thrash/groove metal hybrid that’s been quietly sharpening its blades for the past year. The band just dropped their brand-new Halloween […]
Ask The Artist: Alessio Erriu of NOVEMBRE on the songs that make him cry
For this edition of Ask The Artist, we turned to Alessio Erriu, guitarist for the legendary Italian masters of melancholy, NOVEMBRE — a band that has spent over three decades crafting some of the most evocative and soul-stirring metal ever to drift out of Rome’s shadowed corners. With the group’s […]
Interview: OV SULFUR, Chase Wilson about surprises on the upcoming “Endless” album (video)
The OV SULFUR camp isn’t slowing down anytime soon. After they hit the road with INGESTED, DISTANT, CELL, and CRUCIFICTION — starting November 6th and tearing through Fresno, Quebec City, and Pomona — the band’s already gearing up for a wild 2026. In this chat, Chase Wilson talks about pushing […]
Ask The Artist: Jay Barnes (LUST OF DECAY) – And His 5 Picks for the Death Metal Hall of Fame
For this edition of Ask The Artist, we turned to Jay Barnes, the growling force behind the North Carolina death metal juggernaut LUST OF DECAY — a name whispered with reverence (and disgust) across the underground since the late ’90s. With the band’s long-awaited new album finally on the way, […]
ENTHRONED interview, Nornagest: “Black Metal is probably the only form of music that, in its essence, is not meant for clownery or casual amusement”
With their twelfth full-length Ashspawn set for release on December 5 via Season Of Mist, ENTHRONED enter what may be the most defining chapter of their three-decade legacy. Far from a nostalgic revival, Ashspawn is a scorched rebirth — a meticulously constructed ritual work forged alongside occult author Gilles de […]
DEFEATED SANITY interview: “NO drugs, NO alcohol, no excess, no friends, just practicing is the only thing during the week”
As DEFEATED SANITY gear up to slam their way across America on their upcoming 2025 U.S. tour with SANGUISUGABOGG, DESPISED ICON and CORPSE PILE, the band has recently unleashed a new drum playthrough for what is arguably the most violent track on Chronicles of Lunacy, “Condemned to Vascular Famine.” Fan-voted […]
Ask The Artist: Paul Zavaleta (DETERIOROT) With Top 3 Most Frightening Horror Movies of All Time
Halloween is around the corner, and what better way to set the mood than asking one of death metal’s underground legends about his favorite horror flicks? For this edition of Ask The Artist, we turn to Paul Zavaleta, guitarist, vocalist, and founder of DETERIOROT — one of the true cult […]