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The new Moonsorrow album ‘Jumalten Aika‘ has finally been released after a lengthy 5 year wait. The band have produced yet another stunning opus, but we interview frontman Ville Sorvali to find out what took so damn long!
Definition of a band can be a double edged sword, known for their machine like accuracy from their infancy Decapitated have shared a rhythmic unity that most bands could only hope for. Limitless in their ability strangely it has pigeonholed the band into the niche of Technical Death Metal. Ever evolving owing to many different line up changes the band have indeed been out through their paces. Releasing their most recent effort Blood Mantra saw the band once again strive in a new direction. Adopting techniques implemented throughout their career the band decided to go for an all important groove approach. With a relentless touring schedule the band are among some of the hardest working in the business. Making a pit stop at London’s Electric Ballroom we were lucky enough to be able to speak to both Vogg and Rasta about the band, their current incarnation and the pioneering search of their sound soon to be exhibited when they enter the studio this December.
When one thinks of folk metal these days, it really is impossible for Ensiferum not to cross your mind. The Finnish quintet have spent over a decade establishing themselves at the forefront of the genre, firing up crowds and igniting the pagan party spirit along the way. We speak to bassist Sami Hinkka about Ensiferum’s place in folk metal, and the bigger picture of the genre.
Fast becoming the premier league in the arena of British Metal, Sylosis are by and large one of the best acts going. Combining excellent song writing, hook laden choruses whilst retaining integrity the band are an example to all others. It would seem with their last release, Dormant Heart that the band have finished cutting teeth and are now prepared to unveil their true plan. Enlisting Bleed From Within drummer Ali Richardson the band have just released a single with the drummer on board and shall soon be entering the writing process for the follow up to last years record. Shortly before their set at Camden’s Electric Ballroom we were able to speak to Josh Middleton surrounding Dormant Heart, the up coming release and David Ike of all things!
North Africa is a part of the world that no-one would expect a progressive metal band to come from. In the last decade however, Myrath have continued to break logistical restrictions to spread their flavour of metal around the world much to critical acclaim. With the recent release of their latest opus, ‘Legacy’, the native Tunisians are turning even more heads. We interview frontman Zaher Zorgati about all things Myrath…
Homogenising the bands past, present and future to mould a new era of Textures, Phenotype the bands new release, will see them breaking more new ground in the arena of Progressive Metal. Focusing the album’s thematics to mirror the conceptual idea of both genotypes and phenotypes, each one respectively reliant on the other in order to survive. One about origin another in a sense about destination. Explaining in more depth to us shortly before flooring London I was able to speak to time keeper extraordinaire Stef Broks about Textures’ past, present and very bright future.
One of heavy metal’s underground guitar extraordinaires has gone solo since parting with Rage last year, and now has swiftly spread his wings in the form of his new band Almanac. We speak to Victor Smolski about the new project and the intricacies involved in developing the band.
Reliant on both intuition and assessment we as a species endure the constant battle of nature versus nurture. On the one hand it is arguable that our behavioural patterns exhibit evidence of cognitive learning through the way that we are raised. However on the other hand there is the argument that our upbringing is inconsequential and that we are in fact reliant on instinct. Fascinated by these philosophical queries we spoke to The Contortionist vocalist Michael Lessard regarding their phenomenal album Language, its fruition and ultimately the very near future where we have only just seen the beginning of the bands parable.