Yesterday I had a text from an old mate to tell me that Tim Smith, lead singer and genius composer for English nutcases The Cardiacs had sadly… Read more “Farewell Tim Smith of THE CARDIACS”
Hord of OCCVLTA – interview.
Güray from Istanbul chats about music and the state of the world today with frontman Hord of horrible old school black-and-roll terror-mongers OCCVLTA. INTERVIEW BY GÜRAY TOPAÇ… Read more “Hord of OCCVLTA – interview.”
Anton of STARSCAPE quick-fire interview
The NWOTHM Youtube channel is surely throwing lots of new bands into the spotlight these days, and Starscape’s Pilgrim EP is one of those videos that caught… Read more “Anton of STARSCAPE quick-fire interview”
Gabriel Franco of IDLE HANDS, quick-fire interview.
Portland’s Idle Hands seem to be one of those bands who have landed in the right place at the right time, a place where lots of us… Read more “Gabriel Franco of IDLE HANDS, quick-fire interview.”
French Heavy Metal band CITADELLE ( 2016-2020 ).
You know when you hear a song, and then don’t catch who it is, and it drives you mad trying to explain it to people? ‘Urrr….it’s French,… Read more “French Heavy Metal band CITADELLE ( 2016-2020 ).”
Dave Cain of ROTUNDA – Top Ten Thrash Albums
Dave Cain, despite having spent most of his adult life playing bass in Oi! street punk band ROTUNDA, has another musical passion – thrash! Dave takes time… Read more “Dave Cain of ROTUNDA – Top Ten Thrash Albums”
WHITE NOISE – The most offensive anti-racist song ever written.
My first lesson in racism was at the age of 14 with Irish punk band STIFF LITTLE FINGERS’s first album Inflammable Material, and one of the most… Read more “WHITE NOISE – The most offensive anti-racist song ever written.”
Quickfire interview with Brenton of MOLTEN CHAINS.
A band I checked out because they were supporting TANITH at the Dev in London, November 2019, Austrians MOLTEN CHAINS play a kind of cohesively eerie, hyperactive… Read more “Quickfire interview with Brenton of MOLTEN CHAINS.”
BRETWALDAS – ‘Kingdom of Killers EP’ – first release on OLDMANSMETTLE.
Five tracks of gravelly voiced traditional heavy metal by veteran crust doomers BRETWALDAS OF HEATHEN DOOM. First release in 10 years! Recorded in March / April 2020… Read more “BRETWALDAS – ‘Kingdom of Killers EP’ – first release on OLDMANSMETTLE.”
Steve Allen of UK punk band DISORDER on the old days, the years between, and his new band FEAR OF THE KNOWN.
Steve Allen was the driving force behind Bristol 80s punk legends DISORDER, a band he played guitar in for a little over a decade, culminating in a… Read more “Steve Allen of UK punk band DISORDER on the old days, the years between, and his new band FEAR OF THE KNOWN.”
