SENTRY is three-quarters of the final line up of Manilla Road starting anew, and their debut album ‘Sentry’ is something quite unique, sounding like said band –… Read more “SENTRY – ‘Sentry’ review.”
Saturnalia Temple ‘Paradigm Call’ review
If one had to describe the sound of SATURNALIA TEMPLE, it would be like a blend of the songs Dopethrone, Sacrificial Suicide, The Dance Of Eternal Shadows,… Read more “Saturnalia Temple ‘Paradigm Call’ review”
SKARDUS on new release STORMRIEK and always looking to the north.
SKARDUS hail from Schleswig-Holstein and play heavy black death with catchy, angular riffs and an organic but very clear production. Where, you say? You’ve heard of ‘Holsten… Read more “SKARDUS on new release STORMRIEK and always looking to the north.”
Kay Stevenson of ‘Punk Rock Metal Detectorists Club’ on rekindling the past, illuminating the present, and the discovery of the oldest Bronze Age axe-heads in England.
Would you believe it if we told you there is a group of amateur archaeologists and ex-musicians called the ‘Punk Rock Metal Detectorists Club’ operating across the… Read more “Kay Stevenson of ‘Punk Rock Metal Detectorists Club’ on rekindling the past, illuminating the present, and the discovery of the oldest Bronze Age axe-heads in England.”
Matt of VOID talks new album JADJOW, distortion of reality, birthing alien musical forms, and how (Hair) Metal cut its Fringe.
New for 2024, with a lineup assembled of members and session players associated with the acts of the more artistic side of the original Norwegian BM scene… Read more “Matt of VOID talks new album JADJOW, distortion of reality, birthing alien musical forms, and how (Hair) Metal cut its Fringe.”
The English Folding Sheepsfoot Knife solves one first-world problem
Penknives, pocket-knives, folding-knives – there was a time when every man would carry one, and indeed lots of kids. “Quelle horreur!”, you gasp. Kids, with knives? Yes,… Read more “The English Folding Sheepsfoot Knife solves one first-world problem”
Farewell Geordie Walker of Killing Joke.
Very sad to hear that the big man with the big sound Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker has gone…my condolences to his family, friends and fellow artists. He was… Read more “Farewell Geordie Walker of Killing Joke.”
Tree Stewart of prog rockers The Emerald Dawn talks new album ‘In Time…’, painting, staying positive, keyboards, and why everyone should try the trapeze.
Harking from deepest Cornwall, The Emerald Dawn could just be the prog band that will convert any of the remaining resistance with their timeless keyboard-driven music. We… Read more “Tree Stewart of prog rockers The Emerald Dawn talks new album ‘In Time…’, painting, staying positive, keyboards, and why everyone should try the trapeze.”
BRETWALDAS – ‘Summoning the Gatekeepers’ released May 2023.
BRETWALDAS ‘Summoning the Gatekeepers’ full-length available now on OldMansMettle records. 2023 brings seven more songs of doom, traditional heavy metal, post-punk, black metal and crust from this… Read more “BRETWALDAS – ‘Summoning the Gatekeepers’ released May 2023.”
Rob ‘Mid’ Middleton ( DEVIATED INSTINCT, BAIT, SPINEWRENCH, HAAVAT ) talks illustration, Norse mythology, 1980s recording studios, Norwegian Black Metal, budget distortion pedals, and cats.
Were you about in the mid-to-late ’80s punk scene, supergluing patches on your tattered trousers, tramping the streets in para-boots to the soundtrack of underproduced cassette demos… Read more “Rob ‘Mid’ Middleton ( DEVIATED INSTINCT, BAIT, SPINEWRENCH, HAAVAT ) talks illustration, Norse mythology, 1980s recording studios, Norwegian Black Metal, budget distortion pedals, and cats.”
The sloppiest Punk Rock bands ever committed to vinyl 1980-1983.
We interview a lot of technically good bands on OMM, but there’s always a space in our heart for the more chaotic ones. However not everyone is… Read more “The sloppiest Punk Rock bands ever committed to vinyl 1980-1983.”
Benjamin König of LUNAR AURORA and BALD ANDERS on the inspiration for his new art book from SPERBER ILLUSTRATIONEN.
What next, once you’ve an accomplished suite of forest-black-metal releases under your belt, resplendent with transcendental artwork, deeply atmospheric lush orchestration that embraces both the old-style music… Read more “Benjamin König of LUNAR AURORA and BALD ANDERS on the inspiration for his new art book from SPERBER ILLUSTRATIONEN.”
Jonny Maudling of KULL and BAL-SAGOTH on composing ‘Exile’, Epic Fantasy Metal escapism, long-standing fans, and new shows.
KULL, the present incarnation of Sheffield’s long-standing Epic Fantasy Metal outfit BAL-SAGOTH, released ‘Exile‘ just before the pandemic. With 2006’ ‘Chthonic Chronicles‘ being the last full length… Read more “Jonny Maudling of KULL and BAL-SAGOTH on composing ‘Exile’, Epic Fantasy Metal escapism, long-standing fans, and new shows.”
Katri Chapman of crust-punk bands HAAVAT and RAKKAUS talks moving from Finland to the UK, pregnant gigs, freedom, ADHD, and upcycling.
We thrive on inspirational tales, and who doesn’t like a good old D-beat love story? Katri Chapman ( née Kankkunen! ) of the superb crust punk outfit HAAVAT… Read more “Katri Chapman of crust-punk bands HAAVAT and RAKKAUS talks moving from Finland to the UK, pregnant gigs, freedom, ADHD, and upcycling.”
Timm Endstille-Tauthr talks learning the drums, favourite cymbals, touring, the follies of war, identity, and recording the new 2022 ENDSTILLE album.
It is our pleasure to catch up with Timm aka Mayhemic Destructor of the relentlessly pummelling black war-metal act ENDSTILLE, a band who everyone should see live… Read more “Timm Endstille-Tauthr talks learning the drums, favourite cymbals, touring, the follies of war, identity, and recording the new 2022 ENDSTILLE album.”
kariti on dark-folk release ‘Covered Mirrors’, words and music, the first person in lower case, Soviet composers, modern tragedies, and cats.
kariti released the dark-folk LP ‘Covered Mirrors’ a while back and we really liked it: nine tracks that are slow, deliberate – perhaps you could even say… Read more “kariti on dark-folk release ‘Covered Mirrors’, words and music, the first person in lower case, Soviet composers, modern tragedies, and cats.”
Tregor Russo of DIONISYAN on new album ‘The Last Millenium’, the Ars Antiqua, Sicilian villages, Italian Traditionalism, and what’s wrong with the modern world.
If you like your doom to be neoclassical, dark, romantic, yet with vocals like rumbling thunder, then Tregor Russo is your man. Releasing three ornate, multi-textured albums… Read more “Tregor Russo of DIONISYAN on new album ‘The Last Millenium’, the Ars Antiqua, Sicilian villages, Italian Traditionalism, and what’s wrong with the modern world.”
TOBIAS of GRENDEL’S SŸSTER on Jungian archetypes, New World culinary schisms, placing ‘Myrtle Wreath’ EP in the heavy metal canon, and why it’s never too late to be what you are, or to do what you love.
Grendel’s Sÿster released Myrtle Wreath only a couple of years back – yes, just before everything started to go wrong – here at OMM we heard it… Read more “TOBIAS of GRENDEL’S SŸSTER on Jungian archetypes, New World culinary schisms, placing ‘Myrtle Wreath’ EP in the heavy metal canon, and why it’s never too late to be what you are, or to do what you love.”
MATT HOWDEN of SIEBEN talks loop pedals, the power of nature, and the power of the live stream…
Autumn, or the Fall, is here, and for those particularly connected with nature then you’ll no doubt be relishing the melancholia that the darker seasons foist upon… Read more “MATT HOWDEN of SIEBEN talks loop pedals, the power of nature, and the power of the live stream…”
Kjetil Mannheim talks his time in 80s Black Metal band MAYHEM, avant-garde composing, new ORDER release ‘The Gospel’, and how everything turns out alright in the end…
Kjetil ‘Mannheim’ was the original drummer of MAYHEM during the phase that culminated in the legendary Deathcrush EP of 1987. Now, that release was a real beast… Read more “Kjetil Mannheim talks his time in 80s Black Metal band MAYHEM, avant-garde composing, new ORDER release ‘The Gospel’, and how everything turns out alright in the end…”
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