Ah, pagan doom…..the sound of castles, burial mounds, clinking steel, felt kick-drum beaters, 70s vocal effects and lo-fi recording techniques that filter out all but the truest… Read more “Paul ‘Hammerskull’ Lennon of ARCHDRUID talks 70s Doom, Medieval Reenactment, and running an Asatru Kindred…”
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Tainá Bergamaschi of CRYPTA on new single ‘From the Ashes’, upcoming album ‘Echoes of the Soul’ and the best person in the band to get drunk with….
CRYPTA dropped something pretty jaw-dropping on the world a few days ago in the shape of new track ‘From The Ashes‘. You were probably all wondering what… Read more “Tainá Bergamaschi of CRYPTA on new single ‘From the Ashes’, upcoming album ‘Echoes of the Soul’ and the best person in the band to get drunk with….”
Vidarr of LEGENDRY on crafting Epic Heavy Metal with Pick, Paint and Pen.
Swords, ruined castles, funny coloured sunsets, escapist 70s hard / heavy rock music with long instrumental passages and flanging effects ….are you in? We grab a chat… Read more “Vidarr of LEGENDRY on crafting Epic Heavy Metal with Pick, Paint and Pen.”
OMM TV Part 2 – Homesteading and Self-Sufficiency lifestyle Youtube Wormholes. Which ones are best?
This lockdown has given us a new passion – youtube wormholes! In part one we looked at the stealth camping channels. In this we look at the… Read more “OMM TV Part 2 – Homesteading and Self-Sufficiency lifestyle Youtube Wormholes. Which ones are best?”
COUNT BEETLE on playing the Dark Folk of the Ozarks…
Count Beetle have been knocking out dark, weird folk for two and a half decades. And yes we know that ‘weird folk’ is an actual genre –… Read more “COUNT BEETLE on playing the Dark Folk of the Ozarks…”
UNSUNG HEROES: The firepower of Algy Ward’s TANK – a shell by shell review.
Straddling first wave punk and NWOBHM like the boss he is, Algy Ward confounded the press and scene police in the 80s with his pre-crossover project TANK,… Read more “UNSUNG HEROES: The firepower of Algy Ward’s TANK – a shell by shell review.”
Neil Purdy of LUNA’S CALL on new progressive-death album ‘VOID’.
Luna’s Call are down as early Opeth meets Dream Theatre, a combination that could go in all sorts of directions, so it is with some curiosity that… Read more “Neil Purdy of LUNA’S CALL on new progressive-death album ‘VOID’.”
Jon of SEVEN CROWNS on UK 80s Punk, US 80s Hardcore, touring the world, Mexican cartels, collaborating with Stig, and living in a town with the wrong sort of hippies.
UK punk band Seven Crowns sound like a cross between Poison Idea, Cosmic Psychos and GBH, which is a pretty good spread when you think about it,… Read more “Jon of SEVEN CROWNS on UK 80s Punk, US 80s Hardcore, touring the world, Mexican cartels, collaborating with Stig, and living in a town with the wrong sort of hippies.”
OMM TV – Part One: Wild / Stealth Camping Youtube channels you should watch.
Lockdown 20/21 has given many of us a new passion, or habit, call it what you will – streaming Youtube channels to your TV – and when… Read more “OMM TV – Part One: Wild / Stealth Camping Youtube channels you should watch.”
MARTA GABRIEL of CRYSTAL VIPER on new album THE CULT, songwriting tips, Poland’s Catholic Regime, and singing as high as King Diamond….
CRYSTAL VIPER released their eight album The Cult last week, and as the last one, 2019’s Tales of Fire and Ice was a bold move into symphonic… Read more “MARTA GABRIEL of CRYSTAL VIPER on new album THE CULT, songwriting tips, Poland’s Catholic Regime, and singing as high as King Diamond….”
