Jim Barraza has played guitar for cult epic heavy metal outfit CIRITH UNGOL since the late ’80s, and as lives go, that’s probably achievement enough for most… Read more “Jim Barraza of CIRITH UNGOL talks skydiving, heroes, hauling concrete, fist-fighting fans and the person who persuaded him to learn guitar….”
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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….”
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….”
VOID ( The Unsearchable ) on their new dystopian album THE HOLLOW MAN, sampling Marlon Brando, the broken social contract between man and God, and how six heads are better than one…
VOID features guitarist Matt Jarman, who played with Dødheimsgard at their London show in December 2020, that OMM reviewed here. Now, if you’re going to be a… Read more “VOID ( The Unsearchable ) on their new dystopian album THE HOLLOW MAN, sampling Marlon Brando, the broken social contract between man and God, and how six heads are better than one…”
Steve Waddell of ‘OATH Sc’ talks new release ‘Computer Warrior’, DIY recording, and how the future of noisy guitar music is still looking good.
Featuring members of TANTRUM and HAUNT, OATH Sc might have just have just knocked out its best release yet. OMM guest writer GRIMSLATH treks to the highlands… Read more “Steve Waddell of ‘OATH Sc’ talks new release ‘Computer Warrior’, DIY recording, and how the future of noisy guitar music is still looking good.”
ANTIGEN on the Central European crust punk scene, vocal melodies, and latest album ‘Dust and Ashes’.
Who doesn’t love a bit of d-beat? Boom cha, …ba cha! boom cha,….ba cha! German / Czech Republic act ANTIGEN have been going for nearly two decades,… Read more “ANTIGEN on the Central European crust punk scene, vocal melodies, and latest album ‘Dust and Ashes’.”
‘BLACK STRING’ of VAMPIRE talks recording new album REX, collecting obscure Eastern Bloc heavy metal, and how much you really earn being in a band…
If you dipped the first two Entombed albums in liquid nitrogen, smashed the resulting lump with a hammer whilst listening to Somberlain by Dissection, the third and… Read more “‘BLACK STRING’ of VAMPIRE talks recording new album REX, collecting obscure Eastern Bloc heavy metal, and how much you really earn being in a band…”
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.”
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.”
Colin Hendra of WYTCH HAZEL on Christian (dis)content, Robin Hood outfits, and valve amps.
Knights on horseback, medieval garb, English folklore tropes and twin guitar heavy metal – what’s not to like? Well, Lancaster’s Wytch Hazel caught my eye a while… Read more “Colin Hendra of WYTCH HAZEL on Christian (dis)content, Robin Hood outfits, and valve amps.”
