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even in a scene as boundary-pushing as black metal, Witch Club Satan are radical. While their sound is rooted in raw chaos, it's fuelled by a unique and powerful perspective: [...]

50 BLOOD CEREMONY The Old Ways Remain RISE ABOVE Blood Ceremony had always been a unique presence in the already niche doom-adjacent occult rock sphere. On their fifth album, the [...]

Blues Pills had just begun recording their fourth album when singer Elin Larsson discovered she was pregnant. 'We'd just come back from tour with [raucous Australian rockers] Airbourne,' Larsson recalls [...]

In late 2022, Maggot Heart singer/guitarist Linnea Olsson underwent emergency surgery on her neck to decompress a nerve, a few weeks before the band were due to record their third [...]

The dark side of America's Deep South has long been a source of inspiration for storytellers, from writers such as Flannery O'Connor to TV shows like True Detective. Exploring race, [...]

There is a song on Heilung's new album Drif that comes from the oldest surviving complete work of annotated music. This music was found carved into clay tablets dating back [...]

During the first World War, the Belgian city of Diksmuide in West Flanders was reduced to ruins after a series of attacks and bombings. Many people there had already lost [...]

According to Romanian mythology, the Varcolac is a wolf demon said to have emerged from the souls of unbaptised children. A grisly beast rooted in Catholic complexities - the perfect [...]

TWO YEARS INTO the pandemic and we've seen all manner of livestreams, from fuzzy footage shot in basements to over-the-top performances that erupt with fire and theatrics. If you're familiar [...]

During the first UK lockdown, AA Williams soothed us through our screens with a regular series of cover versions from Nick Cave to Radiohead. Filmed in Williams' London home and [...]

Anglo-Finnish group Wheel are back with their second album, which explores the divisions in our society. Vocalist and guitarist James Lascelles describes Resident Human as having a 'humanistic vibe' and, [...]

'I'M VERY INTERESTED in liminal states of being,' says The Otolith's lead vocalist and violinist, Sarah Pendleton, as she discusses the inspiration behind the title of the band's debut album, [...]

This year is shaping up to be a big one for Floor Jansen. Not only does it mark 10 years since the Dutch artist joined Finnish symphonic metallers Nightwish as [...]

KATATONIA SOLSTAFIR / SOM FORUM, LONDON Sweden's masters of melancholy cast a spell over Kentish Town HEAVY AS IT may be, SOM's expansive blend of shoegaze and post-rock is also [...]

ROADBURN 2022 VARIOUS VENUES, TILBURG Ulver, Emma Ruth Rundle and Lingua Ignota bring the rapture back to the lowlands IF YOU'VE FOUND yourself dreaming of other, better worlds over the [...]

LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION, LEEDS Carcass, Paradise Lost and Svalbard bring extremity back to the Midlands AFTER THE DISORIENTATION of the past two years, Damnation is both saviour and intensification, the [...]

LINGUA EGNOTA Sinner Get Ready SARGENT HOUSE The underground's most electrifying artist unleashes a folk horror masterwork LINGUA IGNOTA, AKA Kristin Hayter, is one of the most unique voices in [...]

BACK IN MAY, things were looking bleak for festival season. It felt as though with every week that passed, yet another music festival was being cancelled or postponed. And then [...]

E-L-R Vexier PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS Intoxicating doomscapes from the Swiss peaks THE SUMPTUOUS ALBUM artwork for Vexier, the second album from Swiss trio E-L-R, shows a pair of feet stepping through [...]

Last year may have scuppered Skindred's touring plans, but it didn't demolish their frontman Benji Webbe's spirit. While so many creatives and artists struggled during lockdown, not least from the [...]

THE FIRST SONG that comes to mind is Moonchild by IRON MAIDEN. It's not the song so much as the role it played. The reason it has a big meaning [...]

CHOVU'S BAND NAME is derived from ancient Swahili, meaning 'something bad or evil'. Through their captivating sounds that veer from sweeping melody to searing black and doom metal, they delve [...]

Caleb 'Bones' Owens, a musician from Nashville, recently embarked on a tour around the Midwest to promote his second album, Love Out Of Lemons. He traveled on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle with his guitar strapped to his back. The tour, called Goin' Back Where I Came From, allowed Owens to reconnect with his roots and visit his grandfather's farm. Love Out Of Lemons combines classic rock and alternative rock elements, with tracks that evoke a sense of nostalgia. Owens, who started his career as a session and touring guitarist, is now supporting Blackberry Smoke on their European and UK tour. [Extracted from the article]

'THE BAND THAT became a part of my DNA, not necessarily stylistically, but part of how I identify as a rock fan, is MOTORHEAD. I was raised in a musical [...]

WE DON'T THROW the word 'masterpiece' around lightly, but Kristin Hayter aka Lingua Ignota's 2019 debut, Caligula, is certainly worthy of that accolade--a bewilderingly inventive work of stately beauty and [...]

'I WANTED TO make an album that you could drink and dance to, but if you start to dig, you'll find a darker side.' Featuring a diverse line-up of musicians [...]

Anglo-Finnish proggers Wheel will release their second album Resident Human on March 26 via Odyssey Music. Like so many recent releases, it was pushed back due to the pandemic, but [...]

Guitarist and vocalist Charlie Starr has led Atlanta's Blackberry Smoke for two decades now, blazing the trail for a new wave of southern rock. His childhood was soundtracked by bluegrass, [...]

Southern-fried livestream. * If Blackberry Smoke have been beaten down by 2020, you'd never know it from this performance. Perhaps it helps that it's their fourth livestream this year, and [...]

There are few modern rock bands guaranteed to get you out of a funk as fast as Clutch can. Their explosive stoner blues boogies are instant mood lifters, and over [...]

The article present an interview with Warren Haynes, known for work with iconic bands like the 'Allman Brothers' and 'Gov't Mule,' and his enthusiastic participation in American musician Dolly Parton's rock album, "Rockstar"; and his admiration for Dolly Parton's timeless artistry and songwriting.

The article present an interview with the members of the Swedish rock band Graveyard, including their sixth album, appropriately titled "6"; the impact of COVID-19 on their plans; the recording process in two studios including the rural Silence studio and the musical direction.