Echoes of Despair – Vicente Payá Art: Daemorph Bio: Unbounded Terror was formed in 1991 (Mallorca, Spain) by Vicente Paya, driven by the emerging death metal scene around the world in those years. Thus, at the end of 1992, the band released their first album (and it was probably known as the first Death Metal…
With: Brian Magar, Rebecca Magar Art: Rebecca Magar HMA: Tell us about the album title and lyrics. Brian: The album title ‘Of Fire and Sorcery’ is taken from the last vocal line delivered on the album (minus the ‘Iron Spider’ bonus track). All of the lyrics revolve around the Warlock pictured on the cover (some…
Multiplicity – Andrew Stout Art: Darcy Kelly-Laviolette Apeiron Bound was quietly formed in the summer of 2018 by Andrew Stout (composer/guitarist) as a one-man project to unleash his musical creativity. From there, he started his collaboration with producer and fellow musician John Galloway (Hallowhymn / Phantom Wave Audio) to further expand upon the instrumental side…
Hadean Tides – Giorgio Trombino Art: Mariya Popyk Assumption started out as a studio-only project in 2011 in Palermo, Sicily, with me, Giorgio Trombino (guitar, synths and vocals) and David Lucido (drums,). After releasing our second record, an EP entitled The Three Appearances (2014), we decided to turn Assumption into a live band. Our latest…
Ecophagy – Paul Ryan Art: Santiago Jaramillo Bio: Formed in Topeka, Kansas, in 1997, Origin has eight full-length albums to their name. The group buzzed early with their 1998 EP, ‘A Coming into Existence’. Fans of high-calibre death metal and record label representatives had noticed. After Origin joined luminaries Nile, Cryptopsy, and Gorguts on the…
Ad Astra – Ron Merz Art: Sam Nelson The concept behind the artwork is that the entire world is on fire, both literally and figuratively. We see this, for example, in the many bushfires that are becoming increasingly violent due to climate change and are destroying much of nature. But we also see this in…
Kreated In Blood – Zarraza Art: Vladimir Chebakov Bio: Zarraza started to annoy the metal community of Kazakhstan in 2018 when our debut album, Necroshiva, came out. The music and support from local metalheads helped us get opening slots for Sepultura, Ektomork, Rotting Christ, Katalepsy, and Arkona. The second release, Rotten Remains, caught more attention…
Flesh Crusade – Zach Smith Art: Grant Hatfield As a writer, you should be able to use anything as inspiration. If someone wants to write about something in a particular way, they should be able to, and freely. Some of the greatest literary works of the last few hundred years have had ties to what…
Buzzherd – Pale Horseman Split – Andre Almaraz Art: Timbul Cahyono Pale Horseman is a four-piece metal band from the Chicago area that combines sludge, doom, and death metal elements. We feature a dual attack of guitarists/vocalists and a pummeling rhythm section. Our live shows are energetic, aggressive, and crushing. Our studio recordings have been…
Brutal Existence – Sickbay Art: Dedy Badic Art Sickbay was Initially formed between 2000 and 2004 out of the twisted morass of the Hudson Valley, NY scene; Sickbay are a hardcore-fueled death metal band bringing a new brand of hate to the genre. With a sound that owes as much to Hatebreed and Youth of…
Iconic – Linus Klausenitzer, Javi Perera Art: Adrien Bousson HMA: Any creative routines or rituals? Linus: We are obsessive regarding songwriting, and it can take a long time until everyone is happy with the result. We all have ways of starting with musical ideas, but all are based on our musical education. Music theory is…
Swimming Witches – Jay Ovittore, Jason Kincaid, Adam Art: Jay Ovittore’s brother Bio: HolyRoller formed in 2019 when Adam Cody (Glass Casket, Wretched) & drummer Jay Ovittore (The Pretty Ugly, The 5 L’s) began to jam heavy stoner rock in the vein of Red Fang, Elder & Mastodon. In a unique bubble of time created…
Exiled to the Surface – Traitor Art: Pär Olofsson The lyrical themes are different in ‘Traitor’. Some deal with historical events, others with current events, but we have also written songs about various movie and video game classics. Also, some children’s cartoons have a very evil, sometimes even twisted, context, which can be wonderfully integrated…
Beg Towards the Sky – Steven Graff, Jackie Frank Russell III Art: Cory Curly Swope HMA: What are your thoughts on occult practice in music? Steven: Bands should do whatever they want, but I’m a practice-what-you-preach person who writes songs about spirituality/religion. I enjoy some bands that use the occult as an aesthetic, but you…
Sadism And Severed Heads – John Russell Art: Paolo Girardi Bio: Last Retch is a death metal band from Hamilton, Ontario. Drawing on influences such as Bolt Thrower, Carcass and Entombed, Last Retch plays a stripped-back brand of old-school death metal. Simple riffs, short songs, and dual chainsaw guitars define their take on the classic…
Mercurion – Cpt. P. Andersson, Anglegrinder Art: Anders Muammar HMA: Describe your lyrics. Cpt. P. Andersson: Obviously, our lyrics are mainly based around space, Science fiction and the vast depths of the cosmos, at least nowadays. We started out writing about whatever we thought of, but Sci-fi and space have always been our main topics.…
Dis Morta – Josh Christian Art: Alcides Burn The cover elements have been around for a while, but the actual cover art is much more severe and dark. The original had a flyer feel, whereas this is a full-blown work and creates the proper atmosphere for the album. Toxik is and has always been a…
Into the Aquatic Sector – Tanner Poppitt Art: Tony Koehl Bio: Founded in the summer of 2007, Madrost is a progressive death thrash act focused on precision songwriting and an energetic, diverse approach to their sound. Influenced by the likes of Metal Church, Death, ELP, Believer, Coroner, Mekong Delta and Iron Maiden, the band has…
Fatalismo – Joey Carbo Art: Januz Miralles Woorms is from Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana. Their 2019 debut LP ‘Slake’ saw a wide release and has never been out of print. Woorms third LP, “Fatalismo”, was released on Steve Austin’s SuperNova Records in 2022. Here’s some shit people said about Woorms. “A great band…
Blasphemy Blues – David Döragrip, Johan Art: Gyula Havancsák Bio: Swedish melodic death/thrash metal with a stench of Black – debut album ‘Blasphemy Blues’, released November 11th, 2022. Originally called “VildVittra”, based on the characters created by Astrid Lindgren as part of “Ronja Rövardotter”, the name later evolved into Vittra, inspired by the mythical creatures…