Archive for the ‘interviews’ Category

Decibrity Playlist: Zozobra

By: zach.smith Posted in: featured, interviews, listen, lists On: Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

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Adam McGrath plays by his own rules, nobody else's, not even his own. So when he sent over a list that simply included five "sweet" songs, who were we to argue? Not only does his time in Zozobra (guitarist/vocalist) and Cave In (guitarist) give him more than enough cred, judging by his selections (the first happens to be my favorite song so far this year), he also has great taste. Be sure to ...

Getting to Know MDF: The Movie Director David Hall

By: kevin.stewart-panko Posted in: featured, interviews On: Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

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As quickly as Maryland Deathfest architects Evan Harting and Ryan Taylor brought the rage to outdoor stages, photos capturing the scene on Saratoga Street emerged, taken from the multi-story parking garage atop the venue. One thing very noticeable in said pictures are glowing cell phone screens being held aloft as folks attempt to capture the likes of Godflesh, Electric Wizard, Neurosis and ...

STREAMING: Aosoth “One With The Prince With A Thousand Enemies” + Interview

By: Chris D. Posted in: featured, interviews, listen On: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

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How would you describe Aosoth to a newcomer? BST: We’re a French black metal band. The project has been created in 2002, but started really being an active band when MKM (vocals) asked me to join as a guitarist and song writer. That led us to record our first EPs and our first album. What originally was meant as a very raw and old-school evolved to something a little more ambient and with ...

Cobalt Rising

By: Shawn Macomber Posted in: featured, interviews, tours On: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

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First-class "war metal" masters Cobalt are about to set out on a short (and, no doubt, highly volatile) east coast tour -- see dates after the jump -- which gave us the perfect excuse to check in with vocalist Phil McSorley about the past, present, and future of this great and glorious band... "Erik [Wunder] has been working hard on getting other members of the band spun up for the shows. ...

Streaming: Steve Von Till’s 2000 Debut, As the Crow Flies

By: Dan Lake Posted in: featured, interviews, listen On: Friday, May 17th, 2013

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The man-boys in Converge suggest we shouldn't have any heroes.  Ironic, that, since they qualify as heroes themselves.  Another hero whose deeds we love to celebrate is Neurosis vocalist/guitarist Steve Von Till.  The man has helped guide the forces of nature his band channels into masterpieces of world-ending ferocity, and this alone makes him an astonishing example for musicians and artists ...

The Ghosts Of Metal Past: Of fate, friendship and fast food

By: justin.m.norton Posted in: featured, interviews, tv On: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

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We remember the folks who were around when we started listening to metal. One of the people I have a vivid memory of is my old friend Robert Dyer: a wild haired guitar aficionado that sat next to me in many a math class during our four years at a parochial prep school. Robert often watched in horror as I attacked my desk with a high school issue compass, which the TSA would classify as a weapon ...

Richard Christy (Majestic Loincloth) interviewed

By: Chris D. Posted in: featured, interviews On: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

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OK, where’d this come from? Majestic Loincloth’s been in the works for a while, right? Richard Christy: Yes, I actually filmed Majestic Loincloth as a low budget live action film with all my metalhead drinking buddies back in Florida in 2002 and 2003. I’d gather everyone together on a Sunday, buy a case of beer, and we’d act like idiots wearing Viking outfits and film it. I actually made ...

Stream new Lair of the Minotaur

By: Shawn Macomber Posted in: featured, interviews, listen On: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

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Superlative sludge thrashers Lair of the Minotaur recently burst back out of the infernal regions brandishing the sick (and extremely limited) new seven-inch single Godslayer. This morning guitarist/vocalist Steve Rathbone  chats with Decibel about the latter while we stream the former -- the band's first new material since the excellent Evil Power full-length in 2010. What should ...

INTERVIEW: Author Dayal Patterson on Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult

By: jonathan.horsley Posted in: featured, interviews On: Monday, May 13th, 2013

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A couple of weeks ago we told you that UK writer Dayal Patterson had finished off a 600-page history of black metal, Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult, a book that aimed to peel the corpsepaint off black metal's sensationalist public image and look at how it started and how it got to where it is today. Evolution of the Cult is now available for pre-order here at a discounted price. Well here's ...

STREAMING: Sight of Emptiness “Paradox”

By: Chris D. Posted in: featured, interviews, listen On: Monday, May 13th, 2013

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Sight of Emptiness are the first melodic death metal act from Costa Rica. The six-piece are currently shopping their recently completed album, Instincts, to interested labels. Guest appearances include Christian Älvestam (AtomaA, Miseration), Glen Drover (Megadeth), Ralph Santolla (ex-Deicide, ex-Obituary), Ole Halvard Sveen (Lengsel), Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe), and the Costa Rican Minister ...