Posts Tagged: metal

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Interview – Needle Factory

Manchester duo Needle Factory have been causing a stir on the EBM scene with their combination of old school industrial, à la Skinny Puppy and Nitzer Ebb, with more contemporary electro and goth sounds. M3 caught up with the pair

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Interview – Needle Factory

Manchester duo Needle Factory have been causing a stir on the EBM scene with their combination of old school industrial, à la Skinny Puppy and Nitzer Ebb, with more contemporary electro and goth sounds. M3 caught up with the pair

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Interview – Rapidax

After growing tired of his local metal scene, Rob Tunstall (AKA Rapidax) decided to experiment with more electronic sounds, resulting in a manic cocktail of punk, gabba, metal, speedcore and industrial. M3 asked Rob about free music, the Amen break’s

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Interview – Rapidax

After growing tired of his local metal scene, Rob Tunstall (AKA Rapidax) decided to experiment with more electronic sounds, resulting in a manic cocktail of punk, gabba, metal, speedcore and industrial. M3 asked Rob about free music, the Amen break’s

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Interview – Miroist

London’s one man band Miroist has just put out his debut EP as a free download through Bandcamp, three tracks of heavy, headspinning arrangements and Meshuggah-esque riffmongery, combined with a keen ear for atmospherics and texture that sets him apart

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Interview – Miroist

London’s one man band Miroist has just put out his debut EP as a free download through Bandcamp, three tracks of heavy, headspinning arrangements and Meshuggah-esque riffmongery, combined with a keen ear for atmospherics and texture that sets him apart

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Interview – Feast of Tentacles

Feast of Tentacles is a DIY record label and distro based in Nottingham, UK, that has already put out a plethora of great releases by bands like Thou, Cough, Rot in Hell, Army of Flying Robots, Kowloon Walled City and

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Interview – Feast of Tentacles

Feast of Tentacles is a DIY record label and distro based in Nottingham, UK, that has already put out a plethora of great releases by bands like Thou, Cough, Rot in Hell, Army of Flying Robots, Kowloon Walled City and

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Interview – Underground Vinyl

Dedicated music enthusiast Daniel Mitchell has recently set up the Underground Vinyl distribution service, specialising in various forms of extreme metal, and its sister site, a blog/zine that provides news, reviews and all the latest from the UK underground music

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Interview – Underground Vinyl

Dedicated music enthusiast Daniel Mitchell has recently set up the Underground Vinyl distribution service, specialising in various forms of extreme metal, and its sister site, a blog/zine that provides news, reviews and all the latest from the UK underground music

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Interview – Ufomammut

Italy’s premier psychonauts Ufomammut have been exploring the deepest, darkest regions of space with their atmospheric sludge and riffs the size of Jupiter for over 10 years, and the cosmic behemoths show no sign of slowing down just yet. This

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Interview – Ufomammut

Italy’s premier psychonauts Ufomammut have been exploring the deepest, darkest regions of space with their atmospheric sludge and riffs the size of Jupiter for over 10 years, and the cosmic behemoths show no sign of slowing down just yet. This

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Interview – Witchsorrow

Hampshire trio Witchsorrow’s classic doom sound successfully channels the spirit of the mighty Saint Vitus, and with their humongous, snail paced riffs and the kind of melancholy atmosphere that’s normally only reserved for the elder statesmen of the genre, the

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Interview – Witchsorrow

Hampshire trio Witchsorrow’s classic doom sound successfully channels the spirit of the mighty Saint Vitus, and with their humongous, snail paced riffs and the kind of melancholy atmosphere that’s normally only reserved for the elder statesmen of the genre, the

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Interview – Obscene Entity

With their primal yet precise style of fierce, bludgeoning riffage, three-piece Obscene Entity have quickly established themselves as Cambridge’s finest death metal export. M3 had a word with guitarist/vocalist Matt Adnett about why CDs still matter, the digital revolution and

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Interview – Obscene Entity

With their primal yet precise style of fierce, bludgeoning riffage, three-piece Obscene Entity have quickly established themselves as Cambridge’s finest death metal export. M3 had a word with guitarist/vocalist Matt Adnett about why CDs still matter, the digital revolution and

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Interview – Cloudkicker

Cloudkicker (AKA Ben Sharp) became one of Bandcamp’s first success stories, taking the internet by storm with his angular and atmospheric take on progressive metal. Ben has built up an impressive discography over the past 4 years, all of which

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Interview – Cloudkicker

Cloudkicker (AKA Ben Sharp) became one of Bandcamp’s first success stories, taking the internet by storm with his angular and atmospheric take on progressive metal. Ben has built up an impressive discography over the past 4 years, all of which

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Interview – Master

Chicago’s massively influential Master were one of the first bands to pioneer an exceptionally extreme and original form of music in the early 80′s, that we now know as death metal, and are still going strong to this very day.

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Interview – Master

Chicago’s massively influential Master were one of the first bands to pioneer an exceptionally extreme and original form of music in the early 80′s, that we now know as death metal, and are still going strong to this very day.

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Interview – Stuck On A Name Studio

It’s no secret that Nottingham has one of the best hardcore scenes in Europe, and Stuck On A Name Studio lies right at the heart of the city’s musical centre. When not playing music himself, recording engineer Ian Boult has

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Interview – Stuck On A Name Studio

It’s no secret that Nottingham has one of the best hardcore scenes in Europe, and Stuck On A Name Studio lies right at the heart of the city’s musical centre. When not playing music himself, recording engineer Ian Boult has

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Interview – Riff Bastard

English newcomers Riff Bastard are ready to make the world a much heavier place with their groovy brand of hard rocking sludge and, of course, riffs the size of bull elephants. M3 asked the band about their origins, the death

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Interview – Riff Bastard

English newcomers Riff Bastard are ready to make the world a much heavier place with their groovy brand of hard rocking sludge and, of course, riffs the size of bull elephants. M3 asked the band about their origins, the death

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Interview – Swallowed

Finland’s Swallowed play doom-laden old school death metal, with a deliciously dark and twisted atmosphere. After the Autopsy worship found on their highly regarded demo tapes, the band has refined their bleak and uncompromising sound and released their debut self-titled

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Interview – Swallowed

Finland’s Swallowed play doom-laden old school death metal, with a deliciously dark and twisted atmosphere. After the Autopsy worship found on their highly regarded demo tapes, the band has refined their bleak and uncompromising sound and released their debut self-titled

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Interview – Astralnaut

Ireland’s premier doomsayers Astralnaut have just released their debut EP, ‘Back To The Bog’, a storming stoner rock voyage deep into the very heart of The Riff itself. M3 got in touch with the band to talk about the band’s

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Interview – Astralnaut

Ireland’s premier doomsayers Astralnaut have just released their debut EP, ‘Back To The Bog’, a storming stoner rock voyage deep into the very heart of The Riff itself. M3 got in touch with the band to talk about the band’s

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Interview – Columns

Columns are a death metal/grindcore 4-piece from Charlotte/Winston Salem, NC, featuring ex-members of Glass Casket, Old Fashioned, and fondly remembered gore-grinders Hemdale. M3 had a word with the band about touring, copyright, and their new ‘pay-what-you-want’ album…

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Interview – Columns

Columns are a death metal/grindcore 4-piece from Charlotte/Winston Salem, NC, featuring ex-members of Glass Casket, Old Fashioned, and fondly remembered gore-grinders Hemdale. M3 had a word with the band about touring, copyright, and their new ‘pay-what-you-want’ album…

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Interview – Whitechapel

Whitechapel are a 6-piece deathcore band from Knoxville, Tennesse, who have released 3 albums and toured across the world in the past 6 years. M3 grilled guitarist Zach Householder on the significance of album artwork, the dangers of filesharing and

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Interview – Whitechapel

Whitechapel are a 6-piece deathcore band from Knoxville, Tennesse, who have released 3 albums and toured across the world in the past 6 years. M3 grilled guitarist Zach Householder on the significance of album artwork, the dangers of filesharing and

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Interview – Necro

Necro (AKA Ron Raphael Braunstein) is a rapper from Brooklyn, who is influenced by everyone from KRS-One and LL Cool J right the way through to Obituary and Slayer, and, during a collaboration with Suffocation drummer Mike Smith, became the

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Interview – Necro

Necro (AKA Ron Raphael Braunstein) is a rapper from Brooklyn, who is influenced by everyone from KRS-One and LL Cool J right the way through to Obituary and Slayer, and, during a collaboration with Suffocation drummer Mike Smith, became the

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Interview – Grind To Death

Alex Layzell is the founder of the Grind To Death website, one of the best places for grindcore news, reviews and interviews on the net. M3 had a chat with Alex about his views on the relevancy of the album

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Interview – Grind To Death

Alex Layzell is the founder of the Grind To Death website, one of the best places for grindcore news, reviews and interviews on the net. M3 had a chat with Alex about his views on the relevancy of the album

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Interview – Grunt’s Gelatinous Cube

Grunt’s Gelatinous Cube defy expectations and categorisation, with their eclectic and psychedelic sound taking influence from electronica, jazz, metal, trance, noise and much more. After the band made their 2 hour long “Love . Force . Axis” available as a

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Interview – Grunt’s Gelatinous Cube

Grunt’s Gelatinous Cube defy expectations and categorisation, with their eclectic and psychedelic sound taking influence from electronica, jazz, metal, trance, noise and much more. After the band made their 2 hour long “Love . Force . Axis” available as a

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Interview – Psycroptic

Tasmania’s Psycroptic play a blistering style of technical death metal, and have just released their fifth album, ‘The Inherited Repression’ through Nuclear Blast Records. M3 grilled drummer Dave Haley on forgotten art forms, touring, and why money troubles are the

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Interview – Psycroptic

Tasmania’s Psycroptic play a blistering style of technical death metal, and have just released their fifth album, ‘The Inherited Repression’ through Nuclear Blast Records. M3 grilled drummer Dave Haley on forgotten art forms, touring, and why money troubles are the

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Interview – Anders Odden

Anders Odden is a musician, who has toured as a session guitarist with everyone from Apoptygma Bezerk, Satyricon, Ministry and of course, the mighty Celtic Frost, in addition to performing with his own bands such as Magenta, Cadaver and Doctor

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Interview – Anders Odden

Anders Odden is a musician, who has toured as a session guitarist with everyone from Apoptygma Bezerk, Satyricon, Ministry and of course, the mighty Celtic Frost, in addition to performing with his own bands such as Magenta, Cadaver and Doctor

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Interview – Amebix

England’s vastly influential Amebix are one of the bands that defined the term crust punk in the early 80′s, and their incendiary anthems have inspired everyone from Neurosis to Sepultura. Indeed, it’s rare that you’ll attend a punk show and

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Interview – Amebix

England’s vastly influential Amebix are one of the bands that defined the term crust punk in the early 80′s, and their incendiary anthems have inspired everyone from Neurosis to Sepultura. Indeed, it’s rare that you’ll attend a punk show and

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Interview – Dying Fetus

Maryland’s Dying Fetus have been pummeling audiences across the globe with their pioneering and instantly recognisable brand of brutal, slamming death metal for over 20 years now. The band have never shied away from using their music to make political

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Interview – Dying Fetus

Maryland’s Dying Fetus have been pummeling audiences across the globe with their pioneering and instantly recognisable brand of brutal, slamming death metal for over 20 years now. The band have never shied away from using their music to make political

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Interview – Cultura Tres

Cultura Tres are putting Venezuela on the metal map with their dark, classic rock influenced take on sludge and their ‘pay-what-you-want’ approach to their music, including their second and most recent record, ‘El Mal Del Bien’. The band spoke to M3 about

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Interview – Cultura Tres

Cultura Tres are putting Venezuela on the metal map with their dark, classic rock influenced take on sludge and their ‘pay-what-you-want’ approach to their music, including their second and most recent record, ‘El Mal Del Bien’. The band spoke to M3 about

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Interview – Pilgrim

Rhode Island’s Pilgrim fit the mould of the classic Doom power trio, with their gloriously heavy sound echoing the likes of Pentagram, Saint Vitus and Witchfinder General, but with a personality that is all their own. M3 travelled far to

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Interview – Pilgrim

Rhode Island’s Pilgrim fit the mould of the classic Doom power trio, with their gloriously heavy sound echoing the likes of Pentagram, Saint Vitus and Witchfinder General, but with a personality that is all their own. M3 travelled far to

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Interview – Colloquial Sound Recordings

Colloquial Sound Recordings is an independent record label that focuses entirely on cassette tape releases. M3 asked the label’s founder about the beauty of the tape, letting blogs post his music for free, and whether the internet has devalued music

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Interview – Colloquial Sound Recordings

Colloquial Sound Recordings is an independent record label that focuses entirely on cassette tape releases. M3 asked the label’s founder about the beauty of the tape, letting blogs post his music for free, and whether the internet has devalued music

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Interview – Kaotoxin Records

Kaotoxin Records is an up-and-coming French label specialising in extreme metal, and has already put out releases by bands like Brutal Truth, Gronibard, Lycanthrophy, Magrudergrind and many more. M3 contacted label manager Nico for an insight into independent distribution, and

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Interview – Kaotoxin Records

Kaotoxin Records is an up-and-coming French label specialising in extreme metal, and has already put out releases by bands like Brutal Truth, Gronibard, Lycanthrophy, Magrudergrind and many more. M3 contacted label manager Nico for an insight into independent distribution, and

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Interview – From Ruin

From Ruin are a thrash metal band from the south of England, who have been building quite a name for themselves with their crisp, melodic riffs, crushing rhythms and the soaring vocals of frontwoman Anita Griffin. M3 caught up with

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Interview – From Ruin

From Ruin are a thrash metal band from the south of England, who have been building quite a name for themselves with their crisp, melodic riffs, crushing rhythms and the soaring vocals of frontwoman Anita Griffin. M3 caught up with

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Interview – Bloody Phoenix

LA’s Bloody Phoenix play vicious old school grindcore, in the vein of early Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror etc., that’s sure to blow the mind of even the most seasoned blastbeat aficionado. M3 contacted Jerry, the band’s guitarist, to ask him

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Interview – Bloody Phoenix

LA’s Bloody Phoenix play vicious old school grindcore, in the vein of early Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror etc., that’s sure to blow the mind of even the most seasoned blastbeat aficionado. M3 contacted Jerry, the band’s guitarist, to ask him

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Interview – Eleventh Key

Eleventh Key is a new independent digital label, dedicated to giving up-and-coming metal bands more exposure. M3 caught up with label founder Brian to talk about the pros and cons of ‘pay-as-you-please’ downloads, and new ways of experiencing music in

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Interview – Eleventh Key

Eleventh Key is a new independent digital label, dedicated to giving up-and-coming metal bands more exposure. M3 caught up with label founder Brian to talk about the pros and cons of ‘pay-as-you-please’ downloads, and new ways of experiencing music in

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Interview – To Live A Lie Records

To Live A Lie Records is an independent label specialising in hardcore, grind, powerviolence, and fastcore, that has recently offered up a wealth of free music through their Bandcamp page, as well as maintaining their excellent mail order service. M3

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Interview – To Live A Lie Records

To Live A Lie Records is an independent label specialising in hardcore, grind, powerviolence, and fastcore, that has recently offered up a wealth of free music through their Bandcamp page, as well as maintaining their excellent mail order service. M3

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Interview – Moshpit Tragedy

Moshpit Tragedy is the first digital only ‘pay-what-you-want’ label, that also features downloads from labels like Relapse, Feral Ward, Inimical, and Anti-Corp in addition to their own impressive roster of bands, including an exclusive Extreme Noise Terror retrospective release. Label

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Interview – Moshpit Tragedy

Moshpit Tragedy is the first digital only ‘pay-what-you-want’ label, that also features downloads from labels like Relapse, Feral Ward, Inimical, and Anti-Corp in addition to their own impressive roster of bands, including an exclusive Extreme Noise Terror retrospective release. Label

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Interview – Widows

With their hard rocking stoner grooves and big dirty riffs, Nottingham four-piece Widows have been building quite a reputation over the past 4 years. M3 asked the band about what makes a good album, the benefits of equipment endorsements and

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Interview – Widows

With their hard rocking stoner grooves and big dirty riffs, Nottingham four-piece Widows have been building quite a reputation over the past 4 years. M3 asked the band about what makes a good album, the benefits of equipment endorsements and

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Interview – Employed To Serve

London newcomers Employed To Serve combine metal, hardcore and grind influences, and are poised and ready to unleash their chaotic sound upon an unsuspecting world. M3 contacted vocalist Justine Siân Jones to talk about their free demo, the beauty of

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Interview – Employed To Serve

London newcomers Employed To Serve combine metal, hardcore and grind influences, and are poised and ready to unleash their chaotic sound upon an unsuspecting world. M3 contacted vocalist Justine Siân Jones to talk about their free demo, the beauty of

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Interview – Justin Bartlett

Justin Bartlett’s intricate, occult themed artwork has put a very unique spin on traditional metal iconography, and his art has graced the sleeves of artists like Gravetemple, Trap Them, Kvelertak, Moss & many more. M3 spoke to Justin about the

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Interview – Justin Bartlett

Justin Bartlett’s intricate, occult themed artwork has put a very unique spin on traditional metal iconography, and his art has graced the sleeves of artists like Gravetemple, Trap Them, Kvelertak, Moss & many more. M3 spoke to Justin about the

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A Conversation With Richard Hoak

Richard Hoak is the lightspeed drummer for grindcore legends Brutal Truth, in addition to perfecting his unique style of snare abuse with his own band Total Fucking Destruction, and other projects like hyperactive hard rockers Old Head. M3 caught up

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A Conversation With Richard Hoak

Richard Hoak is the lightspeed drummer for grindcore legends Brutal Truth, in addition to perfecting his unique style of snare abuse with his own band Total Fucking Destruction, and other projects like hyperactive hard rockers Old Head. M3 caught up

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Interview – Anaal Nathrakh

Anaal Nathrakh are the ungodly result of black metal’s icy winds colliding with the bleak industrial landscape of Birmingham, spawning an utterly evil aural maelstrom in it’s wake. Vocalist Dave Hunt told M3 about their new album, the transition from

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Interview – Anaal Nathrakh

Anaal Nathrakh are the ungodly result of black metal’s icy winds colliding with the bleak industrial landscape of Birmingham, spawning an utterly evil aural maelstrom in it’s wake. Vocalist Dave Hunt told M3 about their new album, the transition from

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Interview – Fehler

Fehler are a sludge metal band from Hertogenbosch, who have recently finished working on their debut album for Hammerheart Records. Drummer Ruud van Esch told M3 about his views on the industry…

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Interview – Fehler

Fehler are a sludge metal band from Hertogenbosch, who have recently finished working on their debut album for Hammerheart Records. Drummer Ruud van Esch told M3 about his views on the industry…

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Interview – Like Rats

Like Rats fuse furious hardcore with collossal Celtic Frost style riffs, and have recently made their new 7″ EP available as a ‘pay-as-you-please’ download. M3 talked to guitarist Todd Nief about their forthcoming full-length and the late 80′s heyday of

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Interview – Like Rats

Like Rats fuse furious hardcore with collossal Celtic Frost style riffs, and have recently made their new 7″ EP available as a ‘pay-as-you-please’ download. M3 talked to guitarist Todd Nief about their forthcoming full-length and the late 80′s heyday of