Category: Interviews

By Justin Smulison  In their 44th year, German thrash metal veterans Paradox have released Mysterium, their ninth studio album — and arguably their heaviest and most personal to date. When I spoke with founder Charly Steinhauer, he described the album as a labor of pure dedication: a project he single-handedly wrote, performed, [more…]

By Justin Smulison Meridian has been a mainstay in the EU progressive and metal scene since forming in Denmark in 2013. Since then, they released four LPs that saw them start as slightly more traditional metal and foray into progressive territory. When I saw that their long-time singer, Lars Märker, had left [more…]

By Glen Parkes, Jace Media Music Few figures in the UK rock and live performance scene radiate warmth, humour, and authenticity quite like Pete K Mally. Whether he’s firing up festival crowds, making audiences laugh from the stage, or exploring the rawer edges of life through poetry and fiction, Pete brings a [more…]

Preacher Stone: Ronnie Riddle: Vocals, Harmonica, Acoustic Guitar Ben Robinson: Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar Darrell Whitt: Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar Wyatt: Drums, Backing Vocals Jim Bolt: Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals watch the video here  Kicking boots out of North Carolina, USA, Preacher Stone’s high-octane, 200-proof, rock-n-roll guitar-driven songs [more…]

By Justin Smulison Interviewing David Reece and Andy Susemihl about Rapid Fire Succession: On Target Part II was a genuine thrill for me as a long-time fan of both artists, individually and as the powerhouse unit that drives the Bangalore Choir. The album is available worldwide from the newly launched BraveWords Records. [more…]

By Justin Smulison High Spirits is a hard rock group based in Chicago, Illinois, which produces some of the most positively charged music in the genre. All songs are written by mastermind Chris “Professor” Black, who also performs all the instruments in the studio. In the last 10 years, High Spirits has [more…]

Interview by Smudge Micky Geggus, a name synonymous with punk rock ferocity as the founder of the legendary Cockney Rejects, is back. But this time, something’s different. After a gruelling world tour with the Rejects, the guitarist decided to trade the punk rock snarl for something with more melody and “meat on [more…]

By Justin Smulison I love a good ‘ol fashioned metal album and Darker Half has delivered another powerful entry to the genre with their new LP, The Book Of Fate, available worldwide from Massacre Records. The Australian quartet has picked up where their prior album, If You Only Knew, left off; with [more…]

By Justin Smulison Andy Susemihl remains an enduring force in rock and roll. The German multi-instrumentalist can seamlessly shift between the pilot and co-pilot seats (as evidenced by his solo work and with Bangalore Choir and alongside singer David Reece) and also has success as a hired gun and limited-time member (U.D.O. [more…]

By Justin Smulison Anchorite is a collective of European musicians who create powerful, epic doom metal that pays homage to the genre’s founders while maintaining a modern sonic quality. Formed in late 2018, the quartet features the talents of vocalist Leo Stivala (Forsaken, ex-Reflection) bassist Peter Svensson and drummer Marcus Rosenkvist (who [more…]

By Justin Smulison Kay Olsen is the multi-instrumentalist mastermind behind Agropelter, whose stunning debut, The Book of Hours, was recently released by the Lasers Edge. Hours is an instrumental odyssey rooted in classic progressive rock but infused with a cinematic and otherworldly sensibility. From the opening notes, it’s clear that Olsen is [more…]