Interview

BRAIN CAVE is the best-kept secret of the US noise rock scene.

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After their 2018 demo and debut EP, Cleveland post-hardcore and noise trio BRAIN CAVE haven’t dragged their feet, releasing a record each and every year. So here we are...

The future of metal is now: an interview with HOWLING GIANT.

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While the entire metal community is still reeling from the return of $layer, announced between a few well-placed scuds from its founding members, some bands are constantly trying...

Stephen Brodsky: “There’s definitely some love for pop-punk in the world of Mutoid Man.”

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It started as a sunny day in the wine capital. The night that followed in Bordeaux, people had their faces melted by one of the best metal live acts of recent years: the...

A conversation from outer space with CARLTON MELTON.

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That’s what festivals are about: getting out of your comfort zone and discovering new bands. Over and over again. Those who make bodies, souls and crowds move. I came across...

DOZER: “We just play our songs very loud and kill everyone.”

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When you think of Sweden, you’d instantly think of huge stores full of cheap furniture with unpronounceable names. The more initiated know just how to fill these Kallax...

An interview with LOWRIDER and ELEPHANT TREE about the stoner rock collab we all ever wanted.

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It’s the kind of encounter that only happens at Desertfest London, the mecca for all heavy and fuzzy music lovers. It was a sunny Sunday when we made this top-shelf and...

Just living the doom dream with ACID MAMMOTH.

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Acid Mammoth was the first band I saw on this sunny last day at Desertfest London 2023. Shortly after their show in a packed Underworld, I had the opportunity to share thoughts...

Interview with Morass Of Molasses aka the grooviest bass-free trio you’ll ever hear.

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Morass of Molasses might not be the fanciest and most hyped name on the Desertfest London bill this year, but they were nonetheless one of the most exciting acts of this edition....

PSYCHONAUT: “In Belgium, we have issues believing in ourselves.”

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There are bands whose music speaks to your heart so deeply that your life won’t be complete until you’ve experienced the whole thing live. Belgium’s beloved...

Gary Mader (EYEHATEGOD): “We throw riffs, not rocks.”

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Interviewing a member of EYEHATEGOD can tell you how the latest album recording went or in which faraway lands the sludge pioneers are looking forward to playing on the next...

INTERVIEW: dive and die with Greenleaf.

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The Scandinavian spleen, unpredictable tempos, a stormy but inspiring divorce, undead musicians, goats and turtles, and scuba diving at your own risk… Welcome to the colourful...

NICK OLIVERI: “This is what Mondo Generator should have always been.”

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Right in the middle of the summer heat wave, I binged an entire bottle of tequila with the guys from Mondo Generator. Never ever did Bordeaux resemble the Californian desert this...

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs: “Our therapy is just having fun.”

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It happened on a Sunday, in the Desertfest Berlin backstage. While the crowd was watching Kaleidobolt play, I was lucky enough to meet up with Matthew, Adam and Sam of...

1000MODS about the Greek scene, old school heavy and tour stories.

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Greece is not only about the mythology that relegates Hammer horror to the rank of children’s tales, nor olive oil, white houses, and complicated diplomatic relations....

KADAVAR: inside a true rocker’s mind with Lupus Lindemann.

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Desertfest Belgium, October 2021. Many of us still don’t realize we’re among our peers, in front of live bands… Tonight, Kadavar are wrapping up the party on the...