Tag: hardcore

We were young, inexperienced. We could barely play our instruments, but most of all we didn’t care… We wanted to start something new but we weren’t sure exactly what… So…

Norway’s Fleurety rarely get mentioned in the same breath as Darkthrone or Mayhem, but trace their origins back to the first seeds of Norwegian Black Metal. Founding members Svein Egil…

Cryostasium, the one-man black metal project led by Cody Maillet, is ultra-prolific. Since 2003, Cryostasium has released over 30 recordings including a split with Xasthur, most of them coming post-2011.  His…

New Zealand’s Blindfolded and Led to the Woods play death metal with a crazed edge. Maybe it’s all those guns they’re hoarding, but on their second album, Modern Adoxography, they sprinkle in a…

Most of the time, when you shout interview questions across the bleak Antarctic waste, the voices that come back are far from comforting.  Silly, maybe.  Over the top, sure.  Aggressive,…

After forming in 2004 and releasing one insane demo and taking part in a split with two other underground death-grind acts the following year, Helsinki’s filthmongers Cadaveric Incubator then fell…

The Oxford Coma combine varied influences to find their signature sound, which they describe as “progressive psychedelic grunge.” Aided by legendary producer Steve Albini, The Oxford Coma’s latest effort, Everything Out of Tune is…

Relapse Records have a monster of a roster, with artists ranging from established legends like Incantation and Obituary to rising stars like Myrkur, King Woman, Genocide Pact and Primitive Man. There’s…

Septicflesh have long orchestrated death metal’s primitive origins. Since debut album, Mystic Places of Dawn, through new album, Codex Omega, the Greeks have excelled at the marriage of dark, intense…