Interviews

In under eight minutes, New Jersey sludge rockers Clamfight craft an epic tale of one location’s historical and supernatural transformation in “Echoes in Stone.”

Cleric draw straight lines (through tesseracts) connecting quantum physics to Stephen King and Thom Yorke.

What’s it like to suddenly find oneself a member of grind lagends/trailblazers Napalm Death? Touring guitarist John Cooke gives us an inside look.

Brazilian percussive drone/noise/punk trio Deafkids rule harder than you might expect.

This week’s Demo:listen goes up in flames with Canada’s Skorch.

Ohio sludge veterans Fistula are celebrating twenty years with a series of splits. Stream their new releases with Come to Grief and -(16)- now!

Get to know DC Brau before Decibel Metal & Beer Fest!

Go behind the scenes with visual artist Ken Coleman for the inside story on the creation of the striking album artwork for the latest Morbid Angel record.

Virginian black/death malcontents Grethor seek to bury the oligarchy in “From This Rot So Shall We Be Remade.”

Dag Nasty give a new interview on friendship, bringing things full circle and a new album.

This week’s Demo:listen is captured by Australia’s one-man black metal operation Kommodus.

We chatted with legendary punk vocalist Jello Biafra for our new Napalm Death special issue. Here’s more from that conversation.

Chicago death metal stalwarts Broken Hope launched a new collaboration brew with Black Sky Brewing, BROKEN HOPS IPA, at Denver Black Sky last weekend.

Goatwhore command you to destroy on this month’s Flexi, “Command to Destroy.” Find out how it all happened.

Immolation‘s Ross Dolan gives an in-depth look at the process of producing their latest album, Atonement.

On this week’s Demo:listen we follow the trail of discarded bones and rotting chunks of flesh until it leads us to Portland’s Ossuarium.

Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed appeared in our Napalm Death special issue talking about the grind legends. Read more of our chat with him right here.

What’s lean, mean and glows in the dark? We don’t know, but this KEN Mode Flexi sure is an offensive shade of yellow.

Get to know off-kilter label Nefarious Industries.

Soror Dolorosa’s Andy Julia talks travel, black metal, and new album Apollo

This week, Demo:listen wanders deep into the desert to find Stavves, a staggering, new black metal force from the Inland Empire.

British Columbia artist/designer Richard Hatter and his company Hired Guns create brewtal metal inspired and influenced label art for craft breweries.

Exhorder shed light on their reunion and plans for new music!

Demo:listen returns this week with news of a twisted new death metal band out of California calling themselves Calcemia.

What’s unique about the seventh release of Ghold’s discography is not only the psychedelic swirl and caveman crunch they combine under leaden hoof, but also that the trio has trusted the release of the new album to local heavy metal specialist record shop’s first label release.

Jessica Pimentel of Alekhine’s Gun and Orange is the New Black talks her wild ride as the newest member of the mighty Brujeria.

UK troublemakers BongCauldron bring the sludge and the fuzz in the skull-splitting premiere of “Bury Your Axe in the Crania of Lesser Men.”

Read a new interview with Vessel of Light, featuring members of Hades and Ancient VVisdom here.

Complete Failure vocalist Joe Mack sheds light on Crossburner.

Max Cavalera opens up to Decibel about conspiracy theories.