With Devoured by the Mouth of Hell, Heriot have stepped into a new era. The band’s first full-length record is heavier, more focused, and more confident than anything they’ve released before. MetalgodZradiO caught up with vocalist and guitarist Debbie Gough … Read More ›
Interviews
Interview: Forged in Isolation, Sean Peck Reflects on DEATH DEALERS’s Reign of Steel
By Dig Dirkler Five years in the making—but born in a matter of nights—Reign of Steel is the sound of chaos sharpened into a weapon. Death Dealer frontman Sean Peck pulls back the curtain on recording screams at his mother’s… Read More ›
Interview: Same Drug, New High: Captain Poon on SGs, AC/DC, Punk Roots, and the Return of GLUECIFER
By Dig Dirkler Few bands defined the late-’90s Scandinavian hard rock wave like Gluecifer. After more than two decades, the band is back with Same Drug, New High—a record that strips things down to their raw essentials while reconnecting with… Read More ›
Interview: Mike Leon on Joining CKY, New Music, and a New Era for the Band
For the past 15 years, Mike Leon has been a relentless force across some of metal’s heaviest and most diverse stages—from Soulfly and Cavalera to Havok and, most recently, Igorr. But 2024 marked a surprising and pivotal shift: a move… Read More ›
Interview: ACHATHRAS: A Dialogue With the Past, A Vision for the Present
Achathras is a project steeped in the aesthetics of 90s European black metal, yet it refuses to be a museum piece. Instead, it aims to reawaken a particular feeling—a spark first lit in a teenage bedroom in the mid-nineties, when… Read More ›
Interview: Tremolo, Touring, and Timeless Death Metal: A Conversation with Luc Lemay of GORGUTS
We caught up with the legendary Luc Lemay of Gorguts on the final San Francisco date of the 2025 Death to All Tour, celebrating the life and legacy of Chuck Schuldiner. With the tour winding down and a new Gorguts… Read More ›
Interview: Kate Davies of PUPIL SLICER on Fleshwork, Finding Balance, and Burning It All Down
By Dig Dirkler London-based mathcore powerhouse Pupil Slicer are about to unleash their most ferocious and emotionally charged work yet — Fleshwork, out November 7th via Prosthetic Records. Known for fusing technical chaos with raw vulnerability, the trio has evolved… Read More ›
Interview: INFEST’s Vandal on Pain, Purpose, and the Power of Fire
By Dig Dirkler For more than two decades, Serbia’s INFEST have been flying the banner for uncompromising thrash and relentless intensity. Fronted by Vandal, the band’s mix of militant precision, emotional brutality, and Balkan fury has made them one of… Read More ›
Interview: NINE TREASURES Seeking the Absolute Through Sound and Spirit
From the vast steppes of Inner Mongolia to stages across the world, Nine Treasures have built their sound on a rare fusion of tradition and thunder — where the ancient voice of the Morin khuur meets the relentless pulse of… Read More ›
Interview: HERETOIR: Finding Light in the Ashes — A Conversation with Eklatanz
Interview by Tom Sundgren Fresh off a tour with Der Weg Einer Freiheit and celebrating the release of their new album Soul Nostalgia (out now via AOP Records), Heretoir continue to expand the emotional and sonic reach of their post-black… Read More ›
