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 ›
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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: 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: CELESTIAL WIZARD’s Amethyst Noir Talks Regenesis, Sobriety, Fantasy, and Carrying the Torch of Metal
By Dig Dirkler Colorado-based power metal force Celestial Wizard has returned with their third studio album, Regenesis—a powerful and emotionally charged record that fuses the soaring melodies of power metal with the grit and aggression of melodic death metal. We… Read More ›
Interview: Darkness, Discipline, and Dedication: An Interview with Lord Ahriman of DARK FUNERAL
By Dig Dirkler With the release of We Are the Apocalypse, Dark Funeral return with one of their most focused and uncompromising albums to date. In this interview, Lord Ahriman reflects on writing during the pandemic, the unsettling state of… Read More ›
PRONG Ignite Sacramento In A Riff-Fueled Rampage At Ace Of Spades – Concert Review & Photos – May 20th, 2019
Photos by Jennifer Black and words Dig Dirkler New York groove-metal veterans PRONG stormed into Sacramento’s Ace of Spades with a tight, no-nonsense set that reminded everyone why Tommy Victor’s riffs still hit like a wrecking ball. Opening with the… Read More ›
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