By Dig Dirkler If your taste runs from Hank Williams Sr. to death metal, you’re not alone. Jack Owen grew up on classic country but built his career on crushing riffs—and somewhere in between, those worlds unexpectedly collide.
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Interview: From Tape Trading to Streaming: Reinventing Metal with John Ricci of POWERRAGE
By Dig Dirkler The heavy metal landscape has transformed dramatically over the decades—from underground tape trading circles to a global, always-on streaming ecosystem. For veterans of the scene, that evolution brings both opportunity and challenge.
Interview: Forging Atmosphere and Fury: FYRDSMAN Unleashes “The Forger”
By Dig Dirkler Emerging from the shadows with both intent and atmosphere, Fyrdsman returns with “The Forger,” a gripping first glimpse into the forthcoming album The Free Man (due May 1). Rooted in black metal yet unafraid to wander through… Read More ›
Interview: KÜNTSQUÄD On Shock, Satire, And Weaponized Sound”
By Dig Dirkler Shock isn’t just a tactic for KÜNTSQUÄD — it’s the language. Since their debut detonated across the underground in 2022, the band has weaponised satire, extreme sonics, and unapologetic provocation to interrogate power, control, and collective complacency…. Read More ›
Interview: Between the Tomb and the Bardo: Inside BARDO THODOL’s Sumerian Tragedy
By Dig Dirkler There’s a certain kind of heaviness that goes beyond distortion and down-tuned riffs—a weight that feels spiritual, cinematic, and unsettling. Bardo Thodol operate squarely in that realm. Drawing inspiration from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Italian… Read More ›
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 ›