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Interviews: Amebix
Feature — June 6, 2011
Amebix are a band cloaked with such intrigue and myth that, for a long time, I wasn't sure that they actually existed. Forming in 1978 around the core of brothers Rob and Stig Miller, they released two albums and a handful of 7" singles before disbanding in 1987. They were …
Interviews: Caïna
Feature — August 31, 2011
On August 2nd, Caïna - an all encompassing black metal project led by Andrew Curtis-Brignell - released what will be the final record under the Caïna name. Andy recently took the time to answer some questions we had for him about the new album, Hands That Pluck, which we …
Interviews: 40 Watt Sun
Feature — September 16, 2011
Recently I had the opportunity to interview Patrick Walker of 40 Watt Sun. Due to circumstances beyond my control (Central London on a Friday night is a busy place), the interview ended up taking place across the road from a pub. Underneath a garage roof. Don't ask. What you …
Interviews: Light Bearer
Feature — December 25, 2011
Light Bearer are one of the most exciting bands of today, creating a thoroughly intriguing work in recent full length Lapsus. Vocalist Alex Cf took some time to answer a couple of questions we had for him about the record, the band and the future.Scene Point Blank: How …
Interviews: Katatonia
Feature — October 21, 2012
The release of Dead End Kings marked another impressive and distinctly melancholic episode in the twenty year career of depressive rock purveyors Katatonia. The Swedish band have been on the road in the States and Anders Nyström (guitar) took a little time to answer some questions we had for …
Interviews: Germ
Feature — February 17, 2013
Germ is the solo project of Australian artist Tim Yatras, a gent who has been involved with some incredible projects over the years and who now brings his black metal trance to the world via the full-length record Wish, and the recently released EP, Loss. Scene Point Blank …
Interviews: The Secret
Feature — March 17, 2013
Last year saw Italians The Secret suddenly blow up beyond all expectations and the release of Agnus Dei gave them the push into public consciousness that they so rightly deserved. Heavy touring both last year—with the mighty Converge—and a European trek this Spring with the excellent deafheaven will bring that …
Interviews: Woe
Feature — April 21, 2013
Woe's third offering Withdrawal was a personal pick for our Most Anticipated of 2013 feature earlier this year, and for good reason. Even before I heard a note I knew that this was going to be something special and having followed the band from their starting point as a one …
Interviews: October Falls
Feature — September 29, 2013
October Falls created one of my personal favourite records from the first half of this year with The Plague of the Coming Age - which was reviewed here - and the combination of gorgeous sounds and black metal aesthetic is a truly a wonder to behold. Mikko Lehto (vocals, guitar) …
Interviews: Caïna
Feature — November 30, 2013
Let's go back to 2011, to when Andy Curtis-Brignell signed the death warrant for his solo, black metal of sorts project, Caïna. We spoke about it at length and the final record, Hands That Pluck, was a fitting tribute to closing a chapter in life. Come the end of …
One Question Interviews: Lunaire
Feature — December 11, 2013
Lunaire SPB: Earlier this year you posted a picture of your drum kit in a basketball hall - is that the strangest place you've ever recorded, and if not, where was that? Lunaire: We have recorded in a lot of places. We've recorded on top of a dormant volcano in …
One Question Interviews: Mothlite
Feature — March 16, 2014
Daniel O’ Sullivan (Mothlite) SPB: How do you find the time for so many different projects? O'Sullivan: I don't find the time because time doesn't exist. It's always now. Right now I'm answering this question, before that I was assembling an Ikea bookshelf, these are projects and they're always happening …
One Question Interviews: Samothrace
Feature — March 30, 2014
Bryan Spinks (Samothrace, vocalist/guitarist) SPB: How did you get so bloody heavy? Spinks: I suppose it is a culmination of some different things. Obviously the riffs have to be solid. Tone is a huge factor, too. I, as many guitarists do, have spent the past 20+ years searching for the …
One Question Interviews: Ken Mode
Feature — October 24, 2014
Jesse Matthewson (Ken Mode) SPB: You recently released a live recording done at the BBC, what was recording there like and was it something you wanted to do/thought about at all? Matthewson: The recording experience at BBC was on a short list of some of the coolest things we've been …
One Question Interviews: Caina
Feature — November 5, 2014
Caina SPB: You've been active again for a year, what's been the highlight of the time you've been back? Caina: It's been a pretty frenetic year with a lot of highs and lows. Recording the upcoming Setter of Unseen Snares LP was cool because I worked with an external producer …
One Question Interviews: Fighting Kites
Feature — November 20, 2014
Neil Debnam (Fighting Kites) SPB: Is there a particular record you've heard this year that surprised you? In both a good or a bad way? Debnam: Speaking from a strictly personal point of view rather than as the mouthpiece of four individuals now separated geographically by a few thousand miles, …
One Question Interviews: Barshasketh
Feature — November 20, 2014
Krigeist (Barshasketh) SPB: What are the origins for the name of the band? Krigeist: Barshasketh was something I read years ago in an occult text around the time I was composing the first demo. It refers to a subconscious pit of destruction relating to self-advancement.
One Question Interviews: GHOUL
Feature — December 6, 2014
Digestor (GHOUL) SPB: How's Creepsylvania this time of year? Digestor: Moist
One Question Interviews: Pinkish Black
Feature — December 25, 2014
Pinkish Black SPB: You had a curious sample from an obscure British comedy on your first record - how did you come across Snuff Box and why did you include it? Pinkish Black: We in Pinkish Black feel very akin to Matt Barry and Rich Fulcher. I would say their …
