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One Question Interviews: Rome
Feature — April 6, 2015
Jerome Reuter (Rome) SPB: You're playing some anniversary shows this year and visiting some interesting places - How did you decide which countries to play in? Reuter: I have to admit that there is a certain amount of randomness to some of it, but we are trying to …
One Question Interviews: Northumbria
Feature — April 6, 2015
Dorian Williamson (Northumbria) SPB: You recorded your first album in a church - what was it about the space that appealed to you and what kind of spaces would you like to utilise in the future? Williamson: The main reason we chose to record in a church was …
One Question Interviews: City States
Feature — September 30, 2015
Joel (City States) SPB: How do you find the time to work on so many projects and do your regular day job (if you have one)? Joel: At the risk of sounding overly technical, a lot of my productivity just comes down to really rigorous planning and time …
Interviews: Alcest
Feature — February 1, 2017
Alcest’s latest record, Kodama, is an album that wears its heart on its sleeve. It’s rich, textured and warm and is influenced by frontman Neige’s (Stéphane Paut) love and affinity for Japanese art. Having recently embarked on a huge European tour with Japanese group Mono, the Frenchmen soon head …
Interviews: Woe
Feature — April 15, 2017
With the release of new record Hope Attrition and some major new touring on the horizon, we caught up with Woe's founding member Chris Grigg to talk about how his band has developed and where they go from here – with a little political discussion on the way. Scene …
Interviews: Orphaned Land
Feature — May 8, 2018
Orphaned Land have been at the forefront of heavy music with a meaning ever since their inception in 1992. The Israeli band recently released their sixth full length - Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs - which is a record full of hope and protest. Orphaned Land have always had a …
One Question Interviews: Cloud
Feature — June 10, 2018
Tyler Taormina (Cloud) SPB: Do you see a natural end for Cloud or so you think you'll continue with the project for a while? Tyler: This is a funny question because I feel that Cloud has reached a natural end. I’m fairly certain that Plays with Fire will …
Regular Columns / Only Death Is Real: Only Death Is Real #1
Feature — August 12, 2018
There’s so much music released, whether physically or digitally, that keeping up with what’s going on becomes almost like a full-time job. There’s only so much one person can listen to and subsequently write about and so a lot of smaller releases may slip through the net. With Only …
Regular Columns / Only Death Is Real: Only Death Is Real #2
Feature — April 20, 2019
Welcome to the second instalment of Only Death Is Real. This time round we swing from power electronics to decaying cosmic black metal, giving equal coverage to EPs, full-lengths and splits. Click on the title and you’ll find yourself on the relevant Bandcamp page. Axebreaker - Brutality in Stone …
One Question Interviews: The Secret
Feature — May 12, 2019
Michael Bertoldini (The Secret) SPB: The band didn’t see each other or communicate with each other for years prior to the new EP -- What brought you back together and how did you then move forward with creating new music? Bertoldini: Our friends that run Venezia Hardcore Fest …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Starless Domain
Feature — August 14, 2019
AEF (Starless Domain) SPB: What electronic equipment/synthesisers do you use and what led you to those in particular? AEF: On the album EOS I went fairly simple with synthesizers and only used a Roland JP-8000. This was mostly due to my gear being in storage and, since this …
Regular Columns / Only Death Is Real: Only Death Is Real #3
Feature — August 27, 2019
The third iteration of Only Death Is Real is perhaps its darkest yet. Oppressive black metal and frozen winds all feature with the common thread being that the music here has all been released independently or by the artists themselves. Dive in but don't forget to come up for air. …
Regular Columns / Only Death Is Real: Only Death Is Real #4
Feature — November 12, 2019
Choosing five releases for Only Death Is Real gets harder with each iteration and this fourth column was no different. The list grew greater each time I heard something great but I chose five releases in each column so far and I’m not one to break my own arbitrary rules. …
Regular Columns / Only Death Is Real: Only Death Is Real #5
Feature — January 27, 2020
Welcome to the first Only Death Is Real of 2020, which this time features music from all corners of the earth. The column is a little shorter than usual this time as a few releases are yet to be fully available on bandcamp at the time of writing and including …
Music / Only Death Is Real: Only Death Is Real #6
Feature — March 15, 2020
2020 has only been upon us for three short months, yet the outlook for the rest of the year looks as bleak as it has ever been. Pandemics, floods, ineffective governments, dysfunctional rulers..... the list could go on but I fear that life is depressing enough already. The music contained …
Music / Only Death Is Real: Only Death Is Real #7
Feature — May 19, 2020
The world has gotten exponentially more weird since the last time this column was published and it doesn’t seem as though it’s going to get any better any time soon. Music can help in a multitude of unusual situations and perhaps these five records go some way into making these …
Music / Only Death Is Real: Only Death Is Real #8
Feature — June 18, 2020
Finding new music to explore has become many people's escape since the world of 2020 changed for the worse. In times of struggle music has often become a guiding light and a saviour and in regards to Bandcamp itself, a place where people can effect change just by supporting artists, …
Interviews: Vile Creature
Feature — June 18, 2020
Vile Creature may have only been around for six years, but in that time the Canadian duo has achieved things that some bands can only dream of. They have toured, released music that moves and works as catharsis, injected that music with personal experience, played Roadburn and were even invited …
Music / Only Death Is Real: Only Death Is Real #9
Feature — September 20, 2020
Finding new music to explore has become many people's escape since the world of 2020 changed for the worse. In times of struggle music has often become a guiding light and a saviour and in regards to Bandcamp itself, a place where people can effect change just by supporting artists. …
