October 26, 2020
AltCtrlToob Exclusive: CONTINUUM Interviews Themselves!
IDK if this interview style will be the wave of the future or not, but I sent Continuum some interview questions and they filmed themselves…
October 25, 2020
EP Review: Despicable by CARCASS (Oct. 30th, Nuclear Blast)
By Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov There are few bands that are as loved as Carcass. Doesn’t matter who you are, if you listen to extreme metal then…
October 24, 2020
Interview: Brittney Slayes of UNLEASH THE ARCHERS on The Pandemic, Twitch, and More
Vancouver melodic metal band Unleash the Archers has been fighting the good fight since 2007, and just released their fifth studio album in August 2020….
October 21, 2020
Album Review: Loud Night’s Mindnumbing Pleasure
Loud Night are a new band from Richmond, Virginia that feature former members of underground heroes Ramming Speed. Their mission this time is playing a…
October 20, 2020
Album Review: Pallbearer’s Forgotten Days
Forgotten Days, Pallbearer’s fourth album, is heavy in more than one sense. Placing the actual music to one side momentarily, the lyrics deal with some…
October 17, 2020
A Chat with Lyric Soprano and Symphonic Doom Metal Vocalist Marialena Trikoglou
Marialena Trikoglou was one of three singers in the Athens doom band Horrorgraphy, who released their debut album Seasons of Grief in 2019. After leaving that group, Trikoglou released her solo album Vanity this March.
These interview excerpts from September 2020 are reposted from The Ripple Effect with the author’s permission.
October 16, 2020
Track Premiere: “Silent Return” from BECOMING THE LION
Somber and emotive, yet never losing its heavy edge, Wisconsin post-metal outfit Becoming the Lion is excited to release their fourth album Unearthly Creature this December. A much-anticipated…