Interview – Page 15 – Wonderbox Metal

Interview with Circle of Reason

Faith or Theory by Circle of Reason has reignited my passion for modern melodic rock, by pure virtue of how damn enjoyable it is. Top songs, top work all around. It’s time to get to know this new face of rock, (at least in my mind), so without further ado, let’s have at it…

Introduce us to Circle of Reason!

Simon – Vocals/Guitar
Gary – Guitar
Andy – Drums
Rob – Bass/Backing vocals

What are your influences?

Deftones, Mastodon, Biffy Clyro, Muse, FFAF, Coheed and Cambria etc . We like riffs, we like melody.

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Interview with Artillery

Danish thrash metal band Artillery need little introduction, being decades-long veterans of the thrash metal wars. Their latest album Penalty by Perception has really upped the ante in terms of quality thrash, and it’s an album I already love. Guitarist Michael Stützer was kind enough to take some time out from reloading to answer a few questions…

Give us a bit of background to Artillery

Artillery was formed in 1982 by Morten Stützer, Per Onink, Jørgen Sandau, Carsten Nielsen and Michael Stützer and did the first demo ”We are the dead” in Dec 1982. After recording 2 new demos ”Shellschock” and ”Deeds of Darkness” in 1984 with new singer Carsten Lohmann Artillery signed with Neat Records which released the 2 albums Fear Of Tomorrow(1985) and Terror Squad(1987) now with singer Flemming Rönsdorf. In 1989 Artillery signed with Roadrunner and put out By inheritance. In 1991 Artillery took a break before releasing BACK in 1999 on Die Hard Records! After another break Artillery reunited in 2007 with singer Søren Adamsen and released 3 albums ”One foot in the grave… (2008) ”When Death comes” 2009 and ”My blood” and a DVD One foot in the grave… (2008) all on Metalmind Productions. In 2012 Artillery signed with Metal Blade and released ”Legions” (2012) and ”Penalty by perception” (2016) both with the current line up Peter Thorslund (Bass), Josua Madsen (Drums), Michael Bastholm Dahl (Vocals), Morten Stützer (Guitar), Michael Stützer (Guitar). Continue reading “Interview with Artillery”

Interview with Ad Patres and UK Tour Dates

French death metallers Ad Patres are a perennial favourite of my playlists, so when I saw they were touring the UK soon I got really quite excited. Their very sexy label Kaotoxin Records had the following to say –

Kaotoxin is proud to announce the first ever UK tour by French Death Metal machine AD PATRES, supporting brutal Brits of ABHORRENT DECIMATION.

After having played HellFest and many other French festivals, Netherlands with Krisiun, a weekend tour with Morbid Angel in France and Belgium, played Germany’s DeathFeast and whatnot, it’s time for AD PATRES to bring their savage beatings to UK stages and who other to team with than ABHORRENT DECIMATION for a brutal package of high-class Death Metal the way it was meant to be! Continue reading “Interview with Ad Patres and UK Tour Dates”

Interview with Boss Keloid

I’m not sure how many times I’ve listened to Herb Your Enthusiasm at this point, but all I know is that it’s as infectious as it is crushing, and if it doesn’t end up in my end of year list for 2016 I’ll be hugely shocked. So when I got the opportunity to dig a bit deeper into the band, I took it. Here’s Alex Hurst, vocalist of Boss Keloid…

Introduce us to Boss Keloid!

Boss Keloid are
Alex Hurst – Vocals
Paul Swarbrick – Guitar
Adam Swarbrick – Bass
Ste Arands – Drums

What are your influences?The

Influences in this band are a tad crazy as we all love different types of music but there is a common ground when it comes to anything with a good groove and beat. Influences I could list would have to be Bob Marley / Sleep / OM / Neurosis / Steely Dan / Anything Mike Patton is involved in / Will Haven / King Crimson / Secret Chiefs 3 / Kyuss. Continue reading “Interview with Boss Keloid”

Interview with Rebaelliun

After a colossal 15 year wait, veteran death metal band Rebaelliun have returned with an equally colossal new album – The Hell’s Decrees. Guitarist Fabiano Penna brought me up to speed with what the band have been doing with their new active status, and where they go from here…

Introduce us to Rebaelliun!

Rebaelliun was formed in 1998 in Brazil. In the end of that year we went to Europe – Brussels first – with a two tracks demo-tape to look for gigs and a record label, since the Death Metal scene in Brazil gave us no perspective about the future. We played several shows in a few countries and signed to Hammerheart Records from Holland. During the next 3 years, we released 2 EP’s and 2 albums, we played 3 more European tours, sharing the stage with legends such as Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth and Vader. In 2002 band quit due to personal issues and last year, in 2015, we finally decided to reunite to record a new album.

What are your influences?

Everything you listen to or even you watch, you experience, has some impact in the way you write and play music. But to keep it short, our strongest references in Metal are Slayer and Morbid Angel.

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Interview with Mindshift

Mindshift’s latest album Horizon is a thoroughly enjoyable slab of modern Metal, taking in both soaring, melodic choruses and crushingly heavy grooves. They’re definitely one of the more engaging bands that play this style, and I urge you to give them a listen if you haven’t done so already. The time seemed right to find out a bit more about this Swedish machine…

Introduce us to Mindshift!

Metal band based out of Stockholm, Sweden, that has been around for about 10 years. But the last 3 years has been sort of a turning point for the band where we have found our sound and started to see the band’s full potential.

For the moment a three piece that consist of Marcus ”Mao” Uggla (Vocals), Johan Lund (Guitar) and Fabien ”Fabz” Perreau (Drums).

What are your influences?

When it comes to writing the music and lyrics for Mindshift, we are influenced by day to day things, current events in our lives and around the world as well as listening to a lot of music. Bands like Killswitch Engage, Soilwork, Metallica, Architects, Heart Of A Coward, Machine Head, Periphery, Meshuggah, Whitechapel, Memphis May Fire, Gojira are constantly on rotation.

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Interview with Enthean

Enthean’s Priests of Annihilation is a modern collision of all manner of Extreme Metal styles, all wrapped up in a handsomely aggressive package. Guitarist/vocalist Adam Broome was kind enough to take time out from dreaming up new mythologies to hammer out some answers to some pertinent questions…

Introduce us to Enthean!

We are a progressive blackened extreme metal band from Greenville, SC. Well, we say Greenville, but no one knows where Anderson/Pendleton/Central is and secondly, our drummer is from Charlotte, NC… so we just met in the middle and said Greenville. Fuck it.

What are your influences?

Musically, it’s old punk, most rock, classical, ska, metal, r & b, ragtime, appliances and hardware, nature, Slayer… Other influences include philosophy, mythology, life events, jackasses, both motivated and lazy people, and Deep Purple. Continue reading “Interview with Enthean”

Interview with Imperium

Imperium’s second album is the ferocious Titanomachy; fast-paced, brutal, savage and memorable. It’s a thoroughly enjoyable album and I can’t imagine anyone into Death Metal failing to like it. I interrogated vocalist Doug Anderson as to the current state of the war machine that is Imperium…

For those who are unfamiliar with your band – introduce yourself!

We are Imperium, a two piece, death metal studio band from the UK. The next one…

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Interview with Beseech

With their latest album, My Darkness, Darkness, Beseech have made a triumphant return to the music scene after an absence of over a decade. Well, I’m certainly glad they’ve returned, as in many ways their new album is their strongest yet. I caught up with singer/songwriter Klas Bohlin who brought me up to speed with all things Beseech…

For those who are unfamiliar with your band – introduce yourself!

Beseech is an gothic metal band from Sweden, or perhaps a melancholic rock band is a better description these days. We are back after ten years in silence with our brand new and 6th album ”My Darkness, Darkness”, which probably is our most gloomy album ever. So if you are into dark music, not only metal but melancholic music in general, you should probably consider to continue reading…

But the history of Beseech goes way back. We are one of those bands, that from the beginning started as a death/doom metal band in the early 90s, that later on transformed into the gothic genre after some musical experiments using classical instruments like violin, cello and flute, lots of keyboards, but most important, we started to use the characteristic beauty and the beast contrast between the male and female vocals. Even if our musical direction has changed over the years it feels great to be back with an album that we really like ourselves. This time we have managed to find a way back to our roots and the sound on our early albums “Black Emotions” and “Souls Highway”, but with adding a little twist of vintage rock. Continue reading “Interview with Beseech”

Interview with Echoes of the Moon

Entropy is a bit of a monster of an album. Featuring 72 minutes of atmospheric Post-Black Metal that seems to take the listener on a journey, it’s a release that keeps getting better the more time you spend with it. I got in touch with the brains behind the music to get a bit of background information; music like this should not be overlooked, so if you’ve chanced upon this article at all, make sure you check out the album.

For those who are unfamiliar with your band – introduce yourself!

My name is Brock. I do all of the writing, recording, and producing for Echoes of the Moon. I am currently 21 and living in a small town in Indiana. Continue reading “Interview with Echoes of the Moon”