Interviews
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Unkillable Soldiers – An interview with Sabaton’s Chris Rörland
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"We hadn't been able to give everything we wanted to give with The Great War... so we said: Let's write another album"
Acoustic Adventures with Sonata Arctica’s Tony Kakko
Sonata Arctica are a Finnish metal band started in 1995 under the name Tricky Beans. With 10 studio albums in their discography, and a...
The Bloodlust of Empires – A 1914 Interview
"Fuck nazism, fuck NSBM, fuck communism. Fuck every totalitarian shithead"
Down the Rabbit Hole with Diablo Swing Orchestra
An interview with DSO's founder, Daniel Hakansson
The Wild North: An Interview with Hváll of Vreid
More melodic and catchy than traditional black metal, but heavier than death metal, Vreid have successfully blended elements from different genres. Though they are...
Giving a Voice to the Past: Einar Selvik of Wardruna
How Einar Selvik brings back our past.
Nocturnal Supremacy: An Interview with Dani Filth
"It's a massive industry that is being affected, and everybody is trying to deal with it in their own way."
The Black Sheep – An Interview with Maurizio of Kataklysm
"Right now metal is missing its balls"
Bringers of Pain – An Interview with Eero of Battle Beast
"If you don't have any good ideas, just work with your shitty ideas, and at some point something good is going to come out."
Still Alive: An Interview with Ralf Scheepers of Primal Fear
"We compose metal because we love heavy metal"
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Extreme Nation and the South Asian Metal Scene
A fascinating documentary shedding light on the South Asian metal scene.
The Ecstasy of Live Shows in 1986’s Heavy Metal Parking Lot
In 2020, this isn't so much about nostalgia for my first concerts, but instead about nostalgia for any concert at all
Why Offensive Speech is Important
In an attempt to protect disenfranchised communities, many are calling for suppressing certain types of speech. As the argument goes, "offensive" or "racist" speech...