Chris Boltendahl is a legendary, battle-scarred veteran of the German heavy and speed metal scene, fronting Grave Digger for nearly half a century already. The band has braved through tough and tougher times but are now preparing to release their excellent 22nd (!!) album Faces Of Pain at the start of next year. We caught..
Interview with Anders Hegna and Ted Skjellum (Avrak)
Avrak is a new heavy metal band formed by two guitarists - Anders Hegna (Nød, El Kayenne, Svidd Grevling) and Ted Skjellum, notable for being half of legendary duo, DarkThrone, under the Nocturno Culto pseudonym. Their self-titled debut album was released by Peaceville Records on October 9th and immediately stood out as one of the..
Interview with Kenny Hickey (Silvertomb)
Silvertomb is an all-star band featuring former Type O Negative/Danzig members Kenny Hickey (vocals, guitar) and Johnny Kelly (drums), and their three equally renowned bandmates Joe James (guitar, ex-Agnostic Front), Hank Hell (bass, ex-Sheer Terror) and Aaron Joos (guitar, keyboards). Seven years after their debut album, the band will release the excellent follow-up The Interpretation..
Interview with Niklas Stålvind (Wolf)
Back in the second half of the Nineties, playing classic heavy metal was almost unthinkable and the genre was put into a corner. Then Sweden came to the rescue and one of the first pure, old school, classic metal albums that started the so-called NWOTHM wave, was Wolf’s eponymous debut in 2000. Now, the band..
Interview with Oscar Carlquist (Ram)
Ram were one of the bands which spearheaded the NWOTHM movement quarter of a century ago and their long-awaited new studio album Against proves that they are still as relevant as ever, doing what they love. This is a nice opportunity to catch-up with band front man Oscar Carlquist to talk about what the true..
Interview with Toschie (Audrey Horne)
Norway is a country we most of the time associate with the extreme spectrum of metal, but there are some hidden treasures to be found in completely different styles as well. One such example are hard rockers Audrey Horne, who’ve been putting out high quality music since almost a quarter of a century now. Their..
NEW DAY FESTIVAL – Mount Ephraim Gardens, Faversham, Kent, 21-23 August 2026
All photos - Les Linyard FRIDAY After a lively opening set from Leatherat, whose jigs got the early afternoon crowd moving about, The Bevis Frond opened the Abrahams / Wood stage with a set suggesting they deserved a place higher up the bill. They’re a four piece rock band with a distinctive psych edge to..
Interview with Kevin Starrs (Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats)
Uncle Acid is one of the bands carrying the flag of retro hard rock with a gloomy, dark atmosphere in the new millennium. Their seventh album Shapes Of Midnight was a good reason to talk to band leader and only remaining original member Kevin Starrs about the inspiration that drives him forward and the difficulties..
Interview with Mem von Stein (Exumer)
German thrash veterans Exumer are back with a new album after more than seven years and we took the opportunity to talk with band founder and front man Mem von Stein about the dark inspiration behind his music and lyrics, the new golden age of thrash and the sinister aura of Black Sabbath’s Born Again..
Interview with Rob Richter and Ricardo Baum (The Night Eternal)
The Night Eternal is a dark heavy metal band we’ve been following closely since the very beginning in 2018-2019. They released an EP and two-full length albums so far, all of them with excellent music and are regularly playing live, broadening further and further their fanbase. Now, the band has been signed to the legendary..