Jakub Zytecki interview
I have been following Polish guitarist Jakub Zytecki for some time now. I first heard of him through his old band, Disperse. Last month he released his 3rd full-length album, Remind Me.
Jakub Zytecki shared with me the inspiration behind his latest album, composing heavy music again, and also his upcoming European and US tours.
Tracks played on this episode
Jakub Zytecki – Remind Me
Jakub Zytecki – Heart
Stream/purchase Remind Me here: https://biglink.to/isAm
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Written by trendcrusher
March 8, 2023 at 11:16 am
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged with Disperese, guitar rock, Jakub Zytecki, Krakow, Metal, Poland, Rock
Shelby Lermo (Ulthar) interview
American extreme metal act Ulthar are releasing not 1 but 2 albums this Friday, Anthronomicon and Helionomicon.
Peter ‘Trendcrusher’ K spoke to vocalist/guitarist Shelby Lermo ahead of the release about the double album, writing and recording them, and even metal journalism.
Track played on this episode
Ulthar – Saccades
Horns Up albums to look forward to in 2023 episode – https://www.hornsuppod.com/the-podcast/episode/1d129f96/209-or-what-we-expect-from-2023
Check out Anthronomicon and Helionomicon
Written by trendcrusher
February 16, 2023 at 10:30 am
Posted in Interviews, Podcast
Tagged with Anthronomicon, Black metal, death metal, extreme metal, Helionomicon, Metal, Shelby Lermo, Ulthar
Non metal releases of 2022
A couple weeks late but Best of 2022 lists coming up, starting with Non metal
Greg Puciato – Mirrorcell
2nd solo album from the former The Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist and it’s totally not what you expect from him. This album is in the Alt-rock/Grunge space.
Haavard – self titled
Debut release from Håvard Jørgensen, a former member of Ulver and Satyricon. Largely acoustic album transport you to the frosty north from the first track itself. I used this album to wind down at the end of the day.
Ian Blurton’s Future now – Second Skin
Canadian rock legend mixes rock and roll with some psychedelia. Must listen for guitar rock fans.
Joji – Smithereens
I discovered this Japanese Singer-songwriter on a chill mix playlist on Spotify. Since then I’ve had it on heavy rotation. Vocal-driven pop layered on top of catchy electro beats.
Raman Negi – Shakhsiyat
Former frontman of Indian rock band, The Local Train. His debut album is a catchy mix of guitars and wordplay. I did enjoy it for someone who is not that fluent in Hindi.
Metal list coming up soon.
Written by trendcrusher
January 14, 2023 at 7:41 pm
Posted in Updates
Tagged with Greg Puciato, Haavard, hard, hard rock, Ian Blurton, Ian Blurton Future now, raman negi, Rock, Rock n Roll, Smithereens
Favourite albums of 2022 – Part 2
This is Part 2 of the favourite albums of 2022. If you haven’t heard Part 1 as yet, go ahead and check it out.
This part is only available on the Spotify app.
Here are the albums (in order of appearance on the episode)
Riz Farooqi – High Vis – Blending
Brijraj Agarwal – Blut Aus Nord – Disharmonium – Undreamable Abysses
Berty Ashley – Devin Townsend – Lightwork
Ravi B – OU – Travel
Bantering Ram – Shipperman – Hymns For The Drunk
Peter K – Blackbraid – Blackbraid I
Written by trendcrusher
December 31, 2022 at 6:45 pm
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Tagged with Black metal, Blackbraid, Blut Aus Nord, Devin Townsend, high vis, Ou, Progressive rock, Shipperman
Favourite albums of 2022 – Part 1
This year I thought I’d do something different, before releasing my list of favourite albums of the year, I asked my friends what their favourite albums of the year were.
Here are the albums (in order of appearance on the episode)
Anurag Tagat + Seth Werkheiser – Ithaca – They Fear Us
Adnan M – Machine Head Of Kingdom and Crown
Andy Dowling – Idle Ruin – Valley Inferno.
Gautam K – Sigh – Shiki
Deepak aka Chuck – Playgrounded – The Death of Death
Joel – Kardashev – Liminal Rite
Alex from Undeath – Sedimentum – Suppuration Morphogénésiaque
Abbas Rizvi – Psycroptic – Divine Council
Aditya Rao – Gaerea – Mirage
Peter K – Wormrot – Hiss
Part 2 coming up soon!
Written by trendcrusher
December 28, 2022 at 10:56 am
Tagged with Black metal, death metal, Gaerea, hardcore, heavy metal, Idle Ruin, Ithaca, Kardashev, Machine head, Metal, metalcore, playgrounded, Sedimentum, Sigh, Wormrot
Adnan Mryhij (Unmuted)
Adnan Mryhij is one of the few people I have met who is equally passionate about the underground metal music scene.
Adnan has worn multiple hats over the past decade and in the past couple of years, he has built a Tribe across the world with this podcast, Unmuted.
Earlier this year, Adnan also started releasing music under the banner of Unmuted. I spoke to him about the evolution of Unmuted, how 2022 has been for him, upcoming plans for his band Svengali and more.
Tracks played on the episode
Nervecell – Vicious Circle
Unmuted – Creation
Svengali – Freight Train
Unmuted – Earth, Hell and Heaven
Adnan on Horns Up – https://www.hornsuppod.com/the-podcast/episode/2375e701/193-or-kill-marry-fuck-or-feat-adnan-from-unmuted
Written by trendcrusher
November 19, 2022 at 10:45 am
Posted in Interviews, Podcast
Tagged with Adnan Mryhij, Dubai, heavy metal, Metal, Nervecell, Svengali, Unmuted
Exist Immortal interview
Djent Progressive metal is my guilty pleasure. A palate cleanser between grindcore and death metal.
A band that I’ve been listening to lately combines metalcore and technical metal with pop influences and it actually works! Exist Immortal released their self-titled album last month.
In a rare occasion, I got a chance to speak to 3/5th of the band, Meyrick de la Fuente, Mikey Gee, and Charlie Bines. We spoke about crafting this sound, self-titled album, touring, and much more.
Songs played on this episode
Exist Immortal – Behind the Eyes
Exist Immortal – Emerge
Exist Immortal – Trapped Inside
Check out their self-titled album
Written by trendcrusher
November 11, 2022 at 10:14 am
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged with Djent, Exist immortal, Metal
Gabriel Dubko (Implore) interview
Church Road Records has become one of my go-to record labels in the past year. They have a great roster of bands across the spectrum of metal.
In this episode, I spoke to Gabriel “Gabbo” Dubko of German/Austrian extreme metal act Implore ahead of the release of the band’s 4th album The Burden of Existence. They dive into the writing of the album, performing live, his interaction with Max Cavalera of Soulfly, and even Wormrot.
On Wormrot – Hiss and touring live with the band in Europe next year
Full interview on audio
Tracks played on this episode
Implore – The Burden of Existence
Implore – Machotistic Tendancies
Written by trendcrusher
October 29, 2022 at 11:19 pm
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged with Church Road records, death metal, Grindcore, Implore, Metal, The Burden of Existence
Andrew Lee (Ripped to Shreds) interview
Last week, American death metal act Ripped to Shreds released their 3rd album Jubian (their debut on Relapse) to much acclaim.
I caught up with band founder Andrew Lee on the release date and spoke about the album, shred guitar, and also Asian representation in metal/hardcore.
Full interview on audio
Tracks played in this episode
Ripped to Shreds – Harmonious Impiety
Ripped to Shreds – Race Traitor
Written by trendcrusher
October 23, 2022 at 10:40 am
Posted in Interviews, Podcast
Tagged with Andrew Lee, death metal, melodic death metal, Metal, Relapse Records, Ripped to Shreds, United States of America
Shoi Sen (De Profundis) interview
I have been following UK death metal act De Profundis for the past decade and they have slowly evolved their sound. Their latest album, The Corruption of Virtue (out now via Transcending Obscurity) is their most potent one yet.
I spoke to De Profundis guitarist, Shoi Sen about The Corruption of Virtue, why it’s their angriest album yet, the changes in the music business, and also insights from being a guitar instructor.
Full interview on audio below
Tracks played on the episode
De Profundis – Weaponized Rape
De Profundis – Sectarian Warfare
Written by trendcrusher
October 16, 2022 at 9:47 pm
Posted in Interviews, Podcast
Tagged with de profundis, death metal, Metal, Transcending Obscurity Records, uk death metal