Posts Tagged ‘heavy metal’
Olof Wikstrand (Enforcer) interview
Swedish heavy metal act Enforcer released their 6th album Nostalgia earlier this month. I caught up with vocalist/guitarist Olof Wikstrand to discuss the album, being pioneers of NWTHM, their upcoming festival dates, and more.
Disclaimer: The audio on Olof’s end is not the best as he was in a train during the recording.
Tracks played on the episode
Amogh Symphony – Ares
Enforcer – Coming Alive
Written by trendcrusher
May 17, 2023 at 9:53 am
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged with Amogh Symphony, Enforcer, heavy metal, Metal, nwthm, sweden, Swedish heavy metal, traditional heavy metal
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!
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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
Garry Brents (Cara Neir) interview
Garry Brents is one half of Black metal scientists Cara Neir and part of many others. Cara Neir released their 8th LP Phantasmal via Zegema Beach Records last month.
I first came across Cara Neir through Metal Twitter and noticed how prolific a musician Garry Brents was. In this chat I tried to tap into his mind through his recent release Phantasmal and also upcoming album from Gonemage. We also spoke about how he manages multiple projects. Tune in to find out more.
Songs played in the episode :-
Cara Neir – Damnation
Cara Neir – Unkindness
A video clip of the chat
Check out Phantasmal
Links to all of Garry’s projects – https://linktr.ee/yerbacaster
Written by trendcrusher
August 10, 2022 at 1:20 pm
Posted in Interviews, Podcast
Tagged with Black metal, Cara Neir, Garry Brents, Gonemage, Grindcore, heavy metal, Homeskin, Lev'myr, Metal, Phantasmal, Zegema Beach Records
Ian Blurton interview
Ian Blurton has been described as the “elder statesman of Toronto rock” by Canadian journalist Alan Cross. In a career that spans over 3 decades, he has been a part of bands like Change of Heart, Blurtonia, Bionic, C’mon, Public Animal and more recently Ian Blurton’s Future Now.
Last month, Ian Blurton’s Future Now released their 2nd album, Second Skin via Pajama Party and Seeing Red Records.
I caught up with Ian Blurton and spoke about writing and recording Second Skin, his production, Canadian metal and much more.
Here is the audio version
Listen/Download Second Skin – https://ianblurton.bandcamp.com/album/second-skin
Written by trendcrusher
August 6, 2022 at 10:05 am
Posted in Interviews, Podcast
Tagged with Canada, heavy metal, Ian Blurton, Ian Blurton Future now, psychedelic rock, Seeing Red Records, toronto
JJ Tartaglia (Thunderor) interview
This week I am mixing things up on the podcast with some heavy metal.
His guest is JJ Tartaglia, frontman and drummer of Canadian heavy metal act Thunderor. The band released their debut album “Fire it Up” earlier this year via Boonsdale Records.
JJ shared how the band came together, the experience recording “Fire it Up” during the lockdowns, recording their music videos and some Canadian metal recommendations.
Put on that denim and leather and tune in.
Audio version of the podcast
Listen/Buy a copy of “Fire it Up” from the links below
https://thunderor.bigcartel.com/
https://thunderor.bandcamp.com/album/fire-it-up
Working on a video episode for next week. Stay tuned!
Written by trendcrusher
July 17, 2022 at 5:23 pm
Posted in Interviews, Podcast
Tagged with Boonsdale Records, Canadian metal, Fire it up, heavy metal, JJ Tartaglia, Skull Fist, thunderor, toronto
Conor Marshall (Conjurer) Interview
There has been a lot of buzz around the 2nd album from Conjurer, Pathos and I wanted to find out more about the album.
Last month I caught up with Conor Marshall bassist of Conjurer ahead of the release of the album. Conor spoke about the making of Pathos, signing to Nuclear Blast Records and even about their sound.
Fans of Curse these Metal Hands still around till the end of an update on the project.
Video version here
Here is the audio version
Check out Pathos on all platforms – https://conjurer.bfan.link/rot-single.ema
Stay tuned for more episodes.
Written by trendcrusher
July 8, 2022 at 10:45 am
Posted in Interviews, Podcast
Tagged with Black metal, Conjurer, conor marshall, death metal, heavy metal, Metal, nuclear blast records, Sludge
Bandcamp Recommendations – 3rd December 2021 #BandcampFriday
Last #BandcampFriday for this year, a slightly longer list this time around.
The Danish quintet take forward their sound from JORD. One of the highlights of the year for me.
The grindcore veterans are back with a ferocious new album. It features the dual vocals of Kevin Sharp & Tomas Lindberg.
Well written brutal death metal that keeps the listener engaged throughout the 35 minutes play time. Great way to end the year for Transcending Obscurity.
Moar grindcore! This time from the Japanese grandmaster. 6 tracks of rent less aural assault.
Stunning release from the progressive masters. An album to listen to from start to end. I’ve had it on repeat for the past week.
More treasure from the Nasum vault. This is from first US tour, live at the legendary punk venue.
Gloomy 4 tracks of post metal from the Australian quartet. Perfect for this time of the year.
A sublime mix of melodic death metal and and folk metal from the UK couple.
Written by trendcrusher
December 3, 2021 at 10:29 pm
Posted in Now Playing
Tagged with Black metal, Cutterred Flesh, Cynic, death metal, Hand of Kalliach, heavy metal, Hope Drone, Lock Up, MØL, Metal, Nasum, Takafumi Matsubara
Fistful of Metal # 32

My guests are Rohan Stevenson aka I Built the Sky and Jake Howsam Lowe (Plini/The Helix Nebula). I spoke to them about their friendship, their collaborative EP Coalesce and much more.
Tracklist
The Last Martyr – Afterglow
Mirage
Ascendant (feat. Andre Nieri)
Lord – Moon and Back (Savage Garden cover)
Written by trendcrusher
October 15, 2021 at 11:40 pm
Posted in Podcast
Tagged with australia, Djent, heavy metal, I built the sky, instrumental, Lord, Metal, Plini, The last martyr
Bandcamp Recommendations – 1st October 2021 #BandcampFriday
It’s #BandcampFriday again! Here are my picks for this month
6th album from one of India’s oldest metal acts. Put on that denim and leather, pour a drink and hit play!
https://kryptosindia.bandcamp.com/album/force-of-danger
Stoner rock from Norway with the right amount of fuzz.
New music from the Scottish maniacs that seamlessly blends hardcore and electronica.
2 tracks of drone performed by Mel and Topon from Fuck the facts. Trippy stuff!
Reissue of 2008 release from India technical death metal act. Sounds massive thanks to the remix and remaster.
Written by trendcrusher
October 1, 2021 at 10:00 pm
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged with death metal, frontierer, hardcore, heavy metal, Indian metal, Kael, Kryptos, Metal, Myndsnare