Author: Jim

I do photo & digital stuff for a museum and archive. Fan of a wide range of music with speciality in Scandinavian metal.

Skeletal Remains have slowly but surely been building a name for themselves in the death metal scene over the past few years. After having toured with legends such as Obituary and Hatebreed, the band are now back with a refreshed lineup and are ready to make some more noise. Opening up the album, "Cosmic Chasm" … Continue reading Album Review: Skeletal Remains – The Entombment of Chaos

Skeletal Remains are currently gearing up to release their brand new album, aptly titled The Entombment of Chaos. Prior to the release of the album, our senior editor got the opportunity to chat with frontman and founding member Chris about the new album, his opinion of the music industry and a range of other topics. … Continue reading Interview: Chris Monroy of Skeletal Remains

Prior to the release of their brand new album, vocalist Solomon and guitarist Luca took some time out of their schedule to have a chat with our senior editor about the new album Formations of a World Below alongside a range of other topics. You'll be releasing your brand new album soon. How do you … Continue reading Interview: Luca and Solomon from This Is Endless

This is Endless may be a new name for some of you out there. Whilst the band may be relatively new, the are veterans of the scene with some of them having been part of bands such as Akercocke, Onslaught, Meta-Stasis and others. With this experience, and production from UK legend Russ Russell, the … Continue reading Album Review: This Is Endless – Formations of a World Below

Black Crown Initiate have recently released their brand new album Violent Portraits Of Doomed Escape via Century Media records. The first record in 4 years and first with new guitarist Ethan, the album heralds a new era in the band. Prior to the release, our we caught up with vocalist James to discuss the release and … Continue reading Interview: James Dorton of Black Crown Initiate

The masters of progressive death metal that are Black Crown Initiate have returned with a brand new album after a 4 year break. For those that have maybe never come across the band before, their style is one with many little intricacies and changes in timbre with both quieter sections and aggressive sections. With their … Continue reading Album Review: Black Crown Initiate – Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape