Hello there from BRUTALISM! How are things going for you? Still on tour or is that wrapped up? We are doing good! Been busy promoting the new record and playing some shows here and there. Right now we are on break for the holidays but 2013 should be real busy for Bleed The Freaks. We hope to get over to Europe next...

05/12/2012

Nyx Aether is a Symphonic Dark Metal group that will appeal to those who like thoughtful, classically influenced Metal with touches of a spiritual essence. Like a phoenix they are rising with their debut ‘Entering Into Rebirth’ which is an album full of heavy, Doom influenced songs with tons of soft, backing instruments the cushion the brutality. I got a chance to...

20/11/2012

It is not very often that Metal comes off like a well organized play, but when considering UK. Psychedelic Black Metal act A Forest Of Stars, it delivers quite well. Not the typical style that most fans would expect, one knows they’ve found something special when the music is unorthodox (and still makes sense) and the lyrics are thoughtful and not gibberish...

20/11/2012

In a time where metal music can tend to start repeating itself or begin to meld into one gelatinous cube of ‘suck,’ there are a few bands out there who try to punch a hole in that cube. Pharaoh is a Power Metal band from the U.S. that has just released their fourth full length album of allegorical fantasies, and despite a...

30/09/2012

Finland’s Concrete Swine has only recently begun their journey, but already started to develop quite a following. Taking a rather unique approach to Metal by fusing Rock and Blues together, one won’t find them comparable to Melodic Death Metal brethren like Children Of Bodom, but slowly growing into a league of their own. Things will come and go, and- as drummer Jukka...

11/08/2012

Hello there. Congrats on your recent debut album; it’s pretty great stuff! Bluesy, rocking, and metal all blended into one! So how did you all form up together back in 2006? Yeah, the band born in 2006 with Ghode at voice and Eric at the guitar…very soon Viktor and James arrived in the band and Ghode decided to pick up the guitar;...

10/08/2012

In a single fortnight, almost ten years after their disbandment, Prog Thrash assault from Greece known as Acid Death finally felt the urge to come out of hiding and show to the world they are still Metal as ever! With the recent release of their fourth studio album, ‘Eidolon,’ they have proven this to be true. It combines all the elements of...

08/08/2012

Ever since Steve ‘Zetro’ Souza left Thrash legends Exodus back in 2004, music listeners have been wondering what he’s been up to. Sure there has been a side project here and there and occasional live appearance with Testament but nothing solid enough for fans to say ‘yeah, he’s been doing this for a while.’ So it was surprising when his agent contacted...

09/06/2012

Homoferus has been on hiatus for quite some time, and even when they resurfaced with a new album of Blackened Gothic Metal bliss it was still a quiet entrance. However, with a new lineup and ideology, the band seems like they are here to stay for a bit longer. With such an ‘unknown’ about the group, I was able to talk with...

06/06/2012

The Great Old Ones (TGOO) is a recent phenomena in France’s Dark Metal world regarding their debut ‘Al Azif.’ Twisted and beautiful, it reflects the Lovecraftian concept in a new way that doesn’t repeat the wheel that so many have tried to follow. Few Metal fans will have probably heard music as enriched in the literature of H.P.’s stories as TGOO with...

07/05/2012

For BRUTALISM’s readers, technical death metal oriented Illogicist is a band that has probably popped up on the review section many times. However, many may not have known much about the group... until now. Vocalist/ guitarist Luca Minier was kind enough to answer a few questions about the band, personal life, and give something to fans and readers to know more about...

01/03/2012

With the rapid success of ‘Into The Opaque…,’ Endless Cycle have been working hard through their own blood, sweat, and tears to have themselves heard in the Metal world. Playing a good mix of Death/Thrash and Progressive Metal, their collective sounds are an excellent choice for the more eclectic Metal taste. The band was kind enough to answer questions for BRUTALISM about...

15/02/2012