Category: Interview
I made a last minute decision to travel up to Camden to catch Auri at the Black Heart to satisfy my cravings for discordant, cathartic filth. Auri are a dissonant black metal band who were only playing their sixth live show, opening for Ancst, a German Blackened Crust band signed to Lifeforce Records. I am by no means an expert in Black Metal but I was fascinated by their approach to harmony and thoroughly enjoyed experiencing their ferocious riffs within the intimate setting of the newly refurbished Black Heart. Auri smashed through material from their debut EP ‘The Crown Of Doubt’ however my personal highlight was a sublime atmospheric section during an unreleased song. Make sure to give their facebook page a like and keep an eye out for future releases!
After their set I caught up with Thirteen (Sol), Chiron (Simon) and Lannock (Connell) to discuss the intricacies of composing dissonant music, their approach to production and a band who will remain unnamed…
Below you can stream their debut EP produced by Jonas Johansson (Slice the Cake). As always support the band by purchasing a digital copy if you enjoy what you hear!
Oni are a band destined for huge, huge…hell HUGE things which made us even more proud that they gave us time for a chat at this years UK Tech-Fest! An amazing band and bloody nice chaps, give this a...
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Sentience played as part of this years UK Tech-Fests amazing lineup. I was lucky enough to catch up with them over the weekend to chat about the show, past, present and future, check out what they had to...
Hello, Gautier I’m pleased to make your acquaintance. You seem like a very busy man – Savage Sinusoid has been released and your live calendar is full with dates taking you across Europe (and briefly...
Firstly, congratulations on another triumphant release. Dark Black is a fantastically brutal piece of work. Considering the general theme, it’s rather ironic that it is such a joy to listen to. Thank...
Prog.Metal.Madness! always strive to be at the cutting edge of the Prog metal scene and when a new band emerges see it as our duty to find out as much as we can about them for your listening pleasure. Our...
We caught up with Sam and Helen of Hieroglyph at this years UK Tech-Fest for a quick chat about the band, it’s future and UK Techfest itself, check it our here:
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