This Sun No More Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

We're a 7 piece post-metal band from the midlands just getting ready to release our debut EP "Segments" April 17th. All our songs are about hell.


2.Recently you have released an ep, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?
"Segments" is a few songs plucked from a concept we're in the process of writing based on Dante Alighieri's "Inferno", in which he presents hell as a series of circles each one representing a different sin. So we used that landscape and the punishments administered in the circles to write the music.

3.The band has been around since 2008 but waited until 2015 to release any music, can you tell us a little bit more about the long wait?
In short we just weren't ready. We've written and then scrapped and re-written these songs so many times over, the version of Storm on "Segments" is it's third incarnation and I think we're finally at a point now where we're playing music that we'd really enjoy as a listener. Added to that we've had a bit of a carousel of members in the past I think we're onto double figures with bassists now, our third drummer, second maybe third synth player it's really starting to feel settled now though.

4.Unlike most bands, the band has 7 members, do you feel this adds more to the originality that comes out of the music?
I'm not too sure about originality, it certainly keeps things interesting we only recently added our 7th member, our friend Charlotte to provide more vocals and it really feels like the last piece of the puzzle. Having seven members can make writing a little bit of a nightmare but it's definitely worth it in the long run.

5.What are some of the lyrical themes the band brings into the music when vocals are actually used?
Hell, haha yeah sometimes we'll use passages taken from "Inferno" or use the imagery from Inferno to write our own lyrics.

6.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'The Sun No More'?
I guess it's the whole hell theme again, end of days and what not. If I'm honest it wasn't very inspired haha we all kinda liked it and it just stuck.

7.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?
Last year was a pretty busy one for us gig wise, we had the chance to play with some great bands, playing with the brilliant OMSQ who are from Belgium was definitely a high point and we played a few shows with Structures who we've become fast friends with.
Like you already said we're a pretty large band and that's definitely reflected live, we have a big sound, it can get pretty intense.

8.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
We're releasing "Segments" in April so we're just in the process of booking gigs a bit further from home to push that and a few minor festivals throughout the spring and summer.

9.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?
We've kept a pretty low profile for the last few years till we felt we were ready, we planning on gigging for the next year or so and hopefully play to a wider audience and then see what interest we can muster from labels.

10.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of progressive and post metal?
I'll let you know haha we've only had one song up to listen to for the past year which was "Storm" and we've had a really positive reaction from that, we're hoping "Segments" is as well received

11.When can we expect a full length album and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
If we keep up the rate we have been the last year as far as recording goes probably sometime early next century. Like I said "Segments" is a couple of songs from the full length we're working on called "In Circles", it'll have 9 tracks each one representing a circle of hell, all of the songs are pretty much written now we just need some more time to get them well rehearsed and we'll hopefully begin recording about this time next year. After that I've already started messing around with riffs for the next concept EP which will be based on Pokemon, much to the dismay of our bassist I'm deadly serious.

12.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
Black Sabbath, if you're playing in a metal band you're influenced by Black Sabbath that's a given haha, Neurosis are definitely a big influence on us musically as well as are Isis (the band obviously).
My music taste hasn't really had chance to settle down recently I've been listening to Have a nice life a lot recently and YES and they make for pretty odd bedfellows

13.What are some of your non musical interests?
We're all pretty avid readers, hence the strong literary influence in our music

14.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
San Dimas highschool football rules!

Shroud Eater/Face The Master/Primitive Violence Records & Visual/2015 EP Review

  Shroud  Eater  are  a  band  from  Miami,  Florida  that  plays  a  very  heavy  mixture  of  sludge  and  doom  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  ep  "Face  The  Master"  which  will  be  released  in  April  by  Primitive  Violence  Records  &  Visual.

  Spoken  word  and  horror  movie  samples  start  off  the  ep  and  after  a  few  seconds  a  heavy  sludge  sound  along  with  aggressive  shouting  vocals  are  added  onto  the  recording  that  also  have  a  melodic  tone  to  them  at  times  and  you  can  also  hear  the  energy  of  hardcore  punk  in  the  bands  musical  style  along  with  a  great  amount  of  doom  metal  elements.

  Clean  playing  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  songs  and  the  music  also  sticks  mostly  to  a  slow  or  mid  paced  musical  direction  and  you  can  also  hear  a  touch  of  stoner  rock  in  the  bands  musical  style  and  the  guitars  also  mix  in  some  melody  into  both  the  heavy  parts  and  guitar  leads  on  the  2  songs  that  are  present  on  this  ep.

  Shroud  Eater  creates  a  very  heavy  and  melodic  mixture  of  sludge,  stoner  and  doom  metal  on  both  of  these  tracks  and  mix  retro  influences  in  with  more  of  a  modern  and  heavier  sound,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  occultism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Shroud  Eater  are  a  very  great sounding  mixture  of  sludge  and  doom  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Face  the  Master".  8  out  of  10.

Satori Junk/Self Titled/Taxi Driver Records/2015 CD Review

  Satori  Junk  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  plays  a  mixture  of  psychedelia,  stoner,  sludge  and  doom  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  titled  2015  album  which  was  released  by  taxi  Driver  Records.

  Spoken  word  samples  which  also  appear on  some  of  the  later  tracks  as  well  start  off  the  album  along  with  a  very  heavy  sounding  bass  guitar  a  few  seconds  later  which  leads  up  to  a  70's  style  doom  metal  sound  and  elements  of  psychedelia  and  the  vocals  that  are  brought  onto  the  recording  are  clean  singing  stoner  rock  style  vocals  and  the  music  also  brings  in  the  heaviness  of  sludge.

  Most  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  70's  psychedelic  rock  style  synths  are  mixed  in  with  the  heavier  riffs  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  and  when  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  bring  in  a  heavy  dose  of  classic  rock  influences  and  the  songs  also  add  in  jam  sessions  at  times  that  have  an  improv  feeling  to  them  and  the  whole  atmosphere  of  the  recording  brings  in  a  feeling  of  either  a  LSD  or  mushroom  trip  and  most  of  the  songs  stick  to  a  very  slow  musical  direction  while  the  album  does  contain  a  small  amount  of  mid  paced  parts.

  Satori  Junk  take  a  very  heavy  style  of  sludge  and doom  metal  and  mixes  it  with  stoner  and  psychedelic  rock  to  create  a  very  dark  and  heavy  drug  induced  recording,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Shamanism,  Occultism,  Horror,  Dreams and  Nightmare  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Satori  Junk  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  psychedelia,  stoner,  sludge  and  doom  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Monsters"  "Shamaniac"  and  "Lord  Of  The  Pigs".  8/5  out  of  10.

   

    

This Sun No More/Segments/2015 EP Review

  This  Sun  No  More  are  a  band  from  the  United  Kingdom  that  plays  a  very  progressive  form  of  post  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2015  ep  "Segments".

  A  very  dark  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  some  melodies  which  also  give  the  music  a  post  metal  feeling  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  most  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic in  length  and  after  awhile  the  music  starts  bringing  in  a  great  mixture  of  both  clean  and  heavy  parts.

 More  traditional  post  rock  elements  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  they  are  mostly  utilized  in  the  guitar  solos  and  leads  along  with  the  clean  playing  bringing  in  more  progressive  elements  and  some  of  the  tracks  also  bring  in  spoken  word  parts  and  the  songs  also stick  to  a  slow  to  mid  paced  musical  direction  which  also  brings  in  a  touch  of  sludge  and  doom  metal  and  on  the  last  track  you  can  hear  a  touch  of  harsh  noise  along  with  some  aggressive  screams  being  added  into t he  song  halfway.

  This  Sun  No  More  plays  a  progressive  style  of  post  metal  that  is  very  dark,  melodic,  and  heavy  as  well  as  focusing  more  on  the  instrumental  side  of  things  while  there  are  some  spoken  word  parts  and  aggressive  vocals  which  are  only  utilized  rarely  and  the  production  also  sounds very  powerful  fro  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  philosophical  themes.

  In  my  opinion  This  Sun  No  More  are  a  very  great  sounding  progressive,  post  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Gut".  8  out  of  10.      

Pryapisme Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording and release of the new album?

Well, we just did a few gigs in France, ate a lot of cheese and drank a huge amount of red wine bottles. Our keyboard player, Benjamin, also played golf a little bit. We are also working a new material but the main work recently was to learn how to play live some parts of our last EP.


2.Recently you have released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?

The big difference is that it's a one and only track, longer than on our other releases, but there is still what Pryapisme is about from the beginning : many different influences, no boundaries in the composition and the arrangement process, a lot of exotic instruments and electronic sounds. Maybe this time we have used more of orchestral instruments than before. « Futurologie » is maybe more influenced by classical music and film music, that's the main difference i think.

3.What are some of the themes and images the band brings out with their musical style?

We haven't got any particular theme, it's just music. It's thought to be an album with lots of visual elements but we wish the audience to find their own pictures without too much clues from us. That's how i like music : when people can feel emotions by themselves. Also we wanted to make an album to push your guests out of your house at the end of the party. When you want to be alone with your cat and drink the last whisky bottle but all those douchebags won't leave and puke here and there : You put the last Pryapisme EP in your stereo and...bingo ! In five minutes maximum, all the guests run out and say: « What a shitty music ! Your party sucks ! Let's go to next bar to listen real music like Katy Perry »


4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Pryapisme'?

When we find the name in 2000, we were 17 years old, we were at college, we still had pimples all over the face… so the name Pryapisme made us laught as if we were zebus. If we begun the band today, i guess we would choose a different name. Maybe something more metalphysical like « Antic souls against the technodrome 2.0 » or « Radioactiv firmwares from the vault of Cassiopeus » and simply  « Baruch and the Spinozas »...

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

Stage performances looks like the game « Guitar Hero » in our mind. There are lots of notes which are streamed in our cerebral cortex : if we play the most simple songs, it's ok : We are at the practice level. And when we play the hardest tracks, it's like the expert mode and the audience hears cuts and sounds of exploded guitar strings. Most of the time, when we play in concert, we just hear « boooooooohhhhh », take few dead rabbits in the face so we quit the stage to join the limo and get back to the hotel as soon as we can. Seriously, most of the show are very cool for us, the audience is  often curious about what we do. I really can't tell you what our best show was, most of them are awesome for us for many different reasons : furious audience, very good stage's sound, very  good vegan foods for the golf player and tasty saussages for the others, naked girls in front of the stage (well, ok, it never happened but fingers crossed…).  

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the new release?
Yes, we wish to play the more we can. For now we mostly tour in France but we really hope to get outside our country and if possible worldwide. But it's hard to organize ! We are on it.



7.The new album was released on Apathia Records, can you tell us a little bit more about this label?

They are polite and well-educated. They don't put fingers in their noses for instance. They also signed other very good bands like « Hardcore anal hydrogen ». We share a little tour with this amazing band and they are absolutely hearty and joyful.


8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your newer music by fans of metal and experimental?

On a worldwide level it's hard to tell. We can tell that we have very positive feedbacks at our show but outside France, it's blurry for us because we don't have that much human contact with fans. Online feedbacks are pretty great. Reviews are great for now too, we are very happy, that's all i can tell you.


9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

We will continue to do the music we like, that's the only certitude. Also we will try to conquer the world in a polical aspect, maybe put an end to global warming and find how to cure AIDS. We have also the secret project to transform France into an island and give to all French people an oar to travel across the world. Maybe say hello to penguins in Antarctica and drift a few years in the Pacific ocean before the end of the world.

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Lots of bands had influence : from German harsh electronics to Indian or Balisese traditionnal music. We all listen a lot of different styles. The big influences are maybe MrBungle and John Zorn. Here is a name-dropping list of what we listen for now in the tour bus ( to be honest : the tour van ) : Secret Chiefs 3, Chrome Hoof, Motor, Shnabubula, Gentle Giants, Guillaume Perret and the Electric Epics…

11.What are some of your non musical interests?

Science, metaphysic, food, philosophy, videogames, geopolitic, movies, books, porn, wine, bier, whisky... and mainly cats.

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

Thank you and thanks to the readers. To end the interview, i would like to encourage the reader to think about our project  «  Operation Make France an island ». If you have ideas/ advices/ tools/ free time to find a way to make our dream come true, please contact us. We also accept money and donations to buy us drugs. It's for our cats : if those stupid little animals are stoned enough, i'm sure they won't eat our couches any longer.

Lifeless Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording of the new album?

The Lifeless freight train keeps moving... Writing new songs, playing some shows here and there, but mostly preparing for the drop of the new album by lining up some week-long tours and release shows.

2.You have a new album coming out in March, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?

It's viscous, honest, raw, and unfiltered from beginning to end but there's something for everyone in there if you simply love heavy music. When you hear it, you'll know it's Lifeless there's no doubt about that... but a more mature, together, and together version of Lifeless.

3.This is your first full length to be released since 2011, can you tell us a little bit more about what has been going on during that time frame?

A lot of shows, a lot of growing and losses (both independently as people and together as a band), and a lot of writing. Before, we would write a song and pretty much be done and have it written with it in a few hours... but we learned to take our time writing and work things out; giving them some time to breathe and see if we wanted to add, take out, or completely change anything.

4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer music?

Honestly, it's the same old Lifeless flow but much more honest and "poetic" if that's the right word. Self-hatred, disappointment, the hardcore scene, loss of friends from drugs, money, fame, betrayal etc etc... We did, however, delve a little into "worldly" issues and how the human race is destroying itself and the world we live in from the inside out, but maybe that's just the beginning of that topic. We'll see!

5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Lifeless'?

Outside of the band, the world will simply take and take and take until that's how you feel: Lifeless. Work, people, broken promises, let downs that were once dreams, and most importantly yourself can leave you not wanting to wake up the next morning.

6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

The last show we played in Philly, honestly, was the best feeling I've ever had after playing a show. The crowd was relentless and punishing and as much as people feed off of us when we're up there, we also feed off of them and their energy. From the stage to the floor, everyone lost their minds for 30 minutes and it was a powerful feeling I never want leaving my body... Oh, and we did play a chicken coop in Marlyand once earlier on in our lifespan as a band haha, no lie.

7.Do you have any touring or show plans once the new album is released?

We have some release shows lined up in our tri-state area, a 1 week tour down the east coast to South East Beast and back, some festivals here and there, and Europe in August.

8.The new album is going to be released on Fast Break! Records, can you tell us a little bit more about this label?

It's always nice working with friends and not letting numbers, money, or other bullshit that can come up get between you. They have worked as hard on preparing for the release as we did writing it all and recording it... It's been a completely rewarding experience.

9.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of hardcore?

I'm sure there's some negative feedback out there but honestly we haven't seen very much of it. Generally, we have received great feedback and we do pretty well where ever we have played. I never dreamed that having fans in other countries was really possibly but with Lifeless we have talked to many people from every continent (...except Antartica) and knowing that our music and message have reached so many people so far from home is way more of an impact than we ever expected to have and that, too, is very rewarding and meaningful to us.

10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

The core of Lifeless will never change. It will always be angry, hard, heavy, and most importantly REAL... but who knows what the future holds. I sure as hell don't. I just live the music we write like the rest of my life: one day/song at a time.

11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

On our band as a whole, I'd definitely say 100 Demons, Crowbar, Merauder, and uhhh Behemoth influence our band. Me though, I'm listening to all of that and other hardcore acts (King Nine, Turnstile, Not Til Death, Strength for a Reason to name a few) but mixing it up with some Nirvana, Fiona Apple, Mudhoney, Daylight, Alice in Chains, Banks, Helmet... Whatever floats my fancy that day I guess.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?

X-files, nature, exploring abandoned buildings (or as the cool kids say, "Urbex"), data and information security... mostly shit I do by myself. I love my alone time, now... That's where a lot of this lyrical content came from was being by myself and really thinking about the person I am and the world around me.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

Thanks to everyone who ever gave us a chance early on, to the people from that time who are still here with us today, and to anyone in general who gives a fuck about our music and our message. This may be called Lifeless, but playing and going to shows is literally the thing that makes us feel the most alive. NLFTW

Black Capricorn/Cult Of Black Friars/Stone Stallion Rex/Funeral Industries/2014 CD Review

  Black  Capricorn  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  plays  a  psychedelic  form  of  doom  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  album  "Cult  Of  Black  Friars"  which  was  released  as  a  joint  effort  between  Stone  Stallion  Rex  and  Funeral  Industries.

  A  very  psychedelic  and  avant  garde  sound  starts  off  the  album  and  also  mixes  in  with  the  heavy  doom  metal  parts  that  kick  in  a  few  seconds  later  and  after  the  intro  bells  are  brought  onto  the  recording  giving  the  album  a  ritualistic  feeling  while  also  continuing  to  expand  on  the  heavy  doom  metal  from  the  intro.

  You  can  hear  a  great  amount  of  the  darker  side  of  70's  rock  in  the  bands  musical  style  at  times  along  with  the  vocals  also  being  all  clean  singing  and  having  a  sound  from  that  era  as  well  and  a  great  portion  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  at  times  spoken  word  parts  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  they  also  give  the  music  more  of  an  occult  atmosphere.

  A  great  amount  of  dark  and  evil  elements  can  be  heard  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  solos  and  leads  the  band  uses  also  bring  in  more  of  a  retro  and  stoner  doom  metal  vibe  to  the  songs  they  are  utilized  on  and  there  are  also  a  couple  of  instrumentals  on  the  recording  while  most  of  the  songs  have  vocals  and  as  the  album  progresses  a  trace  of  folk  music  and  clean  playing  can  be  heard  at  times  while  the  main  focus  remains  more on  a  heavy  style  of  doom  metal.

  Black  Capricorn  plays  a  style  of  doom  metal  that  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  70's  and  80's  and  also  mixes  in  a  touch  of  psychedelia  and  ritualistic  elements  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  old  school  yet  professional  at  the  same  time  while  the  lyrics  cover  Occultism,  Magick,  Mythology,  History  and  Astronomy  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Black  Capricorn  are  a  very  great  sounding  psychedelic  doom  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Cult  Of  Black  Friars"  "Cat  people"  and  "Arcane  Sorcerer.  8/5  out  of  10.