Boss Kong Interview

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

We are handsome, loud and handsome. Also, we are apes.

2.How would you describe your musical sound?

Like Motörhead butt-fucking the Anti-Nowhere League. On drugs, obviously.

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

Feelings, gentle lovemaking and long walks on the beach.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Boss Kong"/

It’s the name my mama gave me. I’m not sure what inspired her, but let’s just say she was prone to hallucinations.

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

We only play at Humans parties. They’re the only bikers who can afford our exorbitant fee and provide us with the cocaine and bananas we require. But we’re open to any and all outrageous cash offers from interested parties.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

We plan to do an extensive tour of the Mekong Delta this summer. It’s gonna be called “Vietnam Part 2: Electric Boogaloo.”

7.The new ep was released through Magic Bullet Records, are you happy with the support they have given you so far?

Magic Bullet supports us like a well-made jock strap: In the only place that counts. They could always write bigger checks, though.

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

They fucking love us, of course. They wanna have our hairy ape babies and erect gold statues in our honor.

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

We’ll be heading into your mother to make some “music” as soon as this interview is over. We’re also working on a new song called “Planet Of The Rapes.”

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?

The only influence to speak of is The Sweet’s triumphant B-side “Someone Else Will,” the chorus of which is: “If you don’t go down on us, someone else will.”  Beyond that, we listen to Motörhead, Thin Lizzy and Bon Scott-era AC/DC exclusively.

11.What are some of your non musical interests?

Fucking, fighting and narcotics. Not necessarily in that order.

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

UUUUUUUGHHHHHHHHH!!!

The Lidocaine Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

Eroz  : The band is doing great. We´ve  finally found a line up where all the musicians see same goal.

Anthony  :Musically the band has larger spectrum than ever, and hopefully also larger audience too.

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?

Eroz : The sound on the album is very strong and raw. It was very pleasant to be in the studio because  as soon as we started to play something it was already soundwise very close to what I´ve been hearing inside my head. The 3rd album takes us even further to the progressive metal side. You could say that this 3rd album is more heavier but at the same time there´s even more emotion and also more beautiful things going on.

Anthony : Biggest difference is of course the fact that the line up is different from previous albums. But also the songs themselves are more complex and technically more challenging. All over sound and especially guitar sounds are a lot heavier than on  earlier albums.

3.Originally the band was in more of a  rock direction but have evolved into more of a progressive metal style over the years, what was the decision behind going into this direction?

Anthony : I might be the reason why our style has changed because the other guys have always played more or less metal music. I instead have earlier composed music based more on rock music. And as I changed into more metal style it changed the overall sound.

Eroz : Yes, maybe we kind of drifted into more progressive touch. It has not been an intetional move. we´ve just developed along the way as a band and as musicians and we´ve given ourselves the freedom of compose what ever we want to compose. And if the material is good enough then we´ll use it.

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

Eroz : A lot of my lyrics are just basiclly a stories of my own life. Misery is an endless source of good lyrics and melancholic music!

Anthony : I don´t see that we have any common theme in lyrics. I always make music first and if the music is good enough i make lyrics. And it usually takes half an hour for me to make lyrics to a song. For me music comes first. And as we come from Finland it´s obvious that lyrics are usually melancholic and philosophic.

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

Eroz : We needed a name for the band, Anthony brought "The Lidocaine" up. My suggestion was Dirty old fucks, or something like that!

Anthony : At the time when we needed name for the band i happened to watch a crime document on tv and there was a case where somebody had used lidocaine as a weapon and when i heard the word "lidocaine" i instantly  started to taste it as a band name.So no bigger meaning in that, it just sounds good for me.

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?

Eroz : I´ve really enjoyed our record release parties. Itś a wonderful feeling to play new material alive for the audience that´s right there infront of you. On stage we just try to give it all.

7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

Anthony : Even though we just released our third album it´s not easy to book gigs or tours. And as we at the moment don´t have any booking agency behind us it´s even more difficult. And the thing that we are not a mainstrem band makes it even harder but we are hopeful for the future.

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

Eroz : Very good! Glad that you asked "Worldwide" since in Finland the press has absolutely  hated our music and in Sweden too! We´ re still waiting for the reviews of our home country.

Anthony : As the earlier albums have been more to the rock scene so maybe the metal music fans have not found us yet but the first reviews of our new album predicts that we could get new fans from metal music fans. We have always got good reviews in UK and Germany and in slavic countries.

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

Eroz  :I think that we´ve found our own way of doing our music and that´s the way that we´re going to keep on doing.

Anthony  :Yes , we have found something original and it might be a good choice to stick to it. But as the spectrum of our inluences is very very wide you never know what comes next. Melody is the most important thing in song writing for me.

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?

Anthony : Most of the influences are somewhere hidden and you can not hear them straight from our music. But they are there obviously. I started listening progressive rock music, then waded through Bowie, punk, alternative, grunge and then eventually metal music. Nowadays i mostly listen to metal music. Melodic death metal is my favorite genre. Bands like Arch Enemy, Opeth, Amorphis, Omnium Gatherum etc.

Eroz : I listen Behemothś Satanist over and over again, that fucking rocks! Bruce Dickinson is my vocal-god.

11.What are some of your non musical interests?

Eroz : Bowling and drinking beer.

Anthony  : Movies, photography,dogs, brewing home wine and beer, going out to watch gigs, having long discussions with my wife in the middle of the night and listening to strange music at the same time ...and did i say movies.

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

Eroz  : Enjoy The Chicken Cage of HORROR. Let it poison your brains.

Anthony : If you music lovers out there want to hear new music and if you want that somebody makes new music so go and support it. By bying records and getting out to see bands that you have never heard before  you make it possible. Otherwise original music dies. And what is left then ?

Thundersteel Interview

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

Ćebe:
The band started its journey three years ago as four of us got together. Idea was to play music that we all have sympathies for – classic hard rock / heavy metal. Very soon we released our first EP and shortly after gigs started to flow and we`ve got positive responses both from fans and critics here in Serbia. In time to follow we recorded our first full length album which is now available thought out the world. As for continuation we`ll see what future brings.

So far you have released a demo and a full length, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on both of the recordings?

Đubre:
All the musical sound that we made both on demo and album is presented in spirit of classic heavy metal from the eighties.

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

Miloš:
The inspiration I found for this album lyrics came mostly from the inside of my personality. Sometimes I'm too frustrated with the way things are going on in a modern world and usually I just pull it out from modern problems and put it on paper.

What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Thundersteel"?

Đubre:
The band was named after Riot`s legendary album Thundersteel.

What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?

Đubre:
Every time we go on stage we try to give our best and deliver pure energy to the crowd. We like for people to feel the vibe and really get into the show, to be a part of it. In last few months we`ve been doing lots of great show and it`s getting better after each time.

Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

Ćebe:
Right now in next few months we`ll be promoting our album and we`ll be playing shows around our country. In July we will be playing on Exit festival which is one of major festivals here in south-eastern Europe. As for tour it would be out greatest wish to run one and promote album in Europe but it is still early to talk about it. The complete tour for us would be very much time and money consuming and we all have our daily jobs and obligations here so it is not so easy just to jump in for it.

The new album was released on Tmina Records, can you tell is a little bit more about this label?

Ćebe:
Tmina records is a sublabel of Grom records which is most known and long lived metal label here in Serbia. When it came to releasing our album we had no doubt for right choice.

On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of power metal?

Ćebe:
As for now things started going very nice. Every day we receive some support from people round the world that find interest in our music. We`ve been on many radio stations and some TV shows also. As we are very new band on the scene we expect this to grow much more in future.

What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part off?

Ćebe:
Miloš and I are the part of symphonic metal project called Armageddon. Recently we released a live album and we are recording new studio album for this year.

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

Miloš:
I guess we will keep it up this way but changes are something quite positive in career of any band. It all depends who will be the one that pulls the strings as each one of us is completely different. But whatever happens you won’t be disappointed.

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?

Ćebe:
Well it`s hard to say it short as all four of us are completely different guys with different musical interests. While Đubre and Raša are mostly into metal music Miloš and I are progressive rock oriented. However we found ourselves somewhere in between – on classic heavy metal from eighties for which all four of us have sympathies. If I would start to number bands it would take some time as it is not simple as it looks.

What are some of your non-musical interests?

Ćebe:
Well, again on four different sides. While Đubre is always in love with his motorcycle somewhere on the road Miloš is passionate movie lover and enjoys his screen. I on the other hand collect books and comics and Raša is always present when there is time for beer and party.

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

Best wishes from us to all of you and we hope to see you soon live. Stay heavy!

CalatrilloZ/Psalms Of Zahyim/2015 CD Review

  CalatrilloZ  are  a  band  from  the  United  Kingdom  that  plays  an  operatic  mixture  of  symphonic  metal  and  progressive  rock  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  release d 2015  album  "Psalms  Of  Zahyim".

  A  very  hard  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  wit h melodic  guitar  leads  that  dominate  throughout  the  recording  as  well  as  some  symphonic  elements  and  clean  singing  vocals  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  music  also  mixes  both  classic  and  modern  metal  elements  throughout  the  recording.

  Classical  guitars  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  the  music  also  brings  in  an  operatic  feeling  at  times  and  the  music  at  times  brings  in  a  progressive  style  of  power  metal  which  they  also  mix  in  with  elements  of  prog  metal  and  a  more  mainstream  style  of  hard  rock  and  heavy  metal

  CalatrilloZ  plays  a  musical  style  that  mixes  symphonic  metal,  opera  and  progressive  rock  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  ow,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes.

  In  my  opinion  CalatrilloZ  are  a  very  great  sounding  operatic  mixture  of  symphonic  metal  and  progressive  rock  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Lords  Of  Misery"  and  "The  psychopath".  8  out  of  10.    

Obsidian Sea/Dreams, Illusions, Obsessions/Serpent Eve Records/2015 CD Review

  Obsidian  Sea  are  a  band  from  Bulgaria  that  plays  a  traditional  form  of  doom  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  album  'Dreams,  Illusions,  Obsessions"  which  was  released  by  Serpent  Eve  Records.

  A  very  dark  and  heavy  doom  metal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  sounding  very  powerful  and  the  riffs  also b ring  in  a  decent  amount  of  melody  and  the  vocals  the  band  uses  are  all  in  a  clean  singing  direction  and  the  solos  and  leads  the  band  uses  also  remains  true  to  an  old  school  style  of  doom  metal.

  While  the  music  is  rooted  in  a  70's  and  80's  style  of  doom  metal  the  production  gives  the  songs  more  of  a  modern  day  feeling  and  some  of  the  tracks  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  psychedelic  elements  and  some  of  the  tracks  are  long  and  epic  in  length  and  the  whole  album  sticks  to  a  very  slow,  dark  yet  heavy  musical  direction  while  clean  playing  can  also  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording.

  Obsidian  Sea  plays  a  style  of  doom  metal  that  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  70's  or  80's  but  with  more  modern  equipment  and  technology,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  mythology,  doom  and  isolation  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Obsidian  Sea  are  a  very  great  sounding  traditional  doom  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album>  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Confession"  and  "The  Fatalist".  8  out  of  10.     

Naive/Altra/2015 CD Review

  Naive  are  a  band  from  France  that  plays  a  mixture  of  trip  hop,  electro  and  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  release d 2015  album  "Altra".

  Electronic  music  sounds  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  element s of  trip  hop  which  they  mix  in  with  the  heavier  guitars  a  few  seconds  later  which  also  take s the  music  into  more  of  a  modern  metal  direction  and  when  vocals  are  added  into  the  music  they  are in  a  clean  signing  direction  and  you  can  also  hear  a  touch  of  post  rock  in  their  musical  style.

  At  times  the  music  can  be  very  atmospheric  and  a  good  portion  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  riffs  and  melodies  that  would  be  suitable  for  radio  play  and  some  of  the  tracks  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  spoken  word  parts  and  some  of  the  heavier  riffs  also  bring  in  a  touch  of  alternative  and  nu  metal  but  done  in  a  more  modern  fashion  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  powerful  sound  to  them  and  on  the  last  rack  violins  are  added  into  the  music.

  Naive  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  a  modern  style  of  metal  which  they  mix  with  trip  hop  and  electro  music  along  with  a  touch  of  alternative  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sound s very  professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  real  life  and  political  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Naive  ate  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  trip  hop,  electro  and  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Elevate  Levitate"  "Monument  Size"  and  "Altra".  8  out  of  10.
 

  

Killer/Monster Of Rock/Maulsoleum Records/2015 CD Review

  Killer  are  a  band  from  Belgium  that  has  been  around  for  more  than  30  years  and  plays  a  mixture  of  heavy  and  speed  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  album  "Monster  Of  Rock"  which  will b e  released  in  May  by  Maulsoleum  Records.

  A  very  hard  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  melodic  solos  and  leads  that  dominate  throughout  the  recording  and  when  vocals  are  added  into t he  music  they  are  very  rough  but  still  in  a  clean  singing  direction  and  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  80's  while  the  production  and  technology  gives  the  music  more  of  a  modern  day  feeling.

  When  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  remain  true  to  a  mid  70's  to  early  80's  style  of  hard  rock  and  heavy  metal  and  some  of  the  tracks  also  bring  in  a  touch  of  mid  80's  to  early  90's  Judas  priest  influences  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  as  the  album  progresses  a  power  ballad  with  a  small  amount  of  clean  playing  is  added  onto  the  recording  while t he  rest  of  the  album  sticks  to  a  hard  and  heavy  style  of  metal  and  rock  while  the album  does  close  with  another  power  ballad.

  Killer  plays  a  musical  style  that  is  purely  in  the  80's  direction  of  metal  but  done  with  an  updated  take  and  the  us e of  more  modern  equipment,  the  production  sound s very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  rock,  metal,  and  real  life  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Killer  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  heavy  and  speed  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Monsters  Of  Rock"  "Back  To  The  Roots"  "Forever  metal"  and  "Fake".  8  out  of  10.