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ROB ZOMBIE releases the music video for "Shake Your Ass-Smoke Your Grass" off the highly acclaimed The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy. Watch the music video which was animated by Balazs Grof here: https://youtu.be/9REJJ7KJS10.

Orange County, CA metalcore giants BLEEDING THROUGH have released a new three-song EP titled "Rage" via SharpTone Records. Their first new music in 4 years, stream the new EP, "Rage," here: https://bfan.link/rage-EP.

Undisputed kings of Viking heavy metal, Amon Amarth, have dropped brand new single, "The Great Heathen Army" today. The new song is the title track from their recently announced twelfth studio album and is accompanied by brand new music video directed by Pavel Trebukhin and shot in Riga, Latvia. The new album will be released on Friday, August 5th, 2022 via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders available now at: metalblade.com/amonamarth. Check out the video HERE.

Elemental rockers THE LILAC HOUR have been around for a while, debuting with their EP and single coming up soon. They will even be playing some shows later this summer time with a lot more in the works too. The band talks of the matters below.

1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

The Lilac Hour is a London-based Alt Rock band, consisting of lead singer and guitarist, Jake McCollum, Matt Volpato on drums and Jamie Katz on bass. Jake and Jamie met at uni and played in cover bands together before deciding to start writing original music during lockdown. The Lilac Hour is the reincarnation of their previous band, “Emergency”. Having welcomed drummer Matt into the band and taken huge strides in our production and songwriting, we decided a change was required. We are releasing an EP in 2022, for which we have written a lot of music which we believe represents a big step up on our currently available catalogue.

2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?

We spent months arguing about what to call it. We oscillated between rhymes, double entendres and dramatic metaphors before settling on The Lilac Hour…which is totally random, made up and meaningless.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

We are based in London and have played with several different bands over the last few months at some varied and amazing venues, including 93 Feet East, The Victoria in Dalston and The Engine Rooms in Mile End. Our two favorites are Oliver Beardmore (if you're into your shoegaze) and Asleep People (if you're more of an indie rocker). 

4. How would you describe your style?

We are influenced by many different types of music. We love heavy rock bands like Nothing But Thieves and Muse, but are also into softer, more melody driven artists like Sam Fender. We draw on rock elements like heavy guitars and riffs but also the kind of melodies you’d more often find in pop music. Have a look at our Spotify radio to see what we mean:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1E4wbFWMg9c8RW?si=e24f5ebba5e1411e

5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

With our previous band “Emergency”, we released 4 tracks during 2021, which we have now listed as a sort of demos EP on The Lilac Hour streaming profiles. We’re very proud of these releases and they were pivotal in our musical development, but they were very much a precursor to our new material. If you’re interested in hearing them, have a look:

https://open.spotify.com/album/6VWUhDRjIm0akp5GbMlsHS?si=kigGOUuGQnWuhfBAfglqtQ

6. Do you have any new music in the works?

This year, we will release our debut EP. The first single, “Call Me”, is out Friday 22nd July. It’s a sort of soft rock ballad with a strong tune, but the guitar solo in the middle is the highlight. Pre save using the link! https://linktr.ee/thelilachour.

We already have one other track recorded and ready to go and will be heading into the studio very soon to complete the others. This EP marks a significant departure from our previous works in terms of style and quality and we’re really looking forward to its release.

7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?

We have plans to play several gigs this summer, starting with a show at The Waiting Room in Stoke Newington on the day “Call Me” releases. Follow our Instagram to stay tuned for more dates: https://www.instagram.com/the_lilac_hour/.

8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?

We’ve got lots of songs ready to record and we want to be playing live as much as we can. We’d love to work our way up to playing with better known bands and find a new audience this way.

9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

Our music is available on all major streaming platforms (https://linktr.ee/thelilachour). We’ve focused more on the music than merch recently, but we’ll get some made very soon.

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

We’re only getting $0.006 per stream, so give it a couple more spins.

Alternative indie folk artist RAVEN SHELLEY gives into great detail about her first ever release, getting her start, and what is set ahead in the future! See the discussion she shares with us below.

1. Please tell us about your history

I was born in the UK, but emigrated to Europe at an early age. After spending time in various different countries, my family settled in rural France, where we stayed for most of my childhood. This is where I first picked up a guitar and started to play. My parents are writers, and I was brought up in a house full of music, poetry, art and literature. Since I went to a small French village school, I educated myself in English works of literature, and it became my own private world. 

After almost a decade in the southern sun, we returned to England, which was a real culture shock, since it felt both strangely recognizable and yet deeply unfamiliar at the same time. I soon formed a band in which I was the lead singer and rhythm guitar player, and we performed at several venues throughout the North-West. It was around this time that I started writing my own songs. 

At college I placed particularly emphasis on studying Classical Literature, English Literature, History and Art. I went on to study English Literature at the University of Manchester, with a specialization in the poetry of the radical Percy Bysshe Shelley, and the songs of Bob Dylan. Immersing myself in literature and poetry day in and day out boosted my song writing to a new level. I also performed at several open mic nights whilst I was a student. 

After graduating I worked in a Covid Test Centre, during some of the worst months of the pandemic. During lockdown there were few benefits to living in a city, but many drawbacks. I’d been in Manchester for 4 years, and so when the lockdowns lifted, I decided to cut and run for a while, and escaped to a small village and a cottage in the Peak District, where I have continued to improve my songs, whilst enjoying the tranquility and the sense of community which surrounds me. 

I never tend to stay in one place for long though, and I already feel that familiar, restless feeling of needing to move on again and discover something else. I will be moving back to Manchester in the Autumn, as I still have connections there, and it has a very good musical scene. Much as I love the countryside, I know that I will not be able to launch a musical career form here, and I’m looking forward to the vibrancy of city life once again. 

2. What’s the origin of your name? 

I’ve often gone by several different names throughout my life, as many friends and partners have created their own nicknames for me. I love having different names for different situations and social circles. Juliet may well ask “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, but sometimes having a different name can help you step into a different personality. And it shows a level of intimacy, because sometimes there are names which only one or two people ever call you, and which you associate uniquely with them. There’s also something liberating about using different names. Occasionally if I’ve randomly met someone that I know I’m never going to see again, I’ll give them an entirely different name to my own, and sometimes I even make up a whole backstory as well. It’s quite a fun exercise, you have to think “Who am I right now?” I mean we all have different people within ourselves; it’s Whitman who wrote “I contain multitudes”, and sometimes I find that changing a name can help to change your self, and your idea of your self for that day or that moment. 

Anyway, ‘Shelley’ has always been a nickname for me which my friends have used. It’s my middle name, given to me by my father after the radical bohemian poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who is also one of my favorite poets. At university my friends found this out, and adopted it (along with many variations, “Shell” and “Sheleyna” being favorites). It always felt like a comfortable name to me, and I love the associations. People also used to call me Raven; I can’t remember exactly how this came about, but I probably mentioned that I think they’re incredible birds. They’re playful, intelligent, and empathetic. They can imitate a huge range of noises, they are associated with many mythologies in different cultures, and teenage ravens leave home and roam about in ‘gangs’ until they pair off and find a mate! Plus, my house used to overlook an abandoned church which was popular with ravens, they used to wake me up squawking sometimes, and I loved watching them. 

So it seemed natural to me to pair the two names together, and Raven Shelly had a good ring to it; it felt right, so I went with it. 

3. Where are you based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local artists you could recommend?

I’m based in a small village in the Peak District right now. I’ve only been here for a year, but I needed a break from the city, and I found the peace I was looking for here. It’s allowed me to breathe again, and explore myself and my ideas, how I want to live my life. 

Whilst there is plenty going on for such a small place, the music scene is not exactly thriving, which is the main reason I’m returning to Manchester. I’m spending the summer here, enjoying the countryside and beautiful weather, but come the Autumn I’m returning to the city to pursue music. 

4. How would you described your style?

Are we talking musical or sartorial style? If musical, then alt//indie-folk, with an emphasis on poetry and honest, real emotions. If we’re talking about clothing//appearance, then bohemian & counter-cultural are ones which often seem to crop up. Scruffy is another one! I like buying second hand clothes, borrowing them from other people, or making my own. I can usually be spotted with a short skirt, tall boots and a long coat (especially if it’s a fake fur one). I’m quite influenced by the 60s, people like Francoise Hardy and Anita Pallenberg. I also love that Stevie Nicks//Florence & The Machine look, with all the long floaty garments. You can see what I mean on my Instagram page @ravenshelleymusic. I have dreadlocks and plaits in my hair, alongside feathers and beads, and I make my own sterling silver jewelry which I wear a lot, so you can often hear me jingling and jangling when I walk – I’m not very good at sneaking up on people!

5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

This is my first release! I’ve put out acoustic demos before on Soundcloud, and I had an EP which was about to be released when Covid struck and forced the studio to close. It meant we could never finish it, unfortunately. It actually worked out well though, because it gave me the time to rework some of the songs, change how I wanted them to sound, and write plenty more stuff. The singles I’m releasing now are better than what I had on the EP, they’re way more mature, and the recording quality is hugely better. 

People can expect raw and honest feelings in my work, as well as literary references (there’s at least 3 in ‘Sink in Solitude’ alone), and – I hope – a good story. I have different styles of writing, some are far more metaphorical & obscure than others, and some are just raw emotion. When writing recently, I’ve tried to just forget about what other people might think of it. I think to myself “Exactly what do you want to say?” and then I write it, reminding myself that I don’t have to put it out to the public if I don’t want to. But it does mean that I  end up with something that is completely uncensored, and completely honest. I love music like that; it’s why I’m such a fan of people like Ani DiFranco. She’s unapologetic in her views, and she says things people are afraid to say often.

I think there’s a lot of self-censoring in music; you have the typical narrative of many pop songs (ie: ‘You broke my heart, you’re a bastard, but I’m going to rise like a phoenix and show you what you’ve missed’. Or alternately ‘I broke you’re heart, I’m sorry, I’m only just realizing what I’ve lost, please come back’) and I just get bored of those. Music is a powerful tool, we can use if for so much good, and to say so much. But you have to push against the banal, and you have to explore what really want to say. Plus, it can show many different aspects of oneself; I mean you write songs when angry, happy, sad, funny, in so many different moods. Again, we come back to the whole multitude of selves thing; the songs you write are very indicative of this. 

6. Do you have any new music in the works?  

Always! I have 4 more singles which will be coming out over the next few months (the next one is called ‘Do You Miss Me Yet?’, it’s out on the 26th August), and I’m constantly writing new stuff. Keep up to date with it on Facebook and Instagram!

I go through phases of being more creative than others; often if something emotionally draining has happened, or if I’m in the middle of a really chaotic situation, I’ll only start to process it all afterwards, and then I’ll write about it. You tend to cannibalise your own life, and the lives of those around you, to write. It means that I can be in the middle of having an argument with someone for instance, and then they’ll say something or I’ll say something and in my head I think “Ooh, there’s something in that!”, and I file it away to use later in a song. Artists are like magpies, constantly on the lookout for something shiny which will catch our eye. 

I have so many notebooks and scraps of paper dotted about which are filled with ideas and phrases. Sometimes I only use them years after I first thought of them, because I haven’t found somewhere for them to fit up until then. But they do get used. I’m sure I read an interview with Leonard Cohen once, who said he had hundreds of notebooks with many discarded verses for songs, things he didn’t think were good enough; I thought at the time “I bet loads of people would give their right hand just to have written some of those verses which he didn’t think much of”. 

I also have plenty of material to write about at the moment, having recently been through a messy breakup with the person I was living with. I sometimes think I must subconsciously cause chaos in my own life so that I have stuff to write about! I’m currently basically sofa-surfing, and it’s a really liberating experience; I barely have any stuff with me (a guitar, some books and clothes), and I’m liberated from the constraints of household maintenance, bills etcetera, and can just focus on the music. Plenty more songs on the way!

7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?

I play regularly at the pub I work in, and at a few other venues around the area. They’re small gigs, but a lot of fun, and everyone has a good time! Upon returning to Manchester I’m planning on playing every open mic I can get my hands and guitar on, and hopefully I’ll start being offered gigs. That’s the plan anyway!

8. What plans do you have for the future as an artist?

I’m currently focusing on the release of these 5 singles, and pushing that as much as possible, as well as continually improving my guitar and lyrics, and writing more stuff, playing more shows. In the long run, I’d like to get a backing band, and play bigger and bigger shows, creating a stable following.  I also want to record an album or EP soon, and have a couple of ideas for how I want that to work. 

9. Where can we listen to your and where can we buy your stuff?

You can listen on all major streaming platforms, like Spotify and Amazon Music, as well as Soundcloud.  

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

I would like them to remember the lyrics, and to actually think about them. You know that feeling where you’re listening to the radio or to someone else’s playlist, and there’s stuff you don’t know on there, and usually you think “Yeah this is ok”, but you’re not actually curious enough to find out who it is, because you’re not planning on listening to it again, but then suddenly something comes on that makes you stop and take notice? It really forces you to listen? That’s what I want, because too many people just stick on background music, or have ‘favourite’ songs that they don’t actually know the name of, or the artist, or the lyrics. Or they’ve never even thought about the lyrics. 

Someone said to me at the last gig I played, on a rowdy Sunday night, that something happened when I started playing. They said that people actually quietened down, and listened, and the emotion of the room shifted. They said that it was strange to watch, because it was just me and an acoustic guitar, it wasn’t loud, but there was something that made them stop talking and take notice. I want that to be what people remember. I want my songs to have that power to silence a room, not through being louder than the room, but by subtly commanding attention.

Alternative metal rockers FALLING GIANT have a handful of single's out, which would lead to the them releasing them all upon an album, with the band currently in th studio working upon the next album! Some shows are coming up, along with a lot more else in-store too! The band chats it up with us below!

1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

Falling Giant is an Alternative Metal/Alternative Rock band from Rome, formed in 2017 after a chance meeting between the actor Gaetano Marsico aka Marsikarma (lead voice of the band) and Filippo Valentini (rhythm guitar), Luca Sebastianelli aka Luke (lead guitar) and Federico Loretucci (bass guitar), through an announcement in which it was written that the band was looking for a singer. As soon as they met, love at first sight started. With the arrival of Matteo 'Sauron' Spalletti (drums) the team was completed.

2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?

There was a long battle for the name between the name 'Act One', to recall the world of theater, and ‘Falling Giant’.

In the indecision, an opinion was asked from a person totally out of the musical world, or rather the band's trusted nighttime pizza retailer. He chose Act One, and so the band opted for 'Falling Giant'.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

The band is from Rome. In Italy the rock scene has been brought back to the fore with the success of Maneskin, and this is helping the scene a lot. Even if for the Rock / Metal scene Italy has always been far behind.

It is not a genre that goes, despite many and very valid bands with whom we share the stage in the undergrounds. There is not much space for this type of band in Italian radios and therefore many bands like ours decide to aim abroad, preferring to write lyrics in English so that they can more easily enter the global market.

4. How would you describe your style?

We try to combine our passion for music with the visual and imaginative work of cinema. The band's sound is a compromise between Alternative Metal and Alternative Rock, with electronic and cinematic influences, looking for dark, sensual, powerful and elegant atmospheres.

5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

Our latest release is our first album titled MMXVII MMXXII which is nothing more than a collection of all the singles created from 2017 to today.

The singles of MMXVII MMXXII are the past and present of Falling Giant.

The songs have all been self-produced by the band in recent years and are all characterized by stylistic experiments, achieved with the experience and harmony of the group.

Darkness / sensuality / elegance may be the mantra of this collection, which is the band's very first album.

The singles featured in the album ( all singles are already available on all music digital platforms) :

1) Perseverance (2021)

2) Kings Of Babylon (2022)

3) The Speech (2017)

4) Hades (2020)*

5) Golden Boys (2022)

6) Mountains (2020)

7) Hades Acoustic Version (2021)

* For the single Hades we would like to make a note. Hades is our flagship single  which has reached a million views on YouTube and continues to do many streams, especially in Mexico, Brazil, United States, Germany and England.

Thanks to this single that many people have started to know us.

6. Do you have any new music in the works ?

The band is currently in the studio working on their first unreleased album, hoping it will be ready early next year.

It is a very ambitious project.

We are creating song after song, a concept album that will deal with the various stages of mourning through a grotesque and picturesque tale in which love, death and passion are intertwined with theatrical vocal lines and many musical experiments.

With this work we are trying to experiment with the most disparate genres of Latin and European musical culture.

For the texts we are also playing a lot through a colorful linguistic research.

In short, we are not restricting ourselves to the creative flow, but never losing sight of the objective of what we want to tell.

Most likely in September we will release our cover of a well-known pop song, but I don't want to spoil anything about it.

7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?

We have recently signed with the Dead Fall Management agency and we have already begun a work of planning what will be the objectives for this year.

The goal is to be able to play as much as possible and to enter the world of festivals and openings.

For this summer we have some dates here in Italy. We will be announcing the various out-of-country dates soon.

Falling Giants are coming, get ready!

8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?

Surely the goal a year from now is to release the new album and to do as many lives as possible to let us know from the scene. With our managers Damian and Roberto we are planning everything that needs to be done.

9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

Our music is present on all digital music platforms. (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Bandcamp, etc.).We are working on the new merchandise that will soon be available and that we will certainly advertise on our social pages and on the website.

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

We would simply like him to recognize us as the greatest rock band of this century. Jokes aside , our goal is to be able to vibrate the emotional and passionate chords of those who listen to us. Surely in these first years of work (which are contained in the single collection album MMXVII MMXXII) we have experimented a lot and researched our style, so it is important that the evolution between the first and the last songs is also recognized, above all because having always worked by independent and self-produced, we are growing and learning day by day from our mistakes.

Punk hardcore band DEBUNK has been around for sometime, releasing content over time, including a most recent release, with another planned for the next year. Some shows and a tour is also expected soon enough with so much else in the future as well. See what is up next from the talk below.

1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

Originally the band formed in 2011 in the north of Italy. Formed with members of Raw Power and Los Fastidios (two Italian legendary band) After some shows the band signed with the label “Sorry Mom!) for the first LP “Doped Life” in 2019. During the quarantine in 2020 Debunk wrote and recorded the second full length album called “Depression, disorder & paranoia, released on April 2022 by the same label.

In these years the band shared the stage with The Casualties, Lagwagon, Gbh, Ratos de Porao, Nuclear Assault, Lion’s Law and Nabat.

2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?

The name was chosen a night at the pub after some practice and many beers.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

The band is based on the north of Italy between Parma and Reggio Emilia in a place called “Food Valley”. There are many legendary bands in our area like Raw Power and FFD.

4. How would you describe your style?

Well, it’s a punk hardcore music, inspired by bands like Good Riddance, Nofx, the Exploited but with our HC style.

5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

Our release:

2019 “Doped Life”

2022 “Depression, disorder & paranoia”

You could expect fast and energic music with big chorus against any discrimination 

6. Do you have any new music in the works?

We just released the new record but we’re sure to make a new one next year.

7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?

We are looking for European tour or some shows across Europe but as you know with the pandemic situation

 Its hard to fix for the near future. We’re gonna play at the end of July in a big festival in Italy with Youth of today and many famous bands.

8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?

We wanna make music till the end of our days. First of all we are friends, brothers and still continues to share our stuff with the people.

9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

Our music is out all over the world you can listen, buy on digital stores all over the world. (Apple music, Spotify Deezer Amazon etc.)

Or if you want to buy a physical copy you can contact us, directly.

You can watch video on our YouTube channel or FB page.

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

We would like that listeners remember energy and passion how we make the music and stand again any form of discrimination. 

Alternative rocker DAN RILEY has released a few single's, with a whole lot of newer music in the works! But that is not all, this guy even has a residency right now where show's have been taking place! A lot more is in the works as well, find out what else is discussed below!

1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

I’m a solo act. My musical history is very long and winding, as many are. I’ve played music in some capacity or another since I was about 6 years old. I spent about 15 years pursuing a career as a professional skier throughout that time, but music was always there. As I was gaining traction in my skiing career, I destroyed my knees and had to turn to something else to help me get through the day. When that happened, I realized that playing and writing music had always been the most important release that I’d had, even when pursuing another career, and decided to take the plunge into making music full-time as a result. 

2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?

There is none.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

I’m currently based out of Washington, DC. The scene here is really interesting. I moved here in August of 2021, which was a very strange time to be navigating any music scene in general. It’s been really interesting, though, to be joining the scene here as it’s rebooting itself following the tumultuous last couple of years that we’ve had. It’s a scene that’s very much looking to reinvent itself and it’s been amazing to be a part of that. Traditionally, DC has been a huge epicenter for Punk Rock, Go-Go Music, Jazz and Blues. All of those things contribute to a pretty spectacular tapestry when it comes to live music here. I think that what I bring has elements of some of those genres but is also completely different. There isn’t a huge singer-songwriter scene here. But that scene is growing and I really couldn’t have asked for a better time to be a part of it because I think the city is ready for it. 

4. How would you describe your style?

Somewhere in the confluence of straight-up Alternative Rock and lyric-based Americana. The artists that I listen to on a regular basis range from Sturgill Simpson, Trampled by Turtles Alt Country/ Rock/ Americana to Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar and The Wu-Tang Clan, all mixed with a little bit of Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Strokes-style alternative rock. I just try to channel the parts of all of those genres and sub-genres that give me the feeling of being lost in what I’m listening to. 

5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

So far, I’ve released 3 singles. They’re all different kinds of alternative rock, but are also very lyric-based. You can expect big bridges, catchy choruses, and idiosyncratic lyrics. At the end of the day, I’m just trying to convey the way that I see the world in a way that makes other people see the world in a way that makes sense for them. I think that in some way or another, all of my songs convey that.

6. Do you have any new music in the works?

I have a lot of new music in the works. Several more singles will be released over the course of the next few months and I’m hoping to release a full-length album by the end of next year. As far as the immediate future, keep an eye out for the next single. It’s going to be a good one. 

7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?

I currently have a weekly residency at Astro Beer Hall in Washington, DC. That’s been a pretty incredible way to leave my mark on the scene here. Additionally, I play shows at a lot of other places around town and around the region and am hoping to be able to expand to some larger tours soon. You can find more info and updates about all of that at my website danriley-music.com and my social media @dan.riley_ . There’s always something going on.

8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?

I’ll continue to write and release music and play shows to everyone that wants to listen. Looking forward to the releases coming up soon and to the journey that comes along with all of it. More than anything, I’m excited to continue to build my fanbase and play my music to  people that want to hear it. There’s nothing more rewarding.

9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

Anywhere that you listen to music? Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, Amazon, Tidal, Deezer, etc. If you want any more info on my shows, distribution, contact info, etc. you can find it at my website danriley-music.com

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

I would like for the listener to remember the moment that they heard my music for the first time. I’d like for them to associate the sounds of my songs with a memory, moment, or period of time in their lives. Above all, I’d like for the listener to remember where they were when they listened to my songs. 

Doom heavy metal band BEVAR SEA just released what is their third album, with plans in the works to do some shows along with touring. The band talks about music, playing shows and more below.

1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

Bevar Sea (pronounced as Bevarsi, a Kannada and Telugu (local languages) term for "Bastard") originally called Dirt Bucket is a stoner/doom metal band based in Bangalore, India. Originally it was a bedroom project of Srikanth Panaman and Kaustubh Thirumalai. However, the band formed into a quintet in late 2010 and currently consists of Avinash Ramchander, Michael Talreja, Ganesh Krishnaswamy, Srikanth Panaman and Preran Gulvady.

In 2012 we released our eponymous album ‘Bevar Sea’ which earned us the "Best Emerging Act" at the Rolling Stone Metal Awards India, a slot in the coveted Maryland Deathfest in 2013 and rave reviews worldwide. Mixed and mastered by the legendary Billy Anderson, the album was regarded highly for its 45-min hook-laden stoner/doom experience by fans and quickly garnered the band a firm reputation - in our country and internationally.

2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?

We were initially called Dirt Bucket. 

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend that play? 

The Band is based out of Bangalore, India. When we started we were the first of our kind, but now there are a handful of bands that play stoner/doom. Our city has had a music scene for years now and some of the popular bands within our taste are Kryptos, Amorphia, Dirge, and Against Evil. 

4. How would you describe your style?

We pay homage to the glory years of the 70s and 80s hard rock and metal with our typical rifftastic stoner/doom sound. While you can pick out our influences, in some ways we’ve got a sound that’s our own. 

5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

In 2021, we released our self-titled  debut album ‘Bevar Sea’ which was mixed and mastered by the legendary Billy Anderson. The fan favorite (Abishtu) which narrates the tale of a serial killer out for hipster blood and on the run from the law became a permanent chant by fans whenever we stepped on stage, while the 14-min ‘Mono Gnome’ about a short-statured man and his love for a witch closed the album and turned out to be the pick in the doom circles with its reefer-pleasing, ‘Sleep’– esque flow of slow riffing, and raspy vocals.

We followed up our debut release with ‘Invoke the Bizarre’ in 2015. Drifting into new sonic territories, we crafted a sinister mood for our audience in the first three tracks ‘Bearded and Bizarre’, ‘Bury me in Nola’, and ‘Sleeping Pool’ which boasted of hooks over neck-twisting grooves, down-tempo chugs of the guitars and soaring lead guitars. With the vocal melody chanting ‘Look to the Sky’, we closed the album with the epic ‘The Grand Alignment’ which comprised of a sublime cascade of riffs, solos, bass lines and vocal hooks. Recorded at a breakneck pace over 10 days at Adarsh Recording Studio and mixed and mastered by Matt Lynch (LA's Mysterious Mammal Recording, also from the incredible band Snail), ‘Invoke the Bizarre’ was well received by the press and fans alike for its intricate song arrangements, unique story-telling, mature and well-rounded performances of the band members.

6. Do you have any new music in the works?

In February 2022, we released our 3rd studio album, ‘The Timeless Zone’ which comprises 6 songs and runs for a length of 55 minutes. With the backdrop of the lyrics portraying a tryst with the consciousness of man, storying into travels and visions within the self, the music on this song and over the course of the album pays homage to the glory years of the 70s and 80s hard rock and metal with the typical rifftastic stoner/doom sound the band has embraced on the two albums prior to this.

Songlist: 

The Timeless Zone

Alpha None

Sterilize the Divide

The Circle

Kiss the Sigh

Cadaver Awake

7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?

With the COVID-19 Pandemic soon watering down, we’ve got some local gigs lined up and we are planning on stepping foot in Europe and North America, hopefully sometime in 2023.  

8. What plans do you have for the future as a band? or touring? 

Towards the later part of 2022 we’re going to start writing our next album and simultaneously draw out our touring options. 

9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

You can stream and buy our music on our bandcamp page - bevarsea.bandcamp.com.

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

The never ending cascade of riffs, of course. Haha.

Blacken death metallers ANTHEMS OF GOMORRAH have been around for sometime, featuring only a duo act, this one has released an array of content since forming. The most recent offering is the band's debut album, with the band already hard at work upon newer content, with a lot else in-store of course. See what the band discusses of all of this right below.

1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

Hello, this is TK from Anthems of Gomorrah. AOG started when I was 13 years old. I had already been big on music but I discovered extreme metal in middle school and knew immediately that’s what I wanted to play. The band started off really rough though. I was young, didn’t have a lot of equipment or even any real musical knowledge. The early releases of the band are immature and not good; it was mostly about clout chasing as a teenager as opposed to creating something meaningful and well-thought out. The material got better over time, but by 2012 I was burned out and decided to end the band.

But during the course of the Pandemic, I reconnected with an old friend, which is how PS came to join the band, and we began talking about writing music together quite seriously. After jamming a few times, we finally sat down and got serious so at the beginning of this year, I decided to bring this project back with PS as the other half. PS and I have known each other since high school and he actually has a much more impressive resume than I; he is the former bass player of the band Dark Sermon as well as another band from back in our younger days called Bigredrobot ( This band THREW DOWN back in the day! \m/ ) 2022 kicked off as a good start for us. We have a lot of material that is already released and a whole lot of other material that is yet to be released. The rest of this year and 2023 are going to be interesting (but also exciting!) for this project.

2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?

When I younger, I wanted something that would really stick out not only from the local scene at the time but also from within the very niche audience that I wanted to appeal to (This is quite the pretentious endeavor for a 13 year old, of course).

Anthems of Gomorrah was a random suggestion myself and a former member came up with. I didn’t have a real reasoning for it back then, but now I think it is a representation of modernity and history repeating itself. God destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah for their excess, hedonism and sin. We look at the world today and we can see that it is no better (perhaps far worse) than in those days. We’ve all heard the old saw that “history repeats itself,” and I think it is very fitting. The world is a shitty place and we’re getting worse every day. Gomorrah and its sins were never really destroyed, you can hear the Anthems of their debauchery every time you go into the city or turn on your television set.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

We are based out of Pinellas County, Florida. I don’t want to give too many specifics.

4. How would you describe your style?

Really it depends on the nature of the release. PS and I play what comes naturally to us; there’s always a variety of influences that get thrown into the mix. But I would describe Anthems of Gomorrah, at its core, as a Melodic Black/Death Metal band.

5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

As of 2022, we have released one demo, one full length album and one EP composed of unused/re-recorded material.

Demo - AOG Demo 2022

EP: Tales from Aelvica

Album: Aelvica (2022)

You should expect fast, thundering Black/Death Metal with only a few melodic sections to allow you to catch your breath. The ‘Aelvica’ releases are all conceptually based on a story I have been writing for years but not every AOG release is about that. Aelvica is sort of my pet project.

6. Do you have any new music in the works?

Yes! We are completing our second full length album for this year called ‘Aelvica II.’ It’s heavier, faster and much more furious than the first release. I think it is some of the best music that I or PS have ever written. On top of that, we are working on a strictly Blackened Death Met5al EP due in September called ‘Debasement’ and others will follow shortly thereafter.

7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?

This is a long term goal for us. At the moment, it’s not possible for us. We both have careers and work full time, and PS is going to celebrate the birth of his first child in a few months (In ten years, we’ll have a new drummer!) so things are hectic for us on the personal side. But that doesn’t mean we don’t want to play live. If we could find other musicians to jam and learn our material, then maybe we could start looking that way. For now though, we make due with what we’re capable of doing.

8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?

We would love to go as far as we can. The goal for us with this band is to share our talents with the world, let them know who we are and what we are capable of creating. The further we can take it, the more exciting it is for us.

9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

Several YouTube channels have uploaded our material so you can always search for us there. We also have an official bandcamp: anthemsofgomorrah.bandcamp.com. I also have a personal SoundCloud page where I upload new tracks or excerpts from works in progress. soundcloud.com/tucker-kilpatrick.

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

I’d like a first timer to listen with an open mind. Don’t allow other bands you’ve heard before to sum up your expectations; we’re a new band and you should form your own expectations of us. If you compare us to someone else, it takes away a lot of the uniqueness behind our music. I want a first time listener to give us an honest try. If it’s not for you, so be it. If you enjoy, then we are humbled by your support and hope you continue to do so.