Nethertale Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
The band was born in Benidorm in 2012 from the ashes of a deathcore project
known as “Big Chocolate” (not that north american guy, hahaha) and some  Nethertale members played in it. In the early 2013 we performed our first show as Nethertale.Later, in may, we released “Beast of the Nether”, a double single in digital format. A while after, we focused completely in composing and getting our fist LP ready.

2.Recently you have released your first album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?
We strongly wanted a natural but heavy sound for “Abyssal Throne”, trying to get out of the steam of this ultra-processed sound that even sounds fake.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
Our lyrics are based on an original story written by Jabo (Vocals). The story is about the seas, its secrets, its beasts and how men fight to conquer the oceans.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Nethertale'
Nethertale defines perfectly the nature  and background of our songs. The word “nether” has always been mythologically linked to the underworld. “Tales from the underworld”. Its sounds good.

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 have good memories about our performance at the band contest WOLFEST, where we won the second prize. We also may mention playing at DARK FEST and also with our friends Stained Blood. As to our shows, we like to make the sound as similar as possible to the LP, and we try to improve it day by day.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?
We are planning right now a national tour and we will reveal some dates soon .

7.The new album was released on Susperia Records, are you happy with the support they have given you so far?
We are happy with our relationship with Suspiria Records. They have put their trust in us and we understand each other very good.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of melodic death metal?
Since we have just released our first LP, we still can’t say much about the reaction outside the country. It’s soon to talk about it but we’ve got a good feeling.

9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
We try to follow the death metal, and extreme genres in general. It’s what we like the most, and would like to evolve the path.

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?
We are five, which means tons of influences. within metal, we can name a few… THEBLACK DAHLIA MUDER, GOROD, NEGATOR, NAPALM DEATH, SUFFOCATION, REVOCATION, HYPOCRISY, OPETH, ARCH ENEMY, BE’LAKOR, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, INFERI, LAMBOF GOD, ALL SHALL PERISH, SLIPKNOT, DER WER EINER FREIHEIT, OLD MAN’S CHILD, NAGLFAR, DISSECTION, AT THE GATES, STAINED BLOOD, ORPHANS OF
PIETY, ESTAMPIDA, WORLD TO COME… and a large etcetera

11.What are some of your non musical interests?
We kind of like the same things. We play videogames, read books, watch shows and movies, we like eating A LOT, the mountain… EAT BABIES, OF COURSE and get other men’s wifes pregnant.

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Thank you very much for the inverview, it was good. Don’t forget to follow us on TWITER, FACEBOOK and YOUTUBE.

Coathanger Abortion/Observations Of Humanity/Comatose Music/2015 CD Review

  Coathanger  Abortion  are  a  band  from  Tennessee  that  plays  a  very  brutal  mixture  of  death  metal  and  grindcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  album  "Observations  Of  Humanity"  which  will  be  released  in  June  by  Comatose  Music.

  Spoken  word  parts  and  programmed  beats  start  off  the  album  before  going  into a   brutal  death  metal  direction  and  bringing  in  growls  and  blast  beats  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  adding  in  elements  of  grindcore  and  the  mid  90's  east  coast  death  metal  sound.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  some  of  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  high  pitched  grindcore  screams  and  there  are  also  a  couple  of  tracks  that  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  while  the  album  is  mostly  brutal  there  is  actually  a  brief  acoustic  instrumental.

  Coathanger  Abortion  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  brutal  and  alos  brings  in  a  touch  of  the  90's  east  coast  death  metal  sound  that  evolved  into  slam  and  you  can  also  hear  the  speed  of  grindcore  at  times,  the  production  sound s very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  society,  life,  zombies,  weed  and  drug  addiction.

  In  my  opinion  Coathanger  Abortion  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  death  metal  and  grindcore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Suffering  the  Waek"  "Prescription  Paradise"  "Audra  Sleeps"  and  "Detained  Indefinitely".  8  out  of  10.  

  

Shattered Interview

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

Julian: Shattered is a 5 piece technical death metal band from central germany. The band started as a project of mine in 2011. I wrote a 12-minutes-song which was called „The fall of hyperion“ - a song made of four big fragments. At this time i had nobody to play it because of the technical demanding so i've done the best i could - nothing. In 2013 Johannes Laudenbach (git) and I (bass) decided to start a new band which combines technical and atmospheric parts in a group with high tallented mucisians. SHATTERED was born. Soon we discovered two awesome guys: Jonas Pfeiffer on drums and Michael Bachmann on vocals. A few months later i won Florian „Ryan“ Wehner for the lead guitar position.


2.Recently you have released an album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?

Ryan: Well, we did not release the album yet. We are currently unsigned and looking for a suitable partner for doing an official release. RECORD LABELS get in touch with us!

When talking about our sound I would describe it as a very unique type of death metal.
I see it as a perfect match between different worlds of music genres. We have many catchy melodic passages going on but also have place for brutality and technical complex parts.
Yes we do have alot of technical and challenging parts on our record but while composing and recording we really took care to not exaggerate and make the lines unnecessary complicated because our experience showed that complexity alone does not lead to better music.



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

Julian: The lyrics are based on several things like science fiction, alien- and conspiracy theories. Me, Johannes and Michael were the writers on NEW ATLANTIS. At first i've tried to create something new but soon i realized that it's way more successfully for me to retell existing stories in my own interpretation. For example the songs NEREIDS, FROM DISTANT SHORES and BIPOLAR DISORDER are a well known game concept of three parts in order. ANCIENT is our interpretation of the happenings in Roswell, New Mexico in the late 40s. INTO THE SHATTERING is a hymn and was planned to open the album. INTO ARCHADIA is also an existing story of a game i like very much. Check out the lyrics. They're full of emotions and meaningfull subjects.


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

Julian: Maybe i'll disapoint you here, but there's no deeper meaning behind the name. Nowadays you got a big problem when you start a band and plan to name that individual. Shattered sounded good for me so i decided to use it.

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

Ryan: So far we openend together with CEPHALIC CARNAGE, FALLUJAH and HAVOC for SUFFOCATION.  We did open a few times for ABORTED and played shows together with ICED EATH, OVERKILL, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, MISERY INDEX, GORGUTS, KATALEPSY, BEHEADED, AMON AMARTH, BEHEMOTH, BLIND GUARDIAN, ENSIFERUM and many more...
It was a pleasure for us to play together with all those amazing bands and we had a really great experience.

You should experience our shows yourself and rock with us because I have a hard time to describe
in words what you can expect live.



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

Ryan: I know its been a few silent months if we talk about live concerts while we were recording our debut. 
Plans now are to play lots of shows sure. But first we will find a suitable partner to release our album in order to play many shows and promote our music.
Meanwhile I do send our CD to as many online magazines as i can to get the attention our music deserves.

We are also interested in doing tours but most offers we got so far were pure rip-offs.

7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a a label or have received any interest?

Ryan: We are looking for a suitable partner to release our debut. In Fact there is interest into our music by several labels but unfortunately we did not receive any satisfying deal yet.  

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

Ryan: We are connected with people from all over the world trough social media and we receive positive feedback all the time. The support we receive is really amazing. The people are sharing our posts to spread the word and get our music out there. Some even help finding a suitable record label  and make proposals where to apply. Thank you all!

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

Ryan: Genre wise we are all very open minded for different types of music besides metal.
I´m a big fan of the classic music and I already wrote new stuff for the next album with orchestral parts in it. And so has each member his specific likings besides metal which will appear on our next record.

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?
Julian: At now the only bands in Metal i listen to are Maladie, Fallujah, Protest the Hero. I also like technical suff like Severed Savior, Spawn of Possession, Exivious and so on. Nothing special i call my main influence.

11.What are some of your non musical interests?

Julian: I spend a lot of time with my wife and our two kids. Beside this i try to improve my beloved old BMW series 5 and look for new musical gear.


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

Rian & Julian: Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this interview!
I really appreciate it.
Readers, follow us on facebook and sign up for our youtube channel!
We will provide Songs from our upcoming album there as well as some play throughs of our songs.
Facebook: www.shattered-death.de
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdicofFINM06UhtoC4FRHfw

Listen to NEW ATLANTIS! There's a lot of heart and soul in it, and endless hours of recording and rework. Thank you for reading. You are awesome!

Nethertale/Abyssal Throne/Suspiria Records/2015 CD Review

  Nethertale  are  a  band  from  Spain  that  plays  a  very  melodic  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  album  "Abyssal  Throne"  which  will  be  released  in  May  by  Suspiria  Records.

  A  very  heavy,  and  modern  prog  metal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  melodic  guitar  leads  that  dominate  throughout  the  recording  along  with  some  growls  and  screams  and  the  riffs  also  utilize  a  great  amount  of  melody  and  some  of  the  tracks  have  an  atmospheric  feeling  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  Most  of  the  music  is  rooted  in  a  melodic  style  of  death  metal  and  you  can also  hear  clean  playing  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  which  also  gives  the  music  more  of  a  progressive  feeling  and  you  can  also  hear  a  small  amount  of  synths  being  utilized  on  some  of  the  tracks  and  the  song s also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times.

  Nethertale  plays  a  style  of  death  metal t hat  is  very  melodic  and  modern  sounding  and  can  also  be  very  diverse  at  times,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness,  mythological  and  fantasy  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Nethertale  are  a  very  great  sounding  melodic  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Black  Arts  Creation"  "Ad  Iferos"  "Tides  Of  Death"  and  "Old  Man's  Tale".  8  out  of  10.   

Compulsive Mutilation/Exigent Cuntlust/Twin Town Tyrant Records/2015 CD Review

  Compulsive  Mutilation  are  a  duo  form  Minnesota  that  plays  a  very  brutal  form  of  gore/death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  album  "Exigent  Cuntlust"  which  was  released  by  Twin  Town  Tyrant  Records.

  A  very  dark  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  a  small  amount  of  melody  and  after  the  intro  the music  gets  more  brutal  along  with  some  guttural  growls  and  high  pitched  screams  and  the  songs  also  add  in  technical  playing  and  slam  elements  along  with  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  

  Horror  movie  and  spoken  word  samples  can  be  heard  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  and  all  of  the  drum  beats  are  programmed  and  you  can  also  hear  a  touch  of  grindcore  in  the  songs  at  times  and  all  of  the  songs  avoid  any  use  of  guitar  solos  or  leads  and  some  of  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  touch  of  deathcore.

  Compulsive  Mutilation  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that is  very  brutal,  technical  and  also  mixes  in  elements  of  slam,  grind  and  deathcore into  their  musical  style,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  gore,  death  and  perversion.

 In  my  opinion  Compulsive  Mutilation  are  a  very  decent  sending  brutal  death  metal  duo  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Orgy  Of  Decomposition"  "Barrel  Of  Bile  And  Blood"  "Whore,  Bred  and  Forcefed"  and  "Drenched  In  Gasoline".  7  out  of  10.

Eschaton/Sentinel Apocalypse/Unique Leader Records/2015 CD Review

  Eschaton  are  a  band  with  members  from  both  Connecticut  and  Massachusetts  that  plays  a  brutal  mixture  of  technical  death  metal  and  deathcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  album  "Sentinel  Apocalypse"  which  will  be  released  in  May  by  Unique  Leader  Records.

  Dark  sound  effects  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  distorted  noises  before  going  into  more  of  a  fast,  brutal  and technical  death  metal  direction  along  with  some  growls,  screams  and  blast  beats  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  then  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  When  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  very  melodic  and  chaotic  sounding  and  at  times  the  music  can  be  very  progressive  while  some  of  the  vocals  bring  in  elements  of  hardcore  to  the  recording  and  spoken  word  samples  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  the   vocals  can  also  be  guttural  at  times  and  they  also  bring  in  a  brief  use  of  classical  music  before  returning  back  to  a  more  brutal  direction.

  Eschaton  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  technical  and  brutal  and  also  mixes  in  a  heavy  dose  of  deathcore,  the  production  sound s very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  violence  and  war  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Eschaton  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  mixture  of  technical  death  metal  and  deathcore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Behold  The  Nexus"  "Animus"  "Intergalatic  Annihilation"  and  "Cognitive  hatred".  8  out  of  10.    

Shattered/New Atlantis/2015 CD Review

   Shattered  are  a  band  from  Germany  that  plays  a  very  technical,  progressive,  melodic  and  brutal  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  titled  2015  album  "New  Atlantis".

  Atmospheric  and  avant  garde  sounds  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  melodic  guitar  leads  a  few  seconds  later  that  leads  to  more  of  a  melodic  and  technical  style  of  death  metal  that  also  uses  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  the  vocals  also  using  both  growls  and  screams.

  At  times  the  music  can  be  very  atmospheric  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  songs  also  go  for  more  of  a  modern  death  metal  sound  while  some  tracks  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  spoken  word  parts  and  clean  playing  and  the  keyboards  also  return  on  some  of  the  alter  tracks  along  with  some  influences  from  90's  death  metal.

  Shattered  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  modern,  technical,  melodic,  atmospheric  and  progressive  sounding,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  mythological  and  science  fiction  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Shattered  are  a  very  great  sounding  technical,  melodic  and  progressive  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Into  The  Shattering"  "The  Fall  Of  Hyperion"  "As  Atlas  Reached  The  Stars"  and  "Amnesia'.  8  out  of  10. 

Vasomortus/Instrument Torture Of Pyramid/Brute! Productions/2015 CD Review

  Vasomortus  are  a  band  from  Indonesia  that  plays  a  very  brutal  form  of  gore/death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  album  "Instrument  Torture  Of  Pyramid"  which  was  released  by  Brute!  Productions.

  A  very  fast  and  brutal  death  metal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  growling  vocals  and  blast  beats  and  they  also  bring  in  slam  elements  along  with  a  small  amount  of  melodic  guitar  riffing  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  mixing  in  both  old  school  and  modern  influences.

  You  can  hear  quite  a  bit  of  the  east  coast  and  Southern  California  styles  of  U.S.  death  metal  in  the  bands  musical  style  and  on  some  of  the  tracks  the  vocals  can  be  very  guttural  at  times  and  all  of  the  songs  ignore  any  use  of  solos  and  leads  to  focus  more  on  a  raw  and  brutal  style  of  death  metal  and  there  are  no  soft  or  clean  parts  ever  utilized  on  the  recording and  the  last  track  also  brings  in  a  brief  use  of  horror  move  samples.

  Vasomortus  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  raw  and  brutal  and  also  brings  in  a  touch  of  slam  to  create  some  very  heavy  music,  the  production  sounds  very  powerful  while  the  lyrics  cover  gore,  hate,  death  and  torture.

  In  my  opinion  Vasomortus  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  gore/death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Bestality"  "Human"  "Orgy"  and  "Torture".  8  out  of  10.