A few weeks ago, I reviewed Black Waltz, the forth full-length release from Swedish death metal band Avatar – and thier first album to have a US release. Well, I managed to score an interview with Johannes Eckerström, vocalist behind Avatar, about songwriting, playing with In Flames, and getting a hard-on for Pink Floyd. “Black [...]
For anyone who heard their self-released debut Of Oak and Iron in 2010, Stonehaven is probably a name you noted with . Raw, primal black metal from Kansas, these guys managed to capture Now they’re back with Concerning Old-Strife and Man-Banes, a sophomore album that’s every bit as intriguing as its name. The title, I [...]
Brenocide is Back! And he’s channelling all his metal hatred into a worthy cause – painting Euronymous’ face on the side of a Norwegian Airplane. TitanicVoyage. To commemorate the 100yr anniversary of the disaster, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic has created a “live” twitter stream from the crew and famous passangers of the Titanic. [...]
It’s a busy month in NZ metal, which a buttload of decent gigs to see and bands to check out. Here’s what I got for ya: HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS? Japanese drone/noise rockers Boris are going to be in New Zealand for two shows next week. Wellington at Bodega on Tue 27 March [...]
Tomorrow, cult US death metal label Abyss Records releases the debut full-length from Swedish progressive death metal duo Desultor. After two successful demos the band have finally brought their unique progressive death metal sound to a full length album, Masters of Hate. Masters of Hate has to be one of the most interesting releases I’ve [...]
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There are plenty of blogs online about metal music, but they only tell half the story. If you think metal is more than just a musical genre, if you eat-sleep-drink and LIVE heavy metal, if you wake up every day with a song on your lips and a blastbeat in your heart, than this blog is for you. Steff Metal is an blog about the metal lifestyle - the music, the festivals, the fashion, the people, and the beer that make being a metalhead so awesome \m/
