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INTERVIEW: Andre Cornejo (Deathgrave) on “Hell Is Evil,” Tankcrimes, and Thirteen Years in the Underground

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Chris Elliott (Cell Arts Media / Black Angeles) caught up with Andre Cornejo of San Jose, California grind and metal outfit Deathgrave to discuss the band’s latest album “Hell Is Evil,” released August 21, 2026, through Tankcrimes. Andre breaks down the making of the band’s most ambitious record to date, what it means to operate for thirteen years in the underground while deliberately carving out a sound that shares influences with bands like Napalm Death, Godflesh, and Siege without sounding like any of them, and the story behind guest and backup vocals from Chris Reifert of Autopsy on the track “Hard to Swallow.” Continue reading →


INTERVIEW: Exhorder’s Kyle Thomas on the Tour of Unsound Minds Act II and New Orleans Thrash’s Legacy

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Chris Elliott (Cell Arts Media / @Black-Angeles) caught up with Kyle Thomas, frontman and sole remaining founding member of New Orleans thrash and groove metal pioneers Exhorder, to discuss the band’s upcoming Tour of Unsound Minds: Act II, kicking off September 25, 2026. Kyle breaks down what it means to take Exhorder back on the road alongside Intoxicated, No Mas, Phantom, and Parabellum across a run of dates stretching through October 18, and what drives his commitment to keeping one of heavy metal’s most influential bands alive and moving forward.

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INTERVIEW: Dry Wedding’s Davey Ferchow on “The Back of Beyond” and Portland’s Most Unclassifiable Band

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Chris Elliott (Cell Arts Media and Black-Angeles)  caught up with Davey Ferchow, vocalist and guitarist of Portland’s Dry Wedding, to discuss the band’s third album, The Back of Beyond, released July 31, 2026, via Vesperian / Metal Blade Records. Davey breaks down the making of the band’s heaviest and most ambitious record to date, how the volcanic badlands, forested valleys, and Painted Hills of Oregon shaped the album’s atmosphere, and what it took to get here after the band’s van and all of their gear were stolen at the end of a West Coast tour in 2023, forcing them to rebuild from scratch before returning to the road only months later.

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