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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 →


PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show 9.11.2026

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The Weekly Ritual is back with Keefy and Ghost Cult Magazine for another hard-hitting rundown of the biggest stories moving through the rock and metal world. From new releases, tours, festival announcements, and scene chatter to the conversations that have heavy music fans fired up, this livestream keeps a finger on the pulse of everything loud, weird, heavy, and worth talking about.

 

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INTERVIEW: Blind Equation’s James McHenry on “A Funeral in Purgatory” – Cybergrind, and 8-Bit Extremity

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Chris Elliott (Cell Arts Media / ⁨Black-Angeles⁩ ) caught up with James McHenry, the songwriter and producer behind Chicago cybergrind project Blind Equation, to discuss the band’s latest album, A Funeral in Purgatory, released in 2025 through ⁨Prosthetic Records⁩. James breaks down how a solo internet project started in 2012, blending abrasive electronic beats, 8-bit video game aesthetics, heavy bass synths, and emotional screaming, eventually expanded into a full live lineup and one of extreme music’s most genuinely genre-resistant projects. Continue reading →