Fall is in the air and The Power Hour is back! We look back at albums released in August 2024, and a forecast of new music out this month. Chief Editor Keefy is joined by new Ghost Cult Managing Editor Tom Osman.
We also announced our Album of the Month for August 2024 – Nails!Continue reading
We are uniting the Illuminati of Rock and Metal experts in another Roundtable forum! Slayer will play their first of three reunion shows soon at Riot Fest, Louder Than Life and Aftershock Festival, and we will discuss the bands’ controversial decision to unretire after five years!
We also make a lot of jokes about Foreigner! Continue reading
In this episode drummer Dudley Tait, of post-Metal band Dvne discusses their new album “Voidkind” – out now on Metal Blade Records! Dudley caught us up on the last few years of the band, the new album, and whether or not he has seen “Dune 2!” Continue reading
In this episode Dutch artist and Nordic folk pioneer Kati Rán joined Keefy to discuss her new album SÁLA, – out now via Svart Records! Kati went deep into the process of making her new album, her influences, lyrics, writing for collaborators working on the soundtrack to Vikings Valhalla and much more!Continue reading
In this episode, Keefy chats with Frank Carter and Dean Richardson of Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes about their new album Dark Rainbow – out now via AWAL! The band stormed the USA this spring for festivals and headline tour dates and discussed the new music, how the band has managed to create so much music (50 songs) in the last decade, Frank’s growth as a vocalist, the bands’ relationship with their fans, and music and lyrics as a balm to heal people!Continue reading
In this episode, Keefy chats with James Lascelles of Finnish/UK Progressive Metal band Wheel! Their new album “Charismatic Leaders” is out now via InsideOut Music! We discussed the origins of the band, the making of the new album, the challenges of being a professional musician, and more! Continue reading
In this episode, Lucas Anderson (a.k.a. L), drummer and vocalist of the death/doom metal band Funeral Leech, discusses their latest release The Illusion of Time, out now from Carbonized Records, nearly four years after their acclaimed album Death Meditation. He offers insights into Funeral Leech’s process of dark and atmospheric compositions. And we also nerded out on comics!Continue reading
In this episode, we chat with vocalist Andromeda Anarchia of Folterkammer (and La Suspendida) to chat about their new album “Weibermacht” – out now via Century Media Records! We discussed her career in music, how she cultivated her vocal style, how she linked up with a supergroup type of talent in the band, a frank chat about femdom, BDSM, dom/sub relationships, breaking stereotypes about sexual power dynamics, and much more! Continue reading
2024 may very well be remembered as the year of comebacks in Modern Metal! So many bands have returned from retirement or hiatus, and few bring the fire, with the proverbial smoke of hype. One eagerly-awaited return band is Kittie, which started its comet-like return at fests such as Sick New World (interview here) and Blue Ridge Rock Fest (RIP)! The band returns with Fire – their first new album in thirteen years and first for Sumerian Records, who scored a coup signing the veteran band. Continue reading
