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


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 →


ALBUM REVIEW: Omega Infinity – Solar Spectre


If a band consists of members from Ne Obliviscaris and Todtgelichter, it’s a fair bet that the results will be 1) bloody dark, 2) as mad as a sheep in a tree. Sure enough, Omega Infinity provides all of this, with the frosted vocal of the Aussies’ mystical Xenoyr tangling with the musical machinations of ‘lichter drummer and keyboardist Tentakel P for debut album Solar Spectre (Season of Mist). Continue reading →