The hardcore/ black-metal band’s vocalist explains to New Noise why he and his bandmates take comfort in bludgeoning crowds for 40 minutes nonstop.
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Don’t Mess With Hexis: Danish Band Enters It Last Stretch
Posted in Interviews with tags Celeste, Debermur Morti Productions, Hexis on 02/15/2024 by Kurt OrzeckRoyal Thunder Leader Tells All In Candid Interview
Posted in Interviews with tags Mlny Parsonz, Royal Thunder on 02/12/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
“It’s like my shadow self speaking to me and saying, “It’s not your time. Don’t tell yourself that. You’ll come through it.” Don’t treat depression as your best friend. Just let it go. It’s different being happy and clearheaded.”
For that and much more straight talk from Royal Thunder leader Mlny Parsonz, check out my tell-all interview with her courtesy New Noise.
Planet B Take Us Track by Track Through Their Clairvoyant New LP ‘Fiction Prediction’
Posted in Interviews with tags Justin Pearson, Planet B on 02/09/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
Justin Pearson brings back into the fore Planet B, perhaps his most boundless project to date, with a second heaping helping of their turntable-infused, cult-horror-movie-score-worshiping, hardcore-punk-saturated soup. Check out my FLOOD feature here.
Pallbearer Share Wild Tour Stories As New LP Looms
Posted in Interviews with tags Pallbearer on 01/24/2024 by Kurt OrzeckPallbearer fans are still biting their fingernails in anticipation of the heralded doom band’s next album, which they finished recording way back in June. The Arkansas group told us a little bit about the record last year — but to tide over Pallbearer’s devotees who are continuing to be patient, here’s a previously unpublished conversation, published on New Noise, in which they share entertaining stories about life on the road.
Helga Frontwoman Transcends The Hell Of Isolation
Posted in Interviews with tags Helga on 01/23/2024 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my touching, intimate interview with shoegaze/pop/folk/doom-metal newcomers Helga in this feature courtesy of New Noise.
Belgium’s Carnation Put the Petal to the Metal
Posted in Interviews with tags Carnation, Season of Mist on 01/23/2024 by Kurt OrzeckCarnation vocalist Simon Duson may be Belgian, but he doesn’t waffle when asked tough questions about his old-school death-metal band. Check out my full piece on New Noise.
Sweeping Promises: Promise Keepers
Posted in Interviews with tags Sweeping Promises on 12/23/2023 by Kurt OrzeckPick up the latest issue of The Big Takeover, which features my interview with Sub Pop indie-rock duo Sweeping Promises.
Joe Steinhardt Talks 20 Years of Don Giovanni Records
Posted in Interviews with tags Don Giovanni, Joe Steinhardt, Screaming Females on 10/27/2023 by Kurt OrzeckGet to know the history of Don Giovanni Records and its orange-loving owner, Joe Steinhardt, in my recent New Noise interview with the man himself.
The Bad Penny (beta) 