Check out my review of Gal Pal’s new album, This and Other Gestures (Youth Riot), on FLOOD‘s website.
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Gal Pal’s ‘This and Other Gestures’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Interviews on 06/02/2023 by Kurt OrzeckHarboured Credits Health With Its Label Signing
Posted in Interviews with tags Harboured, Health on 06/01/2023 by Kurt OrzeckHere’s my second story on Harboured, which recently ran in Music Connection. Following the previous feature I wrote for New Noise, this article focuses almost exclusively on the progressive black metal band’s signing to Lost Future Records.
Necronomicon on Getting ‘Screwed’ by COVID
Posted in Interviews with tags Necronomicon on 05/31/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCanadian death-metal legends Necronomicon—a reference to Sam Raimi’s over-the-top Evil Dead films—told New Noise about their trials and tribulations of dealing with the Pandemic That Shall Not Be Named.
Dååth Frontman Sean Z.: ‘I Quit My Job, I Quit My Life … and Went on the Road, Man’
Posted in Interviews with tags Dååth, Sean Z. on 05/16/2023 by Kurt OrzeckMoscow Metal Band Malist Voices Opposition to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Posted in Interviews with tags Malist on 05/15/2023 by Kurt OrzeckMeet Moscow-based metal musician Ovfrost as he discusses his one-man-project, and boldly and candidly talks about being an artist in Russia. Go here to read my interview with Ovfrost for New Noise.
Maryjo Wants Her Music to Be “As Satisfying as a Delicious Cup of Coffee”
Posted in Interviews with tags Maryjo on 05/05/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my interview with Atlantic Records’ latest addition to its roster, 21-year-old pop singer/songwriter Maryjo, over at Music Connection‘s website:
Jesse Blake Rundle Comes Alive in Boise, City of ‘Trees’
Posted in Interviews with tags Jesse Blake Rundle on 04/21/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Nine years is a long time to wait to put out an album.
Nine years is a long time to take a hiatus from playing music.
Nine years is a long time for a break from anything.
Jesse Blake Rundle is a folk musician as devoted to his craft as any you will find. His dedication may not be measured in terms of volume — he only just released his second album, Next Town’s Trees. But when it comes to testing his mettle, and creating the art he feels compelled to create, nothing can stand in Rundle’s way.
Continue readingBell Witch Toll the Release of New Album with 83-Minute Song
Posted in Interviews with tags Bell Witch on 04/20/2023 by Kurt OrzeckBroke some news yesterday on Seattle doom duo Bell Witch and their next record on FLOOD‘s website. Check out the story here.
Amenra: ‘Let Yourself Be Engulfed By the Wave of Sound’
Posted in Interviews with tags Amenra on 04/20/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my conversation with Colin H. Van Eeckhout, frontman of Belgian art-metal ensemble Amenra, as part of a series of interviews I conducted with metal’s heavyweights during the depths of COVID for New Noise:
Carcass Frontman Jeff Walker: ‘Democracy Doesn’t Work’
Posted in Interviews with tags Carcass, Jeff Walker on 04/19/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Check out my lengthy feature with Jeff Walker, frontman of Britain extreme-metal emissaries, Carcass. The piece — in which the wry vocalist/bassist discusses everything from getting older to not owning a functioning record player — kicks off a series of interviews I conducted with metal’s heavyweights during the depths of COVID. Read the full piece on New Noise right here:
The Bad Penny (beta) 