Five years in the waiting, take a seat and read a rare, in-depth conversation on New Noise with the best progressive melodic-death metal band Australia has ever produced: reclusive studio geniuses Be’lakor.
An Epic Conversation With Australia’s Enigmatic Be’lakor
Posted in Interviews with tags Be'lakor on 09/10/2024 by Kurt OrzeckHollywood’s Creepy Critter Clones Capture Cinemas
Posted in Doppelgängers, Fun And Games with tags Alien, Alien Romulus, Infested on 09/10/2024 by Kurt OrzeckOpen your eyes and espy these pricey billboards for two of the summer’s scariest blockbusters. With Alien Romulus and Infested sharing almost nothing in common (we won’t spoil you with any surprises), how did this odd billboard coincidence come to pass? Could it be that the marketing execs at both studios chose to borrow (or even rip off) each other’s idea? Nah. Hollywood ain’t that cynical. Right?
This novice mistake (or prank … or whatever it is) deserves a special place in the annuals of the chronicles of cinematic history.
Check out the posters:
Alien: Romulus and Infested
Exclusive: Necrofier Eying Summer 2025 for Next LP Release
Posted in Interviews with tags Necrofier on 09/10/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
Melodic black-metal miscreants Necrofier are firing on all cylinders once again. The indefatigable Houston heathens just hit the road, but they’re already plotting a new record to be released in summer 2025. Go to New Noise to read the scoop straight from the horse’s mouth.
Hippie Death Cult Rock Out To … Who?
Posted in Interviews with tags Hippie Death Cult, Wu-Tang Clan on 09/09/2024 by Kurt OrzeckWith Portland psych-os Hippie Death Cult touring hard this summer, we bring you a previously unpublished interview in which the band revealed their surprising affection for a certain hip-hop collective.
Midwife’s ‘No Depression In Heaven’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Midwife on 09/09/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
On her fourth solo outing under the ambient-slowcore moniker, Madeline Johnston reaches a state of enlightenment as she sounds totally confident about her identity as an artist. Read my review of Midwife’s No Depression in Heaven courtesy of FLOOD.
Mork Mastermind Recalls Bumping Into Megadeth Drummer In Vegas
Posted in Interviews with tags Mork, Thomas Eriksen on 09/08/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
Late last month, Norwegian black-metal act Mork announced they’ve put the finishing touches on their seventh album, Syv (Peaceville), and that it’ll arrive on September 20. The occasion will be extra-sweet for project originator Thomas Eriksen, as this year marks two decades since he spawned his unsettling, corpse-paint-obsessed endeavor. Go to The Big Takeover to read my interview with Eriksen shortly before he brought Mork to the United States for the first time five years ago, and the chance encounter he had with Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren in Las Vegas.
Malist Creator ‘Exhausted’ By Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine
Posted in Interviews with tags Malist on 09/07/2024 by Kurt OrzeckReprehensibly, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—which began two months before our first interview with black-metal ingénue Ovfrost—is still raging. The fearless musician spoke openly about his opposition to his country’s actions abroad during a recent, wide-ranging conversation. Go here to read the full New Noise conversation with a truly brave artist.
Undeath Enlarge ‘Big Tent’ For All Metal Fans
Posted in Interviews on 09/06/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
Prosthetic Records death-metal posse Undeath are about to drop their third album and shove off for an extensive tour. Go to New Noise for my previously unreleased interview from a couple of years ago in which vocalist Alex Jones of the Rochester, New York, crew opens up about struggling with mental health and reveals what Undeath have learned about being a band since the last time around.
Nick Cave Really Likes Tomato Omelets
Posted in Interview Transcripts, Interviews with tags Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on 09/03/2024 by Kurt OrzeckIn honor of Wild God, the just-released 18th album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, New Noise published a previously unreleased and unabridged interview I conducted with the Australian rock legend/bookworm more than 20 years ago. Go here to read our lengthy conversation, which shows a lighter side of the sullen superstar.
Trivia Tuesday: Mike Pence’s Favorite Song Of All Time Is …
Posted in Fun And Games with tags Danzig, Mike Pence on 09/02/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
With the November election only 64 days away, incendiary discussions about politics, the role of government and the future of the United States are permeating—make that dominating—the lives of practically every American. As we watch the nauseating campaign spectacles unfold (and try not to blow chunks when vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance gets hold of a microphone), some of us long for the days when mayonnaise-on-white-toast automaton Mike Pence ran in the same capacity (and lost) on the Republican ticket four years ago. In honor of the former Indiana governor, here’s a little piece of trivia about Pence: What is his favorite song of all time?
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