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Omnium Gatherum Vocalist Shares Secret to Staying ‘OG’ Melodic Death Metal

Posted in Interviews with tags Omnium Gatherum on 06/04/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Omnium Gatherum dropped a new EP on Friday that the band’s vocalist says bridges the gap between releases. While Jukka Pelkonen hinted at an evolution in Omnium Gatherum’s melodic death metal sound, he promised the Finlanders won’t abandon their “OG” metal roots. Read my extensive interview with him for New Noise.

Interview: Omnium Gatherum Vocalist Says ‘Slasher’ EP is ‘Gateway’ to Next LP

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Gal Pal’s ‘This and Other Gestures’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Interviews on 06/02/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my review of Gal Pal’s new album, This and Other Gestures (Youth Riot), on FLOOD‘s website.

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Harboured Credits Health With Its Label Signing

Posted in Interviews with tags Harboured, Health on 06/01/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Here’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.

Signing Story: Harboured

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Necronomicon on Getting ‘Screwed’ by COVID

Posted in Interviews with tags Necronomicon on 05/31/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Canadian 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.

The COVID Chronicles #4: Montreal’s Necronomicon

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Thee Oh Sees’ ‘Live at Levitation’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Thee Oh Sees on 05/19/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my review of Thee Oh Sees’ new album, Live at Levitation (Reverberation Appreciation Society), on FLOOD‘s website.

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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 Orzeck

With Dååth surprise-releasing a couple of new songs in recent weeks, and with fans sitting on pins and needles to learn is more music is on the way, here is my previously unpublished interview with frontman Sean Z. that New Noise just posted.

INTERVIEW: Till Dååth Do Us Part

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Moscow Metal Band Malist Voices Opposition to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Posted in Interviews with tags Malist on 05/15/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Meet 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.