Interviews
The Course of Empire: An Interview with Atlantean Kodex’s Manuel Trummer
An in-depth interview conducted by Karmazid with Atlantean Kodex’s Manuel Trummer.
An in-depth interview conducted by Karmazid with Atlantean Kodex’s Manuel Trummer.
The German thrash metal scene of the 1980s, often called Teutonic thrash because of the old Germanic tribe name, is not the most obscure or overlooked part of metal overall. Bands like Sodom or Kreator are popular and, relatively speaking, commercially successful. In terms of available information, the German metal media also make this scene quite approachable to a new listener: interviews, articles and documentaries are all available today within a few clicks.
This is an invitation to take a look under the hood of a fascinating and very influential scene.
Premiere for the upcoming Erzfeynd / Celestial Sword split.
Just one look at the cover of the demo tape tells us everything we need to know. Scanning the artwork, you see an all black and blood-red aesthetic featuring a medieval warrior sitting upon a throne. Your eyes are drawn to the words “WHETSTONE” and “ANCIENT METAL”. Now I see something like this and it immediately gives me a certain expectation of the band’s sound and luckily, Ancient Metal sounds exactly like it looks.
Track premiere from Old Mother Hell’s upcoming album Lord of Demise! This German trio play a fantastic blend of heavy and doom metal.
An interview and track premiere from Megaton Sword. Checkout “Verene” from their upcoming debut album Blood Hails Steel – Steel Hails Fire!
Musically, Moontowers straddle the line between 80s traditional metal like Manowar (Sign of the Hammer) and epic doom ala Candlemass or Solitude Aeternus.