A chat with Björn Gelotte about In Flames’ amazing year in 2022, their new album ‘Foregone’ and how everyone seem to link it to a different stage of their sound with the way they put the mixing and production together this time around. We also touch on his personal writing process and how incredible it is to him to be able to have their music transcend into other forms of art like the upcoming graphic novel!
Back in Munich, Sweden’s Katatonia and co-headliners Iceland’s Sólstafir brought the luxurious company SOM and warmed up a cold winter night nicely at the Backstage venue.
New Jersey sludge and noise outfit Sunrot announced their upcoming new album ‘The Unfailing Rope’ to be released via Prosthetic Records in April, and unleashed a first single with ‘Gutter’!
February has some great releases again, and we’re looking forward to albums from artists like Memoriam, In Flames, Paramore, dEUS, Mordkaul, Ulthar, Avatar, The Abbey, Insomnium, Host, Gorillaz and Heidevolk!
Sanguisugabogg’s newest album “Homicidal Ecstasy” is everything that the band aimed for in terms of songwriting, the songs may not be too technical or complex, but they are overwhelmingly infectious and brutal. The album is recommended for fans of grindcore and death metal, released on February 3 via Century Media Records.
In similar ways to the Scandinavian black metal music, the multi-instrumentalist Alex Poole has managed to strengthen the songs with uncompromising aggression. The new songs emphasize an oppressive atmosphere, and the sophomore “Totenpass” differs from the debut on many levels bringing an immense scale of ferocity. Out today via Amor Fati Productions.
Glenn’s top albums of 2022 bring a mixture of brutality and accessibility with albums from Lorna Shore, Wolfheart, Fit For An Autopsy, Monuments, Rammstein, SepticFlesh, Shinedown, Behemoth, Caliban and Dawn Of Solace!
Legendary Dutch black metallers Funeral Winds unveiled the new track ‘Stigmata Mali’, also the title track of their upcoming new album set for release later this month via Osmose Productions!
Belgian melodeath act Mordkaul unleashed with ‘Crown Of Worms’ another single and the opening track of their upcoming new album ‘Feeding The Machine – Part 1’, out next week!
Belgian melodeath outfit Catalyst is wrapping up the recording of their first full-length ‘The Age of Rocketeers’, scheduled for release later this year!
