Os Opeth estão de volta com “In Cauda Venenum”, o 13º álbum dos gigantes suecos do metal/rock progressivo. Para falar deste novo trabalho, que continua na veia criativa dos três anteriores lançamentos da banda, sentámo-nos recentemente com o guitarrista Fredrik Åkesson e aproveitámos para falar de tudo, desde o processo de gravação, influências que se repercutiram no novo disco, a dualidade entre as versões em sueco e em inglês, pormenores sobre a gravação de algumas músicas, dicas para guitarristas, macacos, telemóveis e ataques de sonambulismo!

Never one to tread the beaten track, Steven Wilson has once again returned two years after the critically acclaimed Hand. Cannot. Erase. with the surprising To The Bone, a multi style layered record that focuses on the overall concept of truth or more specifically on the question of “what is truth?” We took some time to chat with Steven to figure out his answer to this question and to understand what were his motivations and inspirations behind what can be considered one of his most intriguing w

Brotherhood of the Snake marks the return of thrash titans Testament four years after the acclaimed Dark Roots of Earth, with what could possibly be their most vicious and aggressive offering yet. We’ve talked with singer Chuck Billy about what seemed to be a gruelling writing and recording process with a lot of firsts for the band, secret societies and the world domination plans that inspired the theme of the record and also something about a special new release coming in the future for long time fans…

In between the 30 year anniversaries of two of their most iconic records, Anthrax are now back with what might be one of their strongest and heaviest albums to date, their 12th studio effort, For All Kings. We caught up with bassist Frank Bello in a Houston backstage area before one of Anthrax’s gigs in their current tour to talk a bit about their latest release and a few other things as well.

Two years after the end of the Doom Metal behemoth Cathedral, Lee Dorrian returned alongside with former Electric Wizard alumni Tim Bagshaw and Mark Greening to form the unrelentingly brutal With The Dead. We caught up with Lee and talked about the origin of the band, the inspirations behind their newest self-titled debut and how the metal landscape will become after giants finally stop walking the earth, among other topics.

It’s sometimes difficult for some bands rooted in the punk genre to be able to fully transform and transcend themselves into other realms while retaining their core identity. Coliseum are one of those bands to which there are no rules or barriers, insisting even that their rootedness in punk rock was precisely what gave them the freedom to crossover to the post-punk and post-hardcore realms, all through the course of their five studio records. Here to talk about Anxiety’s Kiss, their fifth and darkest album yet is singer/guitarist and main songwriter Ryan Patterson who gave us some interesting insights into the band’s inner dynamic, songwriting process and other of his side activities, among other subjects.

We caught up with Irish post-rock band And So I Watch You From Afar to discuss the release of their new album, Heirs. They’ve been making waves in the post-rock world with this delightful insistence in rewriting the rules of the genre by each album they release. So, three years after the acclaimed All Hail Bright Futures, the four Belfast natives are now back again with full force and to talk about all things related to album nº4, here is drummer Christopher Wee...

The UK wasn’t exactly known for Thrash, but that changed in the past few years with acts like Sylosis, one of the most intringuing bands within the current Thrash scene, who made it their mission to keep constantly progressing within their own genre. Against Magazine caught up with singer, guitarist and songwriter Josh Middleton to talk about their latest release “Dormant Heart” and got to know more about the band’s newest direction, technical aspects of their sound, influences and the departure of Rob Collard, among other topics.

Keeping in good tradition with their two year interval between new records, one of Florida’s most destructive Death Metal machines, the mighty Cannibal Corpse, have now returned with “A Skeletal Domain”, a ferociously strong record with all the potential to be regarded as one of the band’s classics in the near future. To talk about it, we chatted with one of the bassists considered to be most influential in the Death Metal world and founding member of the band, Alex Webster.

Exodus’ “Blood In, Blood Out” is without any doubts, one of the strongest Thrash Metal releases of the year and to talk about it, Against Magazine interviewed none other than the band’s lead guitarist and mentor for the past 32 years, Gary Holt. In between talks about the new album, we got to discuss the band’s recent singer switch, songwriting for the new record and the inputs of guests like Kirk Hammett or Chuck Billy among other subjects such as the “Facebook lyrics” episode and also the recording of Slayer’s next record, on which Holt will feature.

Obituary, one of the most recognizable and legendary Death Metal acts hailing from Florida is once again back with their 9th studio release, “Inked in Blood”. Against Magazine had a great chat with legendary singer John Tardy and gathered some relevant advice on how to fund your records, how to keep singing in Death Metal style at a high level for 25 years, and an insight on the secret for the longevity of all the early ‘90s Florida Death Metal veterans. In between, we also got to know more about a new Morrisound studios documentary, the roles of new members Terry Butler and Kenny Andrews and some specific details about the making of what’s a sure to stir up some controversy album cover…

Against Magazine had the chance to interview the very nice and talkative Aaron Aedy from Paradise Lost just a few moments before their concert in Vagos Open Air. From their soon to be played Bulgarian show with an orchestra, going through the recording of their “heavy” new album and reminiscing about all eras of the band including the “Host” phase, we’ve discussed everything related to Paradise Lost’s now 26 year-old career over the course of the very spirited chat we had with the rhythm guitarist and founding member of the band.

With no time to lose and building on the momentum achieved with critically acclaimed records such as “Ironbound” and “The Electric Age”, New Jersey’s Thrash Metal giants Overkill are once again back with their 17th record “White Devil Armory”. We had a chat with the veteran singer Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and discussed all things Overkill, beginning with their latest record “Armory”, going through recording, touring, the state of nowadays thrash metal scene and a look back through the making of some of their past records.

Thirteen years have gone since Godflesh had released their last record “Hymns”, and for a long time it looked like industrial metal veteran Justin Broadrick would never record with his most influential metal outfit again. However, Godflesh has now returned with a new EP entitled “Decline & Fall” and to celebrate the occasion Against Magazine had a chat with Justin Broadrick about all things concerning the new EP, Godflesh’s next full length album, the future of Jesu and even his participation on Napalm Death’s first record, “Scum”.

Anathema, the former Doom Metal act now considered to be one of Progressive Rock’s most revered bands, has returned with “Distant Satellites”, the more laid back follow-up to 2012’s “Weather Systems”, which is sure to make them reach even further heights in their already very successful career. Against Magazine had the pleasure to talk with guitarist Danny Cavanagh and got to know more about the new album, the possibility of playing old material live, his inspirations as a musician and his work with Anneke van Giersbergen among other topics, as follows…

The retro-rock niche has been widely explored in the past few years. It’s a revival wave powered by the inspiration that countless works of art created in the ‘70s and ‘80s gave to a younger generation of musicians searching for alternatives to the current state of music. One of the flag carriers for the genre, THE VINTAGE CARAVAN, is an ensemble of three Icelandic musicians who’ve been flying in the wings of this movement for the past seven years.

One of heavy music most recognized icons with a respected career in bands such as Sepultura, Nailbomb, Soulfly and Killer Be Killed is now back with Cavalera Conspiracy’s third record, Pandemonium. The one and only Max Cavalera took a few minutes to talk with us about Pandemonium, and besides that, we also had time to talk about family, playing live, things left to achieve and also about one of metal history’s most influential records, which is now on the verge of making its twentieth anniversar

After their acclaimed debut “Cognitive”, Soen are now back with their sophomore release “Tellurian” and aim to make this new record a statement about getting rid of the “supergroup" tag and being now here to stay. On the occasion of it’s release, Music & Riots took the time for a pleasant chat with the band’s singer Joel Ekelöf to talk about the making of this new musical masterpiece by the Swedish proggers.

Nearing their 30th anniversary, Sepultura show no signs of slowing down with the release of their 13th studio album “The Mediator Between Head and Hands must be the Heart”, one of their most brutal and darker albums yet in their entire career. Against Magazine talked with both Derrick Green and Andreas Kisser on different occasions, and got to know more about the recording of this album, new exciting projects such as a movie about the band, and also got a look back on one of their greatest achievements.

Three years after “The Fragile King”, the surprising and visceral debut album of Vallenfyre, the all star british metal project comprised of Gregor Mackintosh (Paradise Lost), Hamish Glencross (My Dying Bride), Adrian Erlandsson (At the Gates, Paradise Lost) and Scoots (Doom) has followed what initially seemed to be an one-off foray into old school death metal territory with “Splinters” which intensified the formula of their first record, and pushed their sound into more extreme measures. Against Magazine had a revealing talk with Vallenfyre’s mentor Gregor Mackintosh and discovered everything behind what led up to the making of the brits sophomore release.