Metal Blade/Riot

Fresh off the amazing experience that was the 2010 Gwar-B-Qu, intergalactic snuff-rockers Gwar continue their relentless assault upon all humanity with the announcement of their fi

Brain Drill is all about speed.

But by god it falls short.

After seven years since the release of their last studio album Zobena Dziesma, a milestone in folk music in the vein of the most traditional folkloric  groups from Latvia, Sky

Ever since The Somatic Defilement brought a thunderous mix of blastbeats, breakdowns, death grunts and lyrical brutality to the metal scene in 2007, Whitechapel have never

Sinister. That's the word. As soon as The Extra Dimensional Wound opens with the title track there's an immediate sense that something sinister is afoot.

Rarely are the press releases surrounding new albums anything other than overly fellatory gibberish about uniqueness and bold direction.

The trouble, of course, is that it’s all so derivative. Good, but derivative.

N.B.: This interview was recorded prior to Goatwhore’s tour of Australia with Job for a Cowboy and Behemoth and was thought lost forever in computer hell after a hard drive failure.