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WINTERSUN
METAL ON THE HIGH SEAS
FEATURES 14. RELAPSE
We celebrate 25 years of Relapse records by investigating the past, present and future of this enduring label
20. OOZING WOUND
Ahead of their upcoming UK tour, we quiz Chicago’s noisiest trio on what makes them tick
22. TORCHE
Torche return with what they claim is their darkest offering to date
24. ENSLAVED
We unravel the mystery behind Enslaved’s latest conceptual opus
28. MOONSPELL
Portugal’s darkest sons are still as morbid as ever if their latest album is anything to go by
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NEGURA BUNGET SONGS FROM THE WOOD
We celebrate the return of the mighty Dødheimsgard with some exclusive news about their forthcoming album, and get the latest update from sludge kings Sourvein on how their new one is shaping up
8. FEAR CANDY All the details on this month’s CD of mayhem and destruction
10. CHOICE CUTS New bands on the butcher’s block this month include Aaron Turner’s new band SUMAC, rising German black metallers Ascension, crushing UK sludge troupe Torpor, trad heavy metal warriors Visigoth and many more
From black metal to prog rock, Code discuss their musical journey and how mind-bending drugs have helped
72. HARD OF HEARING Just how well do Amon Amarth know their Viking metal? We put them to the test to see if they know their Bathorys from their Unleasheds
76. STAGEFRIGHT We hop on board the 70,000 Tons Of Metal cruise for some riffs on the high seas, in addition to catching recent shows by Primordial, Winterfylleth, Inquisition, Archgoat, Sick Of It All and many more
80. MIXTAPE MAYHEM Enforcer frontman Olof Wikstrand gives us a tape full of raging metal classics
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38. ARCHGOAT
We revel in the Finnish blasphemers’ diabolical mixture of black and death metal
40. ENSIFERUM
According to this bombastic quintet, folk metal still has life in it yet
44. A FOREST OF STARS
We delve into the psychedelic, steampunk-inspired black metal of A Forest Of Stars
46. RETOX
What happens when you track down the man who murdered your father on Facebook? Retox’s Justin Pearson knows all too well
48. NEGURA BUNGET
The Romanian black metal outfit invited Terrorizer to take a trip round the Carpathian Mountains with them
We succumb to the unremitting filth of Goat Semen’s new album, lose ourselves in the new A Forest Of Stars record and get pummelled by the furious new Necrowretch opus, alongside new releases from Enslaved, Venom, Stargazer and many more
We check out new live DVDs from Soilwork and Motörhead, and give the verdict on a new book about Tommy Wiseau’s perenially baffling ‘The Room’
34. MELECHESH 36. CODE
56. SELECTED AND DISSECTED
70. PANDEMONIC CULTUREBLAST
What happens when you pair up two of today’s heaviest sludge bands? We braved tinnitus to find out
The Mesopotamian black metallers’ new record is tuned to an entirely different frequency than normal – but why?
REGULARS 4. FRONTLINE
32. THOU & THE BODY
52. BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH
The mighty Tad Doyle is back, and we have Black Sabbath to thank for it, it appears
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54. HELLISH OUTCAST
The Norwegian quartet have just delivered their most diverse offering yet, so we got in touch to find out more
pic: Monika Deviat
#257 FEBRUARY 2015