Interview With Omnium Gatherum

My first introduction to Omnium Gatherum was their The Redshift album. It took some time before I started to appreciate its richness and adventurous spirit. Nowadays it’s one of my favourite records when it comes to melodic death metal. Their latest album, entitled New World Shadows, is arguably their finest album to date. Guitarist Markus Vanhala was kind enough to share his views on everything Omnium Gatherum, including the new album, his personal influences and his biggest Spinal Tap moment of his carreer…

Omnium Gatherum – New World Shadows

My first introduction to Omnium Gatherum was their The Redshift album. At first I wasn’t particularly taken with that album, but over time it grew on me and nowadays it’s one of my favourite albums. When I received the news that the band was working on new material, my expectations went mountain high. With high hopes I entrusted their latest offering, entitled New World Shadows, to my ever hungry CD player…

Interview With Name

Thanks to Twitter I managed to do an interview with Wes Fareas (guitars/vocals) of Name. He’s the main composer and lyricist and he had a lot to say about the new record, the background of his lyrics, crazy antics and everying in between. Prepare yourself for a bumpy ride through one of the most entertaining and interesting interviews I’ve done in a long time…

Name – Internet Killed The Audio Star

Almost a decade ago Lars Ulrich and Metallica started the download age when they dragged Napster to court and managed to get them condemned. In hindsight Lars Ulrich and Co just opened the floodgate, because nowadays there’s torrent sites available everywhere. The whole digital revolution caused of lot of mayhem between the established artists and created new chances for more innovative bands. All these events are sarcastically commented on Internet Killed The Audio Star by Name.