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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Interview with  Corpsemangle 

 


1.Hello please introuduce yourself to the readers?

Hi, we are Corpsemangle - an old school death metal band heavily influenced by the 90s morrisound sound. We are a 2 piece band currently and we released our debut album Eating The Damned in January 2026.


2.At what age did you discover death metal and what is it about this genre of music that drew you in and has kept you listening over the years?

Well I think I was in high school when I started listening to death metal more seriously. I think I always knew of it, but it seemed too extreme to me at first. I mean I was mainly listening to thrash metal, but when I heard death and obituary I fell in love, after that you get heavier and I still listen to death metal to this day. Martin on the other hand started a little later but he also has the passion for extreme music,


3.Who were the first bands that you listened to?And who are some of the current bands that you have been listening to lately?

In general the first bands I ever listened to were AC/DC, Metallica, Deep Purple, Scorpions and bands like that. I was very little and my father played cassettes in the car. Currently I am listening to the old death metal bands from the 90s, for contemporary bands not so much. I think the modern production is the thing that puts me off, there are good songs but it all seems the same to me nowadays.


4.Corpsemangle was started in 2015 what gave you the idea to start this band? Are you happy with how things have progressed with the band over the years?

Well I decided to start a solo project, because the band that I was currently in was doing progressive death and I think I always preferred the old school stuff. I just recorded some ideas and left them for future release. 10 years later I decided to release an album since things didn’t work out with many of the bands I played in. I was going to just release it and do it Putrid Pile style live, but decided to send a message to Martin to see if he would want to play that kind of music. He agreed and the rest is history.


5.Who would you say are the bands biggest influences? For the readers who have never heard the bands music how would you best describe it?

The biggest influences for Corpsemangle are Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, the first 2 albums of Gorguts, Malevolent Creation, Obituary and Death - mainly the 90s death metal bands. Well their music is aggressive, brutal but also very technical, there are also some melodic parts especially in Death’s music. They are the bands who started the genre and I think these albums will remain classics.


6.I believe the band is a two piece would you like to add more members to make a full line up or do you prefer to work as a two piece?

If we find a serious drummer we could continue as a trio, but for now we will remain as a two piece. The future will tell and depending on future albums who knows.



7.Eating The Damned is the debut full length how long did it take to write the music for this release? How long does it usually take to complete one song?

It took from March until December to complete the full album, but the songs were already structured. The singles were released in September, October and November, but they were ready. Most of the songs were done and lyrics were written. The hard part was recording, mixing and mastering. It really depends, every song is different and some songs were done in a week and some songs took months.


8.This is a self released release would you two like to find a label to work with or do you prefer to release your own music independently?

We prefer to release independently, I had some not so good experience with a label 10 years ago so not for now. In the future it’s possible.


9.Corpsemangle comes out of Bulgaria's death metal scene what are your thoughts of the scene in Bulgaria?

Well the scene in Bulgaria mostly consists of core bands (metalcore, deathcore and hardcore), some thrash bands and there are some legacy death metal bands from the 90s. There is good music, but it’s mostly underground and all the bands know each other - at least in Sofia. There are some new death metal bands that have old school sound and they are really good.


10.Who are your alltime favorite bands coming out of Bulgaria?Are their any new bands you could recomend to the readers?

All time favourite probably Проказа (Leprocy) and Mass Grave for me, also some of the new old school bands like Certain Demise. I recommend them and Concrete is also good (they are a little older band, but they have old school attitude), Corpse is also a good band (they are from the legacy bands).


11.Besides working in Corpsemangle do either of you work with any other bands or solo projects?

Corpsemangle is the only project I am currently in. Martin I think has some other projects, but he doesn’t play live with them for now.


12.When you need to take a break from working on new music or band business what do you like to do in your free time?

I play video games and I love playing guitar, it’s an awesome instrument and helps me deal with stress. Martin also plays games, but he also does figurines which is cool.


13.Thank you for taking the time to fill this interview out do you have any final words for the readers?

Thank you for the invite, we appreciate it. To your readers - Stay awesome and listen to good music, go to concerts and be happy! This is what matters the most!                                                                          Corpsemangle                                                                                                                                                https://corpsemangle.bandcamp.com/                                                                                                          https://www.facebook.com/Corpsemangle                                                                                                  https://www.instagram.com/corpsemangleband                                                                                        https://www.youtube.com/@Corpsemangle


                                                                                                 



Interview with Hordes Of Wrath 

 




1.Hello please introduce yourself to the readers?

Greetings everyone. My name is Moisés Alves, I use the pseudonym Necro Tyrant in Hordes Of Wrath, I work with illustrations for extreme metal bands and I'm responsible for the band's artwork, and I'm a musician in my spare time.

2.At what age did you discover black metal and what is it about this genre that drew you in and keeps you interested?

My memory is terrible, but I believe I must have been around 17 years old at the time. I was already listening to more traditional metal before that, but one day, I saw the Satyricon video, Mother North, and the guitar melody combined with the dark atmosphere was exactly what I wanted to do, and without a doubt, these are the elements that make black metal something unique to me to this day.


3.Who were the first bands that you discovered and who are some of the current bands that you have been listening to?

The first heavier music I heard was Kiss, then Iron Maiden and Slayer, and later I discovered Satyricon, Dark Funeral, Dissection, Marduk and many others. Currently I've been listening to bands like Frostshock, Ontborg and Another Demon, to name a few, but there's a bit of everything as long as it's not garbage made with artificial intelligence.




4.When did you first get the idea to start Hordes Of Wrath? Are you satified with how things have gone with the band so far?

I played in several bands and after a while I discovered that what I liked was composing and recording music, so the project developed naturally. I'm always composing; it's not something I have absolute control over. The riffs come to my mind and I play them. I always have my guitar nearby, I fit some riffs together and the music takes shape. Not everything I do becomes music for Hordes Of Wrath; I have tons of things saved that will become other projects. I feel satisfied by the fact that I can make the music I would like to hear; that's already my reward in a way, so I can say for sure that I feel good about the direction my project has taken.

5.Who would you say are Hordes Of Wrath biggest influences and have they remained the same over the years?For the readers who have never heard the band how would you best describe the music?

I believe that Marduk, Infernal War, Dark Funeral, to name a few, if you like any of these bands you will possibly end up liking something of what I do with Hordes Of Wrath.


6.Army Of One is the second full length how long did it take to write the music for this release? How long does it usually take to complete one song?

I just let it flow, I'm always composing something, when I have a certain number of 10 songs that work for the project because they go well together, it means it's time to release something.I usually spend much more time experimenting with recording than composing; generally, a song comes out in a day.

It's like one riff pulls the next; I just allow the ideas to come together naturally. Lyrics are more work because I hate writing lyrics, but overall I enjoy the process. I couldn't say exactly how long it took because the composition and recording process is done in my free time.


7.Where do you draw inspiration for the lyrics?Which usually comes first the music or the lyrics?

I compose the music first, my inspiration is pure hatred, my lyrics end up coming out after a bad day and I need to channel the anger into something constructive,

so I don't end up doing something I might regret later.


8.I believe you have self released all of your own releases do you prefer to stay independent or would you like to find a label to work with one day?

I'm always open to offers, I just don't have the time or social skills to keep contacting people or record labels.


9.Would you like to add more members to have a full band or do you prefer to work alone? If you could work with any musicians past or present who are some you would like to work with?

Time has shown me that I can only work alone and would certainly end up having some kind of conflict of ideas. I know I'm difficult to live with, so if I'm going to fight with someone, I'd rather it be with my own demons.


10.What does Black Metal mean to you?

Black metal itself is a way of experiencing the world, but in a darker way, with no interest in being safe or friendly.

It is primitive in its essence, and that's how it should be.


11.Are you currently working with any other bands or solo projects? If yes please tell the readers a little about them?

I intend to do some other projects in the future because I have a lot of material to record that doesn't fit the sound of Hordes Of Wrath. I don't have anything structured at the moment, but I believe I'll release a single this year. I'm not sure, it will depend on my free time.


12.Hordes Of Wrath comes out of Brazil's black and death metal scene what are your thoughts of Brazil's Metal scene over the years?

I honestly don't place boundaries on music, and for me it doesn't matter where a band comes from or  who the musicians are, what they do with their lives or have done; the impact for me is the music itself, regardless of the lyrical content. I believe that the metal scene in general has grown in popularity not only in Brazil but also worldwide, which has positive and negative points, but I'm indifferent to that. I don't have a significant presence in the scene and I haven't been to shows in a long time. My life consists of making my art and promoting it as much as possible, and for me that's more than enough.


13.Who are your all-time favorite bands coming out of Brazil?Are their any new bands you could recomend to the readers?

I really like Subtenebras, Morteix, and Carcinosy, to name a few; I believe they are good recommendations.

But a large part of the essence of the underground is seeking out bands yourself, and today there are countless possibilities to do that, so if you dedicate some time to searching on Bandcamp, for example, you'll certainly find something rewarding.

14.Thank you for taking the time to fill this interview out do you have any final words for the readers?

I appreciate the opportunity and to everyone who took the time to enjoy this interview, keep the flame of black metal burning.                                                                                                                                Hordes Of Wrath                                                                                                                                        https://hordesofwrath.bandcamp.com/album/army-of-one                                                                      https://www.facebook.com/hordesofwrath/

  


Sunday, March 8, 2026

Antimonument--Reaping Oblivion{digital}{Egregora Adversarial} 

 


This  is my first encounter with Brazil's  Antimonument  but i'm glad i found this  they are really good at their craft.Blending death and black metal together to create a unique and aggressive sound and style.Reaping Oblivion is the newest EP. featuring four tracks of heavy and brutal black and death metal.The guitars are played with some heavy and crushing passages that are well performed.The guitarist does cut loose and plays some extremely fast paced patterns to go along with the more heavier mid paced ones.The vocals are powerful death metal growls that fit the bands music perfectly.If you are looking for a great sounding band that blends black and death metal together nicely then don't miss out on Antimonument                                                                                                                                          Egregora Adversarial                                                                                                                                                    https://egregoradversarial.bandcamp.com/album/reaping-oblivion                                                                https://www.instagram.com/egregoradversarial/





Curse Prayer--The Depths Of Atonement{digital}{Egregora Adversarial}

 


Curse Prayer is a black metal band coming out of Brazil and this is a review of the debut EP.The Depths Of Atonement is five tracks of  primitive black metal.The band seems to draw influence from the second wave of black metal and does a good job of writing and executing some memorable songs.The guitars and drums are a mix of extremely fast paced passages that are weell played.The music does slow to a more controlled mid paced range throughout a few of the songs.The vocals are grim and gruff growls and some raw screams are also used throughout the songs.i wasn't able to find very much information on this band but this release is a really good start so i'm hoping to hear more from this band in the future. 
Egregora Adversarial

Friday, March 6, 2026

Corpsemangle--Eating The Damned cd&digital{Independent}

 


Corpsemangle is a duo  coming out of Bulgaria's old school death metal scene and this is a review of the debut.Eating The Damned is ten tracks of old school death metal with a mix of mid paced heavier death metal guitar patterns and some faster more aggressive passages.Antoan B. handles the vocals and guitars for the band.The guitars are played with some mid paced guitar patterns that are well delievered with some memorable passages.Their are some much faster guitar parts thare played with intensity even adding in some well performed solo's.The vocals are raw old school death metal growls that are powerful in the delievery.If you  are a fan of the early 90's U.S death metal scene in Florida then defintly give this band a chance they might surpris.                                                                Corpsemangle                                                                                                                                                https://corpsemangle.bandcamp.com/album/eating-the-damned                                                                  https://www.facebook.com/Corpsemangle                                                                                                  https://www.instagram.com/corpsemangleband                                                                                          https://www.youtube.com/@Corpsemangle                                                                                                  



Terrorshroud--Order Of Absolute Terror{digital}{Independent}

 




Terrorshroud is a trio  coming out of Greece's black,death war metal scene and this is a review of the debut demo.Order Of Absolute Terror is three tracks of primitive and violent sounding black death metal.Each track is a barrage of crazed musicial passages that are played with intense and brutal passages.The vocals are raw black metal screams and some deeper growls are used in a few of the tracks.This is a band that will only appeal to true fanatics of primitive and raw black death war metal.All others should avoid this  band and release.                                                                                  Terrorshroud


                                      

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Interview with Wrestlemaniacs 3-5-2026




When I heard Wrestlemaniacs for the first time it was on Bandcamp, and I immediately decided to review their album
Don't Try This At Home. It's a classic crossover thrash style, and every song is memorable, infectious even. Every song was about pro wrestling, which I am a huge fan of and I wanted to know more. I knew I couldn't leave the subject of this band alone, so I contacted them and requested an interview, which they were kind enough to get back to me. Read on for their exploits.

You can experience the band here: wrestlemaniacsrule.bandcamp.com




PR/AP: Since many are unfamiliar with you here in the States, let us know how Wrestlemaniacs came to be a band.

Mariano: It all started by visiting a German indie wrestling show back in 2016 and some guy asked us if we were musicians cause he wanted to found a new promotion called "WrestlingKult" and needs a theme song for it. At that time we were all playing in different bands but thought it was a fun idea and agreed to do one. Couple weeks later we recorded "Join the Kult," which is still their theme song today. After that we wrote three more themes for German wrestlers, but that was soon becoming a little bit boring because they all had a specific idea of how their song should sound. So we thought let's go and make it how we wanted it to sound, fast, raw, more metal, and that's where the madness began.

On your first release you got Nick Gage to do the intro to the song you wrote about him, "MDK." How did that come about?

Mariano: That was basically a cameo we bought. I got a birthday Cameo which ended up really cool so we thought let's buy another one as intro for the record. We later met Nick Gage in person and handed him the EP - he is a really nice guy and remembered the song and the Cameo (or at least said he did). MDK ALL F'N DAY!

I got to meet Virgil once at a flea market in Ohio, and of course he was alone. I could tell he really didn't want to take a picture with me, and he kept trying to get me to buy more autographed pictures even though I had already bought one. Whose idea was the song "Meat Sauce King," and have any of you ever met Virgil before? Sadly, we can't now, since he has passed away.

Mariano: Unfortunately not, but the stories about lonely Virgil and his really funny social media posts were reason enough to write him song.

Is an element of humor important to the music? Why?

Mariano: Definitely! Wrestling just delivers so many funny moments. Some songs or lines like "March of the S.H.E.I.K." with the Iron Sheik cursing or the "only half the brain" line in "Vicious Sycopath" from Sid's WCW promo where he said "I only got half the brands than you do." We also love these funny gimmicks from the '90s like Repo Man, Gillberg, Mantaur, The Ding Dongs... Songs about the Shockmaster debut or the Steiner Math promo are on top of my wanna do list. (That would be goddamn amazing. -AP.)

Is "Death by Lariat" about the legendary Stan Hansen? Tell me about that song.

Mariano: Yes, I'm a big fan of Hansen and Bruiser Brody and all those American "gaijins" that wrestled in Japan in the '80s. Eat the Turnbuckle already did a Brody song, so we thought let's honor Stan Hansen. And his lariat is a very underrated finisher!

Who came up with the image of the band, wearing lucha libre masks? I love the fact that your singer is using a barbed wire baseball bat attached to his mic in your video for "Still Real to Us."

Mariano: The name and the masks result in the first gig we had, the event was called "Rumpelfest." I don't know how to properly translate that but the idea behind it was that musicians from different bands get together for one night only and start playing without any songs or rehearsals, just by improvising. We were asked to participate, so we thought let's call it Wrestlemaniacs, wear lucha masks, and just play some tunes and wrestle a little bit on stage. As soon as we began the crowd started to wrestle each other at first and then us - it was pure chaos. We also met our second guitar player at that show cause he broke his cheekbone in the pit.

Tobi: The WrestlingKult theme already existed but that was the point where we decided to make it a real band.



Everything seems to be improved, from sound to songs, on Don't Try This At Home. Were you focusing on songwriting even more this time around? The songs are very catchy.

Tobi: The songs were written over quite a long time. "We Want Blood" for example is one of our oldest songs and was originally for a no longer existent German indie promotion. They only used it once and then went out of business. So I don't think we changed a lot, we just grew closer together and knew better what we wanted. Also the guys in the studio understood the assignment very well and made us sound as mean as possible. (They succeeded wildly! -AP)

What is it about pro wrestling you like so much?

Mariano: Most of us grew up with it. When you see it as a child on TV for the first time it is just fascinating and mesmerizing in both ways. Two guys beating the shit out of each other and the crowd goes nuts, good guy vs. bad guy, the bright lights, the entrance, the music. Those were real life superheroes. I also love the different styles of wrestling, similar to all the metal genres, sometimes you like it traditional so you listen to Judas Priest and watch Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania 6 or you want thrash, then listen to Bonded by Blood and watch Bruiser Brody vs. Abdullah the Butcher, you want some Vulgar Display of Power watch Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka, rock 'n roll with Motorhead and Triple H vs. Taker, Okada vs. Omega with some Blind Guardian tunes, Slowly We Rot with some 2000s CZW TODs and so on...

Tobi: I actually stumbled into my first wrestling show when I was on a metal festival. The band that was playing did not interest me so I went to the place next door where wXw Superstars of Wrestling took place to have a beer with some friends that were there. Nobody wanted to see a ticket so I went further in and when I stood in front of the ring Walter (now Gunther) was slamming his opponent so hard, the ground shook. I was in love immediately.

Do metal and pro wrestling go together? I find a lot of metalists like it that I talk to.

Mariano: Definitely. Wrestling brought me into metal. I got the WWF Full Metal: The Album in 1996 and the two opening tracks "We're All Together Now" and "Thorn in Your Eye" were metal songs featuring Jon Oliva of Savatage, Scott Ian of Anthrax, and some other metal musicians. Also, many wrestlers had and still have metal songs or riffs as themes. In 1998 I saw a wrestling TV show in Germany where they had the music video of Stuck Mojo's "Rising" in which Raven and DDP played in at the end and begged my mom to buy me the record.

Hagen: Like Mariano said, the fascination started as a kid, watching guys like Diesel, Razor, Bret Hart, and Shawn Michaels beating the shit out of each other. Then the WWF released a sampler, Full Metal: The Album out in 1996 and the love for wrestling and metal combined. And after all these years you can listen to this on our records.

What are your musical influences for this project specifically? I imagine they're diverse.

Mariano: Main influence overall I would say are Eat the Turnbuckle. They started the whole idea of a wrestling themed band with the combination of music, lyrics, look and show. Other musical influences we can all agree with are S.O.D., Slayer, Sodom, Obituary, Power Trip, and the famous German singer Kalle Haverland.

Are you familiar with the TV Show "Dark Side of the Ring" at all? I would imagine you could dig through that for song ideas for sure!

Mariano: Yes, of course, I think we watched almost every episode so far. There are indeed some songs whose ideas came from the show like "I Shot Dino Bravo" and "Cocaine & Cowboy Boots." 

Who is your favorite wrestler of all time? Mine is easily Kazuchika Okada, but if you asked me when I was eight years old, it was Hulk Hogan!

Mariano: Well mine are Macho Man Randy Savage and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Eight year old me was also a Hulkamaniac and a huge Ultimate Warrior fan!

Tobi: SABU! I also like Jon Moxley, Blue Meanie, and New Jack.

Hagen: CM Punk, Stone Cold, Roddy Piper, Dustin Rhodes, The Goon, and Barry Horowitz.

Who had the idea to write "I Shot Dino Bravo" for the record? I laughed my ass off when I read that title the first time, and I knew I had to listen to this band!

Mariano: That idea came while watching his Dark Side of the Ring episode.

Tobi: Hagen came up with this black metal-ish riff, it only took a few minutes to write the whole song.

What's next for Wrestlemaniacs? Are you writing or playing shows at all?

Mariano: Currently we are preparing for some summer festival shows. We don't play very often because we also have other bands we're in and wanna keep our shows like a Brock Lesnar appearance - a special attraction.

I couldn't figure out who "Cocaine & Cowboy Boots" was about. Tell me about that song.

Mariano: That's also from a Dark Side of the Ring episode which has the same title. It's about UWF Promoter Herb Abrams who wanted to participate with WWF in the early 90s. He booked some famous names and big arenas and even got a TV deal but shit went downhill fast as he wouldn't pay his wrestlers and only a couple hundred people showed up at the shows. One final day he was found dead - high on coke, oiled up and wearing nothing but cowboy boots. So I thought that's a good story.

Do you plan on doing any videos for any of the new songs like you did for the last record?

Tobi: Yes, we plan to shoot a video for the title track "Don't Try This At Home," it's gonna be a wild DIY slobberknocker. (That's the best kind! -AP)

Do your shows get wild at all? Does the crowd get into the spirit?

Mariano: In Germany wrestling isn't that popular or mainstream as it is in the US, so sometimes people at first are a bit confused and maybe even disgusted when we enter the stage and hit someone with a barbed wire baseball bat, smash someone through a table, or cut someone open with a pizza cutter. We always have some special moves. It also depends on where we play. One time we were almost kicked out of a festival because we smashed some light tubes on each other.

Tobi: That's why we added a disclaimer to our Instagram. The light tubes were fun though, I'd do it again.

End this interview any way you like, and thank you so much for doing this.

Mariano: Always remember: this shit is f'n real to us dammit! Watcha gonna do when the Wrestlemaniacs run violent on you!




Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Vomit Mass-No God,Just ROT{digital}{Independent}

 


Vomit Mass is a death grindcore band coming out of Greece and this is a review of the bands debut full length.No God,Just ROT is a brutal onslaught of blasting drums that are chaotic yet well played.The guitars are done with some fast and frenzied guitar passages that are powerful.The guitarist does add some thrashy guitar patterns mixed in with the chaotic more grinding style.The thrashy guitar parts are well performed and executed.This is a really good debut if you are a fan of  intense and crazed grindcore that is short,sweet and to the point then be sure to check this band out today.                       Vomit Mass



Sunday, March 1, 2026

Qurun--Iron Horns Of Dominum {digital}{Independent}

 


Qurun is a black metal  band that comes out of Singapore's occult black metal scene and this is a review of the bands debut EP.Iron Horns Of Dominum contains four tracks of black metal that is played with skill and expierence as each instrument is very well crafted and played.The guitars are performed with some memorable well executed passages.The guitars range from mid paced to a more faster pace with both being performed with intenisty and skillful writing.The drums are performed in the same vein with some blasting fast paced drum patterns.The drummer does slow to a more mid paced controlled drum style with some well delievered drum passages.The vocals are grim black metal screams and some raspy shrieks in a few of the songs.This is a really good release for those who are into occult black metal that is performed with skillful writing defintly pick this up today.                                            Qurun 
https://qurun.bandcamp.com/                                                                                                                      https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583534412284                                                                      



Tyrannical Warpath--Chaos Breather{digital}{Independent}

 


Coming out of Virginia's  bestial and primitive war metal scene is Tyrannical Warpath.Chaos Breather is the debut full length.Starting off with a short intro the music starts of with a barrage of crazed blasting drums and frenzied guitars that are played with insanely fast passages.The vocals are gruff death metal growls and some raw black metal screams.If you are a fan of bestial and relentess black grinding metal give this band a shot and check out the debut.                                                                                            Tyrannical Warpath

Shtrige--Of Blood And Night CS&digital{Prehistoric Sounds}

 


Shtrige  is a duo with members frrom  Switzerland and Finland who play a great style of old school black metal.Of Blood And Night is the debut demo featuring four tracks of traditional black metal.The music is performed by Solaris Lupus which is a mix of very well performed mid paced drums and guitar passages.The music does speed to a much faster pace throughout a few of the tracks to give it a nice balance of mid paced and extremely fast passages.The vocals are done by Sanguis Antiquus who comes out of Finland.The vocals  presented here are raw black metal screams and screeches.-Of Blood And Night is a really good release of classic black metal similar to the late 90's so if this is your kind of black metal defintly give this band a listen and buy the release today.                                                      Prehistoric Sounds                                                                                                                                    https://prehistoricsounds.bandcamp.com/                                                                                                  https://www.facebook.com/people/Prehistoric-Sounds/61565223436731/                                              https://www.instagram.com/prehistoricsounds