GBHBL Interviews

Defocus, the dynamic and powerful German metalcore quartet are back with their brand-new album, ‘there is a place for me on earth’, out on March 1st, 2024, via Arising Empire. Speaking of the new album, we said: Album number two is as strong as album number one. Hell, in many places it’s stronger. The Defocus train continues to pick up speed, and at this rate, they are going to be absolutely huge....

Jack J Hutchinson, the London, UK based guitarist and singer/songwriter released his brand-new album ‘Battles’ on February 9th, 2024. An album that finds Hutchinson at his most exposed and is charged with the power of catharsis and purging darkness and hurt. About the album, we said: With a ton of heart and soul, focusing on being acutely anthemic, and having the song-writing chops to keep listene...

Norwegian metallers Borknagar are back with their brand-new album, ‘Fall’, out on February 23rd, 2024, via Century Media Records. Concerning the new album, we said: There are many outstanding points to crow about with this new album, but perhaps the most significant is the balance. The balance of instruments, the balance of talents, the balance of epic soundscapes and heaviness, the balance of Bor...

The iconic extreme experimental death metal line-up of Job For A Cowboy had some long-awaited unfinished business. After nearly nine long years of silence, they have awoken from their slumber, forging Moon Healer, the follow-up to their previous landmark album, Sun Eater. The new album will be released on February 23rd, 2024, via Metal Blade Records. Concerning Moon Healer, we said: Though let’s c...

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with vocalist/pianist Fabienne Erni of Illumishade. Swiss modern metal upstarts Illumishade unveiled their sophomore record and Napalm Records debut, Another Side of You, on February 16th, 2024. Fronted by vocalist Fabienne Erni and guitarist Jonas Wolf (both of Eluveitie) and completed with orchestration and synths by film composer Mi...

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with bassist Jay Humphreys of Gen and the Degenerates. Alt-punk collective Gen and the Degenerates will release their much-anticipated debut album ‘ANTI-FUN PROPAGANDA’ on February 23rd, 2024, via Marshall Records. We spoke to bassist Jay Humphreys about the new album, the ups and downs of making it, breaking down some of the specific...

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with vocalist Lena Scissorhands of metallers Infected Rain. Infected Rain continue to march forward with an inordinate amount of momentum coming off the back of a successful couple of years. On February 9th, 2024, they released their 6th studio album, ‘Time’, via Napalm Records. Everything you love, everything you admire, and everythin...

Justin Nardy is the owner and founder of Expert Work Records, an independent label that seeks out unreleased material of defunct bands, and releases them for both old and new fans to enjoy. Justin has made a career in music, playing in many bands such as Sooprize Package, Amputee Set, Bald Eagle, New Tongues, and his current project, Twenty One Trillion. Sweetheart were one of the key post-hardcor...

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with vocalist Benjamin Fordham of trap/metal band Swarm6ix. New Swedish rock trio The Gems – featuring ex-Thundermother members vocalist Guernica Mancini, drummer Emlee Johansson and guitarist/bassist Mona “Demona” Lindgren – rose from the ashes with their debut album, Phoenix, released on January 26, 2024, via Napalm Records. Featurin...

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with Ryan Liatsis. A guitarist, music educator and composer, who over the span of his two-decade long career, has performed all over the United States, composed scores for top selling video games and worked with some of the most respected artists of our time. Late last year (2023), the progressive rock guitarist released his latest son...

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with vocalist Benjamin Fordham of trap/metal band Swarm6ix. Swarm6ix will release their new single ’LIP$TICK’ on the 19th January 2024. SWARM6IX provide a safe space for those that have always appeared anti-social, dormant, and introverted on the surface. The band acquired their unique identity by combining a love for heavy trap and me...

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with emo/alternative rock band, The Throwaway Scene. Their debut EP - Of Death & Dying will be released on January 26th, 2024. We spoke to the band about the upcoming release, their incredible 2023, what the future holds, and how they plan to keep the momentum going. Find out more here: https://www.thethrowawayscene.com/ Website: https...

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with cinematic rockers, Earthside. They released their impressive second album, ‘Let the Truth Speak’ on November 17th, 2023, via Music Theories Recordings and Mascot Label Group. An ambitious album that has been well-received worldwide. We said that: Words can’t do this album justice. It needs to be heard, but it also needs a serious...

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with the modern metalcore band, Mavis. They will release their debut album ‘Grief is No Ally’ on December 15th, 2023, via Arising Empire. Is metalcore played out? Not when bands like Mavis are bringing so much heavy fire and heart-wrenching melody. The German group aren’t looking to change the landscape of metal, but to enhance it with...

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with progressive thrash metal band, Crossfire. They will release their new album ‘Switch to Reset’ on December 15th, 2023, via Wormholedeath Records. Heavy freaking metal! Crossfire go hard, and it is freaking delightful. Showcasing a frenzied old-school thrash sound with modernised progressive touches, ensuring Switch to Reset is some...

What a year it’s been for Hawxx, and the four-piece alternative heavy punk rock band ended it with a bang, as part of a huge tour alongside alternative act, Halocene. One that has seen them play all over Europe, before returning to the UK and ending the tour in the capital city, London. They might only have around 30 minutes on stage, but they make every single part of that count. Before they took...

Norfolk blues-rockers Bad Touch will release their eagerly anticipated fifth studio album, ‘Bittersweet Satisfaction’, on December 8th, 2023, via Marshall Records. Find out more here: https://badtouch.lnk.to/BittersweetSatisfaction It’s time to get your groove on, to sing along loudly, and shake your booty to what Bad Touch have to offer on this brand-new release. Bittersweet Satisfaction is a con...

Written and directed by Giorgio Clementelli, USAH - Uncommon Stories of American Horror is 27 real-life stories of American horror. Told by a mysterious narrator, who draws inspiration from some famous paintings of American art displayed in an ancient abbey. We spoke to Giorgio about the incredible amount of effort that went into making the documentary. What inspired him, how long the editing proc...

Nu-core trailblazers Break Fifty will be dropping their new EP ‘Every Scream Became A Whisper In The Dark’ on December 7th, 2023. It’s a profound and deeply personal narrative of the band’s journey through childhood trauma. Find out more here: https://linktr.ee/breakfifty One listen of Every Scream Became a Whisper in The Dark and most will quickly understand just why Break Fifty have been turning...

Written and directed by Sparky Tehnsuko, starring Bella Ramsey and Isla Gie, Villain is a fantasy short. In the countryside of Iron Age Britain, teenage Georgia makes the unwise decision to seek revenge on the dragon that torched her home and killed her mother; however, her mission is upended when she unexpectedly discovers a scaly child, Sabra, in the unfazed beast’s lair. We spoke to Sparky abou...

Master’s Call are a force of heavy metal blackened by death from The Black Country, UK. After marching forth through the pandemic and various line-up changes within the band, the long-awaited debut album ‘A Journey For The Damned’ is finally ready for release on November 24th, 2023. Long-awaited and much anticipated, A Journey For The Damned is worth every second of your time. Master’s Call have f...

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with guitarist and vocalist Tim Yearsley and guitarist Chris Morley of progressive death metal band, Beyond Grace. They will release the first instalment of a trilogy of EPs, Welcome To The New Dark Ages Part 1, on the November 24th, 2023. Find out more here: https://beyondgrace.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-the-new-dark-ages-part-1 We...

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with Lee Martin, the vocalist and guitarist of hard rock band, Blue Stragglers. Electrifying UK rock trio Blue Stragglers released their second EP ‘Fool’s Errand’ on November 10th, 2023, via Hassle Records. Sometimes all you need is music to rock out to and Blue Stragglers’ groovy and infectious sound certainly delivers. The six-track...

Written and directed by Evan Marlowe, and starring James Marsters, Christopher McDonald, Hana Mae Lee, Jordan Peele, Robert Englund, and Sid Haig. Abruptio is enacted entirely using lifelike puppets. It follows Les Hackel, a guy down on his luck, who wakes to find an explosive device has been implanted in his neck. He must carry out heinous crimes in order to stay alive while trying to identify th...

Written and directed by Josh Warren, and starring Alexander Lincoln, My Dreams Have Been Dark Of Late is a an effectively frightening and uncomfortable horror short. A knight fleeing from battle stumbles upon a temple folly. Traumatised and breathless, he takes refuge amongst its pillars. Peril stalks the worn and weary knight, however, as his armour begins to mercilessly betray him. We spoke to J...