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War is coming! Pan-Amerikan Native Front is among the fierce bands who lead the charge of in digenous black metal in the Americas. This group is fronted by its enigmatic chief, Kurator of War. Their 2016 full length Tecumseh's War  beats like a war club through the life and conflict of its namesake. Earlier this year, Pan-Amerikan Native Front released the Native Amerikan Black Metal split w ith the Ifernach, which is already sold out of of vinyls their bandcamp . Behold this interview I conducted with Kurator Of War.  Tecumseh's War was inspired by the life of Tecumseh, and it's a blistering musical journey. What was your inspiration for the Native Amerikan Black Metal split, lyrically, thematically and musically? The split album continued to retain a conceptual and storytelling approach, much like Tecumseh's War, and with a similar range of songwriting styles I implemented with the previous album. When Ifernach and I began focusing on themes we naturally landed on ...

Old school death metal stalwarts Benediction returned with a bang in 2020. Their new album, Scriptures , is their first record since 2008, but they haven't missed a single step. Scriptures is an instant classic. A slab of death metal rife for headbanging, that sounds like it was transported straight out of 1993 in all the most brutal ways. Central to this album's aggressive perfection is their longtime vocalist, the reverend Dave Ingram, whose coarse bellows add that extra bite to the menacing guitar hooks. I interviewed Dave about all things death metal, his various side projects and his Metal Breakfast Podcast. Read on, all ye heathen!  HELL-O Dave. Congratulations on the monstrous new album Scriptures . It is a rager from start to finish. What were your motivations heading back into the studio for the first Benediction album in over a decade? Thank you, and thanks for the interview! Well it was really about  time to get a new album out. Prior to my return, the band had...

Fall to your knees before the virtuosic guitar violence of the Great Kat. This prolific shred goddess has mesmerized the world since her 1987 debut album Worship Me Or Die!  Since then, she has rocked hard in the style of Beethoven On Speed , with dazzling guitar and violin renditions of classical pieces by the masters like Ludwig Van, Vivaldi and Rossini.  December 16, 2020, will be Beethoven's 250th birthday. The Great Kat, the self-proclaimed reincarnation of the composer, is busy recreating his songs note for note on guitar and violin, available to the world on her web site and youtube channel leading up to that momentous anniversary.  Always the consummate professional and a hell of a self promoter, The Great Kat took a short break from shredding to answer this Q and A. With Beethoven's 250th birthday coming up, what is your favorite piece by the composer? What was it about Beethoven's music that captivated you to shred? Happy Beethoven's 250th Birthday (De...