If you would have told us in a million years, that we were going to witness the Pagan ritual that is Heilung, in our hometown of St. Louis… err, well, Chesterfield (a quick 10 min drive) close to Halloween, we wouldn’t have ever believed you. Now picture this if you will, it’s a cool November…
Vulgar Display of Podcast: Chelsea Grin
We’re coming at ya with an exclusive interview from our friends over at Vulgar Display of Podcast , with guitarist Stephen Rutishauser of Chelsea Grin! They discuss topics like the upcoming double album, mental health and more! Watch the video below and we will have more of these coming your way soon!
Nordahl’s Corner: Top Albums of 2021
https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/1IoJlQcwEsDmKYi3AEC9OE Welp – that was certainly something, right? Yes sir – 2021 is fading farther into the rearview mirror and I can’t say I’m terribly upset to see it disappear. This past year wasn’t particularly horrible for me personally, but it certainly did not leave me with a feeling of warmth and happiness either. For…
Album Review: Steven Wilson – The Future Bites
The Future Bites is far from your everyday Steven Wilson album, and yet at the same time it is 100% a Steven Wilson album. Read on and I’ll explain why. Catchy Pop Hooks and Riffs aren’t anything new to the Steven Wilson Universe. Go back to your favorite Porcupine Tree album and I guarantee at…
Album Review: A.C.T – Heatwave
It is genuinely unsettling to me that A.C.T is not immensely more known than they are. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy knowing little pockets of hidden gems in music as much as the next elitist prog nerd but how A.C.T are not dominating the prog and rock world will never sit well with me. …
Nordahl’s Corner: Top Albums of 2020
Hindsight is always 2020. That’s what the saying is, correct? Well, after experiencing 2020 in person, I’m fine with last year staying in the rearview mirror forever – just like 99.9% of the rest of the world. Now honestly this past year has not been horrible for me personally. I switched my part-time employer after…
Album Review: Pain of Salvation – Panther
There is always something visceral and human about Pain of Salvation. They have an ability to express a genuine reflection of what it is to be human while navigating both relatable and abstract concepts. The band musically and lyrically stands raw and exposed among the heaps of often indistinguishable and cleverly produced bands in the…
Interview – Daniel Gildenlöw of Pain of Salvation
Editors Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Full unedited audio available below. Damnation Magazine: I kind of want to just jump into the overall theme of the upcoming album, Panther. It does seem like there’s kind of a recurring idea regarding social roles and not fitting into them. Would you say there…
Album Review: Caligula’s Horse – Rise Radiant
If you spend enough time looking at self-help youtube videos eventually you might stumble across clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson, if you keep going you may even find him explaining the value of reading. Be patient, this is applicable, he explains this value by describing the difference between a portrait and a photograph. “The photograph is click…
The Rogue Files: Shattered
Tell us about your band. Hello, we are Shattered! A Thrash / Black Metal band out of the Tampa Bay area. Founded in 2014. What are you working on currently (album, tour, music video, etc.)? Shattered is currently working on our new album named Skinwalker which will be released this year. If you were asked…
The Rogue Files: Mondo Bear
Tell us about your band. Mondo Bear is a rock band rooted in psychedelia and progressive rock. We write long, riff-heavy and driving atmospheric music, while still trying to retain some of that pop-sensibility. The result is a sound somewhere between fuzzed out psychedelia and solid rock songs. What are you working on currently (album,…
The Rogue Files: Vanilla Sugar
Tell us about your band. Vanilla Sugar is made of Alternative / Electronic music, a pop vocal sensibility, mixed with a Metal influence. What are you working on currently (album, tour, music video, etc.)? I just released my new album, “She”. It is available to stream everywhere! I am fresh off a January US…
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