Alestorm – No Grave But the Sea You’d think the whole pirate gag would get old after a while, eh? Not to me! I love this band more and more with every new album they write. Ensiferum – Two Paths Another epic release from the Finnish folk metal masters, and arguably one of their best…
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Band Interview: Paul Delaney of Black Anvil
For the past year or so I have been fascinated with the New York band, Black Anvil. Maybe due to my growing love of Black Metal, so I am always scrounging to see what is hidden in the shadows. Or, possibly because in the American Underground Black Metal scene, they are one of the few…
Band Interview: Attila Csihar of Mayhem
When we found out we were going to have the opportunity to interview the band that pioneered the Black Metal sound that we all know and love, we jumped at the chance. Mayhem has been around for nearly 35 years, so in order to get this interview done right, we went straight to some of…
Concert Review + Photo Album: The Black Dahlia Murder @ Delmar Hall
Upon thinking of metal bands that seem to have been touring non-stop since the turn of the century, The Black Dahlia Murder(BDM) have to be one of the first to come to mind. From opening for death metal veterans Vital Remains in 2004 and heavy metal powerhouse King Diamond in 2005 to headlining the Summer Slaughter Tour three…
Interview: Johnny DeAngelis of Oni
I’m Chris… I’m with Damnation Magazine, and I’m here with John from ONI (“oh-knee”) Hello hello… And just witnessed an awesome show here at the Ready Room opening up for Devin Townsend… I guess, the first question would be, since you play Xylophone – which there’s not many people in the metal scene that do…
Concert Review: A Perfect Circle @ Chaifetz Arena – April 20, 2017
Since I began attending rock & metal shows in 2003, every time I’ve read news of an upcoming A Perfect Circle tour, I would think to myself “is THIS the year they’ll perform in Saint Louis?” Unfortunately, time after time I would not see our city on the list of dates, meaning if I wanted…
Steve K’s Top 10 Lists of 2016
If you thought Chris’ post was late, think again! The year of 2-0-1-6 was more insane – and busier – than any previous year for myself, and that has continued in 2017. I started last year fixing up a house in South Saint Louis where my girlfriend and I would begin inhabiting in early February,…
Album Review: Animals As Leaders – The Madness of Many
ANIMALS AS LEADERS THE MADNESS OF MANY 1. Arithmophobia 2. Ectogenesis 3. Cognitive Contortions 4. Inner Assassins 5. Private Visions of the World 6. Backpfeifengesicht 7. Transcentience 8. The Glass Bridge 9. The Brain Dance 10. Aepirophobia Released November 11, 2016 via Sumerian Records Since the arrival of their self-titled debut onto the mainstream metal…
Album Review: Allegaeon – Proponent For Sentience
Artist: Allegaeon Album: Proponent For Sentience (“sen-chence”) Label: Metal Blade Records Release Date: Friday, September 23rd, 2016 By Stephen Kruczyk As if their name doesn’t create enough pronunciation issues between metal heads trying to spread the good word of their music, Allegaeon‘s fourth studio album Proponent For Sentience is another wrench in the circuitry. If…
Band Interview: Fit For An Autopsy
Jake Janitch, Nick Licata, Steve Kruczyk, Matt Albers The extreme metal subgenre continues to bring us new and unique acts that stand out among trends that may come and go. New Jersey’s Fit For An Autopsy is not your typical “death-core” outfit. The extensive background of each member bleeds into their creative process and out…
Concert Review: Devil You Know @ Fubar in St. Louis, MO (April 27, 2016)
Devil You Know, O.N.I., Hallow Point, Our Transfixion, Skydweller Fubar, St. Louis, MO April 27, 2016 Just as the New Wave of American Metal movement was kicking off in the early 2000’s, Massachusett’s Killswitch Engage found themselves without a vocalist after Jesse Leach abruptly left the band. After trying several different vocalists, including Phil Labonte…
Band Interview: Plini & Aaron Marshall of Intervals
In March of 2016, The Shape of Colour Tour (Intervals, Plini, Angel Vivaldi and Save Us From the Archon) hit one of our favorite little metal joints in Saint Louis known as Fubar as it neared the halfway point of its trek across the United States and Canada. As Damnation’s Media Director – and a…
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