COVER STORY 【MARIUSZ LEWANDOWSKI: GUIDE TO MODERN METAL ARTWORK】 COVER STORY: MARIUSZ LEWANDOWSKI “Capturing Emotions In a Painting Is Similar To Showing Depth And Light. If It Is Not There, If It Is Missing, The Art Is Simply Flat And It Does Not Look Good” 「絵画で感情を捉えることは、奥行きと光を示すことに似ているね。それらが存在しない場合、欠落している場合、芸術は単純に平面的で見栄えが悪くなってしまう。」 BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPELIN, DEEP PURPLE といったクラッシックロックの伝説は、Klaus

NEW DISC REVIEW + INTERVIEW 【THRAILKILL : EVERYTHING THAT IS YOU】 EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH WES THRAILKILL FROM THRAILKILL !! “Labeling Can Only Get Us In Trouble. Every Band Or Album We Come In Contact With Should Be Viewed As It’s Own Entity, To Be Digested As Art.” DISC REVIEW “EVERYTHING THAT IS YOU” ハリウッドに居を構える楽器演奏者の登竜門 Music Institute。その過酷な虎の穴とも言える通称 MI で結成され、Instru-metal 道を追求していた MAMMOTH が

EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTER ESPEVOLL & DAVID HUSVIK OF AZUSA !! “I Think The Whole Metal Genre Needs An Alteration, And The Domination Of Male Energies Comes With Certain Limitations And Lacks Dynamics. In General, We Need More Females Involved.” DISC REVIEW “HEAVY YOKE” Kate Bush がフロントウーマンの SLAYER。Chelsea Wolfe 擁する THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN。もしくは Joni Mitchell と CYNIC の邂逅。 ネイティブアメリカンの透明な少女、

EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH SARAH LONGFIELD !! “I’m Just So Happy To See It Getting Normalized. I Remember Starting Out There Were No Women On YouTube Or The Guitar Community, Which Was Always Disheartening.” DISC REVIEW “DISPARITY” Fender が行った調査によると、近年新たにギターを始める人の半数が女性であるそうです。その傾向を裏付けるように、Yvette Young, Nita Strauss, Orianthi Panagaris などテクニカルなロックやメタルの世界においてもギターヒロインの存在感、輝きは増す一方だと言えるでしょう。 Sarah Longf

NEW DISC REVIEW + INTERVIEW 【THE OCEAN : PHANEROZOIC Ⅰ: PALAEOZOIC】 EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH ROBIN STAPS OF THE OCEAN !! “I Don’t Have Any Delusions That Music Could Have a Real Direct Effect On Environmental Policies, But We Can Raise Awareness In The People That Listen To Our Music, And These People In The End Have a Vote.” DISC REVIEW “PHANEROZOIC Ⅰ: PALAEOZOIC” 「MASTODON が “白鯨” の作者 Melville に

NEW DISC REVIEW + INTERVIEW 【VOIVOD : THE WAKE】JAPAN TOUR 2019 SPECIAL !! EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL “CHEWY” MONGRAIN OF VOIVOD !! “I Don’t Use My Guitar Before I Have An Idea Of What The Melody Could Be. Music Is Not Inside The Instrument, It Is In My Mind, In My Heart. “ DISC REVIEW “THE WAKE” プログレッシブとスラッシュの狭間でSFのスリルを享受するケベックの神怪 VOIVOD。5年ぶりとなるフルアルバム “The Wake” の異形と暴威は、バンドの結成35周年を祝賀する来日公演で

EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH STEFAN NORGREN OF SEVENTH WONDER !! “We All Supported Tommy Karevik 100%! Off Course, We All Realized That They’d Come First And That This Would Inevitably Set Us Back Time Wise. But There Was No Way Any Of Us Would Get In The Way Of Such a Great Career Move For Him.” DISC REVIEW “TIARA” スウェーデンで毎年行われる “一番大切な冬の行事”、聖ルシア祭。貧しい人々に財産全てを提供した純粋の象徴、光の聖人聖ルチアの姿は、そのスウェーデンに居を置くプログメタルの

EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH DAVID DAVIDSON OF REVOCATION !! “Sometimes I’ll Discover Some Cool Voicings While Working On a Jazz Tune And I’ll Try To Manipulate Them In a Certain Way So That It Fits Into The Metal Framework Better.” DISC REVIEW “THE OUTER ONES” エクストリームメタルシーンの “名状しがたきもの”。刻々とその姿を変える轟音の支配者 REVOCATION は、神秘探求者たるリスナーの脳を時に捕捉し、時に喰らうのです。 「彼らは時代によって音楽性を少しづつ変化させていたでしょ？」David は信奉する DEATH の魅力について

NEW DISC REVIEW + INTERVIEW 【FREAK KITCHEN : CONFUSION TO THE ENEMY】 EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH MATTIAS “IA” EKLUNDH OF FREAK KITCHEN !! “I Think The Change Of Music Industry Is a Brave New World With Tons Of Opportunities. You Can’t Sit Home And Complain It Was Better Before. Adjust Or Die.” DISC REVIEW “CONFUSION TO THE ENEMY” 急速に拡大を続ける “ギターナード” の世界。真のギターフリークの間で、最もイノベーティブかつ画期的なプレイヤーとして崇拝を浴び続ける “F

NEW DISC REVIEW + INTERVIEW 【ENSLAVED : E】JAPAN TOUR 2018 SPECIAL !! EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH IVAR BJØRNSON OF ENSLAVED !! “We Knew The Style Of Music Would Be Related To The Black And Death Metal Movement, But We Also Knew That Our Lyrical Content And Concept Would Have To Be Different From These Genres.” DISC REVIEW “E” 聳え立つ九つの頭首。中央の頭は不死、他の八つは一撃を受けると増殖して生え変わる。ENSLAVED は神話のヒドラを想起させる骨太のリビドーで、メタルシ

EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH MICK BOX OF URIAH HEEP !! “We Are a Family Away From Our Family So To Speak. I Have Always Said a Working Band Is a Happy Band And That Is Why We Smile a Lot. “ DISC REVIEW “LIVING THE DREAM” 凛々しきハードロックとプログの幻想が交差する、プロト-メタルの “桃源郷” URIAH HEEP。 波瀾万丈、紆余曲折を潜り抜け、半世紀の年輪を刻んだ今も未来への雄渾なる熱情を宿し続ける不死鳥は、ただ純粋にロックへの殉教に焦がれます。 悪魔の叫び David Byron、ハモンドの魔術師 Ken Hensley、そして Mr. ブルーノート Mick Box。三

NEW DISC REVIEW + INTERVIEW 【NIGHT VERSES : FROM THE GALLERY OF SLEEP】 EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH REILLY HERRERA OF NIGHT VERSES !! “Diversity Is Definitely Key For Us, And We Don’t Ever Want To Overdo Or Repeat Anything More Than Necessary. “ DISC REVIEW “FROM THE GALLERY OF SLEEP” プログメタルのサルバドール・ダリが草創せし夢幻画廊。ファンタジーとリアリティー、テクニックとアトモスフィア、モダンとオーガニックのダイナミズムを、”夢” という自由な空想世界で交差させる無言の詩聖はインストゥルメンタルミュージックのド

NEW DISC REVIEW + INTERVIEW 【SATYRICON : DEEP CALLETH UPON DEEP】JAPAN TOUR 2018 SPECIAL !! EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH FROST OF SATYRICON !! “Black Metal Is All About Attitude, Spirit And Feeling, Pretty Much Like Punk And Blues. It Doesn’t Have To Be Connected To One Very Particular Philosophical Direction. Claiming That Is Has To Be Satanic Is Simply Childish.” DISC REVIEW “DEEP CALLETH UPON DEEP”

EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH BRADY DEEPROSE OF CONJURER !! “Dan And I Bonded Over Our Mutual Frustration With How Shit The Local Scene Had Become And How Bored We Were With Metalcore. Conjurer Ended Up Being The Product Of This.” DISC REVIEW “MIRE” 2015年、英国ミッドランズに突如として現れた魅力的なエクストリームミュージックの醸造所 CONJURER は、刺激に飢えたメタル中毒者を酔わせ、瞬く間に熱狂の渦を巻き起こしています。 スラッジ、ドゥーム、ハードコア、プログ、そしてブラック&デスメタル。香り高き金属片の数々をエクレクティックに調合し精製する

NEW DISC REVIEW + INTERVIEW 【MICHAEL ROMEO (SYMPHONY X) : WAR OF THE WORLDS / PT.1】 EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL ROMEO OF SYMPHONY X !! “I’ll Take a Great Song Over Anything Else. The Technique And All That Stuff Is Fine, But Using It In a Tasteful And Musical Way Is What Is Important. “ DISC REVIEW “WAR OF THE WORLDS / PT.1” Michael Romeo は自己超克を命題に刻む、ストイックなギターウィザードです。一定のスタイルを確立した後、そのクオリティーを安

NEW DISC REVIEW + INTERVIEW 【ROLO TOMASSI : TIME WILL DIE AND LOVE WILL BURY IT】 EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH JAMES SPENCE OF ROLO TOMASSI !! “There Has Always Been a Fit Balance The Dark And The Light In Both Our Music And Lyrical Themes. I Still Think There Is Darkness Within “Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It” But The Light Is Definitely Winning.” DISC REVIEW “TIME WILL DIE AND LOVE WILL BURY IT

EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH PEDRAM VALIANI OF FRONTIERER !! “I Find Reviewers, Fans And Critics Are Often Guilty Of Wanting To Consume a Record On a Commute. That Attitude Of Convenience Doesn’t Resonate With Me And I Listen To My Records The Way I’d Like To Listen To a Record As a Fan.” DISC REVIEW “UNLOVED” 2015年、”世界で最も醜悪なマス-プロブレム” の異名と共にデビューフル  “Orange Mathematics” で来臨したスコットランドとセントルイスの混成軍 FRONTIE

EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH LINUS KLAUSENITZER OF OBSCURA !! “I Am Missing Innovation a Lot In The Tech Death Scene. When a New Tech Death Album Comes Out, It’s Mostly a Rip Off Of Something That Was There Before. Actually I Prefer The Term Of “Progressive Death Metal” More. “ DISC REVIEW “DILUVIUM” 哲学するプログレッシブデスメタルの巨塔 OBSCURA は、アルバム4枚にも及んだ悠遠かつ考究のコンセプトサイクルを最新作 “Diluvium” で遂に完結へと導きます。Schopenhauer, Go

EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH MANUEL GAGNEUX OF ZEAL & ARDOR !! “Nowadays Black Americans Are Being Harassed And Shot To Lay Dead In The Streets. It Is Still a Regular Occurence And Basically Accepted As Normal. I Find This Even Stranger. That’s Where The Name “Stranger Fruit” Comes From.” DISC REVIEW “STRANGER FRUIT” 過酷な奴隷制、差別の中から産声を上げた嘆きと抵抗、そして救いを包含するゴスペル、ブルース、ソウル。スピリチュアルで魂宿る黒人音楽をエクストリームメタルへと織り込み、刻下

NEW DISC REVIEW + INTERVIEW 【SVALBARD : IT’S HARD TO HAVE HOPE】 EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH SERENA CHERRY OF SVALBARD !! Definitely, It’s Hard To Have Hope Now, But Svalbard’s Protest Music Represents a Turning Point In This Dark World !! DISC REVIEW “IT’S HARD TO HAVE HOPE” 越流するエモーションをプロテストミュージックへと昇華し、英国ブリストルから咆哮を貫く至宝 SVALBARD。熾烈なメタル/ハードコアにポストロックの叙情と風光、ポストメタルの思索と旅路を織り込みさらなる多様化の波動を導いた新作 “It’s Hard t