Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

Well, we lived in a small hill in the past, we are in reunion Island, and the weather is very hot here, sometimes, fire starts in forest or place like that. A very hot afternoon, a fire started just next our house, that was a very scary moment,by the way,that was very impressive to saw, The Hill Is Burning was born like that.

I’m the founder of the band, and for long time, I was the only member of the band. Here, it’s very difficult to works with good musician in our metal genre. Death metal is not the particular style of music of Reunion Island. The band is Eric Castelnau at the guitar,the guitar singer of Lomor, David Fringue at the bass a solid musician ,and Nicolas Belleville at drums.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

We all live in different city,but country is small, for rehearsal,we have something like 1 hour of road by car.In a previous band, We played together with Eric and David, with Nic, we work together for the first time, he come from a band call Nazca, an hard rock band, sometimes, double drums make him suffer hahaha.

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

The band is influenced by Nevermore for the guitar, Sepultura(Beneath/Arise/Chaos AD) for vocal , Neurosis for the ambiance and Death metal band like Aborted, Death or Morbid Angel.

Each band member’s favourites band

David Bass Guitar: Pantera, Death, Animals As Leaders

Nico Bellville: Dreams Theater, kreator, Periphery, Gojira, As I Lay Dying, Devin Townsend

Eric Castelnau: Slayer / Testament / Motorhead

Cédric Quéré: Aborted,Neurosis,Nevermore,Coroner,Massacra.

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

When I was young, I’ve got this type of dreams, now not at all! Music is a big personal adventure.

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

I listen music since I’m little kid, David Bowie or Depeche Mode was “mainstream” artists I love to listen, Prodigy so! Iron Maiden, Neurosis, Aborted , Nevermore, are the band I listen a lot! Recently I’ve Discovered Bleeding From Within, I really like this Band!

Do you sing in the shower?

Nope! I hate shower!

Do you have any plans for the band for this year and into next year?

This year, is maybe our biggest year! 3 singles release, and our 2nd release in 2 month, produce by Chris Clancy, with advice of Colin Richardson, great year for us!

For next year,we are gonna go on tour on Europe,we are so glad to start that!

Do you currently have any new songs/albums ready to be released?

2 album release the 20 October 2023.

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

That’s really depends with any band…but right now, Hellfest festival at Clisson,in France!

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

Ouch… can I say 3 ?   Neurosis-Trough Silver In Blood, Sepultura-Beneath the remains , Iron Maiden – Powerslave

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

Hahaha, Soft Cell-tainted love!

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

Dead people…hahaha Jimi Hendrix Band, Death with Chuck Schuldiner, and Slayer with jeff Hanneman!

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

Yes! 3ieme Sexe Indochine, a French rock band, I still have it!

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

So, we are so many proud to have fan around the world, that’s mean a lot for us, and they can believe us,when we say we gave all we have in our music!

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6vzsOuuHmSN5IRL0bD0PNK?si=23ESgDM-RBSzTeuN70v9vA

Deezer : https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/94414782

Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx62gqD903G2tpr7LceHqiA

Social media:

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thehillisburning/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Thehillburn/

Site internet : https://www.thehillburn.com/

We, at The Metal Asylum, would like to thank you for your time. Is there is anything further that you would like to add?

You’re welcome! Nothing to add, keep eyes open!

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Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

Well, we all are long time Friends, Olli (Bass) and Christian (Guitar and Vocals) are Brothers.

They played with Alex(Drums) in another Band called Firestorm (Powermetal), but after a while it got put on hold and Alex and Christian wanted to do something different.

So they started a little Project, just for them to jam. Out of those jams a more darker sound came about and they started to jam more darker stuff and for the lyrics, Christian wanted to do something different and took inspiration from Diablo 2 (Blizzards RPG), instead from Tolkien or Lovecraft.

At the time I was playing Bass (and after that Guitar) in my Band Mortals’ Path.

One evening I was at Alex’s House and he put on a Song and challenged me to guess, who this was and when he told me I immediately wanted to join.

On that Night Alex was talking about the Sword of Tyrael (Eldruin), for the Name, and the German name sounded so much like Old Ruins (translated into German: Alte Ruinen), I was asking, why he was talking about Old Ruins, then it clicked and thats where the name comes from.

So we jammed some more as a Group and wrote Songs, just for us and decided to put out an EP.

The resonance was so good that we did an Album out of it.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

Yes, we are all from Gelsenkirchen Germany,  and actually we also live at a 5 Minute walking distance from each other.

And like I said, we are long time Friends and ended up joining together.

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

Immortal, I(Solo Project of Abbath) and Demonaz(Soloproject of Demonaz) are the primary inspirations we have for this Band, but we have many many more influences we try to put together organically and out comes Old Ruins.

My personal favourite band is Death(Florida) and im a huge Nerd for that Band (saw Left to Die live and got to hug Rick and Terry and got my Backpatch signed ^^).

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

It is everybodys dream to play in a Band and make music, If you are passionate about it enough, I think.

Also, music and metal is our passion, we do this besides our actual jobs, because we love to do it. It is and never will be for a Paycheck with us.

If and when, we could live off of this or lessen our Work to do this more, than it is a big Bonus, but thats not the goal for us.

We just love to Play music.

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

Dissection – Storm of the Lightsbane

She Past Away – Belidi Gece (turkish Dark Wave)

Gatecreeper – An Unexpected Reality

Wilt – Into Nothingness

Death – Symbolic

Do you sing in the shower?

Nope, I dont like to sing in the shower, not that anything is wrong with that, I just dont.

Do you have any plans for the band for this year and into next year?

This Year we are trying to get some shows together, to keep up the momentum of our Albumrelease.

And next year it is much the same, but trying to write new Songs also.

Do you currently have any new songs/albums ready to be released?

We are working on Riffs and Songs constantly and try to fit them together, but currently we dont have anything ready for a release sadly.

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

For us all, it would be a Dream to play the Rockhard Festival here in Germany, in our Home Town.

Because we grew up with that Festival and try to attend every Year, because its local and many Bands, that influenced us, also played it.

For me personally also the PartySan Festival, because it is the best Extreme Metal festival we have in Germany and everytime it is like a family gathering.

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

Is it okay if I just say Death ? I have a favourite, which is Symbolic, but I love all the Albums 😀

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

I wouldnt say guilty pleasure, but as a Metal musician, maybe no one would guess, that I love Old School Hip Hop.

As a turkish Migrants kid, it was what I grew up with (and turkish 70’s Rock) and still listen to heavily.

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

I’m guessing I can do Dead or Alive doesn’t matter ?
Of course Death as a Headliner, but for this show maybe with their first three Albums.

Entombed with its old Line up.

Bathory, Dissection and Bolt Thrower with Karl Willets on Vocals.

Not in that order, but that would be my Dream show.

Of course I have more Bands i would like to see, but then it would be a seven Day Festival at the minimum.

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

Amon Amarth – Fate of Norns

I still have it and Christian is actually responsible for me getting into Metal more as I was and it was with Amon Amarth that he got me (hahahaha).

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

Stay safe, stay healthy and stay a while and listen ;).

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

We are on Facebook, instagram and newly on twitter.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OldRuinsGE

instagram: @oldruins.official

Twitter: @therealOldRuins

We, at The Metal Asylum, would like to thank you for your time. Is there is anything further that you would like to add?

Thank you for the awesome Questions and the interview and interest in us.

We appreciate it very much.

As Chuck Schuldiner said: “Let the Metal Flow !”

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Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

For sure! The band name is something we all agreed on, but thought of by guitarist Xander. Originally, he was thinking, “Roses”, but it seemed more difficult to look us up that way. Plus, this way our acronym is R.A.D. that’s pretty rad. 

A bit about each member:

Xander: Started the band, he has been playing guitar with Stevo, our other guitarist for a long time. 

Stevo: other guitarist, childhood buddies with Xan, they both share lead guitar parts for songs they write. 

Dakota: Our brother that grew up in Kalispell, that we met once everyone relocated to Boise ID slaps da Bass and is a fellow elder emo. 

Weston: Smacks the pots and pans for the band. Currently actually resides in Utah, but drives this way for shows in the area. He’s our tracks/computer expert as well 

Twitchy: I run the vocals for the band, a blend of harsh and clean singing. I write lyrics with Xan depending on what song. We have a good thing going where he can write a full song when I burn out, haha. In a way, we are all like family now. We’ve been doing this since 2017 and I can’t really see us not hanging out and making tunes. 

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

We all got together as friends to make music really. Most of us are Idaho Potatocore kids. Xan and Weston started jamming together first and filled out the rest of the members later. 

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

I love Motionless In White a lot. So that inspires me to do clean/harsh vocals. I think Chris Motionless is a crazy good front man. They also just seem like nice guys. I’m also really into Bad Omens and Linkin Park. Just awesome vocalists. 

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

I wanted to get through school and be an Engineer or something, but I don’t have the drive to get through school, haha. So I’m kinda using music as my escape from that 9-5. We all work day jobs for sure, but we would love to tour someday playing music for people. 

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

Scoring the end of the world- Motionless in White 

Midnights-Taylor Swift I am a big swifty honestly thanks to my partner haha. 

Fearless (Taylor’s Version, clearly) 

I also listen to a LOT of Queen. 

Do you sing in the shower? 

I am more of a car singer. Whenever I’m trying to get somewhere, I’m probably working on vocals. I feel too weird singing in the shower, haha. I live in an apartment and don’t want anyone hearing.

Do you have any plans for the band for this year and into next year?

Yes! We are working on more singles. Personally, I want to have 3 songs done by the end of the year. But honestly, we just want to have fun with people jamming shows. 

Do you currently have any new songs/albums ready to be released?

We have a couple in the chamber, but are still working out the finals. 

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

I don’t really care where, as long as the crowd is having fun. If it’s 3 people or 1000, as long as people are having a good time, that’s the venue I want. 

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

I really like Lover by Taylor Swift. It’s the album that made me a swifty. I can’t exactly pin down why, it’s just really relaxing. 

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

Funny enough, a lot of young gravy. It’s not my typical type of music, but it’s all so catchy and fun. 

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

Hmmm, I recently went to eras tour, I feel like Taylor Swift would have to be there. Foo Fighters, and Motionless in White. MIW won’t fit the vibe, but the concert is for me and I’m selfish hahaha. 

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

So my first albums were bought together. Morning View by Incubus, Collective Soul self titled, Nevermind and In Utero by Nirvana. I still have them! Nirvana got me into grunge type vocals and Incubus got me heavily into clean smooth vocals. 

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

I don’t feel like we have a lot of fans, but I love the ones we do. They make it worth it, hopefully they enjoy our goofy energy and know how much they keep us going. We aren’t big and maybe we never will be, but the friends and fans we have made are all awesome. 

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

TikTok @twitchyrad and @rosesaredeadofficial

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RosesAreDeadOfficial?mibextid=D4KYlr

Instagram: https://instagram.com/rosesaredeadofficial?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg==

We, at The Metal Asylum, would like to thank you for your time. Is there is anything further that you would like to add?

Just thanks so much for listening and adding our song! We are so excited whenever people listen and enjoy our stuff! You guys do an awesome job! 

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Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

Vlad (the drummer) – I was born in Belarus. Have been living in Brooklyn, NY since January 2019. District Manager at a pet food company. Have been into drumming since 2006. My inspiration – Christoph Doom Schneider (Rammstein). Favourite music styles – industrial, gothic rock, electro pop, space ambient, cyber punk.

Iva (voice/words/synths) – Ed (bassist/guitarist) and I met at work. We often spoke about music and listened to it together. I had another project going on at a time and we decided to work on it together. Soon after that the pandemic hit so we had to stop going to the studio, as everyone else I imagine. It was quite a challenging time. While trying to adjust to the new reality, the fear, the pressure, the lockdowns, the isolation, we forced each other to continue to create. We put together mini home studios. We would write separately and exchange tracks over the internet, starting with the arrangement that Ed made, and then adding to it. We did all the writing and recording ourselves, and then all art, videos, publishing, and so on. Vlad found us some time in 2021. He had a lot of patience waiting for us to be ready for a drummer. I am glad he waited. We definitely clicked and the chemistry between all of us is fantastic.

The band name, well, we wanted something that would “feel” like our music. Something dark, raw, energetic, and rebellious, but also beautiful and sensual, otherworldly, and mysterious, and maybe coloured blue. So, we mixed and matched, and mixed and matched, and came up with “Moonlight Lily”

I was born in Serbia, living in the States for about 16 years. I had my first band when I was 16. The band was called “Park Avenue”. We played in my bedroom, with amps and drums and all. The neighbours didn’t put up with it for too long, so we had to relocate  Today I manage IT platform and related projects for a Spanish bank in the Fraud Risk space. I also have a background in visual arts.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

Vlad – I found Moonlight Lilly on Bandmix.com in 2021

Iva – I guess I’ve already answered how we got together. Ed and I live relatively near, Vlad is about an hour away.

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

Ed – My favourite bands are from the realm of classic metal. Iconic names like Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Helloween hold a special place in my heart. The rumbling riffs and soaring vocals of Iron Maiden have always resonated with me, and so have Megadeth’s intricate compositions. Helloween’s high-energy performances and melodic prowess are nothing short of awe-inspiring. These bands have not only shaped my musical taste but also served as a wellspring of inspiration for my own musical endeavours.

Vlad – I love many things, from Rammstein (industrial) to DreamState Logic (space). There is no spec influence, just try to find the best rhythm for a particular song

Iva – I have a very long list, but some of my all-time favourites are: Rammstein, Breaking Benjamin, Korn, Lacuna Coil, Moonspell, HIM, Poets of the Fall. I also like a lot Epica and Within Temptation…as of recently Bad Omens, Butcher Babies and Jinjer. I imagine all of them have influenced me, one way or another.

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

Ed – I’ve been playing in various bands since I was a kid, predominantly cover bands, but I’ve always been drawn to creating my own music.

Vlad – Always wanted to be a part of a band

Iva – I’ve always wanted to be in a band. I wanted a few other things too

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

ED – My current playlist features a diverse selection of music bands. Albums like Avenged Sevenfold’s ‘The Stage’ and Gojira’s ‘Magma’. I like their intense energy.

Iva – “The Death of Peace of Mind” album by Bad Omens, “Kostolom” album by Slaughter to Prevail, “Lost on You” album by LP. In my defence, these are not on the same playlist 😀

Do you sing in the shower?

Iva – Rarely but yes

Do you have any plans for the band for this year and into next year?

Iva, Ed – We are recording three new songs to release early next year. We will also try to play out as much as possible.

Do you currently have any new songs/albums ready to be released?

Iva – Yes, we will release two more songs this year.

Ed – The band is pretty excited to share this new music with everyone.

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

ED – I often watch concerts from Wacken Festival. I would absolutely love to see the band perform at this incredible event someday. Let’s hope it happens!

Iva – I don’t have a venue preference, though I definitely wouldn’t mind Wacken 😀 Would be great to play Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Europe, Japan… And I can keep going

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

ED – Yes, my favorite albums are the ‘Keepers’ Albums from Helloween. The powerful riffs and vocals from those two albums are mind-blowing for me. The way the bass sounds and the guitar, absolutely phenomenal.

Iva – I have more than one favourite album

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

Iva – I’ve never felt guilty listening to any music, so no.

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

Iva – Ugh, that’s a hard one. You didn’t specify how many bands I can add so I’ll go with Rammstein, Epica, Moonspell, Lacuna Coil, Korn, Breaking Benjamin, Bad Omens and Butcher Babies.

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

Iva – Metallica’s vinyl “And Justice For All”.

Vlad – I think it was Mutter by Rammstein. I don’t remember, perhaps I have it in my hometown.

ED – The first album that I bought was ‘No Prayer for the Dying’. It was actually a cassette at that time, and I absolutely loved that album. ‘Holy Smoke’ and ‘Bring Your Daughter… to the Slaughter’ are my favourites.

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

Vlad – Listen, enjoy and support!

Iva – If you stumble upon our music and happen to like it, do get in touch with us! We would love to meet the crowd that feels and understands what we are about. Definitely, look us up and get in touch!

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

• Moonlight Lily
o https://www.instagram.com/moonlight.lily.official
o https://www.facebook.com/Moonlightlily
o https://twitter.com/moonlight_lily_
o https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC02OCwe622I9hZW_oEkeXjA
• Vlad
o https://www.instagram.com/roma_vlad/
o https://www.facebook.com/vladislav.romanovich
• Iva
o https://www.instagram.com/blue.maddox
o https://twitter.com/blue__maddox
• Ed
o https://www.instagram.com/guzmaerpr

We, at The Metal Asylum, would like to thank you for your time. Is there is anything further that you would like to add?

Thank you so much for spending this time with us. It was a pleasure. We will keep you posted on our new music.

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Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

“The Fair Attempts” is ultimately a reminder of me to step outside of the bounds of my comfort zone and adventure a bit. You see, for me the biggest step of the development as an artist was when I lifted my focus from making my music sound technically good, making sure the mix was great and according to all of these rules that the industry imposes on them, to focusing how they actually feel. Kind of like creating experiences for the listener. Experiences of adventure, mood and all that what ticks your brain to recreate a real space for where the music itself is happening. Music is like a multisensory experience deep in your head, and I think at best, it can tick some of the primordial nerves within that, like a language, can have us imagine in similar ways.
To me, it’s experiences and sense of adventure that merges with creativity. You got to take that step into the unknown while anchoring yourself to your roots with another. Like a union between that what is fundamental to your character and the pure joy of progressing forward with something that is new. And in the process of that lies humility. You humble yourself to step into the unknown, and you have to accept your potential failures. Even before you begin with it, the act itself implies that.
True creativity then lies in the elusive point between the two. This is the anchor point for “The Fair Attempts”. For I want to remind myself of where my focus should stay at all times. It’s to take you to an adventure and tell you a great story through it.
That’s how I first came to the name, but it has another layer of meaning that’s not just for me, but for all our listeners. Our music is full of themes of oppression, struggle, and perseverance. The meaning of “The Fair Attempts” for all of us is that when you’re living in a state of oppression and you make any fair attempt to fight back, you are persevering.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

Well, we are a husband-and-wife project. How I met Starwing? Long story short, she flew all the way from Canada to Finland to start a new life, and I was into all things occult, and through this shared interest we eventually met and began our journey together. She and I actually met the first time in a dream, believe it or not. She and I make a cool couple, you know. I can say I’m so metal I’ve had inverted cross in my tongue from age 3, and she can say she’s so goth she is actually allergic to sunlight. That’s pretty funny actually.
Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?
NIN definitely defined my path to do industrial rock. I absolutely adored the energy. Likewise, many other bands from other genres have defined my approach to making music. See, I don’t try to sound like any of these bands, but rather create my own unique sound that translates through all of my expression. Just like NIN does. You know it’s NIN rather quick when you put on an album to play.

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

I set my goals to be a musician and play in a band since I was 15. Before that, I didn’t really have any goals in life other than fool around and be a nuisance to my environment. For Starwing, she had ambition to be in a band, and she formed a band with some friends when she was only 14. The funny thing is they wrote a lot of lyrics but none of them knew how to play an instrument. She says they were like Bill and Ted. Later, she developed other plans until we were married.

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

I’ve been playing Metric’s Formentera over and over again. Such a great album.

Do you sing in the shower?

I do the quiet parts in the shower. Medium ones I sing all around our home. Louder ones I rather do in the car while I’m driving. It’s a great place to train to sing and scream, and you get to multitask that way.

Do you have any plans for the band for this year and into next year?

Yes. I’m always scheming something. We’ve been working on an EP for the past year and we’re getting ready to promote that, for one. We always make more music than we can release at one time, so there’s definitely more to come next year.

Do you currently have any new songs/albums ready to be released?

Oh yes! We are working hard to release a new EP. More on that later. I bet you guys would love it!

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

Somewhere close to home so I can get back quick. I’m such a hermit, and I enjoy just being at home with our kitties.

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

10,000 Days by Tool. It’s just a perfect album in many ways. These guys are so talented it never gets old.

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

Nah, I don’t feel guilty of listening to something I enjoy.

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

It’s hard to say really because I think you cannot make the greatest show on earth by simply spamming great bands on to the stage. It takes an entire town to make the greatest show happen, I think. Then you have to start entertaining a question “according to who?” It really depends. What a silly question really. I cannot answer that in true honesty.

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

It must have been Irreligious by Moonspell. I have no idea where the CD is today. I was maybe 14 years, and my teen years were rather wild.

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

Thank you for all the love and support you’ve been giving through these years! It’s a joy every single time to chat with you.

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

You can find all of our social media sites and more from our link tree at:
https://linktr.ee/thefairattempts

We, at The Metal Asylum, would like to thank you for your time. Is there is anything further that you would like to add?

First, thank you for this opportunity to tell more about us and our projects. I want to add that all our songs have a universal message or meaning, but they also all relate to a future world we envision. Starwing is also writing a book series called “Machine Dreaming” about that world. Some songs are from the perspective of one or more characters, and sometimes that even influences the costumes I wear.

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Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

The origin of the band name is top secret actually haha, I don’t think very many people are going to figure it out. The band started as your typical one man black metal project and now it’s a much more experimental two man project. We keep out identity secret, not really sure why anymore, it just started that way. 

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

Yes we are both from Denver, Colorado. We’ve been friends since we were kids. Now we live in different cities entirely (St. Louis and Philadelphia) and we make our music remotely. 

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

Wow we have so many influences because we are total music nerds but here’s a list of some of our favorite bands; Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Thrice, Clutch, Mastodon, Queens of the Stone Age, Between the Buried and Me, Opeth, The Melvins, Slayer, Darkthrone, Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, Deftones, Explosions in the Sky, Baroness, Nine Inch Nails, Primus, CKY, King Crimson, Tool 

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

Well we’ve been playing together since we were kids, now we are adults with grown up jobs haha, but I think we look forward to playing music more than most other things in life 

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

Right now, the last two Gojira albums, Quebec by Ween, some later Fugazi, and some early Mastodon 

Do you sing in the shower?

Yep every time 

Do you have any plans for the band for this year and into next year?

Right now we’re actually working more on an alternative/post-rock project, but we’ll probably put out some more black metal next year. 

Do you currently have any new songs/albums ready to be released?

We just released our new LP Fear and the Fire a couple weeks ago!  

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

Red rocks man, love that place

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

Probably Animals by Pink Floyd 

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

The occasional Limp Bizkit haha 

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

Honestly I can’t remember what my first one was but I still own most the CDs I bought as a teen

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

If we have any fans, haha, thanks for listen to our weird music 

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

https://kivelak.bandcamp.com/album/fear-and-the-fire

We, at The Metal Asylum, would like to thank you for your time. Is there is anything further that you would like to add?

Thank you so much for helping promote underground music! 

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Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, the history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

The name is King Ov Wyrms is a reference to the slanderous title said in mockery towards Jesus Christ as a “king of worms, a king of nothing”.
King Ov Wyrms originally started back in 2015/16 with Michael “Oneirous” Sanchez and then Pain Patterns bassist Reymundo Romero as a more aggressive alternative to their current project. As the years passed the project dissolved to be just a solo studio project run by Oneirous solely for the release of the debut album “Lord Ov Thornes” in 2020. Now reforming with the addition of Ricky Williams on drums, King Ov Wyrms is rebirthing itself into a new direction with the upcoming album “The Womb Ov Borealis”.
Michael “Oneirous” Sanchez is a multi-instrumentalist whose background in classical music and jazz helped push his fluency in several forms of metal throughout his career. His first band Pain Patterns was a progressive death metal group that blended various forms of genres within its song structures. While still maintaining the core duties of running Pain Patterns, Oneirous toured as a session bassist for the power metal act Judicator later to be hired on as the Bassist and Lead Guitarist for the group for several years releasing two albums and signing to Prosthetic Records together before he was replaced by new members. After the departure from Judicator Oneirous rekindled King Ov Wyrms and has been spearheading it since its resurgence in 2020.
Ricky started playing music in high school not in the traditional sense like band orchestra but rather more local band acts. He joined his first real serious band in 2000 called Sanity In Death which released a self-titled album under Hammermill Records. Unfortunately, Sanity fell apart after the initial release but gave way to Ricky being able to pursue new projects one of which was Evasion a technical deathcore band. Evasion toured and released two albums with Ricky sporting the percussionist section before his departure in 2016. After his departure from Evasion, he joined Viking metal act Olden until they eventually split in 2023. Meanwhile as Olden was still active, Ricky was contacted a second time to join King Ov Wyrms for the sophomore release of The Womb Ov Borealis where he is currently.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

We are both from California (by birth) but respectfully we both consider ourselves to be Tucsonans. I myself being pretty much raised in Tucson my whole life feel this place is more of a home to me than anywhere else I could spend my time. I and Ricky met through the local metal scene in Tucson while I was working with Pain Patterns and he was drumming for the band Evasion whom we later became roommates with in a rehearsal studio and growing quite the brotherly comradery. Over time I was getting into audio engineering producing my own music for Pain Patterns and eventually ended up helping Evasion do pre-production for their work it gave me a chance to sit down and exclusively focus on Ricky’s drum performance which was extremely intimidating at the time but I knew he was by far one of the most talented musicians in Tucson. Later came around to getting ready to release Lord Ov Thornes in 2020 I reached out to Ricky to see if he could perform on the album and work his way into the group full time which unfortunately wasn’t possible with our conflicting schedules but fortunately we were able to work things out now for The Womb Ov Borealis. – Oneirous

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

I would have to say bands like Vader, Morbid Angel, Goatwhore, Belphegor, and Immolation were big influences on our playing styles throughout our individual careers which is what pulled us together to be able to perform the music that is featured in King. – Oneirous

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

I knew I always wanted to be a musician of sorts, ideally, I wanted to be a music instructor/teacher for public and college students which is where I started my degree plan. Over time I fell out of it to pursue my musical career as a performer which was looking up however I got tied into Audio Engineering and fell in love with the work, which is now where I would argue I spend most of my time as a musician. – Oneirous
I knew I always wanted to play in a band, I grew up in a family of music connoisseurs however I took it one step further and learned to play so I could perform in a band. Currently, aside from my music career, I am a former EMT and currently in school to become a respiratory therapist. – Ricky

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

Currently, I’ve been listening to Saldorian Spell by Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, Helvegr by Tsjuder, Sacred Rites and Black Magick by Stormruler, The Suns of Perdition – Chapter 1 by Panzerfaust, and Birth, Dreams and Death by Speglas just to name a few things on repeat for myself lately – Oneirous
Currently on my playlist things are all over the place, we got stuff from super extreme death metal to outlaw country with everything in between haha I mostly listen to music on my motorcycle while out on drives so basically my playlist will just wander about. Some of my favorite bands are Goatwhore, Carnifex, The Acacia Strain, Dying Fetus, Black Dahlia, and Dimmu Borgir just to name a few. – Ricky

Do you sing in the shower?

Of course I do haha it’s got great acoustics and you would be surprised how many times you will come up with great lyrics there on the spot hahaha – Oneirous

Do you have any plans for the band for this year and into next year?

I think we are gonna let the next album run its course a bit to see what we can try to improve the next time around similar to what we did between Lord Ov Thornes to The Womb Ov Borealis. Fortunately, this time around we already know that its just gonna be myself and Ricky working this project out from here so it won’t take nearly as long to make a turn around for album three. – Oneirous

Do you currently have any new songs/albums ready to be released?

Yes, our first single off of the upcoming album The Womb Ov Borealis just released with a music video exclusively on Slam Worldwide. The song is called In Aeons We Spoke and is the opening track to the new album. It sets the whole feeling and ambience for the album pretty well which is why we decided that it would be the logical first impression of the album. – Oneirous

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

I never really heard about the venue until I saw Opeth recorded a live concert there, I believe it’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre which is a venue built into a mountainside if I’m correct. The stage itself is surrounded by rock and it just seems like such a magical place to unleash some insane black metal. – Oneirous

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

It’s really hard to pick just one favorite album for myself, there are so many perfect albums but one I always say is a hidden gem of albums that doesn’t have a single bad song (or rather less enjoyable) is Failure by Farsot. It’s more in the vein of avante-garde or experimental black metal but I can’t stress how phenomenal that album is as a whole, literal perfection from top to bottom. – Oneirous
A favorite album of mine that takes me back to understanding drums and helped me immensely was the album Miasma by Black Dahlia Murder. One of the things that stood out to me on that album was that they stated the drummer performed sloppy but it had this human element that really made the album feel relatable as a person who was trying to figure out where I was going. – Ricky

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

I wouldn’t say I have any guilty pleasure music tastes, most metalheads really do enjoy a wide variety of music even when they don’t look like it. I listen to a lot of Depeche Mode, Classical music, Bebop Jazz, 80s pop, I’m a huge prog rock fan, and the list goes on. – Oneirous
I listen to really anything from the 80s. One of the first bands I really got into was Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith. I grew up in a big city with top 40s on the radio all the time so I got into nu-metal and whatever kind of rock was popular on the radio in the 90s. – Ricky

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

If it’s the greatest show for myself I’d be picking a lot of my favorite artists so I’d be biased and put Sulphur Aeon, Ihsahn, Opeth, Wolves in The Throneroom, 1349, and Dark Fortress. My list could go on forever if you let me haha – Oneirous
For me, I would put us on there haha because who doesn’t want to play with their heroes?! Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus because I love their live shows, Dimmu Borgir and Cattle Decapitation because they just bring out a great performance all the time as well.

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

It wasn’t the very first album I bought but I vividly remember it being the first real entry into Death Metal and it changed me. I saved up a bunch of lunch money from school and I bought a random cd in the used bargain bins at Zia Records. I grabbed the CD just because of how cool the artwork was and when I first listened to it I was changed. The album was Gateways To Annihilation by Morbid Angel. I still have that album to this day and its just such an amazing album and part of my childhood. – Oneirous
For me it was Aerosmith’s Pump album and Get A Grip. – Ricky

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

I would personally like to thank everyone who has patiently waited for this next album to come out, it’s been very quiet on our end but from here on out we are gonna be pushing very hard with our career. Also a big thank you to the great response towards our release of In Aeons We Spoke, it’s been huge compared to anything I’ve personally done and I’m eternally grateful. – Oneirous

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

You can find us on Facebook, Youtube, and Bandcamp under King Ov Wyrms Official. As for Instagram, I don’t run an exclusive page for King but my personal account sharing all of our news is Oneirous_OSS – Oneirous

We, at The Metal Asylum, would like to thank you for your time. Is there is anything further that you would like to add?

Thank you guys for having us! And mark your calendars, the new Album “The Womb Ov Borealis” will be out October 6th 2023, Cheers! – Oneirous

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Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

Quasars are some of the most mysterious objects in the universe. A merging of two black holes, you can imagine just the sheer amount of energy. So the name Quasarborn is essentialy – born of a quasar.

The band was founded in 2016 after we (almost the entire line-up) decided to leave the Serbian thrash machinery Space Eater due to creative differences. The band consists of me, Luka, I sing, play guitar and produce our records. Tihi, the band’s drummer is also the designer and the one behind our visual identity. Tomas is the bass player, even though he was originally a drummer, and Dimitrije (guitar) is our youngest one.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

As I mentioned, myself, Tihi, Tomas and Đorđe (our original guitar player) previously played in a Serbian thrash band Space Eater. The band leader Karlo was very strict about Space Eater playing old school thrash, and we wanted to explore different genres, so we decided to form a new band. We all live in Belgrade and have gotten to meet each other in the scene.

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

The list is huge and very diverse. I love old school thrash metal, a band here & there from other metal genres, but I really like some pop artists too (especially vocal-wise). I also really like some nu-metal & hip-hop stuff. Just to name a few, Anthrax, Agent Steel, Avenged Sevenfold, Dark Angel, Sodom, Dying Fetus, old Slipknot, Bijelo Dugme, Wu-Tang Clan…
Tihi is into technical death metal/fusion stuff, but he really likes jazz, and many forms of experimental & instrumental music. He likes things fresh. It’s stuff like Cynic, Cannibal Corpse, Jojo Mayer, and bunch of stuff I can’t remember.

Tomas is probably the most metalhead guy in our band, he listenes to a lot of black & death metal, as well as modern metal too. He loves stuff like Decapitated, Gojira, Megadeth, but also Jinjer..

Dimitrije loves hardcore, especially the more progressive & esoteric stuff, but he also likes metal, classic rock, hip-hop, pop… His favorite bands are probably Converge & Voivod, but also stuff like Uriah Heep, or Onyx.

It’s this crazy merge of styles that led to “Novo oružje protiv bola”.

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

I originally wanted to be a video game designer… When I was a kid in the 90s, the gaming industry was rapidly evolving and things were very creative. That came to an end very soon, in my opinion. By the mid 2000s, games started to be very stale and boring. I kinda discovered music when I was 11, and metal when I was 12, and by the age of 14 I knew I wanted to play in a band. When I was 16, I knew this would be my main calling in life.

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

I’m currently going through an old school New York hip-hop phase. So it’s Wu-Tang Clan’s “Wu-Tang Forever”, GZA’s first three albums, Raekwon’s “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx”, Method Man’s “Tical”… Before that I was really listening to a lot of Dying Fetus, old Slipknot, Guano Apes, Hatebreed, The Cult… And some thrash classics are literally always there. I often go back to Anthrax’s Among the Living, Dark Angel’s Tome Does Not Heal, Toxik’s Think This, Vio-Lence first two records, lately some Testament… As you can tell my music taste is quite schizophrenic.

Do you sing in the shower?

I used to! Now I just sing all the time. Even in the street… Randomly…

Do you have any plans for the band for this year and into next year?

We’re planning on playing as much shows as we can promoting the new album! We already have two concerts in Germany, Siegen on 15^th and Backnang on 16^th of September. Then there’s gonna be some shows in the ex-Yugoslavia region.

Do you currently have any new songs/albums ready to be released?

Nope, it’s all about the recent “Novo oružje protiv bola”!

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

I guess it would be some large stadium in Japan, or some uncommon place like, a village in Africa.

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

Anthrax – Among the Living, since I first heard it to this day, nothing can match it in it’s entirety.

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

When I was younger, I used to call all this non metal music I was listening to “guilty pleasures”. I don’t do that anymore, I just listen to whatever. It was stuff like Paramore, Guano Apes, Avenged Sevenfold, Lady Gaga… I’ve been listening to this really talented young Serbian pop singer Tam these days, most of my metalhead friends get a headache when they hear it, but I really like her music.

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

For me personally, it would go something like this:
Anthrax with both Belladonna & John Bush, Dying Fetus with Kevin Talley, Agent Steel with both Cyriis and Bruce Hall, Bombarder with guests from the old line-up, Bijelo Dugme with a full band, Wu-Tang Clan, and of course, Quasarborn!

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

I think it might have been Megadeth’s Killing is my Business, which is still one of my favorites! Yes, I do still have it!

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

Stay strong in today’s insane world, and keep the great music alive!

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

https://www.instagram.com/quasarborn/

https://www.facebook.com/quasarborn101

Tweets by quasarborn101

We, at The Metal Asylum, would like to thank you for your time. Is there is anything further that you would like to add?

Thank you for the chance to present ourselves!

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Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

The name actually started out as “Housewife Reliever.” That changed after a few months to “Reformation”, because in August of 2020 I had made the decision to get sober. At that point I had quit doing drugs for 13 years but replaced them with alcohol. Without going into a long story about that, I was basically dying from my alcoholism. I would later learn that I was days or weeks (at best) from dying. My body was shutting down.

Reformation, is not a religious reference, but what I was experiencing getting sober and learning to live sober for the first time in my life. The 8-sided star Logo (actually 8 triangles) represents hope which is also tattooed on my right wrist.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

Reformation consists of myself only. I am from Mount Pleasant, SC in the US.  I write, perform and produce all the music for Reformation. I currently have a small home studio that consists of 6 guitars, 2 basses, and a keyboard.

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

Favorite band of ALL Time…Rush. Geddy, Alex and Neil are all masters at their craft and the tones Alex gets using different reverbs was the first “Wow” I ever had as a kid. Next would be 80s and 90s Pink Floyd. The way David Gilmour’s guitar sounds in those later records blew my mind. The delay and reverb through that Strat was the tone I had always been looking for. I love the use of the synths in those later records also. Dream Theater for the musicianship and precision. Currently I like listening to Riverside, Porcupine Tree and If These Trees Could Talk.

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

I have actually played in a band since 2003 (still together) but it was always more of a hobby than anything else. I have a full-time, blue-collar job (18 years) that I like, but can’t do forever. The technology advances in all aspects of music have allowed me to discover the sound that has always been in my head.

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

Some bands that are on my Spotify Playlist “Inspiration” are Collapse Under the Empire, Pineapple Thief, The Last Sigh of the Wind, Exxasens, God is an Astronaut, Meniscus, Glasgow Coma Scale and many others.

Do you sing in the shower?

No singing in the shower even though I am vocally trained. Only business in the shower. Get in, Get out.

Do you have any plans for the band for this year and into next year?

The only plans I have this year is to try and get my music out to people that would share it and enjoy it. There isn’t much a market in my region for it. Most people here listen to country or pop. Europe seems to be the most viable for my style.

Do you currently have any new songs/albums ready to be released?

Right now, I have 4 songs finished since my last album “Crop Circles” from earlier this year. Three of those songs have been released on all platforms, but I think I am going to sit on the next 4-6 songs and release a full-length album around April or May 2024. We’ll have to see.

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

Any venue in the world…that’s a tough one. The Acropolis or Red Rocks on a very dark starry night for both.

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

Favorite Album would have to be “The Division Bell” by Pink Floyd. I just love all the music in that album.

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

Guilty pleasures album would have to be “Angel Dust” by Faith No More. That shit never gets old.

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

Greatest Show on Earth would have to be Steven Wilson (vocals, Guitar), John Myung (bass), Neil Peart (drums), Michal Tapaj (keybords),  Jeff Kalal (guitar)

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

The first album I ever bought was “Presto” by Rush. It was a used cassette for $5. I wore that thing out in a week.

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

Well, I don’t think I have any fans yet, but I would say to them:

“This is only a beginning. I don’t know what life is going to present me, but I do know that I will continuously write new music for as long as I can. Experimenting with different ambience and textures. Trying to immerse you in sound.”

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

My website – Reformationchs.com

Instagram – @Reformation_Band

Facebook – facebook.com/profile.php?id+100077967551218

Band Camp – reformationsc.bandcamp.com

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Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

Well the band name we came up with as a group. We decided on phantom power because Phantom Powder was too in the pocket.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

Gregg the guitarist in the band and I have known each other and been friends since 1998 when we met in Hollywood through my now sister in law. He and I have been recording and making music for years.
He found Jedd and Felipe through acquaintances of ours from the past as we went through several iterations of the band before the album entitled 2. (ii)

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

Definitely Ozzy and Black Sabbath for me and Eddie Van Halen for Gregg. Most of our collective influences included (obviously) Alice in Chains, Sound Garden, Jane’s Addiction, STP and some other grunge. But Police, and Primus, Rush, Genesis with Gabriel. Peter Gabriels solo career and we cannot rule out some thrash acts like Slayer and Gojira just to name a few.

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

Yes, I have always and since my earliest years wanted to succeed at a recording career in the entertainment business. Fact is that I work in Tv and Motion Pictures instead…. In double fact each member of the band for this record was all part of the entertainment business, mostly commercial production. We play and record because we love it and are driven to create. We acknowledge that the music business is broken and probably will be for the rest of time.

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

I love Slayer, Amplifier, Simon and Garfunkel and splash some Paul McCartney and the Wings on there and I’m a happy spotifier.

Do you sing in the shower?

Who doesn’t? If you say you don’t, you’re probably lying.

Do you have any plans for the band for this year and into next year?

We have a release planned for late 2024. We are currently in the writing stages before we lay down the bass and drums to 14 new songs.

Do you currently have any new songs/albums ready to be released?

Not yet.

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

Ozzfest. Just because I think people would like our stuff.

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

I guess if I had to state one of my favorite albums I’d have to still go with Diary of a Madman. It is the perfect record.

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

Funky Divas by En Vogue… yep… you read it right.

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

I used to think a reunited Genesis / Peter Gabriel thing but I guess today it would be Taylor Swift beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris or something like that. Haha

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

Diary of a Madman and Blizzard of Oz on the same day. And Yes I still have the vinyl.

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

Fans? God bless anybody who likes this stuff and we hope you live a long and rich life.

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

We don’t use Twitter. Twitter is dead.
we have
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4QRkZlTpLWHwlfil6RbYXQ
Hatebook: https://www.facebook.com/phantompowerla
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYGfw9XOmXNEPe2apKUjYg/featured?view_as=subscriber
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/phantom-power-los-angeles
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phantompowerla

And of course our very own website:
https://phantompowerla.com/

We, at The Metal Asylum, would like to thank you for your time. Is there is anything further that you would like to add?

We’d like to add a special thank you to the Folks at The Metal Asylum for reaching out and asking questions from the group.

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