Articles by: Dayal Patterson

Sinsaenum: the inside story of Joey Jordison’s OTHER new band

By Dayal Patterson published 7 July 16

Dragonforce guitarist Fred Leclercq reveals all about Sinsaenum – the extreme metal supergroup he put together with ex-Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison

A photograph of Joey Jordison's new band Sinsaenum, including Dragonforce's Frederic Leclercq

How Joey Jordison's new band Sinsaenum came to life

By Dayal Patterson published 21 June 16

"Joey killed the drums! He was angry..." Dragonforce bassist Frédéric Leclercq on how he and Joey Jordison came together to form new band Sinsaenum

Euronymous, Dead, Hellhammer and Necrobutcher

How Mayhem's De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas changed metal

By Dayal Patterson published 31 May 16

Mayhem are one of the most influential black metal bands on the planet, and their album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas remains a timeless classic

Why Virus might be black metal's most enigmatic band

By Dayal Patterson published 24 May 16

"Our band is a playground"

10 of the best metal bands from Finland

By Dayal Patterson last updated 27 April 20

Why Dark Funeral will never look back to the past

By Dayal Patterson published 28 April 16

Dark Funeral's Lord Ahriman on the band's passion for always moving forward

Mistur: In Memoriam

By Dayal Patterson published 26 April 16

Folk/black veterans bring soulfuness into their sheen

Darkestrah: Turan

By Dayal Patterson published 26 April 16

East meets West for a rite of shamanic folk black metal

Wardruna playing live at London By Norse

London By Norse is helping resurrect Pagan culture

By Dayal Patterson published 19 April 16

Spearheading a resurgence in pagan culture and consciousness, the London By Norse festival drove Enslaved and Wardruna to our shores for three nights of esoteric ecstasy

Ragnarok: Psychopathology

By Dayal Patterson published 29 March 16

Norwegian black metallers refuse to push the boat out

Vredehammer: Violator

By Dayal Patterson published 29 March 16

Former Abbath guitarist leads a muscular death/black assault

inside the mind of Ghost Bath's nameless leader

By Dayal Patterson published 10 March 16

Signing to Nuclear Blast and taking inspiration from the likes of Darkthrone and Agalloch, is 2016 the year of Ghost Bath?

Cult pagan metallers Sacrilegium stream their long-awaited new album

By Dayal Patterson published 2 March 16

Listen to the Polish veterans' first album in two decades

Sarke: Bogefod

By Dayal Patterson published 1 March 16

A side-stepping Norwegian black thrash assault

Master: An Epiphany Of Hate

By Dayal Patterson published 1 March 16

Death metal veteran remains resolutely impure

How Cacophonous Records changed extreme music

By Dayal Patterson published 1 March 16

Having brought the likes of Cradle and Dimmu to an unsuspecting world, Cacophonous Records’ history is entwined with the birth of black metal. Can their resurrection herald a new, dark dawn?

This is the epic tale behind Amon Amarth's new album

By Dayal Patterson published 1 March 16

Amon Amarth have long been metal’s Viking storytellers, but their latest album is a whole new epic. Gather round, children, and let Uncle Johan explain all...

What happens in the studio with Amon Amarth?

By Dayal Patterson published 22 February 16

We headed to the studio with Amon Amarth during the Jomsviking sessions

What happens when metal and opera collide?

By Dayal Patterson published 9 February 16

We investigate the crossover between the worlds of opera and metal

How Motörhead influenced extreme metal

By Dayal Patterson published 2 February 16

Motörhead’s influence reached far and wide, not least into the heart of the extreme metal scene

Conan: Revengeance

By Dayal Patterson published 7 January 16

Furious assault from homegrown doom barbarians

Himinbjorg: Wyrd

By Dayal Patterson published 7 January 16

French Viking black metal – wyrd but true

Ulver's journey into the unknown

By Dayal Patterson published 7 January 16

Having moved far beyond their black metal roots, Norway’s Ulver are taking yet another leap into the unknown

What do metal and opera have in common?

By Dayal Patterson published 7 January 16

Metal and classical. Riffs and strings. It shouldn’t work, and yet history shows the two go together like Hetfield and “YEAH”s. We grabbed a conductor’s baton and endeavoured to find out why

Why has Mortiis come back from his crypt?

By Dayal Patterson published 6 January 16

EXCLUSIVE: We premiere the new video from Mortiis and talk to the man himself