https://metal-temple.com In League with Metal since 2000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:33:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://metal-temple.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/metal-temple-xx-logo-small-bright-100x100.png https://metal-temple.com 32 32 https://metal-temple.com/interview/new-mexican-doom-cult/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:31:04 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=159598 https://metal-temple.com/interview/x-factor-1s-markus-lachendro-character-over-reputation-its-a-core-belief-of-mine-now-for-sure-i-dont-care-what-anybody-else-thinks-thats-what-i-think-about-how-i-carry-myself-is-just-be-y/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:08:58 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=155883 https://metal-temple.com/interview/czart/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 22:05:30 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=155390 https://metal-temple.com/interview/agenbite-misery/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:47:40 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=154015 https://metal-temple.com/interview/warcoe/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 21:12:55 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=153495 https://metal-temple.com/interview/all-hell/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:47:09 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=153112 https://metal-temple.com/interview/interview-with-koen-mattheuws-from-primal-creation/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:59:09 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=151559 https://metal-temple.com/interview/interview-with-markus-wikander-from-leach/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:01:42 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=150208 https://metal-temple.com/interview/interview-with-jordan-van-grae-from-cameria/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:01:27 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=150200 https://metal-temple.com/interview/lita-ford-2/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 07:02:14 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=146763 https://metal-temple.com/interview/belle-morte/ Sun, 16 Mar 2025 15:08:07 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=146338 https://metal-temple.com/interview/moon-wizard-interview/ Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:05:13 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=144616 https://metal-temple.com/interview/benjamin-guerry-lovecraft-may-be-the-sixth-member-of-the-band-its-always-music-first-but-lovecraft-is-part-of-the-band-you-know-hes-part-of-the-lyrics-part-of-the-concept-pa/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:02:10 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=143822 https://metal-temple.com/interview/interview_with_miasthenia/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:44:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=143005 https://metal-temple.com/interview/between-death-love-and-fear/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:29:02 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=134955 https://metal-temple.com/interview/line-burglin-we-gravitate-toward-the-darker-side-of-the-viking-age-we-like-to-write-about-winning-in-battle-but-not-always-there-is-also-another-part-of-it-when-were-not-winning-th/ Sat, 08 Jun 2024 11:16:50 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=134524 https://metal-temple.com/interview/kissing-lilith/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:55:04 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=134514 https://metal-temple.com/interview/tu-me-ensinas-a-fazer-renda-e-eu-te-ensino-a-fazer-metal/ Thu, 09 May 2024 18:59:51 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=133695 https://metal-temple.com/interview/from-hell-and-back-to-deafening-ears/ Thu, 09 May 2024 18:59:17 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=133705 https://metal-temple.com/interview/the-unveiled-truth-of-metal-interview-with-hatematter/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:31:14 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=133400 https://metal-temple.com/interview/sacrificing-and-killing-in-metals-name-interview-with-sacrifix/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:22:58 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/?post_type=interview&p=133408 https://metal-temple.com/interview/madeleine-liljestam-rikard-ekberg-eleine/ Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:47:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/madeleine-liljestam-rikard-ekberg-eleine/ Swedish melodic Metal band ELEINE have been very busy in 2023 with touring and with releasing new music. After coming back from their first ever North American tour, ELEINE is going to release their fourth album "We Shall Remain" in July this year. Metal Temple writer Thomas Kumke had the opportunity to speak to vocalist Madeleine Liljestam and guitarist Rikard Ekberg about touring in US and the new album. ]]> https://metal-temple.com/interview/big-chris-flores-lynch-mob/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:13:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/big-chris-flores-lynch-mob/ LYNCH MOB is one of the many projects George Lynch has worked on over his four decades of performing. Each different band has a different feel. His solo material is more artsy and ethereal, while still being Hard Rock, his work with KMX tends to have a bit more Progressive and Nu Metal in there thanks to dUg Pinnick and Ray Luzier. Here, you get old-fashioned Hard Rock with a flair for melodic passages and some bluesy riffing as well. And as always, you will have the inimitable George Lynch signature guitar sound to caress your ears and drop your jaw.]]> https://metal-temple.com/interview/emma-elvaston-attractive-chaos/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 05:24:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/emma-elvaston-attractive-chaos/ ATTRACTIVE CHAOS are an international melodic Metal band coming from France and Italy. After releasing two singles last year and early this year, the band released their debut EP "The Fire Between Us" in April 2023 and went on their first tour. Metal Temple writer Thomas Kumke had the opportunity to speak to vocalist Emma Elvaston about the band, the debut EP, and the tour. ]]> https://metal-temple.com/interview/russ-tippins-cindy-maynard-tanith/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:14:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/russ-tippins-cindy-maynard-tanith/ https://metal-temple.com/interview/erich-eysn-wardress/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:09:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/erich-eysn-wardress/ https://metal-temple.com/interview/johnny-kelly-eye-am/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 04:49:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/johnny-kelly-eye-am/ Johnny Kelly may be the hardest working drummer in music today. He is currently touring with metal icons QUIET RIOT since taking over for the late Frankie Banali in 2020, he still tours with DANZIG, KILL DEVIL HILL and SILVERTOMB. Johnny was a member of the band that put goth/metal on the musical map TYPE O NEGATIVE and is currently involved with a new project and band EYE AM. METAL TEMPLE writer Fred Bonanno was honored to be able to spend some time with Johnny and ask a few questions about his impressive career.]]> https://metal-temple.com/interview/sami-kaariainen-heezer/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:39:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/sami-kaariainen-heezer/ HEEZER is a Stoner Rock/Metal band out of Finland. In March 2023 they dropped their debut full-length album, "Sungrinder," on Argonauta Records. As the name would suggest, it's a scorcher, hitting a 10/10 on the Metal Temple altar of reviews. Gary Hernandez, writer and editor for Metal Temple, recently caught up with Sami to chat about the band, their origins, what they are working on next, and what the best beer in Finland really is.]]> https://metal-temple.com/interview/uzzy-unchained-megaton-sword/ Wed, 31 May 2023 17:42:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/uzzy-unchained-megaton-sword/ https://metal-temple.com/interview/rory-conder-lunar-mantra/ Tue, 23 May 2023 05:31:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/rory-conder-lunar-mantra/ LUNAR MANTRA are a black metal trio coming from the city of Glasgow in Scotland and they have been active now since 2013. In 2015, they released their first EP named GENESIS which was certainly an album full of diversity with instrumentation, experimental processes and produced very well as there is an ambient feel to this EP. They also released a single called DROLMẨ in 2017, but they came back with another EP called PSYCHOSOMATIKA released through the record label INVICTUS PRODUCTIONS (based in Dublin, Ireland). The album was scheduled to be released in 2020 but due to the Covid-19 pandemic that had swept through the world by storm, the band had to delay this until 2021. Since their last release of course, I have now had the chance to talk to Rory Conder, who is their guitarist and very much a big part of the band's direction and I am asking him how the band got through Covid-19, whether they have any new music on the way, what inspired the band to create their music and where they are now in terms of their music as to the next step for LUNAR MANTRA.]]> https://metal-temple.com/interview/oscar-rilo-dark-embrace/ Mon, 22 May 2023 14:17:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/oscar-rilo-dark-embrace/ https://metal-temple.com/interview/markus-fortunato-fortunato/ Fri, 19 May 2023 03:04:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/markus-fortunato-fortunato/ FORTUNATO are a band bringing three very talented musicians from Lyon in France, they are defined as a neoclassical heavy metal band. As they incorporate melodic rock and keyboard making them a very exciting band to watch out for. Up until 2021, they have released two albums, LIBERTYin 2012 and RESTLESS FIRE in 2015. They brought us a third album fresh off the press called INSURGENCY which I had the pleasure of reviewing as it certainly left me with a great impression of what this band is all about. I am of course surprised that this album was out two years ago as the band have managed to surpass the long period of Covid-19, the band are led by bassist MARKUS FORTUNATO followed by guitarist SEBASTIEN VALLEE as both musicians are still apart of the band.

So it is with great pleasure now that two years since their previous album, they are back of course with a brand new album titled FROM HIGH ABOVE in the midst of 2023, as we approach summer now. As the lineup is led with MARKUS and SEBASTIEN as before, they are now joined by drummer SLY CONTE, second guitarist ALEX FACCINETTO and keyboard player STÉPHANE SOULIER. I can now say that I got the opportunity to chat with MARKUS as to how the band got together, about their previous albums and what there is to look forward to now in their new album which is out now this month.]]> https://metal-temple.com/interview/max-molodtsov-sorrowful-land/ Fri, 12 May 2023 11:38:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/max-molodtsov-sorrowful-land/ https://metal-temple.com/interview/thomas-berglie-tulus/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 09:47:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/thomas-berglie-tulus/ https://metal-temple.com/interview/christian-logue-savage-grace/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:06:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/christian-logue-savage-grace/ https://metal-temple.com/interview/misanthropik-torment-leviathan/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 04:21:00 +0000 https://metal-temple.com/interview/misanthropik-torment-leviathan/ Metal Temple writer Justin 'Witty City" Wittenmeier recently reviewed the latest album, 'Ecdysis' from extreme metal band Misanthropik Torment. He praised the duo's black/death sound for its brutal nature, both lyrically and musically.  He recently talked to vocalist & lyricist Leviathan to see what makes him tick and what makes their music so volatile.]]>