Chris Dovas interview – Seven Spires drummer discusses new album “Emerald Seas” and solo project Dovas.
Chris Dovas, drummer for the up-and-coming symphonic theatrical metal sensation Seven Spires recently unveiled his solo project Dovas. He was kind enough to take the time and talk to me about this project as well as his work in Seven Spires and a lot of other cool stuff. Read the full interview below.
Shredding Carach Angren
Join us for another shredding feature, as we dive deep into the five lugubrious albums of the Dutch crowned masters of horror from Carach Angren.
TMO x10: Underground Thrash EPs of the Last Decade
Metal Archeology – Morgul Blade
With the sheer amount of metal bands out there, it is easy to get swept away by the flood of releases every month and miss some of the true gemstones. The Metal Observer will help you dig up these gemstones with less than 100 likes on Facebook in “Metal Archeology”. And our fourth installment is […]
Shredding: Skyclad
Skyclad are widely considered as the grandfathers of folk metal, more or less inventing it and then pushing it further to new heights. Together with Martin Walkyier’s incredibly witty lyrics that touched upon a lot of societal issues, the English band was/is one of a kind. Today Alex is taking a look at the Novocastrians’ […]
Shredding: Windir
In a career that was all too brief, a young Norwegian man named Terje Bakken, now known as Valfar to the metal masses, took black metal to a new level of refinement that bands like Emperor and Satyricon had only hinted at before. Valfar’s vision was a unique one that melded the grandeur and mood […]
TMO Albums Of The Month – April 2020
Shredding: Conception
It is time to bring out the blades and get ready to shred! This time Norwegian progressive/power metallers Conception are on the cutting board, where Alex is taking a deep and long look at their discography!
Seven Spires interview: Adrienne Cowan and Jack Kosto discuss new album “Emerald Seas” and more.
In February 2020, Boston-based theatrical symphonic metal masters Seven Spires released their new album “Emerald Seas”. Recently, I had the pleasure of talking to vocalist Adrienne Cowan and guitarist Jack Kosto about all the details regarding their latest masterpiece as well as some of their side projects, inspirations and many more!
TMO x10: Covered Up – Motörhead – Ace of Spades
Covered Up is back! After we had, uh, covered Iron Maiden’s classic “The Trooper” the last time, we’re staying British and we’re staying classic. In an homage to the immortal Lemmy we have handpicked 10 of the most unusual cover versions of Motörhead’s maybe most iconic track “Ace of Spades”!