As there is no real theme to the new issue as such, I am just going to post some stuff I’ve been listening to a lot of of late. Okay? Great. First up, Brazil’s Psychic Possessor.
Posts Tagged ‘thrash metal’
A Fist in the Face of God - Powermad (Wild At Heart)
After an extensive interview period, AFITFOG is back to current Vice issue-themed posts. As it is the last week of the Film Issue, I thought it would be swell to highlight one of metal’s finest moments in cinema, Powermad’s performance of “Slaughterhouse” in David Lynch’s 1990 masterpiece, Wild At Heart.
A Fist in the Face of God visits Neseblod Records
Neseblod Records is Oslo’s premier metal and punk record store and also the most insane shop I’ve ever been to. Their collection of records and merchandise is crazy; trying to get through it all was pretty impossible. The story could be five times the size and still be over-stocked. I emailed some questions to Kenneth at Neseblod, who answered them all politely and even recommended a track that best represents their store. Swell guy, I am sure you’ll agree. Read more »
A Fist in the Face of God Meets Aura Noir/Immortal’s Apollyon
Aura Noir frontman and Immortal bassist Apollyon took time out from touring, teaching kids music, and playing in six or seven different bands (he’s lost count) to come to London and meet me for an interview. Here’s some of what we talked about over a few beers (and a lot of Pantera) in The Hobgoblin in Camden last week. By the way, did you know that he played bass for Gorgoroth at the now infamous Krakow show? Well, now you do. Read more »
A Fist in the Face of God faces the Slayer
Slayer have a new album, World Painted Blood, due out next month. Hopefully it will better than anything that they’ve released since 1986. They were in town promoting this new record and I was lucky enough to get an interview with frontman Tom Araya and legendary shred machine Kerry King – albeit individually. Here is some of the stuff we talked about. Read more »
A Fist in the Face of God - Fenriz presents… Trapped Under Vice Vol. I
Back when I started this weekly blog at the beginning of the year, I wanted to interview Darkthrone’s Fenriz. The reasons are pretty obvious, but he declined stating a rigorous interviewing schedule that had just finished. I was a little bummed out but we kept in contact and he would tip me off on so many bands I would never have heard of without his vast knowledge of music. Anyway, I then tried to get him to DJ to no avail. When I heard the Actual Pain mixtape I was naturally lost for words and asked him if there was any possibility he could do one for Vice. No problem, he said. He would love to. And here it is. Intro from the man himself (including all capitals) below. Read more »
A Fist in the Face of God extra - Interview with Zhema Rodero of Vulcano
Back in March, when we were trying to get some stories together for the Brazil Issue, I thought a feature on Brazil’s golden age of metal would make an interesting feature. I contacted every legendary 80s Brazilian black/death/thrash band I could think of, with a view to some interviews. I got email addresses from the official sites, went through their official MySpaces, and even emailed a university in Belo Horizonte, as Sarcófago’s Wagner Lamounier is a professor of economic science there. But it was all for shit. Either they didn’t speak English, didn’t get the email, or thought I was a waste of time. One dark hero, Vulcano’s Zhema Rodero, did finally respond though, and I got as far as sending him a list of questions (back in April), but he disappeared again and never replied. Until last night. Read more »
A Fist In The Face Of God - Pentagram (Chile)
A week of very Christian sun has forced the troglodyte metallers back into the lairs of misanthropic winter from whence they came. Don’t despair just yet young malefic minds, I have uncovered one of South America’s greatest lost treasures, Chile’s Pentagram… Read more »
A Fist In The Face Of God - Witchtrap
Open the gates to the sounds of black thrash infidels, the fire is in your eyes… Read more »
