INTERVIEW: GRANT EMEIGH (DREDNEKS)

*All photos by Daniel DeLucenay Photography For the past sixteen years, DredNeks of Olean, NY have been one of the best live acts in Upstate New York, hands down. I’d even go as far as to say that they’re one of the most entertaining bands I’ve ever seen or heard of along the entire east […]

ORANGE GROVE AVE. – ALL THE TIME (OFFICIAL VIDEO RELEASE)

Buffalo area metalcore aficionados, Orange Grove Ave., released an insane video for their track, “All the Time” back on May 1st, 2023. Check out the madness below and follow them on all platforms! You can catch these dudes this summer at FROSTBELT ENTERTAINMENT‘s underground metalcore fest of the year (no doubt), FROSTFEST 2023!

ALBUM REVIEW: UNDRASK – GOD EMPEROR

We are greeted by some ’80s video game esque sound effects and otherwise orchestrated melodies, reminiscent of the chiptune scene, all bleeding seamlessly into harmonized, electric lead guitar. From there, we enter a brutal, chugging riff, and we’re off to the races. The dual lead guitars happening over the top of this section are very […]

ALBUM REVIEW: DYSPLÄCER – TEMPLE HEIGHTS

There is a lot that can be said about a ninja-themed NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) band worshipping the timeless songwriting formulas of Iron Maiden in 2023, but instead of clinging to Dyspläcer’s comically successful gimmick of sorts, I believe that this triumph of an album will be better serviced by simply focusing […]

INTERVIEW: ZACK BLACKWELL (RAPIDS THEATRE/THE FRACTURE)

Zack is someone you’ve seen around even if you have no memory of the occurrence, nor have any idea who he is. Zack handles booking and promotions at Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls – a venue that has hosted so many iconic bands of genres across the board for many years now. Most recently, however, […]

INTERVIEW: MATT THARP (CIRCUS GRENADE)

A lot of people in the Buffalo and Rochester metal community know of Doug White at Watchmen Studios in Lockport, NY. Doug has recorded the majority of memorable metal, hardcore, and punk bands to come out of the WNY area since 1995. But what the vast majority don’t know about are Doug’s various sludgy/crushing/breakdown-laden bands […]

INTERVIEW: SKYLER SMITH (GORON)

Goron are a doom metal band from Rochester, NY featuring the subject of our next interview, Skyler Smith (bass and vocals). Goron piqued my interest a few months back when I was searching for new bands to add to Wretched Sound’s “Guide to the New York Underground” series. They have this heavy, bombastic, hypnotic, but […]

INTERVIEW: ANDREW MCGIRR (HUBRIS, HELIANTHUS)

Hubris have been going for well over a decade now but it still absolutely blows my mind that Buffalo has an authentic black metal band. Frontman, mastermind, Andrew McGirr AKA Hellskald has been spearheading this project with his full heart, working with his bandmates to put “the pride of Satan” on full display on stages […]

INTERVIEW: MATT HELMER (HELMER AUDIO)

Back in 2016, a self-proclaimed “fartcore” band from Rochester, NY by the name of Diluted tickled my fancy. I reviewed their Never Fit In EP on a whim and became an instant fan, immediately identifying them as an “ETID-lite” if you will. I never got into ETID myself for one reason or another, which is […]

INTERVIEW: MATT DALBERTH (REVIVAL)

Revival are taking the stage again after three years being benched, and vocalist, Matt Dalberth, is hungry to talk about it. Most musicians who were active at the time will always remember the early 2020s as a stagnant, depressing period of inactivity. Music, particularly hardcore, is in Matt’s blood, so it’s great to see Revival […]