Interview: Shawn Gomez (Hell Ever After, Grizzly Run, Prepare for the Mindscan, Seplophile)

I feel like bassists are constantly being overlooked, especially in this local scene. I’ve known Shawn for a little over 20 years. Since then, I’ve had the pleasure of sharing the stage with him in a couple different bands. Shawn is easily one of the best metal bassists in the region and watching him grow […]

Interview: Lawrence D. Gomez (Hell Ever After)

With so many bands either going on hiatus or breaking up during the pandemic, it’s nice to see a new project waiting in the wings with such ambition. Hell Ever After is a rock/metal opera spearheaded by Lawrence D. Gomez – someone I actually played in a few bands with 15-20 years ago. Now that […]

Shotgun Interview!: Jon Lambert (Noise Dosage Media)

I haven’t done one of these in a LONG while …and funnily enough, I was the one who got “shotgunned” this time. Jon’s been doing a lot for the scene lately; a lot more than me in fact, especially this past year. So, let’s take a nice swan dive into Noise Dosage Media’s founder, Jon […]

Halothane: A Serpent’s Gaze review and interview

Halothane’s second full length album The Serpent’s Gaze is due to be released on May 30th. They’ve released it’s first track “Threads of Authenticity”, which I was given the pleasure of premiering on this week’s episode of Grim Dystopian podcast and is now available for streaming on their bandcamp. For me this is an exciting […]

CEMETERY ECHO: GOTH ‘N’ ROLL!

Yesterday, I took some time away from my busy “start as many new bands as possible” campaign, to interview the Cemetery Echo boys. This new “Goth ‘n’ Roll” band is ready to take the Buffalo/Rochester scene by storm, and frankly, I couldn’t be happier about this much needed dose of originality in the local metal […]

SHOTGUN INTERVIEW!: Joe Musial (Prepare for the Mindscan, Wageslave)

Most people know Joe Musial because of his drunken fits of rage behind his drum kit over the years, but during this quarantine, I wanted to get downright and personal with this metal drumming staple of the Buffalo music scene. Joe’s someone I’ve known since 2004, and despite life keeping us in separate arenas, we […]

Follow-up Interview: Danielle Evans and Serge Streltsov (Automb)

So, once again, on November 23rd, 2019, we’re throwing a pretty diverse show at Mohawk Place. This will be our second annual “Snovember Reigns” and the bands we have lined up for it are pretty wild. Just a few days ago, we checked in with Fabio Sisco from the Garden State’s own, Dead City Crown, […]

Shotgun Interview!: Fabio Sisco (Dead City Crown)

We’ve got Dead City Crown from Clifton, NJ on few killer shows we have coming up! DCC is a killer melodic death band on the rise with a bright future ahead of them. Click on a few songs below and you’ll see what I mean. Here’s their Rex Mortuus EP: Last night, I ambushed Fabio Sisco, DCC’s […]

Shotgun Interview!: Robby Warren – Wageslave

We’re still in the middle of the Government shutdown (see what I did there?) and Robby Warren has got himself a new band! Let’s check it out! Mike Marlinski: Wanna interview about Wageslave? Robby Warren: Sure! MM: Cool. When will you have time? RW: I have time right now! Lol if not now probably […]

The Disgruntled Buffalo Metal Elitist Discusses Buffalo Metal Festival 2019

By now, we’re sure you’ve heard all about it. Last night, Chad from Mass Casualty decided to quickly move Buffalo Metal Fest Pt. 1 from Woodlawn Beach to Evening Star Concert Hall in Niagara Falls. due to the weather. Nobody wanted to risk their equipment getting wet, nor did they want to deal with the […]