INTERVIEW: JOHN LOCKWOOD (THE ANXIETY EFFECT)

Occasionally, we like to delve outside our typical Buffalo/Rochester wheelhouse to explore some out-of-state talent. Through the grapevine, after interviewing Jesse Isadore and his DESIGN THE VOID boys multiple times, a very noteworthy band called THE ANXIETY EFFECT managed to pop up on our radar as well. We chatted with vocalist, John Lockwood about all […]

INTERVIEW: DICEROS (BUFFALO METALCORE)

Diceros have been around the Buffalo metal scene for several years now, having performed a variety of styles ranging from djent, to metalcore, to thrash. Most recently, the band have adopted something of a modern metalcore sound akin to newer Architects material or Periphery. Check out this latest interview we did with the guys and […]

15 YEARS OF THE LONG COLD DARK

THE LONG COLD DARK (BUFFALO METAL) PHOTO CREDIT: MEREDITH SNOW Here at WRETCHED SOUND, we’re celebrating 15 YEARS of THE LONG COLD DARK, and if you’re at all familiar with local bands in any community, you know that 15 years is some impressive longevity. Furthermore, they’re a band who have been consistently churning out quality […]

INTERVIEW: SHAWN RICHARDS (UNDER THE BLACK, CLONING BETTY)

Shawn Richards – vocals and rhythm guitar at Cloning Betty (Buffalo nu metal), drummer at Under the Black (Buffalo metal/rock/alt) Don’t remember Shawn? He’s been around for decades now. You might remember him as the frontman of Buffalo hardcore/metalcore legends, Three Minutes of Hate, or perhaps as the long-running sound guy at Xtreme Wheelz in […]

INTERVIEW: KAITLYN FEDELE (POLYBIUS, ETERNAL CRYPT, ROCHESTER STEEL COLLECTIVE)

Kaitlyn Fedele – Polybius (Rochester thrash/death mixed with NWOBHM), Eternal Crypt (blackened melodic death and folk metal) I played a show with Polybius back in January of 2022, and it was my first time ever seeing and hearing a keytar player in a local band (as far as I can remember anyway). That alone drew […]

INTERVIEW: ADAM DRZYZGA (FROSTBELT ENTERTAINMENT)

Adam Drzyzga – Frostbelt Entertainment If you’re part of the Buffalo or Rochester heavy music communities, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve been seeing the name FROSTBELT ENTERTAINMENT come up A LOT lately. We decided to get to the bottom of it by tracking down owner/operator/promoter, Adam Drzyzga, and capturing his words of […]

INTERVIEW: RICKY LEONARD (LOVEBOXX)

Ricky Leonard – drummer at Loveboxx (Buffalo metal/rock/alt) We’ve chatted with Loveboxx a few times over the past several months. They’ve been making serious waves in the Buffalo music scene, drawing a lot of attention and throwing some pretty decent shows as of late. However, as I recall, we at WRETCHED SOUND failed to give […]

STUDIO OF NERDS – GEAR TALK (ARCHAIC STUDIOS)

This month’s STUDIO OF NERDS segment brings us to Brad from Among the Outcast, someone who has already been mentioned once in this issue (see the Robert Becker interview a few pages back), and is currently making waves both on and off stage. It’s actually really impressive how far Brad has come as both a […]

INTERVIEW: BRIAN MASON (CONTRARIAN, SULACO)

Brian Mason – guitars at CONTRARIAN (progressive death metal from Rochester, NY) If you’re fluent in Rochester local metal, and you know Brian, then you’re familiar with bands like CONTRARIAN and SULACO, but if not, you’re in for quite a ride. Brian’s progressive death metal outfit, CONTRARIAN, have established quite the name for themselves over […]

INTERVIEW: ROBERT BECKER (BENOT BREATHING)

Robert Becker – drummer of BENOT BREATHING (Buffalo, NY metalcore) Robert has really been stepping up lately, not just as a drummer, but as an event coordinator, lighting and sound tech, and general advocate for the Buffalo metal scene. The older I get, it’s nicer to see new people stepping into the fold to assume […]