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THE ZACH MOONSHINE SHOW VIA METAL DEVASTATION RADIO SPOTLIGHTED BY BRAVEWORDS AND BLABBERMOUTH FOLLOWING RICK ROZZ INTERVIEW
Jackson, Tennessee — The underground metal world continues to roar as The Zach Moonshine Show via Metal Devastation Radio receives major recognition from both BraveWords and Blabbermouth.net following a recent interview with legendary death metal guitarist Rick Rozz of Left to Die.
The interview aired Friday on The Zach Moonshine Show and featured an in-depth conversation with Rozz diving deep into early Death history, classic demos, memories of Chuck Schuldiner, old-school death metal chaos, and the upcoming Left to Die album Initium Mortis. Left to Die recently announced their debut full-length album through Relapse Records, continuing the legacy of Death’s formative era.
The full interview can be heard here:
https://metaldevastationradio.com/thebeast/blog/29027/rick-rozz-talks-left-to-die-early-death-demos-chuck-schuldiner-memories-and-the-new-album-initium-mortis
Blabbermouth.net featured highlights from the interview here:
https://blabbermouth.net/news/rick-rozz-on-left-to-dies-newly-recorded-versions-of-early-death-and-mantas-songs-theres-so-much-slayer-and-venom-influence-its-crazy
BraveWords.com also spotlighted the interview here:
https://bravewords.com/news/left-to-dies-rick-rozz-talks-early-death-history-chuck-schuldiner-and-more-on-the-zach-moonshine-show/
Metal Devastation Radio founder and host Zach Moonshine shared his appreciation for the coverage:
“Big shout out and thanks to our friends at BraveWords.com for featuring my interview with Rick Rozz from Left to Die on The Zach Moonshine Show via Metal Devastation Radio. Always good seeing my show get a spotlight. Respect.”
Moonshine also responded to the feature coverage from Blabbermouth.net:
“Super huge shout out and massive thanks to Blabbermouth.net for featuring my interview from Friday with the legendary Rick Rozz of Left to Die! Absolutely killer conversation diving deep into Death Metal history, old-school chaos, and everything underground. Fucking badass!”
The continued support from respected outlets like BraveWords and Blabbermouth highlights the growing reach and impact of Metal Devastation Radio within the worldwide underground metal community. Known for championing independent artists alongside legendary acts, The Zach Moonshine Show continues to serve as a destination for exclusive interviews, premieres, and authentic heavy metal conversations that keep the spirit of underground music alive.
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https://metaldevastationradio.com
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Lalu returns with a new album “A Mythmaker’s Demise”, out on July 31, 2026. The album is a milestone release celebrating the 20th anniversary of Vivien Lalu’s progressive rock project. What began in 2005 with “Oniric Metal” now comes full circle – this is not just a new album, but a bold tribute to legacy, craftsmanship, and artistic brotherhood.

The band has unveiled the new single “Prince With The Swift Warning”.

Vivien Lalu described the single by saying: “The first single, “Prince With The Swift Warning”, is inspired by “Watership Down”, one of Martin LeMar’s favorite animated films. The track reflects its themes of exile and survival, unfolding as a journey toward a safer place, carried by strong melodies and a driving progressive feel”.

To mark the occasion, Lalu reunites with vocalist Martin LeMar (Nachtgeschrei, Mekong Delta), whose voice first defined the project. LeMar contributes powerful performances and lyricism that bridge past and present. Also making a triumphant return is drumming legend Simon Phillips (ex-Toto, Protocol), the very first drummer to record the earliest Lalu track, “Paint the Sky”.

Continuing the collaborative spirit ignited in 2023’s “The Fish Who Wanted To Be King”, Vivien Lalu teams up once again with longtime partner Joop Wolters on guitars and bass. The duo crafted the songs from the ground up, focusing on organic, dynamic arrangements with no overproduction – just raw, honest performances.

“We wanted this record to feel alive. No drum samples, next to no EQ, just real performances captured in their natural state”, explained Vivien Lalu.

Guitarist Joop Wolters added: “There has always been undeniable musical synergy between Viv and myself. This album came together very naturally, and locking in with the real, unedited live drums by Simon Phillips in the final stages was the icing on the cake. It truly feels like a real band, just like back in the good old days”.

The album was mixed to preserve a live, open sound, capturing the human energy of each take. A key guest appearance comes from keyboard virtuoso Jens Johansson (Stratovarius, Yngwie
Malmsteen), who delivers explosive solos across three tracks. His presence carries particular
significance, having been one of Vivien’s earliest influences and a contributor to both “Atomic Ark” and “Paint The Sky”.

The evocative title “A Mythmaker’s Demise” reflects on the fading light of human imagination in the age of artificial intelligence. The striking artwork by Mattias Norén portrays a writer dying at his desk, while his creations struggle to escape into a world that no longer values them – a visual metaphor for the album’s deeper message.

“A Mythmaker’s Demise” isn’t just an album – it’s a time capsule of progressive rock’s soul, 20 years in the making.

“A Mythmaker’s Demise” Tracklist:

1. Tears Of The Muse
2. EKO
3. I Am The One
4. Mayacama (Instrumental)
5. Prince With The Swift Warning
6. Learning To Fly
7. A Drop Of Water (Instrumental)
8. Fhloston Paradise
9. Cordal Weaves
10. Midnight Ink

Line Up:
Vivien Lalu – Keyboards
Joop Wolters – Guitars, bass
Martin LeMar – Vocals
Simon Phillips – Drums

The post LALU announce new album “A Mythmaker’s Demise” and new single “Prince with the Swift Warning” appeared first on The Prog Report.

Haste is a foreign concept to Funebrarum. In the time between the New Jersey death metal outfit’s latest record, Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence, and their previous full-length, The Sleep of Morbid Dreams, a Maltese family could raise a child and legally serve them their first drink. Their last release of any sort, Exhumation of the Ancient, was a decade ago. Hell, Beckoning… has sat fully recorded since before anybody knew what a COVID was, though vocalist and guitarist Darryl Kahan is unbothered by those resume gaps. As he should be, since Beckoning… is a tremendously haunted return for his group.

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Given these lengthy breaks, Funebrarum venturing into death-doom feels appropriate. They promote the synths that crept around The Sleep of Morbid Dreams into full-time employees and lower the average beats-per-minute. There’s no definite impetus for the change, but here’s one theory: Phil Tougas, who was asked to join the group in 2017. The Montreal guitarist favors mid-range tempos, his solos flashing much brighter when contrasted against the audial equivalent of a mining conveyor belt. These seem to be his largest contribution to the record. He’s recognizable on choice shredding sessions like “Through the Barren Halls of Grieving Emptiness,” but elsewhere, rides along with the central riff.

That being said, Tougas has such a gravitational pull with his guitarwork, one that has aged like a fine wine since Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence was recorded in 2019, that Funebrarum would’ve been foolish to not play to his strengths. The death-doom pacing in which Tougas excels was already within Funebrarum’s DNA, so the metamorphosis was strategic rather than a submission to a superstar. Kahan states that it wasn’t that intentional, however. “When Phil joined years ago and we started exchanging riffs and ideas, it felt natural. No accommodation required.” 

Thus, one can assume the development came from Kahan and Tougas feeding off each other rather than working backwards from a predetermined destination. Lending more credence to this are Kahan’s words about Tougas, “He is a great guy, extremely talented and a natural fit. We come from the same place, mostly, regarding our varied musical tastes and our approach to creating Death Metal. He and the others in the band know what the mission is in Funebrarum and all bring something to the table. A collaborative effort.” 

Said mission has remained largely static despite the years between formal releases, shifting band members, and life, in general. Remember, Beckoning… was recorded in 2019 and based on Kahan’s words, it appears it’s stayed in roughly the same shape. When asked if his original idea for the record has changed since he recorded it, Kahan wrote, “The concept never changed really. Life and other familial responsibilities put the band in the back seat for me, for a while. We are glad to finally release our new album to the world.”

Kahan speaks about Funebrarum as if he’s a securely attached parent watching his child play on the jungle gym. Freedom and space are readily distributed because he knows he will always come back to the band and needn’t helicopter around it during its time away. Since The Sleep of Morbid Dreams, Funebrarum has slowly unfolded their petals, but that’s because the subtle slowing down and symphonic additions, as they appear on Beckoning…, can only come from life happening, not conscious reinvention. Beckoning… still sounds like Funebrarum, just further along in growth. 

This, fortunately, triumphs over the identity crisis looming for any group with large gaps between albums. How does one hold onto the core aspects that define their moniker? Kahan looks at it this way; why worry about what he always has? “The original members of Funebrarum are men my age in their early 50s. People move away and start families, such as being in a band. I also formed other bands and musical projects to keep me busy during the hiatuses. It was always my intent to continue with Funebrarum. I found quality and skilled people with the interest to record and tour. We are a Death Metal band. I still enjoy creating and playing this style of music. It is what comes naturally to me. Key Ideas would be: Heavier, Darker, Faster, more dynamic… the impure essence of audial evil.”

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The conception of evil that occupies Kahan also tethers Funebrarum to their past. It’s the same occult entity flowing through their appendages and summoning itself into existence, though the particulars of said evil machination adorn Beckoning… with embalming salts and pagan funeral rites. Distinct from death metal’s usual fascination with evil, the psychological horror and slasher thematics or the aggressively anti-religious, Funebrarum’s is akin to the solitude that’d possess one to burn a church down, for instance, despite sonically being cold-in-the-grave death metal.

To Kahan, death metal is dark, heavy, and haunting. The third element arises on Beckoning… from its pacing but even more so from the emboldened keyboards, which occupy a role not dissimilar from a symphonic black metal album. Play “Ancestral Manor” in Hamtramck, Michigan and someone would mistake it for dungeon synth. On the subject of why they play such a larger role on the record, Kahan replied,

“I enjoy music made with keyboards and synths, in a variety of genres. I, and some of the other members, have involvement in the black metal scene, myself going back over 30 years. We have no fear of treading outside perceived boundaries. I feel that our music is clearly ‘Death Metal’ but labels are for the media and record store owners. One death metal band whose use of keyboards always struck me is, Thou Shalt Suffer from Norway, the demo and EP.” 

Another haunting element, albeit a more subtle one, is how Funebrarum grieve. “Into Dark Domains” was the only song they repurposed from Exhumation of the Ancient and it “ has some lyrical undertones of a girlfriend of mine who was killed in Paris years ago,” Kahan says. “I also lost my Dad shortly after the recording.” These aren’t externalized through the music. They’re dealt with nondescriptly, and it’s for the best. Death adopts a new tone when in the room with real people. Funebrarum understand that. 

They also comprehend that death metal is more about performance and movement than rigorous analysis, with Kahan concluding our email correspondence about the unholy affair that is Beckoning…with a plea to cut through the noise. “Again, we play Death Metal! Grip an invisible orange and go fuckin mental!!”   

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Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence is available now via Pulverised Records.

One day before it lands, the full weight of Epigrama is available to hear ERDVE, the Vilnius-based experimental metal band, share the full album stream of Epigrama via the Season of Mist YouTube channel, one day ahead of its official release. Stream the full album: https://youtu.be/DXDkYjCLzc8 Epigrama spans eight tracks and 42 minutes, constructed around a governing thesis of […]

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Everything Is Noise is now hosting the exclusive video premiere for “Light”, the new single from Italian post-hardcore outfit IF I DIE TODAY, taken from the band’s upcoming album “I Felt Nothing”, due out on June 19, 2026. “Light” showcases the defining traits of IF I DIE TODAY’s current sound, where a sharper and more aggressive approach is channeled into a direct, […]

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Hey, remember when Katy Perry and Chief Keef had beef with each other? No? You have no memory of such a thing ever occurring, or any frame of reference on how such a thing might occur? Well, it did. Sort of. “Beef” is probably too strong a word, but these two very different stars did…

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It’s not unusual for roadies to become stars in their own right, but precious few end up becoming knights of the realm

Today, mining black metallers Dauþuz stream the entirety of their highly anticipated sixth album, Todeswerk: Uranium II, at the Black Metal Promotion YouTube channel. Set for international release on May 29th via Amor Fati Productions on CD and vinyl LP formats – the tape version of the album is being released via the band themselves on their respective labels, Archaic-Oath Productions and Moonstruck […]

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Happy Friday, Decibel readers!

We’ve got a lot of great new music to blast today, with today’s selections providing a diversity in heavy and extreme sounds. Fans of cavernous death metal, symphonic black metal, classic heavy metal, melodic death metal, and unique doom metal (it’s hard to describe Godthrymm in just a few words) should all be very happy today.

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Funebrarum – Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence

From our full-album stream:

Pay particular attention to the excellent songwriting on “Anhela Odor Mortuorum (The Adepts),” “From Rotting Burial Shrouds,” and the glorious title track. The band’s sound has an inexplicable element of menace that emerges from their particular blend of the aforementioned classics, Grave, the second Carcass album, some Finnish-style groove, and the slightest hints of funeral doom. We’re still in the first half of the year, but make sure to mark this on your list for when 2026 slithers into the grave.

Stream: Apple Music

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Godthrymm – Projections

I like a lot of things about Godthrymm, but perhaps the vocals really do it for me. There’s a perfect raspy and gritting quality to Hamish’s voice that blends so well with Catherine’s harmonies. Clean vocals in this style require a strength and balance that maintains the epic feeling without becoming cheesy or overdone. Additionally, the band takes melodic doom metal and throws in powerful punches of thrash and death that keep things engaging. Dramatic, thrilling stuff.

Stream: Apple Music

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Hecate Enthroned – The Corpse of a Titan, A Lament Long Buried 

Speaking of drama, here’s the latest from Britain’s long-running symphonic institution. If you’re looking for soaring atmospheric black metal that still shows no mercy, look no further. Although the symphonic elements shine brightly, the album is mastered in a way that makes the guitars really loud — but still very crisp and measured.

Stream: Apple Music

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Sarcasm – Lifeforce Omnibound

Solid melodic blackened-death metal from Sweden. This is the band’s sixth album since their 2015 reunion.

Stream: Apple Music

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Witching Hour – Descending … Where Time Has Ceased To Exist 

Thrashy, blackish heavy metal from Germany, delivered via Dying Victims. So you know what you’re in for, some old-school madness with a modern sheen and dedication. Lots of great guitar-work here paired with strong vocals and fist-pumping rhythms. Horns up!

Stream: Apple Music

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