https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:23:20 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5621/interviews-with-abysmal-domination-and-sun-descends-black-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5621
The latest interviews posted at Autoeroticasphyxium’s blog are Abysmal Domination from Colombia and Sun Descends Black from the U.S. Abysmal Domination formed in 2018 and are preparing to release their debut album "Cryptica Manipulación Omnipresente" in December. The band’s guitarist Alexander Olaya Ojeda says the Colombian death metal scene has become unique since its formative years. The bands’ sound, technique and performances have grown into “ultra metal” which reflects the social and economic conditions of Colombia. Sun Descends Black is part of the death metal scene in Little Rock, Arkansas which guitarist Dustin Weddle describes as being extremely small (the doom and sludge scene has always been much more prominent there). He says the underground in Arkansas is a collective community where fans and venue owners all know one another. He also mentions an all-local death metal show that is scheduled to happen in November. Both interviews are linked below.

Abysmal Domination: http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/09/interview-with-alexander-olaya-ojeda-of.html



Sun Descends Black: http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/10/interview-with-dustin-weddle-of-sun.html



]]> Sat, 09 Nov 2019 13:06:18 -0600 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5226/autoeroticasphyxium-zine-poem-update-october-2019 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5226
Autoeroticasphyxium zine poem update: October 2019
 
"Holy Blood Flows" by James Kenneth Blaylock
"You" by Kaya Chaos
Untitled by M Teresa Clayton
"Blight" by Skitz J. Fitch
"Claim Your Throne" by Andy Horry
"Dark Angel" by Kay Irvin
"Never Alone" by Jerry Langdon
"On How I Became Infinite" by Alan Lisanti
Untitled by Hannah Marshall
"Eye To Eye" by Natasa Nikolic
"Sweet Liberty's Hell!" by Rich Orth
"Departures" by S.C.C.
"Exit Wound" by Tony Sokol
"Thrusting" by Sky Claudette Soto
"Actaeon’s Hounds" by Alison Stone
"too soon" by Jeremy Void
http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/search/label/POEMS
]]> Mon, 07 Oct 2019 22:01:21 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5199/interview-with-arno-of-day-of-the-beast-by-kelly-tee-and-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5199
Day Of The Beast is a band from Dunkirk, France influenced by first wave black and death metal (Hellhammer, Venom, Bathory etc). The band formed in May-July 2017 and released their debut EP “First Invocation” in December 2018. If you like Witchery and The Crown you’ll want to listen to it since it has the sacrilegious energy of those bands in the 1990s. Musically inspired by horror films and satanic books, Day Of The Beast explore the darker side of humanity much like Celtic Frost on “Morbid Tales.” “Perversion de Sade,” their ode to author and philosopher Donatien Alphonse François (aka Marquis de Sade) was written after they researched his work and decided it fits their ideas. The band is working on material for a full length album which will continue the path they forged with the EP. A review of “First Invocation” and the band’s interview (a first time ever collaboration with Dave Wolff and reviewer Kelly Tee) are linked below.

http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/09/ep-review-day-of-beast-first-invocation.html

http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/09/interview-with-arno-of-day-of-beast-by.html

]]> Fri, 04 Oct 2019 14:59:10 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5146/interview-with-author-salman-aziz-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5146


Salman Aziz is an accomplished poet, author, writer, indie artist and indie filmmaker from Bangladesh whose second film “Lost in the Black Hole” was the first of its kind to be made in his home country and officially selected to screen at several international film festivals. Aziz, who directed, filmed, edited, sound mixed and appeared in the film, describes “Lost in the Black Hole” as dark, symbolic, metaphoric with a multidimensional perspective. The film has yet to be released worldwide, but Aziz is writing a new non-fiction novel “Infamous Words of Akash” to be published soon, which will include his writings about social and human issues.





http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/09/interview-with-author-salman-aziz-by.html



]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2019 02:36:59 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5103/article-respect-by-damien-lee-thorr https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5103 Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:53:09 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5102/article-stick-to-your-unique-message-by-andy-horry https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5102 Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:52:22 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5101/interview-with-artist-brad-wilson-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5101
Brad Wilson is a graphic artist, photographer and clothing designer from Center Point, Alabama who grew up with old B horror and science fiction movies, slasher films from the 1980s and 90s and Robert Ripley (Believe It Or Not). Other movies and television programs that left an impression on him are Halloween, Friday the 13th, Return of the Living Dead and the classic Twilight Zone series, and newer films like 2017’s Happy Death Day. Wilson’s work is heavily inspired by nostalgia, retaining the sense of wonder experienced from childhood. His work speaks to the sense of nostalgia and escapism in people, especially in the pre-9/11 world. His interview includes links to his community pages on Facebook and Redbubble.

https://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/08/interview-with-artist-brad-wilson-by.html

]]> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:51:07 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5100/interview-with-tibbie-skye-west-of-madame-st-beatrice-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5100
Tibbie Skye West is the former front woman of the South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania punk band GASH. Her first interview in which she discusses that band and their impact on punk appeared on Autoeroticasphyxium’s blog in September 2015. Since then GASH disbanded and West went on to tour the U.S. with Reagan Youth and join Madame St. Beatrice’s new band as guitarist. Madame St. Beatrice is loosely described as being “feminist fronted rock” though West would prefer a band to be a band without separation. West has also taken up painting and has some of her work posted with the interview. See it at the link below:

http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/08/interview-with-tibbie-skye-west-of.html

West's first interview can be read here:

https://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2015/09/band-interview-gash.html

]]> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:49:47 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5099/interview-with-artist-mark-tizard-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5099


Mark Tizard from Ilkeston, United Kingdom is a dark, surreal artist who takes inspiration from ancient legends and describes his work as “esoteric mythology”. His Facebook group The Hidden Gallery is just starting out and much of his work can be viewed there. Tizard is also the cover artist for Steven Michael Pape ’s new publication “Inner Voices: 3 AM Poems” which is now available for purchase via Amazon and other internet outlets. Most of what influences Tizard is his extensive study of ancient Sumerian civilization and culture; he cites its contributions to modern agriculture, mathematics, language and science. English folklore and legend also plays a part in inspiring Tizard; Patricia Crowther and Julian Cope are two authors he recommends if you’re interested in learning about old English folk tales. Linke to The Hidden Gallery and his pages on Redbubble, Instagram and Burningark are included in the interview linked below.

http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/08/interview-with-artist-mark-tizard-by.html

]]> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:48:24 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5098/interview-with-25th-mission-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5098
Long Island’s 25th Mission are middle aged and still metal fans, and assert the fondness for their craft is no casual adolescent phase. They are accountants, students, LIRR workers and landscapers but haven’t lost their edge for classic metal, craft beer, Jack Daniels and Johnny Walker. They don’t seek to revolutionize the genre, only to embody the spirit that spawned “Kill ‘em All”, “Peace Sells”, “Piece of Mind”, “Screaming for Vengeance”, “Hail to England”, “Paranoid”, “Appetite for Destruction” and “Led Zeppelin II.” The 80s are gone but the band remains to keep the memory alive. 25th Mission is named after a term that originated in the days of World War II. In those days an airman’s terms of service was defined by how many missions they completed and was allowed to return home to their families after twenty-five. But most airmen could expect to complete only fourteen missions before being killed. As fans of the same artists from the era of classic metal, the band play what they call "Retro-Metal" and describe it as being like a lost album from 1987 that you completely missed.

http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/08/interview-with-25th-mission-by-dave.html

]]> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:47:03 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5097/interview-with-aubzagl-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5097
The Yorkshire, United Kingdom black metal band Aubzagl released their debut EP “Eilífa Kuldinn” (Icelandic for “eternal cold”) on June 2019. Available in digital and streaming, it has received support from independent zines and net radio outlets, including Head-Banger Reviews, Black Metal Daily, Musipedia Of Metal and The Autopsy Report rock & metal radio show. Following their 2018 demo “Oath of Blood”, “Eilífa Kuldinn” is comprised of songs that were written and composed over a three year period. The lyrics, penned by the band’s lead vocalist, center on the old gods, sacrilege, esoteric subjects and mental health related topics. New material is already being put together for another release, and Aubzagl plan to expand their creativity further into the territory of musical strangeness.

http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/08/interview-with-aubzagl-by-dave-wolff.html

]]> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:45:34 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5096/interview-with-paul-quinn-of-masada-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5096
Waukegan, Illinois’ (USA) Masada has been around since the days of old school thrash metal. Their earliest performances were compared to riots, due as much to their fans as to the band. Masada has opened for Death, Nuclear Assault, Sick Of It All, Obituary and Zoetrope. Linked to their interview are videos of their early shows. They released a couple of demos and a split compilation with a handful of bands before parting company in 1989/1990. Masada reformed in the early 2010s and are currently releasing new material. Musically and lyrically the band continues to develop, as their next album is planned to be a conceptual narrative. Two singles have been released in advance and guitarist Paul Quinn explains their storylines.

https://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/08/interview-with-paul-quinn-of-masada-by.html

]]> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:43:39 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5095/interview-with-vincent-vlado-of-sci-fi-ninja-theater-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5095
Sci-Fi Ninja Theater is a weekly program hosted by writer/director Vincent Vlado , airing on public access TV Friday-Saturday from 1 am to 2 am. Since the 1990’s Vlado has interviewed personalities at horror, sci fi, anime and tattoo conventions including New York Comic Con, New York Anime Festival, Roseland Tattoo Convention, Otakon and Chiller Theater. Deana M Demko , Debbie Dee , Sky Claudette of Eros Fyre, Bill Zebub of Bill Zebub Productions and Tiffany Shepis of Troma Entertainment have been featured on the show, along with Heather Langenkamp from Nightmare On Elm Street, Dawn Of The Dead director George Romero, Hammer Films’ Damien Thomas, Ken Kirzinger from Friday The 13th, Bill Moseley from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and House Of 1000 Corpses, PJ Soles from Halloween, Caroline Munro from The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Michael Beck of The Warriors, Vlado also plans to start publishing a comic series in the near future, featuring his original character Ninja Silk.

https://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/08/interview-with-vincent-vlado-of-sci-fi_28.html

]]> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:42:31 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5094/interview-with-mehrzad-of-jawzael-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5094
Jawzael is an Iranian black metal band that cannot be classified as melodic, atmospheric, symphonic or extreme, though each of those elements are part of them. You can consider them cosmic black metal since they lyrically draw from cosmology, astronomy, the occult, Sumerian history and Sumerian mythology. Musically they reflect these subjects and their interpretation of life and death, and their approach to songwriting is as intellectual as it is haunting and disturbing. The band relies heavily on language to create a world based on ancient beliefs and legends. If you listen to their 2019 full length “Nibiri” after reading the interview done with Mehrzad it will have a profound effect on your psyche.

http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/09/interview-with-mehrzad-of-jawzael-by.html

]]> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:41:02 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5093/interview-with-regis-777-whyte-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/5093
Regis 7.7.7 Whyte is a musician currently living in Red Bank, New Jersey. He has been involved in underground music since 1983-84 when he hosted Impact on Radio Leon 91.5 FM, downtown Lyon City, France. From 1994 to the present he has worked in several bands including the experimental music project Kabbal Karma, the cyber punk/electro project Tod Sphincter Tod, the old school heavy/power/thrash band Mad Ripper, the doom/death metal band VARECH))) and ((( S.O.S ))) a theatrical psychedelic, progressive and classic rock band ((( S.O.S ))) plans to release their debut full length “A Weird Mass Celebration” through MVD Entertainment in the US and will start performing in support of it early next year.

https://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/09/interview-with-regis-777-whyte-by-dave.html

]]> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:39:08 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4736/interview-with-poet-steven-michael-pape-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4736
This is the fourth interview I did with UK based poet Steven Michael Pape since Autoeroticasphyxium became a web zine in 2014-15. Pape’s latest anthology “Inner Voices: 3AM Poems” is due out toward the end of July. “Inner Voices” will differ from his previous collections of poems, as his writings are more of a personal nature. Pape has penned about seventy poems in all, edited by Rose Terranova Cirigliano who is publishing through her independent company Rose Books. Cover art is by Mark Tizard whose work is posted at The Hidden Gallery on Facebook. “Inner Voices” is out via Amazon on July 25. Below are links to Pape’s interview promoting his new book and his previous interviews:

http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/07/interview-with-poet-steven-michael-pape.html

https://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2018/05/poet-interview-steven-michael-pape.html

https://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2016/05/poet-interview-steven-michael-pape.html

https://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2015/10/poet-interview-steven-michael-pape.html

]]> Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:59:24 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4668/interview-with-fatal-ben-reigns-of-zen-revolt-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4668
Zen Revolt is a heavy rock/blues/metal band from Northwest England. They are currently working on their debut EP to be released this year, after which they will begin recording a full length album. Promotion for the EP is planned for Youtube, Soundcloud, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Reverbnation in addition to multiple radio stations and distribution of physical copies. Bassist Fatal Ben Reigns talks about the band and his previous band Fatal Sacrament in his interview, which includes links to the band’s pages.

https://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/07/interview-with-fatal-of-zen-revolt-by.html

]]> Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:39:18 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4667/interview-with-special-effects-artist-hazal-tanriverdi-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4667


Hazal Tanrıverdi is an art historian, photographer and special effects/makeup artist from İzmir, Turkey. Studying Greek, Romanian, Byzantium, Asian, European, Turkish, Hellenistic, primitive and twentieth century art at Ege University, she worked at a professional art gallery post-graduation and wrote articles for the internet magazine Nouvart. Her photography and makeup effects work can be viewed at her Flickr and Instagram community pages. Tanriverdi says her most long lasting passions are horror and science fiction movies and extreme metal. She has worked on several independent productions in Turkey and a new production is to be released this August. Tanriverdi describes it as “a horror movie with lots of blood”. To read about her, view photos featuring her effects makeup and find links to her pages visit this link:

http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/07/interview-with-special-effects-artist.html

]]> Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:37:57 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4652/interview-with-the-raz-of-graveyard-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4652
Graveyard formed in Long Island in 1991, taking a cue from the growing underground popularity of grindcore to create something they term “political death noise.” Their latest full length OPUS V must be heard to be believed, as it’s less like an album and more like a psycho drama depicting a coming socio-political apocalypse thirty years in the making and coming to a town near you. Inspired by the writings of George Orwell and the social climate in the wake of the presidential election of 2017, OPUS V challenges media spin, political euphemisms and the mass dumbing down of American culture which is at an all time high, For a look into the band’s views on these topics and the making of the album read the interview here:

http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/06/interview-with-raz-of-graveyard-by-dave.html

]]> Thu, 04 Jul 2019 11:22:41 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4574/interview-with-vlad-shusterman-of-ghost-bike-and-cruel-wonders-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4574
Israeli musician Vlad Shusterman began exploring his influences in the 2000s playing goth metal, indie pop and big beat techno with several local unsigned bands. Expanding to black metal and ambient bass soon after, he started combining all his influences with Ghost Bike. Ghost Bike released several EPs and full lengths from 2009 to 2019, each new release more ambitious and experimental. During this time Shusterman started the folk noir/post-metal project Cruel Wonders with Tamar Singer (Zeresh, Necromishka) who previously lent her vocals to Ghost Bike. Cruel Wonders’debut Gentle Ocean was released March 2017 and has elements of acoustic doom, cinematic metal, darkwave, neofolk, post-industrial, gloomgaze and post-metal. Cruel Wonders is working on a new EP to be released independently.

http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/06/interview-with-vlad-shusterman-of-ghost.html

]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:20:34 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4552/interview-with-oort-smog-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4552
Oort Smog is a two-member progressive rock project comprised of Patrick Shiroishi and Mark Kimbrell, of the Los Angeles quintet Upsilon Acrux. Both the band and the project play what is termed “brutal prog,” complex instrumental progressive rock with more intensity and passion than usual. The difference is that Oort Smog is strictly a saxophone/drum ensemble. The idea of starting Oort Smog was to create music that hadn’t been done by prog-rock bands, as opposed to placing emphasis solely on perfection and hero worship. Shirioshi and Kimbrell listen to progressive rock, progressive metal and black metal, sharing the ambition of Death, Meshuggah, Deathspell Omega and Mayhem of expanding music beyond its reach. The band was also heavily inspired by Sam Hillmer from Z's solo project, and John Coltrane and Rashied Ali's sax-drum duo record Interstellar Space. To read about the band and find their Bandcamp profile, check out the interview at the link below:

https://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/06/interview-with-oort-smog-by-dave-wolff.html

]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 02:05:59 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4526/interviews-with-brittany-sherwood-loka-and-emily-walker-temple-house-sahjaza-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4526
Two new interviews posted at Autoeroticasphyxium this month, arranged with the help of Goddess Rosemary of Temple House Sahjaza: Brittany Sherwood Loka of The Vampire Court of Northern Wisconsin and Emily Walker of The Vampire Court of the Live Oak. Rosemary has been a supporter of AEA since 2013 and recommended many musicians and artists to be spotlighted. Loka is involved in several projects connected to Sahjaza, including the annual event Gothic Renfair. Walker describes her ability to “awaken” potential vampires she meets in everyday life and help set them on their path. If interested in reading about these two and learning more about vampires, the occult and Wicca, their interviews are linked below:

https://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/05/interview-with-brittany-sherwood-loka.html

https://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/05/interview-with-emily-walker-of-vampire.html

]]> Fri, 31 May 2019 15:10:04 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4525/interview-with-kelly-tee-of-kelly-tee-black-metal-reviews-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4525
Australia native Kelly Tee is an enthusiastic, dedicated supporter of underground metal and everything that is related to it. You can watch her video reviews at her Facebook community page, Kelly Tee Black Metal Reviews, or read her reviews at The Metal Review, This Is Black Metal, The Metal Mag, Metal AF and Metal Roos. In the four months since she started her community page Kelly has amassed more than 5000 followers. While her main focus is the black metal scene in Australia she also supports bands from North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Tee presents her video reviews like a fan talking to other fans, and you can feel her passion for extreme music is sincere and grew up with her. Tee’s interview and her community page are highly recommended. Support her and spread the word.

http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/05/interview-with-kelly-tee-of-kelly-tee.html

]]> Fri, 31 May 2019 15:08:50 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4524/interview-with-stephan-wolff-of-tatius-wolff-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4524 Fri, 31 May 2019 15:07:36 -0500 https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4523/interview-with-craig-meinhart-of-silvertonguedevil-by-dave-wolff https://metaldevastationradio.com/dave-wolff/blog/4523
Silvertonguedevil from Dallas, Texas, USA have a wide range of influences and a sound that has evolved over the course of two demos, a compilation release and two full length albums. Referring to themselves as a metal band without over-classifying their music is likely a good idea, a reminder that metal in and of itself still entails breaking rules and posing challenges. You can listen to them for yourself at their social media sites, check out their “brother” band Acoustic Devil and read about how their songs are constructed at the following link.

http://aeafanzine.blogspot.com/2019/04/interview-with-craig-of.html

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