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Firespawn interview | veterans of Swedish metal are back!

https://youtu.be/wshcaWFxYxQ

Firespawn is one of the "new school" death metal acts from Sweden, being founded in 2014 by many scene veterans. However the band came to an end with the tragic loss of their original vocalist, L-G Petrov, in 2022. In 2025 the band decided to make a comeback, doing a tribute to their former member, L-G. In this interview we talk about the bands past and present. This interview was done at Inferno 2026 in Oslo.

FIRESPAWN

Is this the most controversial German black metal band? | Absurd in review

https://youtu.be/21j3vOSkFDY

In this review video there are two Absurd releases: an EP and a split with another NSBM band, War88.

Band: Absurd
EP: Das Heer aus dem Dunkel
Label: Darker than Black Records

Bands: Absurd / War88
Label: Division z.V. / A.O.
Label: IG Farben

Hot take: band practice is not as easy as they* make it sound | quality vs quantity

https://youtu.be/bVDkyQbjbwc

*There are those fans and keyboard warriors who never play in a band, but who also think they know what it is like.

Samael interview | Swiss black metal legends at Inferno 2026

https://youtu.be/rxVmXC7NTTU

SAMAEL are one of the true veterans of Swiss black metal along with Celtic Frost, not to mention their pioneering work with industrial black metal. In this interview conducted at Inferno festival 2026 in quite short notice, Jerry got to talk to Vorph about the band's past, present and future.