As one of the quickest risers in metal right now, Intronaut has been maintaining a very healthy fan base and a very solid discography. Recently, they added to that collection with Habiutal Levitations (Instilling Words with Tones), and apparently it was good enough to get a headlining tour with master instrumetallers Scale the Summit (which, by…
Intronaut Vocalist Sacha Dunable Discusses New Album, New Tour, New…Dolphin T-Shirts?
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published May 7th, 2013
A Critical Analysis of the Summer Slaughter Butthurt
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published April 16th, 2013On the fateful day of Friday March 22nd, a dramatic event that has shaken and reverberated across the entire metal community occurred: the line up at this years Summer Slaughter Festival was announced. Hordes upon hordes of furious metal heads took to their respective computers to proclaim that this is irrevocably the worst thing…
Between the Buried and Me Bassist Dan Brigss Talks New Tour, New Band & Album
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published March 7th, 2013I recently was given the opportunity to chat with the bassist from progressive metal giant Between the Buried and Me. Below you can read highlights of our conversation in which we cover Russian Circles, Dan’s new band Trioscapes and even an AMA they conducted on reddit not too long ago. Brootalisk: How did you feel…
Cult of Luna’s Vertikal: Crushing All Souls Soon At Your Local Retailer
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published January 24th, 2013I’m embarrassed to say it, but my time with Cult of Luna has been a relatively short one. I only discovered them about a year ago through a friend, and even then their music didn’t engage me to the extreme that it did for most others. That all changed about 4 months ago, when I entered this…
Brootalisk’s Top 25 Loud Rock Albums of 2012
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published December 15th, 2012How does one attempt to define a year that has experienced a continually expanding range of sensations through the means of musical endeavors? Is it even possible to describe the feelings that 2012 has displayed, whether they be sadness, contentment, pain, or exuberance? The answer is no. It is practically impossible to express the emotions that one has been…
Between the Buried and Me’s Newest Album Teases With Some Sexy Foreplay But Will Never Call Back
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published October 9th, 2012When Between the Buried and Me came to San Francisco for Summer Slaughter, I had the great fortune to sit down with Dan Briggs and Dustie Waring. Of course, one of the main things we discussed in detail was their newest addition to their diverse discography, The Parallax II: Future Sequence. We talked extensively about the…
Interview with BTBAM’s Dan Briggs and Dustie Waring
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published September 11th, 2012With the passing of summer comes a slew of records coming from the some of the biggest names in metal. Converge, Neurosis, Devin Townsend Project, and Deftones all have new albums that sound very promising, but they’re not quite as headbang inducing as Between the Buried and Me’s newest prog masterpiece, Parallax II: Future Sequence. With…
Interview with The Contortionist’s Jonathan Carpenter
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published August 12th, 2012Every now and then, a band comes along that just blows everyone out of the water with each musical piece that they write. Right now, that band is The Contortionist. I recently got a chance to sit down (or rather, stand up) with their lead singer, Jonathan Carpenter, to talk about their newest release, Intrinsic….
Interview with Baroness’ Peter Adams
By New Media Director | Published July 6th, 2012Sometimes I wonder how I’ve gotten so lucky to be able to interview some of the greatest musicians in the metal scene. Peter Adams of Baroness is no exception. They’re arguably the most successful group to have combined progressive elements with sludge metal. They also have a new album coming out on July 17th called…
Interview with Periphery’s Misha Mansoor
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published May 28th, 2012Wow, I did yet another interview with yet another metal band. You should all be shocked. Periphery, in case you don’t know, is an increasingly popular progressive metal band that toured very recently with Dream Theater. Misha, the genius behind the band, was interviewed by yours truly during their tour Protest the Hero, which is…