You have not only created something different from what you had done in the past but you have created something really different from what we get to listen nowadays. Since you all play in other bands, what was the reason to create DESTROYERS OF ALL and what is the philosophy for what you are doing with this project?

Hello! It all began in 2011, all of us wanted to create something new and inspiring. With this idea we started to jam and cre-ate something which could be a mixture of distinct styles, due to the vast and diverse musical influences that each one of us has. All the members were very serious about it, right from the beginning, so there was no tolerance for the Lets play the garage-band game! attitude. In this band we are open-minded when it comes to writing music, so when we start composing a new song, no one has any idea of how it will turn out, and I think thats a good thing because we dont really feel pressure to follow a restrict and specific music style. And every time we do it, we try to be perfectionists. Like the famous Fernando Pessoa heteronym Ricardo Reis once wrote: Be whole in everything. Put all you are into the smallest thing you do.

Since the bands line-up features members from other bands, should we see DESTROYERS OF ALL as a main project or a side project?Destroyers Of All is a serious full-time project, which all of us manage to combine with our other bands: Tales For The Unspo-ken, Antichthon, Strikeback... etc. It has its own identity and is not to be considered as a side or temporary project.

One would say you have mixed all these genres to please eve-ryone but I believe theres a stronger and honest reason to do that, otherwise the EP wouldnt sound so strong! How much time did you needed to finally say Thats it! We have found our sound!? And what drove you to create this sonority?The main reason our sound is so diverse is basically because all of us have totally different musical influences and tastes. And when we created this band we were aware of that, but we looked at it as a positive challenge, and at the same time a good thing. Of course its risky, but hey, you gotta take risks in life. During the composing process all of us were working for a final result which was unknown to the members of the band themselves. If you ask me how does the new song sound like, I will say I dont know because we havent finished yet. Our songs structures are bizarre sometimes, but one thing that we do not want to do is boring monotonous music, so thats why its so energetic and here and there, schizophrenic. What led to such diverse sonority is the group effort of fusing all the charac-

teristics all of us like in Heavy Metal, in an intelligent way. Any Black Metal sounding part and dissonant riffs, is influence of our drummer, Filipe. The neck-breaking Thrashy parts are Guilherme and Joos mark, Technical Death Metal bass lines are all by Bruno, and Alex makes his wicked solos and helps add a little bit of melody like the Hard Rock parts that you can find in the song M4, just to name an example.

And do you believe youll stay true to this sound in future releases or theres always room to evolve?The line-up is strong, open minded to other musical influences, so I guess we will always have our own musical identity, you know... The Destroyers Of All sound that hopefully you can rec-ognize when you listen to a song that you dont know its ours yet. You mentioned the word evolve. I say yes, but in a techni-cal point of view, pushing ourselves over our limits is something that makes you become a better musician and performer.

Into The Fire was released in May. What has the feedback been like so far and what are you trying to achieve when it comes to reviews?The feedback has been incredibly positive! We didnt know what to expect, and so far it has exceeded any expectations that we could have in our minds. People approach and write to us, writ-ing good and positive remarks about what were doing here, so it makes us very happy and only makes us want to compose and release more music. Press reviews are important, because they help to spread our name. And thats exactly what we are trying, to spread our music and the name Destroyers Of All as far as we can. We invite people to write reviews.

How do you feel about your place within the Portuguese metal scene? We are a recent band, so its completely normal that people dont know us yet, but were trying to spread our shadow over the countrys head. With the help of the people who like and support us, we will have our place in the list of bands that people want to see live and listen to the new releases. Not a band which people dont really pay attention to.

I know the reason why, but for those who will not be con-vinced by our words, tell them why Into the Fire is a record being worth to be listenedBecause it has tons of energy, heavy riffs, catchy melodies, wicked and insane solos, pounding and frantic drumming, a technical bass that you can actually hear, and because our songs are like roller coasters, sometimes journey-like structured. Its definitely not boring, at least for us and all the reviewers who have wrote about us.

Congratulations on your new release! For someone who has released more than 50 albums in the past, what is the feeling on this new one? None. When the music has been released, the music already left from me; the music became to what should be shared by people.

And since you have so many releases out there, do you de-scribe yourself as a busy person for creating so much music or all this comes in a pure and natural way for you? I always say I have never composed any music because there is music from my cosmos already around everywhere, like short-waves of the radio programs. I wanna be the good radio tuner for people. People can listen to some music via my hands, so I can play and record more and more music all the time. Its not a special thing, its really normal. Ill make more albums until the day I wont be able to catch the music from my cosmos.

Whats the philosophy be-hind AMT music? Do whatever you want, Dont do whatever you dont want.

Regarding Doobie Wonderland, how do you describe this release when compared with your previous records?

Its nothing special for me. Because I just got this music from my cosmos, the same way as all of my past works. Plus, Pika gave us her cosmic power too. Even these words, Doobie Wonderland, suddenly I got these words and that melody both at the same time from my cosmos.

Do you think the modern audience is ready for this kind of music or is Doobie Wonderland aimed for the fans from the old days? It doesnt matter! If someone find and like our music, its fine. I believe music can reach to people who need this music at least in that day.

In your opinion, and since youre related to this Psychedelic and Classic Rock style, is there any difference for you on releas-ing a record in CD and vinyl format?

Im maybe some kind of anachronism so I dont prefer change. But it doesnt matter for music. I think there are only two kinds of music in this world: one is good and the other is bad. I dont care about new or old. I dont care if its released on CD or LP. I just think if people prefer LP to CD we should release on LP too. We need to supply peoples demand. As for me, I have only bought vinyl because I like vinyl, thats all.

What do you listen in your private time? And how often do you

listen to your own records? Usually I listen to the natural sound from my mountain, sound of

bamboo forest, chirping by

birds and insects, sounds of rain, wind, thunder, and my favorite

sound is the sound of full moon, like crazy ringing! Regarding music, I mostly listen to folk and traditional music, ancient music as well, especially European, North American, Middle Eastern etc. Also soundtracks of my favorite films too. I like to listen to beautiful music, whereas I dont like to listen to percussive and loud music. I dont listen to my music after releasing it because I already listened many times when I mixed it.

Whats next for Acid Mothers Temple? No idea, because I may die just after typing this sentence!

WATAINThe Wild Hunt [CD]

Century Media

Here is an album that willraise some discussion be-

tween the fans, not only of WATAIN but also of the black metal in general. Not because The Wild Hunt is an album of dubious quality, it is not. In fact, and of course this is nothing more than the reviewers humble opinion, The Wild Hunt is one of the best albums released in 2013 and I do not state it is the best only because that would be unwise and unfair for other bands, deserving our respect and attention, that will put to the test this statement of mine. This new record, the fifth full-length in the bands discography, marks a new stage in the career of WATAIN. There is always a lot

to be said about the word evolution, yet all that we can listen to in this album is the result of an evolutionary path, of a victorious march that is far from having an end. Despite all this, I consider The Wild Hunt was a risky release for the fact that it shows changes that, for the more skeptic, may raise the doubt if the true essence of black metal is present and if WATAIN are not just playing it safe by risking more commercial compositions, with clean vocals, feminine voice and in a different approach. However, I am not a skeptic and do believe that The Wild Hunt shall be appreciated for what it is: a black metal masterpiece![Joel Costa]

10/10

CARCASSSurgical Steel [CD]

Nuclear Blast

Waiting is over. What somethought unlikely to occur, has

finally happened. British legends Carcass are back with their sixth album Surgical Steel.

While not totally innovative by todays standards, it managed to succeed where most reunion albums fail, it met all raised expectations and surpassed them.

After years of playing in other blues/alt rock driven outlets, Bill Steer rekindled

his metal flame, delivering some of his best riffs ever written in a mixture of old material with fresh slabs of melodic death metal guitar precision. However, years dwelling on other styles brought a new sensitivity to his playing which resounds clearly in the masterful mixing of death metal / grind structures along with tasteful bluesy solos played upon various melodic interludes, which end up confiding a sense of musical variety to most of the material.

Jeff Walkers voice remains practically un-touched since the 90s and he occasionally partners up with Steer, marking a return to the dual vocal approach fans had been wanting back since the days of Necroti-cism.

The third element of the recording line-up, new 24 year-old drummer Dan Wilding (ex-Aborted), was indeed a most suitable choice for handling of the sticks, showing extreme precision and total adaptability to the new set of songs, but the thing most fans will be pleased to know is that he remained faithful to Ken Owens style, reminding us at times of the patterns executed by the former drummer who still managed to collaborate on this album by doing back-up vocals in a few songs.

In its essence, Steer, Walker and Wilding, delivered a merger of sorts between the bands last three albums, inclining mostly towards the melodic death metal style of Heartwork while incorporating a few sections here and there which remind us of the Necroticism and Swansong eras throughout some of the songs.Other than the first single Captive Bolt Pistol, highlights include Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System, The Master Butchers Apron, Noncompliance to ASTM F 899-12 Standard, The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills and 316 L Grade Surgical Steel. Quoting Jeff Walker, Surgical Steel can be heard as the missing link between Heartwork and Necroticism, but its not a nostalgia trip. Its a clear statement that Carcass are indeed back, and in full force. On top of that, one must say that Surgical Steel is a strong candidate to the Album of the Year title, due to the serious commitment of these musicians in producing a really enjoyable album, which ultimately manifests itself as one of Carcass best albums.[Lus Alves]

9/10

Theyre releasing it in October but actually I got to hear it with Pelle (In

Solitudes vocalist). Its a fantastic album filled with the danger that this

kind of music has to have. Its a perfect album to me!

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE& THE COSMIC INFERNO Doobie Wonderland [CD] Parallax Sounds

I am convinced thatAcid Mothers Temple,

in their Cosmic Inferno incarna-tion, hail not from Japan, but from a planet where people smell sounds and eat colours, where music is sustenance for a robot-funk fueled prog-pterodactyl. Its not as silly as it sounds, but thats what AMT is. Their Cosmic Inferno formation is a bit harsher than their previ-ous ones, distorting their gui-tars to infinity take M. J. Love 666, an expression of pure raw emotion. However, it is the opening track that stands out; it is over 20 minutes long and it takes us through the eccentric journey that Do You Remem-ber Doobie Wonderland? is: an intoxicating, sometimes unpredictable album. [Carlos Cardoso]

8/10

ALL PIGS MUST DIENothing Violates This Nature [LP] Southern Lord

Who does notlike super

groups? In a panorama so full with countless individuals whose talent flows through their veins at a monstrous speed, we can not simply say no to projects like ADRENALINE MOB and ALL PIGS MUST DIE. Nothing Violates This Nature is what we expect to listen when we have members of CONVERGE, BLOODHORSE and THE HOPE CONSPIRACY creat-ing music together: a sound filled with the most fearful hatred in a hyperactive register that captures the thrash/punk attitude of the past. What we have is half an hour of pure consented aggression mixed with a lot of pessimism.[Joel Costa]

8.5/10

ALTARS (AUSTRALIA)Paramnesia [CD] Nuclear Winter Records

The fact that theband was formed in

2005 and is just now releas-ing their first album makes ALTARS Australias best kept secret. Nevertheless, the path of this trio was not silent at all. A discography composed of one demo, two splits and one single made possible the creation and later enlargement of a solid fan base. Paramnesia is a great debut where we can see the best of old-school death metal and mod-ern death metal. With an enticing musical structure, ALTARS brought the power of riff to Australia and the world. [Joel Costa]

8/10

CHURCH OF VOIDDead rising [CD/LP] Svart Records

Formed in 2010and thriving on

a classic doom metal style and imagery, Finlands Church of Void manage a nicely balanced blend of the genres most iconic influences. Even though Black Sabbath and Type O Negative come to mind more often than not, the follow up to last years Winter is Coming EP is a pleasure to listen to, with its intense and well executed com-positions wrapped in a fault-less sound production. Hardly groundbreaking, Dead Rising is promising as a debut album for such a young band, who basically need some fine tuning in order to build up a personal-ity of their own.[Jaime Ferreira]

6.5/10

CLERICGratum Inferno [LP] Tofu Carnage

The name canbe a novelty

but the members of the North American band CLERIC certainly are not. Formed by members of Kill the Client, Baring Teeth and Tyrannosorceress, CLERIC perform a fusion between old-school death metal and the typical aggressive tempera-ment of a Texas rattlesnake, as the band comes from the same state that was the birthplace of Pantera. Gratum Inferno, be-sides having an excellent cover designed by Jason Barnett, contains seven visceral hymns, perfect to fit the soundtrack of a riot. To give it an even more special touch the edition will be made in vinyl, which makes this Gratum Inferno an album not to miss![Joel Costa]

7.5/10

DESTROYERS OF ALLInto The Fire [EP] Self-Released

Whoever breathedthe 90s Metal

surely did not remain indifferent to bands like Sepultura and Pantera that redefined the genre and were responsible for what we know today as Groove Metal. Destroyers Of All did not go for the traditional recipe and decided to take a chance by creating a mix-ture of Death and Groove, with a touch of Thrash. All this resulted in an impres-sive and solid debut EP. For a band with quick songs, sturdy riffs, brutal solos and a voice with the best 90s Groove, there are no limits! Big debut![Joel Costa]

9/10

BEELZEFUZZBeelzefuzz The Church Within Records

Creating freshmusic with a personal

touch that at the same time has a strong tie to the past and the traditional genres of our beloved music is something difficult to achieve and only a few talented bands man-age to pull it off. Personally I

8/10

believe that these newcomers from the U.S. can easily be considered one such act. Being formed about four years ago and having released two demos it was time for them to ink a deal with a label and unleash upon us their debut self titled album. Music-wise now theyve created a really interesting and highly addictive amalgam of doom/stoner metal and hard rock which they infused with plenty of progressive and with even some slightly psychedelic elements. The songs may be mid paced for the most part but this doesnt mean they are boring or tiring rather the contrary since they have some really beautiful melodies and catchy riffs that stick to your mind. The album is really

inspired and thought out to the slightest detail and proves that BEELZEFUZZ have the poten-tial to have a bright future if given the chance since they are capable and skilled songwriters and musicians. Add to all the above the fact that they have an extremely talented singer with a warm, passionate and beautiful voice and you have all the necessary ingredients that guarantee the success of this endeavour. Their music is mesmerizing and impressive so Im sure those of you who are into the 70s doom metal and hard rock and adore bands like BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE, UFO and the likes will find here a band worthy of your attention and support![Christine Parastatidou]

DEVILDRIVERWinter Kills [CD] Napalm Records

I do not hide thatmy opinion about

DevilDriver has been swinging between good and bad over time; however, the band lead by Dez Fajara proved - if there were still doubts - that the label of nu-metal does not suit anymore and that going back to the roots is out of the question, showing that Dez Fajara and company are masters in trans-forming their own sound and giving a whole new sense to the word evolution. More intense and focused than their previous releases, Winter Call came to solidify the bands legacy in the American metal scene and to make DevilDrivers future live performances something that cannot be missed! [Joel Costa]

8/10

LUSTREWonder [CD] Nordvis

If you are lookingfor relaxing

and mental space trips, Lustres Wonder is the perfect choice. Listening to Lustre is equal to be trapped in a magical outer-world which leads you to hypnotic soundscapes because of three minimal keyboard combinations one of those is similar to the zither sound. Combined with guitar riffs functioning as noise and a slow paced drumming, a sphere of sound is created being surrounded by those repetitive and hypnoti-cally keyboard waves. Vocals are rarely used, because Nachtzeit needs only the musical part to spread his message. Some may find Lustres sound boring if know-ing the entire discography the formula is always the same , but it works perfectly if you are really into atmospheric music. [Diogo Ferreira]

7.5/10

MY DECEPTION sinful Twilight [CD] Ethereal Sound Works

Founded in 2006, MyDeception released

The End Of Devotion EP in 2009 and what seemed to be a prosperous future turned out to be an absence until now. This year of 2013 marks their return with the full-length Sinful Twilight. First, I was in positive shock because My Deception has finally released an album, but then I didnt like the fact that five out of the nine tracks are already on the 2009 EP. What should be a novelty became a repetition even if those old songs have a new production outfit. The other songs follow the usual bands line. The vocals are more re-fined than before and the cold guitar riffs are completed with keyboard nuances.. [Diogo Ferreira]

6/10

PESTThe Crowning Horror [CD/LP] Agonia Records

After a fiveyears ab-

sence, the Swedish band PEST returns with a new album. Being recognized as one of the Swedish black metal classic bands, this new album surprises by the way it approaches its sim-ple compositions, which are faithful to the true essence of the genre in a somewhat thrashy way. Even with a certain nostalgia coming from the 80s standing out, nothing makes this album as black as expected. None-theless, it is an album to take into consideration if you have an open mind for good and pure BlacknRoll[Joel Costa]

7.5/10

SEIDRGinnungagap [CD] Bindrune Recordings

The predecessor ForWinter Fire already

did gave us a hint of the potential of this north ameri-can Doom project, but didnt prepared us for this Post-Doom Metal monster, composed by six lengthy tracks, filling two CD. Without reinventing the wheel, the musical approach of this quartet is built around the lyric content, exploring the inner spirituality and mens relation with the cosmos. As deep as the theme might seem, its the incredibly ambitious but also cohesive soundwriting that is astonishing. A drone start sets the tone to emotionally heavy and hypnotic pieces. Itll be a journey youll never forget.[Jos Branco]

8/10

TURISASTurisas2013 [CD] Century Media

TURISAS2013 is aneclectic experience

where a lot of influences come together to give you richer music. The depth of Mathias Nygards voice has quite an impact on the listener and cre-ates a certain black melancholic atmosphere that keeps you tuned with the words. We ap-prehend pieces of other genres in the musical language pre-sented at TURISAS 2013. Some tracks had moments that could remind us of Queen, Nick Cave or even Ute Lemper when she is in darker songs mood. In this record youll find folk and jazz, gypsy punk and a kind of opera rock, all blended with metal in a very natural way. It is worth.[Mnia Camacho]

8/10

WARFECTExoneration Denied [CD] Cyclone Empire

Formed in 2003 in Sweden, WAR-

FECT are the youngest mem-bers of the Cyclone Empire family. What we have here is an album full of attitude, a drumming performed with a relentless rage while the guitars are executed in a very pure and volatile way. To help in the ex-cellent execution of this work, the vocalist Fredrik Wester also contributes with courage through the use of his powerful and impetuous voice, resulting in an extreme album whose in-tensity only ends when the last notes of Pried From Earth are played, the last song that, in farewell, presents us with violent and bloodthirsty riffs.[Joel Costa]

10/10

WINDHANDSoma [CD/LP] Relapse Records

It is impossiblenot to like music like

this! Soma is the piece that was missing in my infinite puzzle. Yes, what I have just said was really stupid but love makes us say stupid things and this album is my new passion! Soma is the first WIND-HANDs album to be released by their new record label Re-lapse Records, and the second in their still short but future classic discography. With the guitars creating epic moments throughout, this record makes me go back in time to the essence of bands like Black Sab-bath or even Nirvana. It makes my hair stand on end for being so frighteningly beautiful![Joel Costa]

9/10 BLACK MAGICIANThe Pursuivant [7] Svart Records

Fresh from the release of their debut album a yearago, these upcoming Liverpudlian retro doomsters are

back with a new EP. Immersed in the 70s prog and psychedelic sounds, the final result can be described as something like Hawk-wind meets Cathedral, although uncannily fresh and compelling. An awesome and highly recommended surprise.[Jaime Ferreira]

8/10

ENSNARED (SWEDEN)Ravenous Damnations Dawn [MLP/MCD] Nuclear Winter Records

Ravenous Damnations Dawn is the debut mini-album of the Swedish ENSNARED. Many of you may think

Great...more Swedish death metal..., but the truth is that this record, whose edition is entrusted to Nuclear Winter Records, is a real surprise! Is it Swedish death metal? Yes. But with a touch of 80s blackthrashing that gives it a special taste. Innovative and diabolic![Joel Costa]

8/10

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