Grave Noise Interviews

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with Ryan Liatsis. A guitarist, music educator and composer, who over the span of his two-decade long career, has performed all over the United States, composed scores for top selling video games and worked with some of the most respected artists of our time.

Late last year (2023), the progressive rock guitarist released his latest song ‘Elephant Battle’, which followed on from his debut self-produced solo album ‘Music That Makes No Cents | Vol. 1’.

We spoke to Ryan about his music, his life as an artist with so many threads to his talents, what video game scores he is particularly proud of working on, what 2024 might hold for him, and so much more.

Find out more here: https://www.ryanliatsis.com/

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Intro/Outro music created by HexedRiffsStudios.

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Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with vocalist Benjamin Fordham of trap/metal band Swarm6ix.

Swarm6ix will release their new single ’LIP$TICK’ on the 19th January 2024.

SWARM6IX provide a safe space for those that have always appeared anti-social, dormant, and introverted on the surface. The band acquired their unique identity by combining a love for heavy trap and metal music and stand strongly for the freedom of expression within art. SWARM6IX execute a sound somewhere between Ghostemane and Emmure, yet simultaneously evoke nostalgia and familiarity. Adding a sprinkle of modern nu-metal, SWARM6IX have their red beam set to storm the scene with everything they have in their artillery and will not be stopped.

Find out more here: https://linktr.ee/swarm6ix

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Intro/Outro music created by HexedRiffsStudios.

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Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with emo/alternative rock band, The Throwaway Scene.

Their debut EP - Of Death & Dying will be released on January 26th, 2024.

We spoke to the band about the upcoming release, their incredible 2023, what the future holds, and how they plan to keep the momentum going.

Find out more here: https://www.thethrowawayscene.com/

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Intro/Outro music created by HexedRiffsStudios.

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Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with cinematic rockers, Earthside.

They released their impressive second album, ‘Let the Truth Speak’ on November 17th, 2023, via Music Theories Recordings and Mascot Label Group. An ambitious album that has been well-received worldwide.

We said that:

Words can’t do this album justice. It needs to be heard, but it also needs a serious amount of time invested into it. Only on multiple listens does the many, many layers begin to unreel. Earthside’s ambition was out of this world when it came to creating this release, and it seems likely that they’re not returning to this planet anytime soon.

Read our full review here: https://www.gbhbl.com/album-review-earthside-let-the-truth-speak-music-theories-recordings-mascot-label-group/

We spoke to founding member, songwriter, and drummer Ben Shanbrom of Earthside about the release. Talking about the long and arduous journey, how it's been received, ambition, plans going forward, and so much more.

Find out more here: https://www.earthsideband.com/

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Intro/Outro music created by HexedRiffsStudios.

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Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with the modern metalcore band, Mavis.

They will release their debut album ‘Grief is No Ally’ on December 15th, 2023, via Arising Empire.

Is metalcore played out? Not when bands like Mavis are bringing so much heavy fire and heart-wrenching melody. The German group aren’t looking to change the landscape of metal, but to enhance it with their existence, something that is evidently clear upon hearing this debut album.

Read our full review here: https://www.gbhbl.com/album-review-mavis-grief-is-no-ally-arising-empire/

We spoke to to vocalist Phil Donay about the long journey to this release, the highs and lows of the experience, where they fit in the metalcore scene, opening up emotionally, and so much more.

Find out more here: https://mavisband.com/

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Intro/Outro music created by HexedRiffsStudios.

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Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with progressive thrash metal band, Crossfire.

They will release their new album ‘Switch to Reset’ on December 15th, 2023, via Wormholedeath Records.

Heavy freaking metal! Crossfire go hard, and it is freaking delightful. Showcasing a frenzied old-school thrash sound with modernised progressive touches, ensuring Switch to Reset is something everyone will be head banging too for many months to come. When it’s thrash this good, how could you not?

Read our full review of Switch to Reset here: https://www.gbhbl.com/album-review-crossfire-switch-to-reset-wormholedeath-records/

We spoke to the band about the work that has gone into making the album a reality, the highs and lows of the entire process, the changing face of Crossfire, what the future might hold, if pineapple belongs on pizza, and so much more.

Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/Crossfirebandthrash

What a year it’s been for Hawxx, and the four-piece alternative heavy punk rock band ended it with a bang, as part of a huge tour alongside alternative act, Halocene. One that has seen them play all over Europe, before returning to the UK and ending the tour in the capital city, London.

They might only have around 30 minutes on stage, but they make every single part of that count. Before they took to the stage, we sat down and chatted with the four members.

Find out more here: https://www.hawxx.co.uk/

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Norfolk blues-rockers Bad Touch will release their eagerly anticipated fifth studio album, ‘Bittersweet Satisfaction’, on December 8th, 2023, via Marshall Records.

Find out more here: https://badtouch.lnk.to/BittersweetSatisfaction

It’s time to get your groove on, to sing along loudly, and shake your booty to what Bad Touch have to offer on this brand-new release. Bittersweet Satisfaction is a continuation of the blues-soaked anthemic rock that the band has become so renowned for, and their refinement of this sound makes the overall experience just as enjoyable as ever.

We spoke to vocalist Stevie Westwood about the new album, what was different this time around, how they stay creative, and so much more.

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Written and directed by Giorgio Clementelli, USAH - Uncommon Stories of American Horror is 27 real-life stories of American horror. Told by a mysterious narrator, who draws inspiration from some famous paintings of American art displayed in an ancient abbey.

We spoke to Giorgio about the incredible amount of effort that went into making the documentary. What inspired him, how long the editing process took, which stories were the most interesting to him, and so much more.

Find out more about it here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29574920/

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Nu-core trailblazers Break Fifty will be dropping their new EP ‘Every Scream Became A Whisper In The Dark’ on December 7th, 2023. It’s a profound and deeply personal narrative of the band’s journey through childhood trauma.

Find out more here: https://linktr.ee/breakfifty

One listen of Every Scream Became a Whisper in The Dark and most will quickly understand just why Break Fifty have been turning heads so quickly. An EP of bristling and blistering heaviness that is exceptionally dark and horrible to the ears.

Read our full review here: https://www.gbhbl.com/ep-review-break-fifty-every-scream-became-a-whisper-in-the-dark-self-released/

We spoke to vocalist Angus and bassist Matt about the new EP, the work that has gone into making it happen, where they go from here, why the future looks so bright, and so much more.

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