08 Feb 2026 - Thorsten

David Sändström is one of those people that you meet and could talk to for hours, because he is a well-versed and very knowledgeable Metalhead. When talking about his love for Oranssi Pazuzu as his “Plug of the Day” that becomes more than obvious, but also when talking to him about Death Metal and how its very orderly character doesn’t reflect the philosophical idea behind it. He has released the self-titled debut record with his latest project Backengrillen two weeks ago through Svart Records and it is an amazing record in the sense of having four veterans of the Swedish music scene in a project that goes beyond most of what they have done before, combines their origins and will still not fulfill any expectations one might have for it, because who cares about expectations, when “the song” demands for something else? We talk about the record, the mighty interesting way it came to life and how this record is already very different from what their next record will sound like which is already being laid out. And there is also a bridge between Backengrillen and UNSANE, who we interviewed last Sunday - both bands will be performing at this year’s Roadburn Festival and we here at Veil of Sound can’t wait for both of these performances! Enjoy!

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03 Feb 2026 - Thorsten

Is there anything wrong about nostalgia? Only if it leads to some kind of phobia towards modern life. With Palais Ideal from the Netherlands, formed by Richard van Kruysdijk and John Edwards, that is surely not the case, because their music might sound as if dropped straight from the 80s and its Post-Punk scene, there is surely something much more in their sound and songs. Surely because the two guys have a long-standing musical history and have been part of the scene for so long that they have seen trends come and go by the dozen and have always tried to make music for the moment. Their new record “Here and Now” is no exception to that because it is modern in production and has a pretty timeless character. Therefore we had a lot to talk about in only roughly 35 minutes! Amazing talk, awesome record, absolutely entertaining people = amazing talk! Enjoy!

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01 Feb 2026 - Thorsten

Occupational Hazard is one of those records that some people might not see for what it was - a watershed record for UNSANE because there is a time up to it and a time after it. The band had been on a steam-rollercoaster ride for years completely engulfed in the strident cycle of writing - recording - releasing - touring and round again. But because of a personal incident just around the time of the release back in 1998 the band after the ensuing tour went into a hiatus. Which incident? Well, you can find out by watching our interview with Chris in which we talk about basically everything related to the band in the late 90s, the genesis of the record and a lot more - including their upcoming full-album show at Roadburn! Enjoy!

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27 Jan 2026 - Thorsten

There are more of us, always. A statement that all of us democrats, liberals, THINKING people worldwide should never forget. The good side will win. And all of us music lovers should take their time and listen to the upcoming debut EP by Jagged City, the new project by Jake from Defeater and Carlos from Explosions in the Sky. The duo combines their strength and we get a release that is much more than the simple mathematical equation of their skills. The whole record fits perfectly to Pelagic Records and we should not forget to mention that Taka from Mono also contributes to one of the songs! Do not forget to check out this amazing EP and tell us which of the records by Jake or Carlos do you enjoy most?

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25 Jan 2026 - Thorsten

“The Man in the High Castle”. High on Fire. “Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?”. Sleep. “Flow my Tears, the Policeman said”. OM. Philip K. Dick. The Sleep-collective. One might say that these are maybe the biggest influences on Bristal-based newcomers Epimetheus and their amazing fuzzy Doom Metal. Their upcoming debut full-length Perseus 9 which combines great songs with cool lyrics that feature a lot of references to Sci-Fi stories and movies and also has to say something about our present and even links many elements to antiquity, take the band’s name as an example. We try to clue all of these up and hope that you will enjoy this nerd talk as much as we did!

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20 Jan 2026 - Thorsten

New Miserable Experience - no, not the Gin Blossoms record, the new band on Pelagic Records. Who are going to release their second full-length Gild the Lily on Friday. A record that shows a love for dark Pop, Alternative and much more. We are happy to talk to singer Dave Grossmann, who has a very diverse resume under his belt, and we sure have a lot to talk about. The band and their sound, how they write songs, the many people who were involved in making the record and yes, of course, we also talk about the other bands they are involved in, namely Rosetta, Rivers of Nihil and several others! Enjoy!

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18 Jan 2026 - Thorsten

One should not mix friends and business, right? Totally agree, unless you do not understand yourself as a “business” and unless your friends are absolute bangers. 601 is our exception to the rule above, because we just had to get them on the show even though George used to write for VoS (and will do so again in 2026, right George?). But We Are Not the Same, which was released at the beginning of November, is just such an incredible electronic music record that takes you back to the 90s and catapults you into the new millennium and into the future. Thus we had to talk about the guys hiatus, their successes in the past, why they belong to a totally different scene nowadays, why there are so many collabs on the new record and much, much more! Enjoy!

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07 Dec 2025 - Thorsten

Over the last couple of months one could witness the importance of residencies, of organizations bringing together artists for a very often limited amount of time for the purpose of making music together. The idea is maybe to produce a live-set by the collaborators or a record or as is the case with Charles Hayward and Will Brooks from Dälek initially a live-set and then afterwards a record release because the music is too good to online provide it to the live audience. Charles Hayward might be the lesser known partner here, although 20 years ago it would have been different - Charles was the drummer for Gong and This Heat, two highly influential bands. We surely do not have to explain who Will Brooks is, as we already had an interview with him several moons ago. They just released their collaboration that is much much more than the sum of its parts and which has the potential of putting the listener into a non-drug infused trance. Enjoy the non-HipHop-but-still-HipHop-record, a beat-driven-beat-infusing-album and of course, enjoy our interview with Will Brooks!

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03 Dec 2025 - Kurt Orzeck

How Pamplemousse’s Antisocial Behavior Birthed Brilliant Artistic Innovation in Porcelain

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30 Nov 2025 - Thorsten

Season to Risk were a really important part of the US Hardcore/Punk underground scene back in the late 80s/early 90s and they surely were one of these bands who were signed by a major label (Columbia) and who did not sell out. They were able to spend a whole summer with Martin Bisi in New York City and that work resulted in probably their best record In A Perfect World which was one huge chunk of (Post-)Hardcore and Noise and all of that combined with a “everything is possible” attitude gave us a record that basically demanded for a vinyl re-issue and fortunately we got this re-issue a few days ago via Spartan Records. Reason enough for us to sit down with three of the guys to talk about all of the things connected to the record, the time in (the band’s) history. If you haven’t listened to the record by now - change it asap and then listen to our interview with David, Duane and Steve! Enjoy!

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23 Nov 2025 - Thorsten

Stygian Bough - the band. Because even though this is already their second record, one can hear that this time it is much more a team effort than on Vol. 1 and there are certain reasons for it. Dylan, Erik and Jesse have released a record that shines, sparkles and shimmers in all the right ways and directions. You will not find a moment of dullness in the four tracks running nearly an hour and even though might sound like songs too long, too overladden and too much - after listening to the record one probably attests that there is basically no part which is dispensable. And then there is this voice, hey, hey, my, my… there must be a Laurel Canyon somewhere in the PNW as well! Of course we had to take the chance to sit down with two of the guys and talk about the record, the writing and so much more. Enjoy! And oh, this is the first time, we get the chance to see some of these lovely lads!

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16 Nov 2025 - Thorsten

Agriculture is maybe “the band of the hour”, if you know what I mean. They are being hyped for all the right reasons, their new record is amazing and shows a band that knows what they are doing and know what they want to achieve - a connection with the audience on a highly spiritual level. On a level that goes beyond musicianship, a bonding based on spirituality. Not on institutionalized religion, but one that might teach us to appreciate what we already have rather than looking for some phantomous bigger picture from which we can deduct some kind of formality and order. We are very happy to have had the opportunity to talk to two of the four band members and get to know them much more! We are sure you will like this interview as much as we like the new Agriculture record! Enjoy!

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02 Nov 2025 - Thorsten

Whipping Boy - a band and also somewhat of a myth, because it was one the “before”-bands. However, when talking to Eugene Robinson and Steve Ballinger one does not feel the dustiness of stories from yonder the hill. The guys are funny as hell, they have stories galore to tell and that surely falls in line with the reason for this interview: There is a restored version of Whipping Boy’s Muru Muru record out for a few weeks - out via Blackhouse Records. There is a whole long story to why the record was re-done, how it all happened but also why the original mix never found its way into the guys’ hearts. Muru Muru was a step away from their former Hardcore and Punk backgriound and that might have been one of the reasons why it was not remotely successful. It is now called Dysillusion, was mastered by Joe Chicarelli, got its new layout from Aaron Turner and will probably blow your mind when remembering WHEN it was done - back in 1984 and it laid the foundations for a sound that became the “hot shit” several years later. Enjoy the conversation which was such a blast!

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26 Oct 2025 - Thorsten

“My music is rooted in Industrial, but to […] traditional Industrial people, they do not generally like me.” King Yosef makes Industrial music and his approach to making music is also HipHop oriented, it’s Noise-ladden, it’s got Shoegaze in all the right places - tl;dr it’s music for the 21st century because nowadays mash-ups, collages, cut’n’paste, snippet’n’dippet is the most normal thing to do. What is not normal about his music is that is grabs you by the throat right away and still grows on you with every spin. That speaks for two levels of his music: it had a knack for melody and appeal, and it contains a lot of depth and layers. It is as if Aphex Twin teamed up with Swing Kids, or the Pixies with My Bloody Valentine - yet none of these tracks sound anything like either of these bands. Am I completely nuts or is this one of the most interesting releases of 2025? Hence, we had to sit down with Yosef and talk it through. Enjoy and tell us what you think about his latest record Spire of Fear?

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21 Oct 2025 - Thorsten

Psychonaut, a band from the ever-amazing scene like the pioneers in Amenra or Musth or also the more recent bands like Pothamus or Brutus, will release their next opus magnum World Maker on Friday. The record is nothing short of amazing musically, but the story arch behind it is even more astonishing, because it is a transition record which connects different stages of the band members. Simultaneously it is a record for Stefan’s son with lots of ideas and slogans to keep him going and getting through life, ideas to remember and to keep him sane and give him direction. The record is somewhat centered around the notions of euphoria and rage - and that is embedded in the sound of the songs. I am sure, most of you will love the record and as we are all nerds who want to know a bit more - here is our interview with Stefan! Enjoy!

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19 Oct 2025 - Thorsten

The new Smote record Songs from the Free House came out via Rocket Recordings two days ago, and it is once again simultaneously a solo record and the result of a collective effort. Daniel did most of the work himself, but has two guest spots on the record and he can count on many fellows to help him out with the live performances (see the dates below for the remaining six gigs this year). A few months ago he already released a live record and he explains why he did that. The new tracks, however, are a bit different but nevertheless very engaging, multi-layered and a step forward while still clearly being Smote. We talk about the many different things connected to the track and also focus on the electronic influences he had for this record, or the notion of him being a “Northumbrian artist”. Enjoy our conversation and tell us what you think about the new songs!

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03 Oct 2025 - Thorsten

Author & Punisher is back! Several years after Krüller, which was the Album of that Year for our head honcho Thorsten, he released his latest record Nocturnal Birding and as guitar player Doug is now a full-time member of the band, this also marks a new era for the band. A little less shoegazey as its predecessor, the new album is surely heavier and a bit more industrial. The title is a reference to his interest in birds and also a sign for the record itself as there are numerous bird song elements throughout the tracks. There are samples or parts that resemble bird song and both ways are very intriguing because this natural element of course adds a whole different dimension to the already multi-layered music of Author & Punisher. We talked for all of this, his work as a machine developer, how he coped with the catastrophe that partially destroyed one of the spaces he uses for A&P and we also talk about his charity work along the American-Mexican border! Enjoy our conversation!

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28 Sep 2025 - Thorsten

Cranial are amazing, their music is heavy, HEAVY!, but never aiming to overpower you. The long, winding passages can be delicately difficult, the integration of their new drummer has been done perfectly. The new record Structures with its four tracks will be released in a few days via their home label Moment of Collapse and it shows a band at a new level and simultaneously no bit less accomplished in what they do(om). We are very fortunate to have had the chance of talking with guitar player Bastian and drummer Felix and dive deep into anything and everything related to Structures and even find some parallels to 90s Roadrunner Records. Which one? Well find out!

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23 Sep 2025 - Thorsten

Abraham have never been a band to shy away from big ideas. Just take their album Look, Here Comes the Dark which had to be spread out over more than your regular four side double album. A few years later they were writing their next record Débris de mondes perdus, they recognized that there were some loose ends left from the former opus MAGNUM, so they picked those up and created another great record. And now, in a couple of days they will release the final part of this un-planned trilogy with idsungwüssä and man, what a final part it is! So, we continue our Pelagic Drive and talk about this amazing record with their guitar players Etienne and Jacques. Enjoy our conversation and tell us how you liked the first two parts and what you think of the ending of the trilogy!

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21 Sep 2025 - Thorsten

Publishing more than a dozen full-lengths, countless singles and EPs by your band, one or two side-projects and bands, running your own label - one might wonder how Mac McCaughan is abe to keep a straight smile and such a healthy appearance (the guy might distill his blood for make-up purposes and make millions with it!). The new record Songs in the Key of Yikes - a perfect nod to one of America’s greatest musicians! - is not meant derogatory but shows that a certain humor is still important in this day and age and even though some tracks have a dark title the band still has something positive to say. As Mac is also still heavily involved in Merge Records, we also talk about the label, US politics and the interconnections. He clearly points out the effects that the new administration has on running a label, on the costs and the possibilities for foreign bands to tour the States or American band of getting back into the USA. His openness is really refreshing in a day and age when speaking your mind can get your show taken off the airwaves. Enjoy our talk with Mac and tell us what you think - how heavily will the music scene suffer from this administration?

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14 Sep 2025 - Thorsten

The Sunniva-festivities continue and come to the peak! On Friday, September 19 (next Friday, basically) their record will be released - and we want to give you a detailed interview to clue up some more of their things! A fun interview indeed it was, not only because Jaako was having lunch while it (thx to Rebl.Eats!) but because Jaako and Oliver put a lot of thought into their answers without any kind of boredom to it. They surely got a lot to talk about their band history of nearly a decade by now, their songwriting process and spontaneity and much much more.

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07 Sep 2025 - Thorsten

Der Weg einer Freiheit have been taking the Metal world by storm for more than a decade now from their hometown of Wuerzburg in Northern Bavaria with their mix of Black Metal and Progressive Metal. They shared the stages with acts as diverse as Amenra, The Ocean or Deafheaven which might also be a good triangular location point for their sound. Their upcoming record Innern is another huge step starting with two long tracks and ending with a track in English, only the third one they ever released. Thorsten and our new writer Kurt were able to sit down with mastermind Nikita Kamprad to talk about all things connected to Innern, anonymous bands, Christmas bells and you will also quickly find out, how Nikita and Thorsten know each other from way back!

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31 Aug 2025 - Thorsten

“Life In Parallel” is the new record by Hundreds of AU, one of the finest Hardcore bands ever to come out of New Jersey. In a way there is also a certain sense of “Jersey” in the record and its songs, and be it only the diversity of sound reflecting the diversity of the state or the attitude of getting things done right from the beginning reflecting the “having a chip on your shoulder”-attitude of the Jersey-folks. But of course, the new record is also the band’s way of dealing with the events happening nationwide and around the world. After the band’s initial idea of an astronomically-themed red thread, this is certainly a change that came along with their new singer Brian. There is always a certain sense of urgency with Hundreds of AU and their emotionally charged tracks are fresh and show that the guys still have a lot to say. They do so throughout the ten new tracks and with the help of a lot of friends from the scene and taking all of that into account one can be sure that we have a lot of things to talk about, so enjoy!

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17 Aug 2025 - Thorsten

Rún - modern Irish for “secret” and also the name of a highly interesting new band from Ireland, comprised of three people who surely know what kind of music they want to make, even if it is music that can be very eclectic taking a lot of different influences and then melting and condensing them into the Rún-sound. A sound that fits perfectly to the roster of Rocket Recordings as it’s Psychedelic but not necessarily Psych Rock; it is -gazey but not necessarily Shoegaze, it’s even a kind of Post-Punk. As we talk about Diarmuid MacDiarmada, the brother of Lankum’s Cormac and now also a member of Nurse with Wound, about the record, the way it way conceived and is performed we also get to talk a lot about Irish music, the country and its culture in general. Thus, this is one of these highly interesting talks that we all love! Enjoy the conversation and remember to check out Rún’s self-titled debut LP out on August 22 via Rocket Recordings and let’s make sure that the band does not remain a secret.

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10 Aug 2025 - Thorsten

Most of the times, bands that could be categorized as “supergroups” despise the term. When talking to Frédéric Leclerq one gets the notion that he likes the fact that he has played and plays in several huge bands but that he sees Sinsaenum as a group of friends who perform his songs with him. That these friends are Attila Csihar, Heimoth, Sean Zatorsky, Stéphane Buriez or the late Joey Jordison is something that will mostly impress us, the audience, but not Frédéric. Sinsaenum released their latest record In Devastation two days ago and in parts this is a testament to a multiple series of deaths in his closest family and circle of friends, including his father’s and Joey’s. However, one should not expect a lament in minor keys - the record still has a somehow good vibe, there are several amazing tracks on it and knowing that most of the things on the record come out of Frédéric’s mind makes it even more impressive. We sat down with him to chat about nearly everything related to the record and it was very nice to hear him talk very openly about many personal things!

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