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"We’re definitely not standing still on stage with our hair over our faces": Steve Murphy of Kings Destroy interviewed

"We recorded almost completely live."

Straight off the mean streets of the Bronx, Kings Destroy is very much a band of the Big Apple and they want you to know it.

A chat with Aussie bruisers Decimatus

It's not easy being a fresh new band on the Australian scene, but Decimatus is well on their way to making a real impact. MaF catches up with the group's bassist, Andrew Rondinelli, for a chat.

Fresh from whatever forge is responsible for creating bands of cast-iron, Decimatus is a group that looks set to create major waves in the Australian metal scene.

Dragonforce's Sam Totman on Maximum Overload

We chat to the guitarist about the band's new album.

Dragonforce are a band built on consistency.

Amon Amarth: Two Vikings for the price of one

Metal as Fuck managed to drag Johan Hegg and Fredrik Andersson away from their mead long enough to have a chat.

As a part of the tidal wave of amazing bands swept onto our country thanks to Soundwave, the ferocious Norsemen that are Amon Amarth returned to pillage Australian shores once agai

Mephistopheles: Sounds of the End?

Mephistopheles vocalist Chalky sits down with Metal as Fuck to talk about their latest release and the grim prospect that if things don't start happening for the band soon, there might not be a future for them.

Playing extreme metal can be a very arduous pastime. There's a bloody lot of work involved for sometimes little to no reward.

Norse: All is Mist and Frog

"If you're an asshole, you're still an asshole."

Aussie black metal miscreants Norse made their triumphant return to the live circuit last Friday week to celebrate the release of their Plaguewhore 7" vinyl single.

Albatross' Dr Hex "Be very scared"...

Indian band Albatross are set to rip up Australia's south east coast in late October. We talk to bassist Dr Hex about the Indian scene, their tour plans and how Aussie shops shut too early.

Hailing from Mumbai India, Albatross play a brand of traditional metal heavily steeped in the King Diamond tradition.