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Interviews

ANDREW CRAIGHAN (MY DYING BRIDE): “As A Musician You Always Believe Your Most Recent Work Is Your Best Ever”

April 16, 2024 Matt Zaniboni

English Doom Metal pioneers My Dying Bride are set to release their fourteenth studio album entitled A Mortal Binding on April 19th. The band’s guitarist Andrew Craighan took the time to talk with Metal Express Radio about the upcoming album, his love for playing live in Holland, the band’s longevity, and more. Check out the chat below! Metal Express Radio: Your band, My Dying Bride, are set to release a new album entitled A Mortal Binding on April 19th, what can you tell fans about the upcoming release? Craighan: It’s heavy, it’s deliberately heavy. It still has the distinct ambience of My Dying Bride, though regardless of the ferocity in places the doom still seeps through. MER: How was the writing and recording process having this being your band’s fourteenth album?  Craighan: Writing was a long planned and regimental process. We rehearsed for over a year, writing arranging and rewriting the songs to ensure we had something we would be proud of. Recording was a tad different as we did sort of ad hoc sessions, that once the drums were down, allowed us to record around our normal jobs. It was all very professional once the recording started though and I quite enjoyed the small breaks, as it allowed us to review what we had done and rectify if we thought it was not up to standard. MER: How does it feel having fourteen albums out as a band?  Craighan: You tend not to think about it, it’s like asking about the pain of a tattoo. You don’t think about the pain involved you look at the art and enjoy that. MER: You’ve released two singles from the album so far, what kind of feedback have you received? Craighan: They have been well received over all and both just passed the 250,000 views on …READ MORE

Live Reviews

HOLE IN THE SKY METAL FEST VII – Day 4

August 27, 2006 Frode Kilvik

Review and pictures by Frode Kilvik and Pål Johansen Keep Of Kalessin (Norway) Founded by Satyricon guitarist Obsidian C, Keep Of Kalessin have recently been signed to the Norwegian label, Tabu. Keep of Kalessin is on the verge of releasing their new album, Armada. Although musically they don’t bring anything new to the scene, they did deliver the goods tonight, with drums like a machine gun and awesome headbanging throughout the set. Lineup: Obsidian C – guitar Wizziac – bass Thebon – vocals Vyl – drums Set: Approx 30 minutes SAHG (Norway) SAHG were last year’s Hole In The Sky most anticipated newcomer, but due to unfortunate events, the band had to pass up the opportunity. This year however, SAHG have released their critically acclaimed debut album, SAHG 1, and got another chance to appear at Hole In The Sky. Featuring members from Audrey Horne and an ex-member from Gorgoroth, SAHG is bound to be a damn good experience. Carrying the heritage left by Black Sabbath and Pentagram, SAHG is a dark, heavy Stoner Rock band stretching towards Doom. Given a slot later in the evening, when the audience have had their fair share of beer, this would’ve been one of the festival’s definite highlights. However, though SAHG put on an awesome concert, delivering their best and opening their show with amazing pyro effects and sounding as tight as on their album, the crowd just didn’t catch fire. Even when a bomb went off during the first riffs of ”Repent,” the crowd seemed to become more frightened than anything else. Not as planned perhaps, still a pretty neat effect. Lineup: TC KING – bass Tor – drums Thomas – guitar Olav – vocals and guitar Set: Approx 45 minutes 1349 (Norway) 1349 rose from the ashes of Alvheim in 1997. …READ MORE