Videos

On September 20th, 2007, when Ulver vocalist Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg came to the states to promote his band's latest release, Shadows of the Sun (The End Records), with a DJ set at Europa Night Club in Brooklyn, MetalKult seized the opportunity to sit with the frontman and talk about his band's progressive take on Norwegian black metal.

In the interview that follows, Garm discusses Ulver's formative years in Norway's notorious black metal scene, his relationship with Emperor, his forays into electronic music and why he feels Ulver's music and philosophy is as true as it's ever been.

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Photo by Jauhien Sasnou

On October 18th, 2007, when Swedish doom rockers Witchcraft played the Luna Lounge in Brooklyn for the Kemado Records CMJ Showcase, MetalKult staked out a prime spot to catch all the heavy tones and neo-psychedelic jams.

Below, check out the band as they play "Witchcraft," from their 2004 debut of the same name. Also, take notice of lead singer Magnus Pelander's wicked MetalKult t-shirt, designed by Baroness' John Baizley!

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On October 6, 2007, when the Melvins' fall tour with Big Business hit the Luna Lounge in Brooklyn, NY, MetalKult dropped by to spend a few minutes chatting with singer/guitarist Buzz Osborne about his live gear setup.

In the interview that followed, the ever-opinionated and fascinating frontman opened up a range of topics including the importance of drugs, song dynamics and how the addition of the Big Business rhythm section affects the Melvins' sound.

Check out the clips below:

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Photo by Jimmy Hubbard.

Last year, when French progressive death metallers Gojira came through New York in support of their Prosthetic Records debut, From Mars to Sirius, guitarists Joe Duplantier and Christian Andreu dropped by our studios for a quick Q&A.

In the clips that follow, watch the guys check in with their thoughts on gear, pro-environment lyrics and the difference between French and American audiences.

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On August 15, when High on Fire visited the East Coast to do some press for their latest album, Death Is This Communion (Relapse), guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike dropped by MetalKult's NYC headquarters for an exclusive Q&A and riff lesson.

Check out the clips below, where Pike discusses the foundations of his brutal tone and style, HoF's new exotic sonic elements and what new bassist, Jeff Matz, brings to the High on Fire's mix.

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Photo by Jimmy Hubbard.

On August 15, when High on Fire visited the East Coast to do some press for their latest album, Death Is This Communion (Relapse), guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike dropped by MetalKult's NYC headquarters for an exclusive riff lesson and Q&A.

Check out the clips below, where Pike demonstrates how to play some of the classic riffs in his catalog. From Sleep's "The Druid" and "Dragonaut" to High on Fire's "Baghdad," "Blessed Black Wings" and "Turk," this is some unprecedented sh*t!

Big thanks to Matt for this lesson. Enjoy, Hessians!

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Photos by Jimmy Hubbard.

On May 14, 2007, MetalKult hit the Watain/Nachtmystium show at BB King's in New York City. After we cornered Nachtmystium singer/guitarist Blake Judd for an impromptu interview, we taped the Chicago band's set.

Check out the following clip from that show of the black metallers tearing through "Chosen By No One," from 2006's Instinct: Decay.

Also, check out "My Vengeance" and "Here's To Hoping" from that same night.

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On May 14, 2007, MetalKult caught the Watain/Nachtmystium show at BB King's in New York City. After we conducted an interview with Nachtmystium singer/guitarist Blake Judd, we caught the Chicago band's set.

Check out the following clip from that show of the black metallers tearing through "Chosen By No One," from 2006's Instinct: Decay.

Also, check out "My Vengeance" from that same night.

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On June 16, 2007, Pig Destroyer played a show at Club Europa in Brooklyn, NY, to celebrate the release of their latest album, Phantom Limb (Relapse).

After openers Total Fucking Destruction, Car Bomb and Genghis Tron whipped the crowd into a frenzy, MetalKult aimed our cameras on the ensuing madness that occured when Virginia grindcore band Pig Destroyer—guitarist Scott Hull, vocalist J.R. Hayes, drummer Brian Harvey and sampler Blake Harrison—hit the stage. Check out the following clip of "Heathen Temple" off of Phantom Limb) from that brutal show.

Also, check out the video Q&A we did with the band that same night, as well as live footage of "Piss Angel".

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Photo by Josh Sisk.

On May 7, 2007, MetalKult met Celtic Frost guitarist/vocalist Thomas Gabriel Fischer and bassist Martin Eric Ain at their hotel near The Fillmore East at Irving Plaza in NYC. Frost were on the third leg of their international tour behind 2006's brutal return to form Monotheist, this time in support of headliners Type O Negative.

After arriving at Ain's room—and enduring a tense moment when we had to rouse the sleeping metal giant from his pre-show slumber—Fischer showed up and the two extreme metal pioneers soon warmed to our cameras and revealed the events that surrounded the creation of arguably one of extreme metal's most influential records, 1984's Morbid Tales.

In this four-part, 25 minute interview, Fischer and Ain talk about their formation in the cold-war Eighties, the gear they used to conjure Morbid Tales' "inhuman" sounds and how they inadvertently created one of the one of extreme metal's most influential albums.

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