What’s up everyone! It’s me again, doing another interview, surprise. I had the chance to sit down and talk with Alex Bacey, the guitarist of Ominous Ruin, this past week and talk about their newest album, Requiem, which came out May 9. Alex was an awesome dude to talk with, and he gave a lot of great insight into how he went about with songwriting and producing the band’s second album. If y’all haven’t checked out Ominous Ruin, definitely give Requiem a spin if you’re a fan of some fun, guitar-focused death metal. But enough about my rambling at the beginning, let’s just right into the interview. You know the drill, click below to listen to the interview, but if you don’t feel like hearing our voices, scroll down and keep reading!

Before we jump into all things Requiem, can you tell a little bit about the band, how you guys started, and how you ended up where you are today?

If you’ve been following us, you probably know it’s not a secret that we’ve been around for a while, but that’s just kind of a product of most of us have never really wanted to be like full time musicians, like full time touring musicians, and really, we care more about like the product; the product is the music more so than it is us. I’ll try to keep it kind of short. I’m technically the only original member left in the band, but our original bass player, his name…

What’s up everyone! Welcome back to another Sputnik interview! This week, I had the privilege to talk with Ryan Vail. He is currently the vocalist of Larcenia Roe and Synestia. Larcenia Roe just released their debut album Extraction on Friday, and so I was able to sit down with him on a Zoom call and talk about who Larcenia Roe is and what the album was about. He’s truly an awesome guy, and it was great hearing about his different approaches to vocals and how they influence the way he writes lyrics and vocal segments. So please, sit down, give this a deep and thorough read or listen to my lovely voice below, and show some support for Larcenia Roe. Even if you don’t want to listen to us talk, listen through the first few seconds and listen to my how professional I sound messing up Larcenia Roe’s name in literal seconds of the recording starting (I swear I’ll be better next time).

Just to get started, for people who may not know who you guys are, could you tell a little bit about the band in general and how Larcenia Roe got started?

We’re a five-piece deathcore band from Raleigh, North Carolina. None of us are actually natives of Raleigh, but this is where we all met. We’re all from different places, and somehow we all came together here in Raleigh. The band started with Henry Koster and myself. We decided to kind of put together, almost like a marketing…

What’s up everyone! Welcome to my first interview that I’ve done for Sputnik, and hopefully the first of many. This week, I was able to sit down on a Zoom call with Jackal Twins to discuss their debut record, Cuzco. These guy were absolutely amazing to talk with, they all had great senses of humor, and they all genuinely love the work they have done with Jackal Twins. If you haven’t listened to their debut album yet, or this is the first time you’ve heard their name, let me give you a quick introduction.

Jackal Twins is a three-piece band based out of the New England area, with Ben Trussell on drums and vocals, Mike Palumbo on guitars and vocals, and Dante Lamusta on bass. Their Bandcamp profile describes their music as “psychedelic noisy tunes for the hopeless romantic.” Good luck trying to pin a particular genre down, though. They tend to focus on the mathcore side of their music, and lean into the aggressive style. However, there are numerous genre influences that shine throughout, with a great balance of heaviness with melodic songwriting.

But I’m not here to explain the band myself. No, I’m here to let you guys hear from the band themselves. Please, enjoy this interview with the Jackal Twins! You can either read the interview, listen to the recording, or follow along with both.

NOTE: The transcript below was edited for brevity. Some of the wording has been changed or…