As far as I can tell, Marcus Norman doesn’t get nearly the recognition he deserves. He is one of a few individuals who have a seemingly endless torrent of top-tier metal (in a variety of styles) to contribute to the world. From the black/doom metal project Ancient Wisdom, to retro-thrash kings Bewitched, to gothic rockers [...]

It seems to me that split EP’s were much more common a decade ago. It’d work something like this: two bands would agree to submit two previously unreleased songs for a single release. One side of the vinyl was one band, the other was another band. There have been numerous occasions where I’d buy a split for a band I was already into and would end up getting into the other band as well. Maybe I’m not paying attention, but they seem to be a rare phenomenon nowadays.

Last May I wrote about Deleyaman after being tipped off to their existence by a dark dose reader. Several months later, while out on tour, Deleyaman mainman Aret Madil actually contacted me about the post and expressed interest in my band as well. Wow. This band continues to impress me on so many levels.