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Interview Sean de Boer (Ravenous Feast): “We’ve Got to Stick Together”
With their modern hard rock and heavy metal style, as well as a professional, rock-solid band sound, Ravenous Feast is one of the most promising relative newcomers in the Venezuelan scene. Fronting the band is Sean de Boer, who traded Western Canada for Margarita Island around 25 years ago and…
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Interview Infestus: Flying the Venezuelan Gothic Metal Flag
Some metal styles are more common than others in Venezuela. Gothic metal is hard to come by, but Infestus from Acarigua has dedicated itself to the gloomy themes and the darkly romantic atmosphere that are synonymous with the style for the better part of three decades now. Founding guitarist Felipe…
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Album of the Week 02-2026: Landsemk – Vence Tus Miedos
One of the handful of Venezuelan bands whose work I enjoyed before starting my research into Venezuelan Metal Season is Landsemk. Their blend of traditional heavy metal, pronounced melodic touches that owe as much to eighties hard rock as they do to power metal, and subtle progressive leanings is catchy,…
Latest Interviews
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Interview Resistencia: A Movement in Spanish-Language Rock Music
Resistencia is one of the oldest heavy metal bands in South America. They became active in the late seventies, and quickly became one of the most beloved rock bands of Venezuela. Recently, singer César Somoza en bassist Víctor López Inaudi revived the band with new musicians. I spoke to both…
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Interview Javier Valdi: Trying to Create Something Different
Modern instrumental metal often is a vehicle for virtuosity. But while Spanish guitarist Javier Valdi is a highly skilled player – and not afraid to show it – the main focus on his five-song EP ‘Serendipia’ is on memorable riffs and strong melodies. “You have to keep it interesting”, Valdi…
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Interview Quadvium: “There Was No Template”
Quadvium’s debut album ‘Tetradōm’ is one of the most remarkable metal releases of the year. Not only does it feature two fretless bass pioneers in Jeroen Paul Thesseling and Steve Di Giorgio; the fact that the songs are centered about featuring two fretless electric basses makes the album sound unlike…
Latest Reviews
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Album of the Week 36-2025: Helstar – The Devil’s Masquerade
Anyone who thinks that Helstar’s post-reunion albums sound a bit too modern should definitely give ‘The Devil’s Masquerade’ a spin. While no one will mistake the album for one of Helstar’s earlier works, not in the least because it has a thick, beefy production job, it is notably less borderline…
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Album of the Week 35-2025: Glenn Hughes – Chosen
Very few musicians of his generation keep as busy as Glenn Hughes. Even those who are still active generally keep a more manageable schedule, but at 74, Hughes is either on tour or in the studio continuously. Albums with his voice and bass playing are still being released every year…
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Album of the Week 34-2025: Helloween – Giants & Monsters
Helloween’s second album with their supersized all-star line-up is a fairly logical follow-up to what they were doing on ‘Helloween‘ (2021). ‘Giants & Monsters’ features a similar mix of a contemporary, bombastic take on the power metal sound the band pioneered in the eighties, and occasional AOR leanings, but it…
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