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A TMO Interview With Ningen-Isu

Dubbed by their countrymen “the Japanese Black Sabbath”, Ningen-Isu has been active in their homeland since forming in 1987. Despite the band beginning to gain worldwide acclaim, their name is still not commonly known among metalheads outside of Japan. The Metal Observer was recently granted the opportunity to interview these Japanese legends on the heels […]

TMO x10 – Breaking Band: The Battle for a Name

Metal has had its fair share of oddities and curiosities, and more than once, as it happens, like a two-headed beast fighting over a shared body, we come upon two bands of the very same name, an unusual instance that often spawns tensions and lawsuits. TMO has gathered the 10 most prominent of these cases, […]

A Beginner’s Guide to the World of Japanese Power Metal

It can be bizarre. It can also be off-putting. But it’s an entirely new realm of the sub-genre that can afford some great new bands and masterpieces to listeners. The power metal scene has really blossomed since the arrival of X Japan in the ’80s, and since then it’s been taken to new heights and […]

A TMO Interview with Meadows End

Hans gets up close and personal with Swedish melodic death metal band Meadows End and the whole band joins in to give some insight.

Persian Metal – Part 1

“What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.” ― Salman Rushdie