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Cause Of My Affliction performing live:  at Illuminated Brew Works 6186 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL 60631 I only took four pics for this event. I was just arriving from a long trip and most of my cameras were taken up with space from all the video and photos from my trip. The phone is all I had but I think the results were very good under the circumstances. As the lights dimmed and the crowd's chatter turned to excited murmurs, the anticipation in the room was palpable. The stage, adorned with minimalistic yet striking lighting, was set. The audience, a diverse mix of dedicated fans and curious newcomers, was ready to be captivated by Cause Of My Affliction. Visit the band here  causeofmyaffliction13 Throughout the night, Cause Of My Affliction performed many songs, their setlist was a well-curated mix of hard-hitting anthems, soulful solos, and everything in between. A performance that brought a moment of reflective calm to the otherwise high-energy show. The Encore: A Grand...

  1) Hello and welcome, please tell our readers a little about yourself? Where are you from? What is your current occupation? I'm an independent freelance illustrator from Chicago, mostly focusing on dark fantasy and horror artwork. I work with bands, breweries, RPG companies, etc. and do my own tarot decks, art books, prints and such 2) When did your interest in drawing begin? Oh ever since I was a small child, I've always drawn and been obsessed with art 3) Your style of art sometimes features dark and atmospheric themes, is there a point in time when that became your dominant form of art? If so, what band or artist inspired you first? Honestly I've always been drawn to the darker side of artwork. Discovering reprints of old Tales from the Crypt and Haunt of Fear comics was a big step to that side. And just growing up in a household that loved horror movies, books, etc. A huge inspiration is and has always been Bernie Wrightson. 4) When exactly was the creation of your Ar...

 1) Hello and welcome, please tell our readers a little about yourself? Where are you   from? What is your current occupation?   My name is Chris Leone and I am a horror artist from New Jersey but friends like to call  me Chris Krueger. I also play heavy metal guitar.   2) When did your interest in drawing begin?  
 I just drew naturaly when I was a child and as a teen. I was something that I just did. I  have a lot of relative that are artists and musicians. 3) Your style of art sometimes features dark and atmospheric themes, is there a point in time when that became your dominant form of art? If so, what band or artist inspired you first?   I am very inspired by bands like Danzig, King Diamond and Black Sabboth. As far as artist I like Frank Frazetta, Boris Vallejo and Simon Bisley. I’ve actually met Boris Vallejo at an gallery in NYC. 4) When exactly was the creation of your Art page, how has it helped by promoting your work? I created my faceb...

1) Hello and welcome, please tell our readers a little about yourself? Where are you from? What is your current occupation? Hello.  My name is Raven Moonla, and I hail from Jackson, TN.  I currently work as a professional artist as well as owning Metal Devastation Radio, Metal Devastation PR, and the Tennessee Metal Devastation Music Festival with my husband, Zach Moonshine.     2) When did your interest in drawing begin?    I have always had an interest in drawing, but I remember really becoming passionate about it in the 4th grade.  I had an awesome teacher who was a great artist, and she really encouraged me. 3) Your style of art sometimes features dark and atmospheric themes, is there a point in time when that became your dominant form of art? If so, what band or artist inspired you first?    Yes, some of my art is dark and atmospheric, but it always has a bit of whimsy and mysticism as well.  I have always been super into fantasy mo...

  1) Hello and welcome, please tell our readers a little about yourself? Where are you from? What is your current occupation? Hello,   My name is Jon Billman and I currently live in Hainesville, Illinois. I have been a painter for 11 years now. I also play bass in Chicago based bands. Recently I've played with Disinter, The Suffering, Earthen, Cold Bearded Killers, and others. I also work for U.P.S. 2) When did your interest in drawing begin? My interest in painting began 11 years ago. My friend is a painter and I asked where I could get supplies. The next day I went to Michael's Store and started experimenting with acrylic paint on canvas. 3) Your style of art sometimes features dark and atmospheric themes, is there a point in time when that became your dominant form of art? If so, what band or artist inspired you first? Much of my art is dark and atmospheric. I have always been influenced by horror movies and album covers from bands like Black Sabbath, Venom, Bathory, Slayer...

  1- Hello and welcome to Metal Music Midwest. Our readers are excited to get to know you and your band. Could you give us a brief description of the group? Where is the band from? Hello and thank you for providing a platform for Welcome to Pleshiwar. We are very happy about this and it is incredibly important for the underground. We come from Hessen, which is a federal state in Germany. Originally we all come from Kassel, but in recent years we have scattered to different places within this region.  The band Welcome To Pleshiwar resulted from the fact that we have all played in other bands and we mixed a few members for Welcome To Pleshiwar who were all up for a good dose of 90s death doom. 2- "Apostasy" is the band's upcoming album. How long did it take to compose and record it? "Apostasy" is the first full album, but in 2022 we released the EP "Unsolved". It took about a year from the initial ideas to the final mastering by Andy Claasen. 3- What mus...

Terreur Nocturne Règne (bassist), Oneiros (singer), Macchabée (guitars and art) & L'Aveugle (drums, sound engineer) 1- Hello and welcome to Metal Music News and Interviews. Our readers are excited to get to know you and your band. Could you give us a brief description of the band? Where is the band from? Règne : Hello, thank you very much for your invitation! To describe our band briefly, I would say Terreur Nocturne was created in 2019 by our singer Oneiros in Marseille, south of France. It is a Melancholic Black Metal band exploring the Oniric Realm where Night Terrors take shape. Onéiros : Indeed, I suffer from this parasomnia called Night Terrors my nightmares are really intense and they cause stressful and creepy sleepwalking episodes. Terreur Nocturne allows me to expiate it through depressive and melodic black metal music. 2- "Solitude Post-Mortem" is the band's new album. How long did it take to compose and record it? Règne : It took us almost two whole ...