mathcore – Mike McGrath-Bryan

Ilenkus: “All the Work We Got to Do Felt Particularly Rewarding”

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January 18, 2018

Ahead of touring this week with Swedish mathcore outfit God Mother, Mike McGrath-Bryan chats with Ilenkus frontman Josh Guyett. 2017 was a quietly busy year for Galway mathcore/sludge five-piece Ilenkus, one that saw the much-feted physical release of most recent E.P. ‘Hunger’, and consistent live activity across the country in its wake. Guitarist/vocalist Josh Guyett…

Downtown, Headstuff, Music, Writing

Galway, Headstuff, Ilenkus, mathcore, metal, The Echo

God Mother: “You’re Making Music for Yourself”

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January 13, 2018

Ahead of their tour of Ireland later this month, Mike McGrath-Bryan sits down with God Mother drummer Michael Dahlström to reflect on a year of milestones for the metal quintet. Swedish five-piece God Mother are a veritable onslaught of sound and fury, not only in the immediate sonic sense, but in the array of musical…

Headstuff, Music, Writing

God Mother, grindcore, hardcore, Headstuff, mathcore, metal, sludge, Sweden

Ilenkus: Galway Metallers Hunger for More

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March 30, 2017

Ilenkus hit Cork on tour for new E.P. Hunger on April 7th. Mike McGrath-Bryan speaks with guitarist Josh Guyett. It’s been a long road for Galway mathcore/prog outfit Ilenkus, from their beginnings seven years ago in and around a then-fervent hardcore scene in the West. Today, with two long-players under their belts and their dues…

Music, The Echo, Writing

Galway, Ilenkus, mathcore, metal, The Echo

Body Hound: A Solid Body of Work

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January 24, 2017

Ahead of a Cork stop on their upcoming Irish tour, Mike McGrath-Bryan speaks with Body Hound bassist Joseph Thorpe about the math rockers’ beginnings, their extended-player and the future. A band blurbing themselves up as sounding like “Yes playing Meshuggah songs” is bound to raise eyebrows, but considering Body Hound’s pedigree in awkward and noisy…

Music, The Echo, Writing

Body Hound, Holy Roar, math-rock, mathcore, The Echo