Rauta

Beyond the Gates 2026 festival preview | bands described and more

https://youtu.be/qonENgif32c

Beyond the Gates festival in Bergen, Norway, is one of Jerry's favorite ones and for many reasons. Let's go through the 2026 lineup.

Beyond the Gates

Rauta going festivals | income vs expenses explained

https://youtu.be/qWmpTs8HOEw

Going to festivals as Rauta is relatively easy: "just" get the budget and contact the organizer, and it's all said and done. Of course schedule & vacation are one thing, but the real problem is the money.

In this video Jerry explains through three examples how much getting to festivals costs from Rauta POV and that limits a lot where Rauta can go and what interviews can be done.

Firespawn interview | veterans of Swedish metal are back!

https://youtu.be/wshcaWFxYxQ

Firespawn is one of the "new school" death metal acts from Sweden, being founded in 2014 by many scene veterans. However the band came to an end with the tragic loss of their original vocalist, L-G Petrov, in 2022. In 2025 the band decided to make a comeback, doing a tribute to their former member, L-G. In this interview we talk about the bands past and present. This interview was done at Inferno 2026 in Oslo.

FIRESPAWN

Is this the most controversial German black metal band? | Absurd in review

https://youtu.be/21j3vOSkFDY

In this review video there are two Absurd releases: an EP and a split with another NSBM band, War88.

Band: Absurd
EP: Das Heer aus dem Dunkel
Label: Darker than Black Records

Bands: Absurd / War88
Label: Division z.V. / A.O.
Label: IG Farben

Invictus Productions proves that true death metal and black metal are not for posers

https://youtu.be/GQHx8XwQvCc

Two albums from Invictus Productions in one review. This time it's death metal vs black metal.

Band: Oraculum
Album: Hybris Divina
Band: Transilvania
Album: Magia Posthuma
Label: Invictus Productions

Goats, toxic gas and worms from the underground | UG3 ep 191: Devilpriest, Sarin Attack, Wormsden

https://youtu.be/meRz-kOK_hQ

Underground Trio episode 191 features death metal from Poland, grind from Finland and melodic black metal from Russia.

04:15 Devilpriest - In Repugnant Adoration (Odium Records)
06:35 Sarin Attack - Perikato (More Hate Productions)
08:22 Wormsden - Devotion of the Cursed (Svanrenne Music)

Devilpriest | Sarin Attack

German heavy metal is dead - long live German heavy metal! | Kingsmash

https://youtu.be/mugMmyur5Oo

Kingsmash is a new band, but with seasoned members. They play heavy metal and this one is their debut album.

Band: Kingsmash
Album: The Heart Remains at Home
Label: Fetzner Death Records

Arch Enemy retrospective - Swedesh forerunners of melodic death metal

https://youtu.be/Dxi8-1GSpJo

Arch Enemy was founded in 1995 after guitarist / song-writer Michael Amott had left Carcass. Pretty soon after that the band was ready to record their debut album. But that original line-up would not last long. Now, after 30 years of Arch Enemy, we have had three different eras with three different vocalists. Let's talk about the music, lyrics and more during the past of 30+ years.

Arch Enemy

Hot take: band practice is not as easy as they* make it sound | quality vs quantity

https://youtu.be/bVDkyQbjbwc

*There are those fans and keyboard warriors who never play in a band, but who also think they know what it is like.

Samael interview | Swiss black metal legends at Inferno 2026

https://youtu.be/rxVmXC7NTTU

SAMAEL are one of the true veterans of Swiss black metal along with Celtic Frost, not to mention their pioneering work with industrial black metal. In this interview conducted at Inferno festival 2026 in quite short notice, Jerry got to talk to Vorph about the band's past, present and future.