Synthwave? In my metal? It’s more natural than you might think. It’s strange to me that we don’t hear more crossover between metal and synthwave; the two styles feel tailor-made for each other, and yet there’s not a whole lot of genre intermingling. Both tend to be dark and a little abrasive, and acts like Carpenter Brut really lean into the hokey 80’s slasher movie aesthetic (perhaps a little too much if you ask some people). But aside from acts like Gost experimenting with screams, Dance With The Dead’s metal-influenced synths, and the occasional shreddy video game soundtrack (F-Zero and Mega Man … Continue reading Premiere: Hexencraft – “Nightflame Eternal”