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**THIS SITE IS IN SUPPORT OF FEMALE FUCKING METAL MUSIC** Kovenant Rose Promotions & Sonic Cathedral Are currently doing Interviews/Reviews!! Send to: Herlaka Rose c/o Kovenant Rose Promotions 2910 Main Ave Laredo, Texas 78041
I am on the writting staff of Sonic Cathedral! I will be Interviewing BANDS! First Target: WYKKED WYTCH

As their name suggests, Matriarch is one of the world’s most revered female metal bands, proving that metal is not “just for the guys”, unlike so many of their contemporaries of the past and present. With guitar and bass work that could move planets and thundering drums one would hear accompanying an army marching to war, as well as combining a triple vocal attack spanning from crushing lows, to harsh screams, and even to an incredibly soothing soprano, Matriarch doesn’t ask for respect, but demands it. After a couple early line-up changes after forming in 2002 in Puerto Rico, Matriarch released the Black Apples demo in 2003. The demo featured the quintet of Shamara Irizarry on drums, Ara López on guitar/low vocals, Vanessa Urrutia on guitar/soprano, Isabel Conde on bass/grim vocals, and Michelle Baez ..boards. Shortly thereafter, the band parted ways with Michelle after the realization that keyboards were an unnecessary element as well as her inability to live up to the band’s expectations. In 2004, the song Sinful Decadence was recorded as an attempt to display Matriarch’s virtuosity beyond the confines of the Black Apples demo, marking an evolutionary step to their repertoire. This continued with the recording of the song Profanity in mid 2005, further exemplifying Matriarch’s presence in the metal world. The summer of 2006 saw the departure of co-founding member and guitarist/vocalist Ara when it became apparent of her needs to focus more on her personal life. In the Fall of 2006, Matriarch began recording their debut album, Revered unto the Ages, and finalized the recording process in December after a grueling 4 month process. The album also sees drummer Shamara stepping in to perform the low/death metal vocal duties that became vacant with the absence of Ara from the band. Revered unto the Ages is scheduled for a Summer/Fall release in 2007, further embarking their path to command admiration and taking no prisoners.

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**The Great Kat "Extreme Guitar Shred" DVD Review** My fucking eyes are Dry! I could not close them for fear of missing something in each shot! The Great Kat had me in a state of drunken daze. The fastest DVD I HAVE ever SEEN! *Herlaka Rose*

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Eon Interview with Cindy Figueroa

EON INTERVIEW About Eon:Eon is concieved due to endurable friendship bonds and common musical interests that flourish with mutual cooperation and entangled dreams of creating music together. The band...
Posted by Female Metal *Sonic Cathedral* Staff Writer on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:56:00 PST

Herlaka joins Sonic Cathedral.Com

Grins From Below I am on the writting staff of Sonic Cathedral! I will be Interviewing FEMALE BANDS! First Target: WYKKED WYTCH *Mistress with a Hammer of Hate* Female BANDS!!! Please email me for an...
Posted by Female Metal *Sonic Cathedral* Staff Writer on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:10:00 PST

Labei Ritual Online Interview *Female Death/Black*

"She Demons Crawl" LABEI RITUAL IS AN ALL FEMALE METAL BAND FROM MONTERREY, MEXICO ALL BEING FORMER STUDENTS OF THE MUSIC UNIVERSITY In Mexico. LABEI RITUAL STARTED IN 1992, THE BAND START PLAYING COV...
Posted by Female Metal *Sonic Cathedral* Staff Writer on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:37:00 PST

The Great Kat *Online Interview*

1. How did the name "The Great Kat" become to be? What inspired it? Answer:The Great Kat, SHRED GUITAR GODDESS/NEW BEETHOVEN of the 21st Century/Juilliard Graduate Violin Virtuoso/WINNER "Top 10 Fas...
Posted by Female Metal *Sonic Cathedral* Staff Writer on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:44:00 PST

Beseech *Online Interview*

1. How did your bands name become to be? Who came up with the name? what inspired it? It was the drummer Morgan at that time that proposed the name Beseech and all thought it sounded cool. So it...
Posted by Female Metal *Sonic Cathedral* Staff Writer on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:41:00 PST

Cycle Sluts From Hell *Online Interview* Hell Yeah!!!

;-) Raffaele/Queen [email protected]  1.How did your bands name become to be? Who came up with the name? What inspired it? One word - alcohol. We were really drunk and it sounded good....
Posted by Female Metal *Sonic Cathedral* Staff Writer on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:12:00 PST

Matriarch *Online Interview* Female Death/Black Metal

1. How did your bands name become to be? Who came up with the name? What inspired it? When Isabel (bass/grim vocals) joined the band in 2003 we didn't have a name so she got the idea of using this n...
Posted by Female Metal *Sonic Cathedral* Staff Writer on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:07:00 PST

Promisqes *Online Interview* Female Fucking Metal!!

1.How did your bands name become to be? Who came up with the name? What inspired it?   Answer-The name Promisqes came to be in 1995 when I first met Jeanette Smith. We got the name from Sla...
Posted by Female Metal *Sonic Cathedral* Staff Writer on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:14:00 PST

Decadence *Online Interview* Female fronted Thrash/Death

1. How did your bands name become to be? Who came up with the name? What inspired it? Decadence was my original idea that developed from my first project's name, Dekapitera. Most of the lyrics are a...
Posted by Female Metal *Sonic Cathedral* Staff Writer on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:00:00 PST

Attention FEMALE METAL LOVERS!!!!! READ THIS

Metal Queens A Carnifex Metal book release Please answer the following basic questions with as much information as you can give. The answers will be used as part of a book release called "Metal Queens...
Posted by Female Metal *Sonic Cathedral* Staff Writer on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:56:00 PST