Exclusive Interview - Ryan Wenzel (Tempel)

Yesterday, Durf and I sat down for a little skype chat with Ryan Wenzel, guitarist for instrumental duo Tempel. Durf wrote a review for their debut self released album, "On the Steps of the Temple," in September, but this black metal oriented act has enjoyed some well deserved recognition as of late. After the break, take a listen to our interview with Ryan where we dig into everything you'd possibly want to know about Tempel and more.

Tempel Signs To Prosthetic Records

It's always super cool to see bands get signed that truly deserve it. Check out why this signing made us here at Brutalitopia particularly happy after the break.

Review: Temple - On The Steps Of The Temple

Though it has gone through many stylistic changes over the years, one of the tenants of black metal has always been the harsh, raspy vocals over the pummeling blast beats and distorted guitar riffs.  Some bands have played with and tweaked this formula, adding clean vocals here and there to complement the rasps, and interjecting long passages of ambient music in between lyrics.  But what happens if you take away those vocals entirely, leaving only the music?  Temple seeks to answer this question directly, with their brand of black metal-influenced instrumental metal on their debut album On the Steps of the Temple.   

Find out if it works after the jump…