metal uruguay

Interview: CRYSTAL GATES

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 RISE!

by Jorge Patacas Seven years after their EP “A Quest for Life”, the Uruguayan symphonic power metal band Crystal Gates is back with their debut album “Torment & Wonder: The Ways Of The Lonely Ones”, released via the Italian label WormHoleDeath. The guitar player and band leader Benjamín Machín has recently moved to Riga, Latvia, and this may bring new opportunities for the band, so we did an interview with him to talk about that as well as many details related to the album, their new music video and more!…

Interview: MARTÍN MÉNDEZ (Opeth, White Stones)

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 RISE!

by Jorge Patacas A new edition of the Beyond the Gates festival was held in the city of Bergen, Norway, last August. Opeth closed the second day and there we were able to interview Uruguayan bass player Martín Méndez, who has been in the band since 1997 after moving to Sweden. He has also recently formed a new band called White Stones in the city of Barcelona where he currently resides, and told us all the details about it as well as his beginnings, his decision to emigrate and much…

Interview with Jorge Patacas on Rebeldes con Causa Metalera

December 12, 2022December 26, 2022 RISE!

Jorge Patacas, founder of RISE!, has been interviewed by musician and vocal coach Guido Lisioli for his new channel Rebeldes con Causa Metalera. Some of the topics in the interview were Rise!, life in Scandinavia, the Uruguayan and Norwegian metal scenes and more! Note: Unfortunately, it is only available in Spanish for now.