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DARK, BEAUTIFUL, RELENTLESS MEET THE YAGAS

An Interview with Jason Bowman of The Yagas

(Güzin Paksoylu – Metal Oda 2025)

 

New York–based alternative rock/metal band The Yagas have made a powerful entrance into the metal music scene in 2024, generating wide excitement with their haunting sound and the presence of acclaimed actress Vera Farmiga as their vocalist. Their music is powerful, cinematic, and emotionally charged.
The band name Yagas evokes mystery and folklore, drawn from Baba Yaga — the wild witch of Slavic forests, a guardian of thresholds and transformation. Neither wholly good nor entirely evil, she is a figure of ambiguity: luminous and terrifying, destructive and protective. This duality shapes the band’s aesthetic and creative identity.

We spoke with Jason Bowman — drummer of The Yagas and founder of the Rock Academy — about the origins, philosophy, and future of the band.

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ECHOES OF GOTHENBURG AN INTERVIEW WITH NICLAS ENGELIN OF THE HALO EFFECT

Echoes of Gothenburg

An Interview with Niclas Engelin of The Halo Effect

(Interview by Güzin Paksoylu – Metal Oda, Istanbul 2025)

There are sounds that define an era — and then there are those that transcend it. The Gothenburg scene was never just a location on a map; it was an emotional landscape where melody and aggression found their fragile equilibrium. With The Halo Effect, guitarist Niclas Engelin and his companions revisit that space of creation — not to relive the past, but to reawaken it with new light.

As they prepare to perform in Istanbul on November 22, we spoke with Niclas about the past and the of the metal scene, and the thrill of live performances.

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MENTAL MAZE: METAL IS THERAPY

** METAL ODA EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW **

Metal Oda and brutalcore band Mental Maze had a candid chat on metal music, origins of Mental Maze and being a metal band in the Middle East:

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