INTERVIEWS
JOHN CONNOLLY of SEVENDUST Fame Talks About New Album “Hypoxia” by PROJECTED: ‘We Wanted to Record a Proper Album in the Studio as a Band’
Projected is back with their eagerly-awaited third album, “Hypoxia,” due out on June 24th via Rat Pak Records. The band features John Connolly of Sevendust…
HOLLOW FRONT Are Cementing Themselves as Metalcore Mainstays; Provide Insight Into “The Price of Dreaming”: “We Knew We Wanted to Showcase More of Our Melodic and Energetic Side as Opposed to Our Heavy and Brutal Side”
Hollow Front are on the verge of releasing something immensely powerful. Known for their soaring choruses mixed in with earth-shattering breakdowns, the band has been…
MISS MAY I Vocalist LEVI BENTON On ‘Unconquered’, Touring Life Post-Lockdown, and New Info About Upcoming Album: “We’re Not Trying to Break the Mold or Be Game Changers… Let’s Be the Best That We Can Possibly Be.”
In 2009, a massive surge of energy was felt around the world. That surge was Miss May I’s debut album “Apologies Are For The Weak”.…
Lockdowns, Online Songwriting, And Near-Decapitation of SIMON ROACH: How RXPTRS Were Tested on The Way to Their Latest Album: “I Felt Like I’ve Been Living On Borrowed Time Since, And It’s Kind Of Changed My Outlook On Everything.”
It has been said that 2022 is the year of the RXPTR, and if the beginning months of this year are anything to go by,…
Guitarist JOEL HOEKSTRA Talks ICONIC Super-group Debut Album “Second Skin” – ‘Everyone Had Input, No One Person Steered the Ship’
The newest hard rock super-group, Iconic from Frontiers Music SLR, features some legendary and iconic musicians like Michael Sweet (guitars), Joel Hoekstra (guitars), Marco Mendoza…
WINDWAKER Are Pushing The Metalcore Envelope, Vocalist WILL KING Opens Up On The Process: “It’s All About Trying to Find a Sound That Makes Us Feel the Way Other Music Makes Us Feel”
WINDWAKER are not your everyday metalcore band. How many times have you heard that? Probably a fair few, but how many times have you actually…
THORNHILL Vocalist JACOB CHARLTON and Guitarist ETHAN MCCANN Delve Deep into Upcoming Album “Heroine”: “We Tried Things That We Haven’t Heard, At Least Not for A While In Music Because It’s What We Wanted To Listen To”
Thornhill, one of Australia’s most exciting metal bands, is blasting a suave and stylish wave of energy into the metal world. The 5-piece from Melbourne…
EVERGREY’s TOM ENGLUND Speaks About Upcoming Thirteenth Studio Album “A Heartless Portrait”: “We Have the Same Eagerness, the Same Energy, the Same Urge to Make Great Music”
Just over a year ago Evergrey released “Escape of the Phoenix,” an album that was not only the band’s greatest commercial success, but was also…
SKID ROW’S RACHEL BOLAN Talks Bringing Onboard New Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL: “It’s Unbelievable How Everything Worked Out and Fell into Place So Perfectly”
Skid Row has always been one of the hardest working bands in the metal / hard rock circuit, but their touring schedule in 2022 is…
Legendary HEART Singer ANN WILSON Talks New Album “Fierce Bliss” and Stories From Her Glorious Career: “I Have to Be in My Best Musical Behavior to Keep Up with the Guys in My Band, They Just Kick Ass”
Ann Wilson’s voice has been reverberating in the rock world for nearly 50 years, topping the charts for multiple decades with the legendary band Heart.…
JOHN5 Reflects on His Touring Routine, and Shares Excitement Towards Upcoming North American Sinner Tour 2022: “As Long As I Have A Guitar In My Hands, I’m Happy!”
John5 is one of the hardest working musicians on the planet, and to prove it, he will be heading out on his Spring/Summer 2022 Sinner…
DREAM THEATER’s JAMES LABRIE Talks New Solo Album, GRAMMY’s Award and Rekindled Friendship with MIKE PORTNOY: “We Chatted, Had A Long Good Discussion, Gave Each Other a Hug and Took a Picture Together”
Some collaborations do take time to mature and to come into fruition. In the case of James LaBrie and Paul Logue, it took 11 years…
NORTHLANE Vocalist MARCUS BRIDGE On Breaking Through Walls to Create “Obsidian” Album: “Not Everything Is Wrapped Up in A Neat Little Package… That’s Not How the World Works”
One of Australia’s greatest metal exports, Northlane, are gearing up for the release of their 6th full-length album, “Obsidian”. For Northlane fans, April 22 can’t…
DESTRUCTION Front-man “SCHMIER” Talks Their New “Diabolical” Album: “We Wanted to Go Back To A More Organic Approach In The Studio”
The march of time may bring about change, but the memory of those who lived the glory days of thrash metal in the 1980s don’t…
World-Renowned Music Producer TERRY BROWN Remembers His Storied Career in 25 Questions: “The Way RUSH Sounded Was Unique, I’d Never Heard Anything Like It!”
The career of music producer Terry Brown will always be indelibly linked to that of Canadian power trio Rush. Having worked with Jimi Hendrix, The…