KATAKLYSM Vocalist MAURIZIO IACONO Talks Creation of “Unconquered” Upcoming Album: ‘It’s More About Challenging Ourselves Now and Doing Better and Better”
Death metal band Kataklysm will be releasing their fourteenth studio album “Unconquered” on September 25th, following two years after their prior album “Meditations.” With the…
JUDAS PRIEST’s ROB HALFORD Reflects About His Memoir “Confess, The Autobiography”: “Confession is Good for The Soul, And That’s What This Book is All About”
The metal God Rob Halford will be releasing his highly anticipated memoir, “Confess, The Autobiography”, on September 29th via Hachette Books. Not many bands can leave…
HEATHEN Guitarist KRAGEN LUM Talks Writing For Upcoming “Empire of the Blind”Album: “That Bay Area Thrash Sound is Part of My DNA at This Point”
Having first emerged from the Bay Area thrash scene in 1984 alongside the likes of Exodus and Testament, Heathen is preparing to release their fourth…
OCEANS OF SLUMBER Front-woman CAMMIE GILBERT: “I’d Rather Leave a World to No One Than Let These Oppressors Win and Leave a World That’s Corroding.”
“It’s black, it’s death… and it’s incredible,” Cammie Gilbert tells me from somewhere in the city of my birth. You might think she’s describing her band, Oceans of…
STRYPER’s Leader MICHAEL SWEET Talks Upcoming Album: “Those That Have Been Longing for Something More ‘80s on a STRYPER Album Are Gonna Love This Record”
Christian hard rockers STRYPER’s forthcoming album, “Even The Devil Believes” will be released on September 4th via Frontiers Music Srl. Filled with the band’s signature riffs,…
DEREK SHERINIAN Reflects on His New Solo Album “The Phoenix” and The Philosophy Behind it: “We Kept Things Very Vintage Throughout the Recording Process”
It’s no secret that we at Sonic Perspectives are big fans of keyboardist extraordinaire Derek Sherinian. He was kind enough to give us the details…
ANDY TILLISON of THE TANGENT Discusses “Auto Reconnaissance” Upcoming Album: “I Am Really Writing Musical Questions and Hoping They Will Reach People Who Might Begin to Have Some of the Answers.”
The Tangent, the progressive group, led by Andy Tillison, is set to release their 11th studio album called “Auto Reconnaissance” on August 21st, 2020 through Inside Out. With their…
ONSLAUGHT Guitarist NIGE ROCKETT Speaks About Upcoming “Generation Antichrist” Album: “It’s Got A Modern, Very Brutal Production – It’s 1986 Onslaught Meets 2020”
Coming seven years after their last full-length release, thrash metal legends Onslaught will be releasing their seventh studio album on August 7th through AFM Records.…
THE FALLAWAYS Vocalist JASON KOSTER Reflects About Their Second EP: “It Shows the Work We’re Putting In Is Going Somewhere and It’s Worth It”
Canadian punk rock band The Fallaways have released their second EP “Sunset Ave,” following three years after their debut EP “Skiddish” from 2017. Balancing party…
DESTRUCTION Main-man SCHMIER Reflects on Live Album and Band 4-Piece Line-up: “There’s Much More Power In Our Sound Now, And We Have a More Dynamic Stage Presence”
Bassist/vocalist Marcel ‘Schmier’ Schirmer co-founded thrash legends Destruction in Weil am Rhein, Germany, in 1984. Albums such as 1985’s “Infernal Overkill”, 1986’s “Eternal Devastation” and…
ARDEK of CARACH ANGREN Chats About New Album “Franckensteina Strataemontanus”: “Hopefully This Will Appeal to More People Outside Our Normal Fanbase”
On June 26th, acclaimed symphonic black metal band Carach Angren released their sixth full-length album “Franckensteina Strataemontanus” to eagerly awaiting fans of horror and extreme…
BPMD / METAL ALLEGIANCE Bassist Mark Menghi Talks Debut Album: “It Was Done In the Studio. That’s Why It Has That Live Feel To It, We Were Together”
Summer is here at last, and if you’re looking for the perfect soundtrack to celebrate the season, look no further: BPMD is here to provide…
STEVE BROWN of TOKYO MOTOR FIST Talks Upcoming Album “Lions”: “We Took A Lot Of Chances On This Record, And We Know The Fans Will Love It!”
You don’t need to be a die-hard ’80s metal fan to know that the fruits of an artistic alliance between Danger Danger singer Ted Poley…
NEAL MORSE Talks Upcoming “Cov3r to Cov3r” and “Sola Gratia” Albums: “They Required a Different Level of Commitment, But What Matters Is How Much the Listener Will Enjoy Them”
American singer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and progressive rock composer Neal Morse has kept himself as busy as ever despite the current pandemic times. He recently announced…
RANDY MCSTINE and MARCO MINNEMANN Talk New Duo Project: “This Feels Like a True Collaboration, It’s Great to Have a Partner In Crime, to Send Ideas Out and Then It’s Like Waiting For Christmas that Something Comes Back”
The debut release of super-duo Marco Minnemann and Randy McStine offers a densely crafted, hard-hitting album which takes listeners through a range of unexpected directions.…
