INTERVIEWS
Formed in 2004 in Denver, Colorado, Havok reached a peak with the release of 2017’s “Conformicide”, their fourth full-length. While keeping their thrash metal roots,…
PINEAPPLE THIEF’s Frontman BRUCE SOORD: “We Wanted the Melodies to Hit People in the First Listen, But then for Them to Go Away and Say: Oh My God, I Have to Listen to that Again.”
Bruce Soord started The Pineapple Thief nearly twenty years ago, but almost feels like they have become a new band in the best sense of…
REDEMPTION’s Nick Van Dyk: “I Feel That Now We Have the Most Talented Line-Up REDEMPTION Has Ever Had”
Few bands are as consequential as Southern California’s Redemption. The brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Nick van Dyk, Redemption quickly shed its side project status and became…
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME’s Tommy Rogers: “We Are Very Grateful to Have the Freedom to Be Able To Write Songs That Aren’t Normal”
One of progressive metal’s most ground-breaking and innovative artists is unquestionably BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, a band which after 15 years as a band…
Hard rock/AOR connoisseurs hold a special place in their hearts for Hardline. Formed in 1991 by brothers Johnny and Joey Gioeli, the band also counted…
SYMPHONY X’ Michael Romeo: “I Really Wanted My Solo Record to Be Different from The Band’s Sound: More Orchestral and Cinematic, with some Sabbath and Pantera Influences”
Internationally acclaimed guitar hero Michael Romeo announced a while back the release of his eagerly anticipated first official solo album, War of the Worlds /…
MARCO MINNEMANN: “There’s a Difference between the Musical Chemistry Being Right, and Actually Creating Magic”
Marco Minnemann has to be one of the most prolific drummers on the scene today, in large part due to the fact that he also…
JASON BONHAM on Playing with ZEPPELIN: “We rehearsed Kashmir and Jimmy Page turned around to Robert Plant and said: Well, that’s as good as it’s ever sounded”
With his pedigree coming not only from his family name but his extensive recording and gigging history, Jason Bonham can hold his own when playing…
Doug Rausch is a driven man, a man who releases no music before its time – or at least until he’s darned good and ready.…
AMANDA SOMERVILLE: “My Foot in the Door of the Metal Scene Came After Sascha Paeth Called And Asked If I Wanted to Write a Metal Opera”
Considered a Metal Diva in the European symphonic metal scene (through her work with Avantasia, Epica, Kamelot, and a duet album entitled Kiske-Somerville with metal…
Few progressive metal bands have seen the type of steady growth Haken has over the past ten years. Followed and enjoyed by older traditional prog…
DEVIN TOWNSEND: “Trying To Get An Orchestra And Choir Into This Music Was Like Trying To Get 5 Fat People Through A Door”
Devin Townsend has been expanding the horizons of metal, sound, and brutality for over a quarter century. During that time, he has released records both…
The metal world is yet to see a paradigm shift with such impact as the one brought by Death in the late 80’s and early 90’s.…
You’d be forgiven for not knowing who Beasto Blanco is – six years into their career, they’re not a household name yet. However, if you’re…
THE ROAD TO PROGSTOCK 2018: Interview with ORPHEUS NINE’s Jason Kresge And Mark DeGregory
ProgStock 2018 is coming! The sophomore edition of the three-day Progressive Rock music Festival will take place Oct 5-7, 2018 at the Union County Performing…
