INTERVIEWS
Keyboard Wizard JORDAN RUDESS Describes What “An Evening with JORDAN RUDESS” Shows Feels Like: “It’s A Whirlwind to Go Out on A Solo Tour While on A Break from The DREAM THEATER Shows”
What do you do when your band is on a break, and you’re used to playing a million notes every night? If your name is Jordan Rudess, the…
ADAM GONTIER of SAINT ASONIA Sheds Light on Upcoming EP “Introvert”, Talks Writing Process: “Every Album Has Gotten a Little Bit Better… I Went Back to My Roots…”
Saint Asonia shouldn’t need an introduction. Their members have been hard rock mainstays in bands such as Three Days Grace and Staind, and that powerful…
HAKEN’s Guitarist CHARLIE GRIFFITHS Explains Heaviness of His Debut Solo Album: “It’s Fun To Be Able To Push This Heavy Music As Far As I Can”
Charlie Griffiths, guitarist for British Progressive Metal band Haken, has just released his debut solo album “Tiktaalika”. Written on six-string guitars, “Tiktaalika” is a riff-fest,…
MIKE SUGARS of VATICAN Elaborates on Writing Process For Upcoming “Ultra” Album: “It’s About Dialing It To 11 Wherever You Can, And Going as Hard as You Can”
Violently jarring riffs, vicious vocals and a healthy dose of electronic dissonance shoved in your face. That’s only a few things to be expected in…
TESLA Guitarist FRANK HANNON Talks Upcoming Tour and Band’s Strategy for New Music: “We Will Write and Produce Our Next Albums Ourselves”
For 37 years, TESLA continues to write, record, and tour to the excitement of their fans. In 2014 they released a stellar straight-up, hard-rocking album,…
CHRIS JERICHO of FOZZY Reflects on Recent “Boombox” Studio Album: ‘This Record Shows the Strength Of Our Songwriting’
Fozzy released their new album, “Boombox”, last May 6th, 2021. The album features two Top 10 singles, “Nowhere to Run” and “Sane.” “Boombox” sees Fozzy…
JOHANNES “JOE” VAN AUDENHOVE of EVIL INVADERS Reflects on The Isolation During the Covid Lockdowns and How the Eclectic Nature of Their Latest Studio LP, “Shattering Reflection”, Was Fueled by It: “We Try Not to Think in A Box, When We Write Music It Comes Naturally.”
It goes without saying that the Covid pandemic reaped havoc upon the metal scene, but even more than a year of worldwide lockdowns could not…
STRATOVARIUS Singer TIMO KOTIPELTO on Upcoming “Survive” Studio Album: “The Biggest Difference Is That We Composed This Album Together, In the Same Room”
“This whole trip was chaos,” confides a visibly exhausted Timo Kotipelto. The reserved but charismatic Stratovarius front-man and I are tucked away in a corner…
JOHN MACALUSO Talks Recent MICHAEL ROMEO Album and His Vision As a Musician: “It’s Lonely Being a Session Drummer, But at The End of The Day, You Leave a Legacy Behind You”
Michael Romeo’s latest solo outing, “War of the Worlds Part II” came out a few months ago, and it’s still impressing the minds and ears…
MOTOR SISTER’s PEARL ADAY Reflects on The Live Feel Of The Band’s “Get Off” Album: “This Record Captures The Energy Of Four Of Us In The Same Room”
Comprised of vocalist/guitarist Jim Wilson (Mother Superior), guitarist Scott Ian (Anthrax), bassist Joey Vera (Armored Saint), drummer John Tempesta (White Zombie, The Cult) and vocalist…
TODD “DAMMIT” KERNS of SLASH Featuring MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS Talks “Live At Studios 60” Exclusive Vinyl Release: ‘It’s A Unique Way to Celebrate the Release of 4’
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators will be releasing “Live At Studios 60”, exclusive vinyl for Record Store Day on June 18th. It’s their…
BRET MICHAELS Guitarist PETE EVICK Talks “My Best Days” New Solo Single: ‘I Was Heavily Influenced by Jon Bon Jovi Growing Up’
Pete Evick is an award-winning guitarist, producer, songwriter, and author who has spent the last 19 years touring the world as the music director and…
MICHAEL MONROE Talks Upcoming “I Live Too Fast to Die Young” Album: ‘This Is the Type of Record That You Will Want to Listen to Over and Over’
Michael Monroe has long been at the forefront of breaking musical barriers from Hanoi Rocks to his successful solo career. He returns with his highly…
NIKLAS STALVIND of WOLF Discusses Their Latest Studio LP “Shadowland”, Heavy Metal’s Rebirth Following Their Formation In The Grunge-Dominated 90s, And How Changes In Lineup Has Helped To Evolve The Creation Process: “This Was The First Wolf Album That Felt Easy To Record Because Of The Musicians That Were Involved.”
To the current generation, a music scene bereft of traditional heavy metal might seem a horror story from a bygone era, but for those who…
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…