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“Be excellent to each other, and party on!” – An Interview with Primal Fear

Primal Fear – Matt Sinner, Alex Beyrodt & Tom Naumann German Power Metal heavyweights Primal Fear are celebrating 20 years of success, so their return to the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise came at the perfect time. Having recently...
- Posted 7 years ago
“It was good fun. It’s kind of a unique thing” – An Interview With Ville Friman (Insomnium)

Insomnium – Ville Friman One of the foremost bands in melodic Death Metal, Finnish maestros Insomnium raised the bar with their latest release ‘Winter’s Gate,’ a single 40-minute song. Guitarist Ville Friman related some of the ideas behind the gargantuan...
- Posted 7 years ago
“We love doing this together” – An Interview With Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity)

Dark Tranquillity – Mikael Stanne Dark Tranquillity are one of the early pioneers of what has come to be known as the “Gothenburg sound” in melodic Death Metal. After 30 years of recording and touring, the band bring a wealth...
- Posted 7 years ago
“The world is going to end on the day when all Zeppelin and Sabbath records are no longer available” – An interview with Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)

Black Label Society – Zakk Wylde The great Zakk Wylde… is an introduction really necessary? Promoting his new album under the Black Label Society moniker, Grimmest Hits, it was also a great opportunity to have a chat to him...
- Posted 7 years ago
“It has to be the most important show…” – An Interview With Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth (Overkill)

Overkill – Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth has been performing thrash metal since before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Reagan’s presidency and the ‘Live Aid’ concert event. For over 35 years he and his compadre in metal, Overkill bassist...
- Posted 7 years ago
“It’s been four years since we were there” – An Interview With Rob Cavestany (Death Angel)

Death Angel – Rob Cavestany Rob Cavestany is a brilliant guitarist with a deft picking hand, he and his cohort in Death Angel have produced eight albums of thrash metal appealing to a broad cross-section of heavy metal fans and...
- Posted 7 years ago
“I grew up in the ’80s when glam metal was huge” – An Interview With Dysie (Claim The Throne)

Glenn ‘Dysie’ Dyson – Claim The Throne Glenn ‘Dysie’ Dyson is the guiding hand behind Soundworks Touring. He also happens to be the guitarist in Perth’s outstanding blackened death metal outfit, Claim the Throne. “I grew up in the...
- Posted 7 years ago
“Welcome to our f**king dark ritual” – An interview with Attila Csihar (Mayhem)

Mayhem – Attila Csihar There has never been a band as dark and sinister as Norway’s Mayhem, not just in terms of their music but also their past. Regarded as the pioneers of the Norwegian black metal sound, the band...
- Posted 7 years ago
“Forced Gender Reassignment wasn’t really THAT bad…” – An Interview With Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation)

Cattle Decapitation – Travis Ryan A band that brings to light some of the most pressing social and environmental issues of today’s world, through the sheer brutality of their music and who do it extremely well might I...
- Posted 7 years ago
“I’m surrounded by world-class musicians” – An Interview With Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy)

Arch Enemy – Alissa White-Gluz The electric blue hair of Montréalais Alissa White-Gluz is more than just an inimitable brand for the vocalist par-excellence; it captures her aura and presents her as the master of ceremonies on the stages of...
- Posted 7 years ago

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Interviews

“Be excellent to each other, and party on!” – An Interview with Primal Fear

“It was good fun. It’s kind of a unique thing” – An Interview With Ville Friman (Insomnium)

“We love doing this together” – An Interview With Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity)

“The world is going to end on the day when all Zeppelin and Sabbath records are no longer available” – An interview with Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)

“It has to be the most important show…” – An Interview With Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth (Overkill)

“It’s been four years since we were there” – An Interview With Rob Cavestany (Death Angel)

“I grew up in the ’80s when glam metal was huge” – An Interview With Dysie (Claim The Throne)

“Welcome to our f**king dark ritual” – An interview with Attila Csihar (Mayhem)

“Forced Gender Reassignment wasn’t really THAT bad…” – An Interview With Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation)

“I’m surrounded by world-class musicians” – An Interview With Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy)

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