Interviews
To date, we have conducted 1630 interviews. If your band is available for an interview, feel free to contact us and we'll see what we can do. Here are our latest:
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Undivine Essence Discusses Split Album
Fresh off the release of a split album with Nature's Elements, Israeli black metal act Undivine Essence is currently in the process of putting together a debut full-length album. Explaining the meaning behind the band's name, guitarist Shay commented "The name Undivine Essence basically refers to the human itself. It’s about the impurity and foulness of the human way of life. It’s a reminder that people are still basically animals, and are still slaves to their drives and needs." Shay and vocalist Mike also went on to explain the recording of the split album and the band's development.
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Samoth Brings About The Wretched End
When the mighty Emperor finally hung up its crown, guitarist Samoth went on to join Zyklon, which in turn also saw its demise after the release of three full-length albums. The Norwegian guitar prodigy is now back with The Wretched End's first release "Ominous." Samoth took out some time to talk about the changing sound between the three bands, from black metal to death metal and now to thrash influenced extreme metal. He also discussed the fitting apocalyptic themes of The Wretched End, and revealed the band is already working on a second album.
An Interview With Israeli Band Nature's Elements
Israel hasn't quite become known for producing black metal bands at this point, so Nature's Elements is something of an anamoly in the worldwide metal community. The group contributed two songs to a split album titled "New Shape/Ipos" earlier this year with fellow Israeli band Undivine Essence. Nature's Elements drummer Phenex filled me in on the history of the band, the death of former vocalist Ipos, and the recording of the split tracks.
Interview with Erik Danielson of Watain
Watain is one of those bands that make people cringe. Stories of men covered in corpse paint playing Satanic music and spitting fire amongst the limbs of animals and the infamous stank of them cooking under the lights have kept some people at bay while others are intriguiged and want to witness this strange event. Watain's latest album "Lawless Darkness" has become a favorite album in the world of metal. Just wrapping up a tour with Goatwhore and Black Anvil, I was able to catch up with vocalist Erik Danielson before their show in Metairie, Louisiana, just the day after Thanksgiving to talk about their notorious shows, Varg Vikernes, and black metal today. A transcribed version follows.
Burning The Masses Discusses "Offspring Of Time"
San Diego's Burning the Masses is about to hit the road in support of the band's sophomore effort "Offspring of Time," which dropped in November through Mediaskare Records. The band snagged Cameron "Big Chocolate" Argon for the vocal work on the album before recruiting new vocalist Brian Kulikoff. Burning the Masses guitarist Chris Valenzuela recently spoke with me about the band swapping out members, the recording of the new album, and his interest in reggae music.
Band Photo: Gwar
Oderus Urungus Of GWAR Demands An Interview
For over 25 years GWAR has been touring the world, showcasing its unique brand of shock-thrash that made GWAR one of the biggest names in the entire metal underground. From its humble beginnings in Richmond, Virginia GWAR has travelled across the Earth adding to its ever growing fan base. From appearances in the early 90's on television programs such as The Joan Rivers Show, Jerry Springer and the Beavis & Butthead cartoon to more recent appearances on Fox News and The Jimmy Falon Show, GWAR has slowly built up its thrash metal stronghold and have earned its reputation of having the best, and bloodiest, live show in all of music.
On Monday, November 29th, 2010 GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus kidnapped Metalunderground.com writer Cody B from right off the streets of Vancouver and forced him to conduct an interview in order to promote GWAR's 25th anniversary. Cody hasn't been seen since, but Oderus Urungus was kind enough to send us the tape. What a nice guy!
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Cradle Of Filth Talks New Album
When a band so focused on occult concepts and sexual deviancy has already done a serial killer concept album, where's there to go next? Lilith of course, infamous sorceress and first wife of Adam. Cradle of Filth's latest symphonic metal album "Darkly, Darkly Venus Aversa" puts the legendary character at the center of the music, surrounded by some of the fastest and heaviest sounds heard from the band in years. Cradle of Filth's guitarist Paul Allender recently spoke with Metalunderground.com about the recording of the album, the story behind the music, and the band's upcoming orchestral release "Midnight in the Labyrinth."
War From A Harlots Mouth Discusses New Album "MMX"
War From a Harlots Mouth are on the edge of becoming one of metal's premier extreme metal acts. With its blend of brutal intensity and exceptionally complex songwriting the band have begun to break out of the Berlin, Germany metal scene. With a U.S. tour on the horizon and a new album released in the beginning of the month guitarist Simon of War From a Harlots Mouth checked in with Metalunderground.com to talk about the new album.
Interview with Brian Patton of Eyehategod
Fathers of sludge Eyehategod will be heading out on the road soon to cover your town in a thick, smelly layer of toxic slime. That's what sludge is, after all. The world is waiting on pins and needles for the next album; in the making for over ten years now. This is not a Guns N' Roses deal though. The musicians in Eyehategod are very busy with their other bands like Down, Arson Anthem, and Soilent Green to name a few. I was able to catch up with guitarist Brian Patton before the tour is unleashed to talk about the upcoming album, how crazy things get on tour, and amazing shows possibly heading your way. A transcription follows.
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Brendon Small Talks New Season Of Metalocalypse
The animated quintet of destruction and mayhem Dethklok has returned for a third season of Metalocalypse, which was recently released on Blu-Ray and DVD. Besides offering ever more brutality and new ways to kill innocent bystanders, the show also switched from a 15 minute format to a half hour for extra blood and metal. Metalocalypse master mind Brendon Small spoke with me about what goes into making an episode of the show, the brutality of visiting the DMV, and his upcoming new project with Gene Hoglan and Bryan Beller.
Conducting From The Grave Discusses New Album
In October, California based melodic death metal act Conducting From The Grave dropped its second full-length album "Revenants," and follow-up to 2009's "When Legends Become Dust." Conducting From the Grave guitarist Jeff Morgan spoke with me about the band switching vocalists for this album, where the band's distinctive name came from, and the possibility of an upcoming music video.
While explaining how the new album differs from the band's earlier work, Morgan commented "I like to think the song writing is a lot more mature on this album. We’ve definitely progressed a lot over the years as musicians. A lot of stuff from the previous album 'When Legends Becomes Dust' was written over the course of five or six years...I think it’s a lot more of a cohesive sound for the whole album." Morgan also discussed upcoming tour dates with Arsis and the themes of the album's lyrics.
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Paul Mazurkiewicz of Cannibal Corpse (Video)
Cannibal Corpse brought their East US tour through Nashville, TN on November 9th, 2010 in support of their "Evisceration Plague" album. These titans of death metal have been around since 1988, as long as many of their fans have been alive for. Drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz, one of the only two original members of Cannibal Corpse, took time before their Nashville show to be interviewed by MetalUnderground.com on the band’s tour bus. The interview was done on video, and can be seen below, as well as read underneath it.
Band Photo: Gwar
Interview with Beefcake the Mighty of GWAR
If you haven't heard of GWAR by now, then you must be living under a very dense rock. Still celebrating their 25th anniversary (although it's now their 26th anniversary), GWAR is currently touring with Mobile Death Camp, The Casualties, and Infernaeon. Their latest album " Bloody Pit of Horror" is newly released and GWAR will be murdering such people as Lady Gaga and Sarah Palin for your violent pleasure. I was lucky enough to have a nice, long chat with bassist Beefcake the Mighty. We discussed the new album, zombies, and other crazy things. The audio of the interview is available, but the camera lens broke when it saw Beefcake's face, so no image. A transcription follows.
Getting Introspective With Viscera///
Italian act Viscera///, which was recently highlighted in our Unearthing the Underground column, has taken a new journey into experimental metal in the form of "2 - As Zeitgeist Becomes Profusion of the I." Viscera/// Vocalist Mike B. explains how the band's sound has changed over time since the 2008 album "Cyclops," why the "///" got added onto the band's name, and what's going on in the Italian metal scene.
Jay Weinberg Discusses His Split With Madball
In September, Madball issued a surprise announcement that drummer Jay Weinberg would not be finishing off the "Through The Noise Tour" with Comeback Kid. Jay has since spoken with Metalunderground.com to explain his side of the story and discuss the circumstances of his departure. He also explained what he'll be doing in the world of music in the coming months, his role in writing and recording the latest Madball album "Empire," and even the show "Cake Boss."
Steve Karp Talks Yuppicide Reunion
Dead and buried for a decade, New York hardcore punk act Yuppicide has been resurrected to release a double CD anthology spanning the group's career from '88 - '98 and to bring their live music to today's hardcore fans. Guitarist Steve Karp took the time to chronicle the band's history and explain how they decided to reform, as well to give a glimpse of what might be on the horizon for Yuppicide's followers. Karp also discussed how the New York hardcore scene has changed over the years and what the band members have been doing during Yuppicide's time of slumber.
Chris Grigg Explains The Dynamics Of Woe
Recently signed to Candlelight Records for the release of the sophomore album “Quietly, Undramatically," Philadelphia black metallers Woe have not-so-quietly invaded the U.S. black metal scene. Front man Chris Grigg recently corresponded with Metalunderground to explain how Woe went from a solo project to a full band and getting a record deal with the legendary Candlelight.
Chris also tackled the issue of adding in clean vocals on the new album, stating "For a musician, selling out is defined by doing something that you would not normally do in the interest of selling records. To not follow my gut, to omit a musical idea that really worked just because I was scared of how people would react... That would be a sell-out move." Throughout the interview below he discusses leaving behind the band's direct European black metal feel, playing live shows, and even discusses his trip to Ken Ham's creationism museum.
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Quartered Discusses New Album "Walks Like A Ghost"
Vocalist Greggor Williams and guitarist Todd Sanft of Vancouver progressive metal act Quartered sat down with Metalunderground.com to catch up on its recent activities following the release of its new album "Walks Like A Ghost." You can read the Metalunderground.com review for "Walks Like A Ghost" at this location and find out what the band has been upto by reading the interview below.
Sumerian Metallers Melechesh Discuss New Album
Sumerian-themed blackened metallers Melechesh launched "The Epigenesis" last month, which is their latest exploration of occult oriented extreme metal. Front man Ashmedi recently discussed the new album with me, explaining how everything from the lyrics to the guitar riffs to the promo shots are interconnected and chosen specifically to be in alignment. Ashmedi also recently posted a track-by-track breakdown online of the new album, which can be seen at the following links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
Talking about how the songs flow, Ashmedi commented, "It’s not afraid to step out of the box in the sense that every song stands alone, just like a good healthy rock album or metal album." He also discussed the possibility of an upcoming music video and where the band will be touring in support of the new album.
A Discussion With Lizard Skynard
Lizard Skynard sounds like a reject Lynyrd Skynyrd cover band, but behind the gimmicky name and eccentric frontman Erik Sprague, aka The Lizardman, is a legitimate force to be reckoned with. Their sound runs the gamut from blasts of hardcore fury to ambient space rock. Lizardman’s spoken word style has a Henry Rollins flavor to it and helps to make the band stand out from the rest of the pack. With their self-titled debut being released a few weeks back, guitarist Mossy Vaughn spoke to Metalunderground.com in early October about the new album, having a frontman like Lizardman around, and the dangers of vomiting during a live Lizard Skynard show
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Black Tide Discusses Upcoming Second Album
Black Tide has been making waves in the heavy metal scene, both because of the young age and talent of the band's members. The group was famously promoted to the main stage during Ozzfest of 2007 after being deemed too young to perform on the Jagermeister stage, and then went on to release the debut album "Light From Above." Black Tide is now back with a new single, along with a second full-length to be released next year. At the Seattle stop of the band's current tour with Bullet For My Valentine, guitarist/vocalist Gabriel Garcia filled me in on the details of the upcoming second album and how growing up in the metal scene has changed the band's lyrical content and outlook.
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Interview with Vanden Plas Guitarist Stephan Lill
When I was first approached about doing an interview with Stephan Lill, Guitarist of one of my favorite Prog/Metal bands, “Vanden Plas”, I was stoked to say the least. Not only am I a big fan of the band who possesses every studio album they have put out (with the exception of colour temple), I am also a huge fan of their lead guitarist. Now although personally I felt all their recordings had been nothing less than phenomenal, I was nevertheless skeptical to there ability to follow up their previous release “Christ O”, a very adventurous and epic album, and one of my personal favorites. A lot of bands when faced with the challenge of creating a follow up to a great album, buckle under the pressure, releasing lack lustered efforts at best. Upon hearing the new album “The Seraphic Clockwork” I knew that this was not the case for these guys.
Band Photo: Led Zeppelin
An Interview with Stephen Davis, Author of LZ-'75
Stephen Davis is the author of rock biographies "Hammer of The Gods," "Walk This Way," and "Watch You Bleed." His latest book, "LZ-'75: The Lost Chronicles of Led Zeppelin's 1975 American Tour" (reviewed here) takes the reader into the backstage world of touring with Led Zeppelin during their prime, highlighting the good, the bad, and of course, the decadent. Below is an interview with Stephen.
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T.N.O.B.M.P.S Speaks/Woods Of Ypres Interview
David Gold (Woods of Ypres) and Aaron Palmer (ex-Woods of Ypres, Arkayic Revolt) of The Northern Ontario Black Metal Preservation Society sit down with Metalunderground.com to discuss the formation of the project, the meaning behind its name, the recording of its debut 7" Vinyl "Future Northern Prosperity" (reviewed here) and its future going forward. David Gold also discusses the current status of Woods of Ypres, its signing with Earache Records and shares an interesting story from the road during the band's last tour stop in Vancouver.
Journey Into The Instrumental Metal Of Odyssey
Spokane based instrumental metal act Odyssey bucks the trends of music by ditching the idea of a vocalist and letting the instruments do all the talking. Odyssey, which is composed of brother team Jordan and Lukas Hilker along with guitarist Jerrick Crites, recently released the "Schematics" EP and is soon to begin pre-production for the new album "An Abstract Existence." The band members took some time out to explain why they choose to go on without a singer, how they approach song writing, and taking a break from live shows to work on the new full-length album.
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