HIGH ON FIRE Frontman Talks About Making Of ‘De Vermis Mysteriis’
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Toby Cook of The Quietus recently conducted an interview with Matt Pike of the San Francisco Bay Area hard rock band HIGH ON FIRE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
The Quietus: The title of the [new HIGH ON FIRE] record, “De Vermis Mysteriis”, obviously has links to the grimoires of Robert Bloch and H.P. Lovecraft, but the concept is based around the idea that Jesus had a twin who died at birth, and then became a time traveller, right? Can you clear up what the fuck’s going on there?
Pike: Yeah, well, he died at birth so that Jesus could live and then forwards himself through time and sees the destruction that Christianity causes and tries to travel back in time to warn his brother — who’s innocent of all this. But there’s lots of little factors in between that are Lovecraft-ian, (more…)
CLUTCH: New Video Interview With JEAN-PAUL GASTER
Musician Photo Journal recently conducted an interview with drummer Jean-Paul Gaster of Maryland rockers CLUTCH. You can now watch the chat below.
CLUTCH is currently in the midst of a North American tour which features headlining shows, co-headlining dates with HELLYEAH and a radio festival appearance.
CLUTCH will embark on a headlining tour this summer with support from PRONG and LIONIZE. The tour is scheduled to kick off July 11 in Fayetteville, Arkansas and currently scheduled to wrap up on July 22 in Richmond, Virginia. (more…)
CLUTCH: New Video Interview Posted Online; Tour Dates With PRONG Announced
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PopCultureMadness.com conducted an interview with guitarist Tim Sult of Maryland rockers CLUTCH prior to the band’s April 14 concert at the House Of Blues in Atlantic City, New Jersey with HELLYEAH. You can now watch the chat below.
CLUTCH is currently in the midst of a North American tour which features headlining shows, co-headlining dates with HELLYEAH and a radio festival appearance.
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GRAND MAGUS: New Video Interview With JANNE ‘J.B.’ CHRISTOFFERSSON
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Steel And Fire recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Janne “J.B.” Christoffersson of Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS. You can now watch the chat below.
Due to family obligations and work commitments, drummer Sebastian “Seb” Sippola has left GRAND MAGUS. The new man behind the kit is Ludwig “Ludde” Witt (SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, FIREBIRD, SHINING).
Commented Sebastian: “It took a load off my mind that Ludwig was chosen because he is a friend of mine. By the way, honestly and objective: In my opinion Ludwig is the best replacement for me because he already knows J.B. and Fox [Skinner, bass] and he exactly knows which demands the drumming at GRAND MAGUS will make on him. They will be a great team and I’m really looking forward to see them live — though I have no idea, how my reaction will be in this situation.” (more…)
GRAVEYARD: New Video Interview Posted Online
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Riff-Mag.com conducted an interview with Axel Sjöberg (drums) of the Gothenburg, Sweden-based psychedelic doom rock band GRAVEYARD on March 22 in London, England. You can now watch the chat below.
GRAVEYARD was honored with the “Best Hard Rock/Metal” award at the Swedish “Grammis” gala, which was held on February 14 at Kungliga Operan in Stockholm.
The nominees in the “Best Hard Rock/Metal” category were as follows:
* GRAVEYARD – “Hisingen Blues”
* HAMMERFALL – “Infected”
* IN FLAMES – “Sounds Of A Playground Fading”
* OPETH – “Heritage” (more…)
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Guitarist On Writing New Music: ‘Whatever Comes Out Comes Out’
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Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock recently conducted an interview with guitarist Woody Weatherman of Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
69 Faces Of Rock: The new album isn’t really a retro album. In fact, it sounds as if this configuration of players continued on through the years, and naturally progressed.
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GRAVEYARD: New Video Interview Posted Online
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Planet Mosh TV conducted an interview with Joakim Nilsson (guitar, vocals) and Jonathan Ramm (guitar, vocals) of the Gothenburg, Sweden-based psychedelic doom rock band GRAVEYARD on March 22 in London, England. You can now watch the chat below.
GRAVEYARD was honored with the “Best Hard Rock/Metal” award at the Swedish “Grammis” gala, which was held on February 14 at Kungliga Operan in Stockholm.
The nominees in the “Best Hard Rock/Metal” category were as follows:
* GRAVEYARD – “Hisingen Blues”
* HAMMERFALL – “Infected”
* IN FLAMES – “Sounds Of A Playground Fading”
* OPETH – “Heritage”
* THE HAUNTED – “Unseen” (more…)
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY’s MIKE DEAN Says ‘There Is A Firm Desire’ To Play As A Four-Piece Again
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David E. Gehlke of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Mike Dean of Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Blistering.com: When the touring cycle for “In The Arms Of God” ended, and Pepper [Keenan, guitar/vocals] went back to DOWN, did you think that was the end of C.O.C.?
Mike Dean: I wasn’t really sure. It was always in the back of my head that it could be over with, so it wasn’t a shocking possibility. I was hopeful we (more…)
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Guitarist Talks About The Making Of New Album
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Iann Robinson of CraveOnline.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Woody Weatherman of Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
CraveOnline.com: So you’re back together, out doing the “Animosity” three-piece tour and everybody loves it. Was it always your intention to record an album of new material or did it start out as just for fun?
Woody: There was always the intention of having new songs, which we did almost right off the bat. We had written two or three new songs to help supplement the “Animosity” album stuff when we played it live. I think maybe at first we just wanted to test the waters and see how much fun we were having, but it didn’t take too long to realize that we wanted to write an album as a three-piece and tour off of it. (more…)
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: New Audio Interview With MIKE DEAN
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Sean Palmerston of Hellbound.ca conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Mike Dean of Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY on January 19. The chat is now available for streaming in the YouTube clip below.
An e-card for the forthcoming self-titled new album from CORROSION OF CONFORMITY can be accessed at this location. Due on February 28 in North America via Candlelight Records, the CD Was recorded at Dave Grohl‘s Studio 606 in Northridge, California and was produced by the band in cooperation with longtime collaborator John Custer. It was mixed by John Lousteau (FOO FIGHTERS) and features artwork by Seldon Hunt (MELVINS, HIGH ON FIRE).
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Kylesa Confirm New Bassist, Speak On Forthcoming Album And Rarities Release Plans
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Kylesa have been officially confirming the departure of bassist Corey Barhost from their ranks in recent interviews. As those who have seen the band live in the past few months can attest, he has been replaced by former band drummer, Eric Hernandez.
Meanwhile, the group have also stated that they will be spending the majority of this year working on a new album; which they plan to have out in early 2013. Vocalist/guitarist Laura Pleasants has also revealed that a b-sides & rarities record is in the cards for a release later this year. (more…)
GHOST: Rare Video Interview Posted Online
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Musik Universe conducted a rare video interview with two of the “Nameless Ghouls” from the mysterious Swedish buzz band GHOST on January 21 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below.
GHOST cult leader “Papa Emeritus” (rumored to be REPUGNANT/SUBVISION‘s Tobias Forge, who takes the stage in the form of “a satanic pope”) and his anonymous ghouls have teamed up with doom rockers BLOOD CEREMONY and ANCIENT VVISDOM for a two-week trek dubbed the “13 Dates Of Doom” tour that launched on January 18 in New York City and is scheduled to wrap tonight (Thursday, February 2) in Los Angeles.
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Ghost Working On New Album
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Much ado about Ghost and their shtick, and that’s fine – we need a good one every now and then. The lengths in which the band goes to keep their true identities a secret is commendable, as is their proto-Mercyful Fate/classic metal concoction. On their Opus Eponymous debut, the Swedes come across less as a revelation and more as a defender of the 80’s metal faith, but when coupled with their mysterious image and penchant for theatrics, it’s a perfect storm in this climate.
The new year poses to be a pivotal year for Ghost, with an impending North American headlining run scheduled for January, to be followed up by their release of their sophomore album by summer/fall. After an aborted fall 2011 support with Enslaved in the rear-view, we snagged main Ghost man The Nameless Ghoul, but not after he had to secure “a dark basement” (his words) to chat. Read on…
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RIVAL SONS: New Video Interview Posted Online
Mike Sullivan of ExploreMusic recently conducted an interview with Californian blues rockers RIVAL SONS at Cherry Cola’s Rock N’ Roll Cabaret in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below.
RIVAL SONS once again teamed up with video director Greg Ephraim for the “All Over The Road” video, which can be seen below
RIVAL SONS frontman Jay Buchanan commented: “Just like in the last video, there was no green screen used for this one. We actually did drive a Cadillac through outer space with a bunch of hot, naked chicks in the backseat. I haven’t seen a final edit yet because they’re trying to lower it to at least an ‘R’ rating. We’ll see if that actually happens.”
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Guitarist Interviewed On KASC THE BLAZE 1330 AM (Audio)
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KASC The Blaze 1330 AM (web site) recently conducted an interview with guitarist Woodroe Weatherman of Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. The chat is now available for streaming using the SoundCloud player below.
An e-card for the forthcoming self-titled new album from CORROSION OF CONFORMITY can be accessed at this location. Due on February 28 in North America via Candlelight Records, the CD Was recorded at Dave Grohl‘s Studio 606 in Northridge, California and was produced by the band in cooperation with longtime collaborator John Custer. It was mixed by John Lousteau (FOO FIGHTERS) and features artwork by Seldon Hunt (MELVINS, HIGH ON FIRE).
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CLUTCH’s JEAN-PAUL GASTER Talks Drumming In New Audio Interview
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Undercover Steve of “My Show With Undercover Steve” recently conducted an interview with drummer Jean-Paul Gaster of Maryland rockers CLUTCH. You can now listen to the program using the audio player below.
CLUTCH‘s “Blast Tyrant” double vinyl package was made available on November 29, 2011 via Weathermaker Music.
American beer masters New Belgium brewing company last summer teamed up with CLUTCH to brew, bottle and distribute the brand new (more…)
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Drummer Talks New Album, Upcoming Tour In Video Interview
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Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with drummer/vocalist Reed Mullin of Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY after the band’s December 30, 2011 concert at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below.
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will embark on a U.S. headlining tour this March. Set to commence on March 1 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City, the trek will hit 15 cities — including two performances at this year’s SXSW (South By Southwest) music conference in Austin. The band will be joined by TORCHE, VALIENT THORR and A STORM OF LIGHT.
Commented CORROSION OF CONFORMITY vocalist/bassist Mike Dean: “We think the lineup of music on this tour is really compatible without every band doing the same thing. We’re really proud to be on this bill and touring on a new album.” (more…)
ORANGE GOBLIN: New Video Interview Posted Online
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GetYourRockOut conducted an interview with ORANGE GOBLIN, the heavy-hitting British metal band, at U.K.’s Hard Rock Hell V festival, which took place December 1-4, 2011 at Pontins in Prestatyn, North Wales. You can now watch the chat below.
ORANGE GOBLIN will release its brand new studio album, “A Eulogy For The Damned”, on February 14 (one day earlier internationally) via Candlelight Records. The ten-track offering was recorded at The Animal Farm studio in South London, produced and engineered by Jamie Dodd and mastered two-time Grammy-nominated PINK FLOYD engineer Andy Jackson at Tube Mastering.
“A Eulogy For The Damned” will be released on CD and limited-edition colored vinyl in gatefold sleeve.
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CLUTCH: New Video Interview With JEAN-PAUL GASTER
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Rob Queen of Shockwave Magazine‘s “Side Stage” column recently conducted an interview with drummer Jean-Paul Gaster of Maryland rockers CLUTCH. You can now watch the chat below.
CLUTCH‘s “Blast Tyrant” double vinyl package was made available on November 29 via Weathermaker Music.
American beer masters New Belgium brewing company recently teamed up with CLUTCH to brew, bottle and distribute the brand new CLUTCH beer. The 9% alcohol by volume dark sour ale joins New Belgium‘s Lips Of Faith Series, adding to a beer family which already includes the highly popular Fat Tire Ale, which is now sold in over 32 of the 48 continental United States. The beer is available in 22 oz. bottles and a limited amount of kegs. (more…)
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY’s MIKE DEAN Talks About Upcoming Album In New Interview
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Candlelight Records last month announced the signing of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY to a worldwide deal. Since early this year, the band — featuring the esteemed “Animosity” lineup of vocalist/bassist Mike Dean, guitarist Woody Weatherman, and drummer/vocalist Reed Mullin — has been working with long-time producer John Custer. Now nearly complete, their still-untitled eighth studio album is planned for release early in the New Year. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include “River Of Stone”, “Psychic Vampire”, “Leeches”, “Rat City”, “The Moneychangers” and “What We Become”.
When asked if fans can expect any big changes to the band’s sound, Dean told AOL‘s Noisecreep, “What’s new is what was old. It’s the three piece lineup from ‘Animosity’. While we’re not focusing on recreating that sound deliberately, there are some fast tempos and aggressive riffs but it’s a reflection of where we’re at today.” (more…)
CLUTCH Frontman Interviewed On FORBIDDEN Guitarist’s ‘Omega Wave’ Podcast
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The latest installment of FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero‘s “Omega Wave” podcast featured an interview with vocalist Neil Fallon of Maryland rockers CLUTCH. The conversation featured the topics of space travel, “Star Trek”, paranoia, 9/11, Alex Jones, Wall Street, family, Fallon‘s lyrics and music and other random awesomeness.
Listen to the podcast at this location.
Craig Locicero and his co-host “Barbwire” Bill Shields (former host for “In The Dark Radio”, professional wrestler and current ordained minister of the collective conscious), take questions and speak off-the-cuff on whatever news-related and controversial subject may come up.
The goals of the show are two-fold: (more…)
Interview With Bruno Fevery
Metal Underground has posted an interesting article/interview with Bruno Fevery of Kyuss Lives! In it the guitarist Discusses the Return of Kyuss, Replacing Josh Homme and New Material. Here are a few exerts.
Kyuss’s sound contained so many features that unsurprisingly caught the ears of so many musicians of the early ‘90s, but one of the greatest attributes remains guitarist Josh Homme’s eclectic style. From his coarse tones to his eccentric use of pedals, Homme’s playing is unmistakable. These guitar tones relay a granular texture that seemed chipped off of one of Joshua Tree’s magnificent rock formations, which may explain the desert rock modifier often bestowed upon the band. Homme’s trademark sound remains true in the band he joined after leaving Kyuss, Queens (more…)
Interview with Tony Reed
Written by Ian Gerber for The Soda Shop
Tony Reed is a man of few words and many riffs…and I don’t blame him. He seems really busy keeping the everyday hustle that a musician must go through just be a musician everday. Whether he is laying down an albums worths of songs, by himself, for Stone Axe or he is channeling a long list of guitar heroes in Mos Generator, Tony Reed is living for rock and roll. Besides being a busy musician, Tony also keeps busy in the studio, most lately working with Saint Vitus, Iron Claw, and Grifter. He’s also has a sick record collection to help fill up his “free time” Check him out. Here’s the interview… (more…)
An Interview with Ironweed’s Mike Vitali
Written by Ian Gerber for The Soda Shop
Mike Vitali is a busy guy. While probably best known in the Stoner Rock circle as the guitarist for Ironweed, he is way more than a one trick pony. Whether he is starting ANOTHER visionary musical project, launching a record, or just keeping life straight around the house…the man has obligations. I have gotten acquainted with Mike over the last couple of months and there is one thing for certain, he is someone that deserves some credit for his work. I was happy to get the chance to pick his brain about music and how he goes about it. I am glad to say that he was happy to comply with my inquiries. Check it out… (more…)
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