Category: Interviews

By Justin Smulison Since his early days with Shadows Fall in 2001, Jason Bittner has emerged to become one of metal’s top drummers. A former student at the Berklee College of Music, Bittner has played with several rock and metal groups, and his abilities behind the kit pushed him to new heights with [more…]

By Justin Smulison Flotsam & Jetsam continues their streak of metal mastery with I Am The Weapon, the latest in a succession of remarkable output. Available from AFM Records, I Am The Weapon picks up where 2021’s Blood In The Water left off, with a potent blend of power and thrash metal [more…]

By Justin Smulison Anyone in search of fun, melodic rock (with a dash of metal) should be heavy into Robert Majd. Best known as a bass player for Metalite, Majd’s bands, Captain Black Beard and Nighthawk, capture the freeing spirit of 1980s AOR with extra groovy flourishes that will get any listener [more…]

UK alternative crew SUNMACHINE are set to rise. The band have just released their emotive new single, Mercy Killing With this in mind, we caught up with the guys to find out more: Formed in 2023 and coming at you from Cambridge, England, SUNMACHINE are comprised of Kieran Osborne (Vocals), Jacob Wix [more…]

By Justin Smulison Danish rockers D-A-D released their 13th studio album, Speed Of Darkness, just in time for their 40th anniversary. Released by AFM Records, the 14 new tracks in many ways continue the tradition explored on their recent Greatest Hits double-disc collection (also available from AFM), where the quartet can belt out head-banging [more…]

By Justin Smulison Nick DiSalvo is a man of many musical personalities. Best known for his work fronting progressive heavy psych rockers, Elder, he rests his pipes as a composer, guitarist and keyboardist in two instrumental groups – delving and Weite. delving’s sophomore album, All Paths Diverge, was recently released via Stickman [more…]

By Justin Smulison Swedish post-punk trio THEN COMES SILENCE kicked off this year with a new album, Trickery, which is available on physical and digital formats thanks to Metropolis Records. Trickery captures the heart and essence of gothic and alternative rock, also serving as a salute to punk music, to which Then Comes Silence traces their roots. Following a successful [more…]

By Justin Smulison Power metal found a new group of champions in 2024 when Alterium debuted on AFM Records with Of War and Flames. The band is comprised of former Kalidia members Nicoletta Rosellini (vocals), Paolo Campitelli (guitars) and Dario Gozzi (drums) from who are joined in Alterium by Alessandro Mammola (guitars, also in Draconicon) and Luca Scalabrin (bass, [more…]

By Justin Smulison Kickin Valentina is a hard rock band from the U.S. that easily could combines the swagger and attitude of the genre’s trailblazers with an extra dose of modern heaviness. Singer D.K. Revelle has appeared on the band’s last three efforts, including Star Spangled Fist Fight, which was released in [more…]

By Justin Smulison What a thrill to interview my favorite metal singer, John Bush! You know him as the frontman for the iconic Armored Saint and he’ll be doing double vocal duties leading his newest group, Category 7. Category 7’s eponymous debut is available worldwide via Metal Blade Records and as the [more…]

By Justin Smulison Crossfire made an impact on the metal scene in late 2023 when their first LP, Switch To Reset, was released via WormholeDeath Records. The Irish quartet’s album features eight ferocious original tracks that succeeds both as a throwback to the classic metal of the 1980s and an epic modern [more…]