Hailing from Giessen in central Germany, thrash metal band Blizzen have just released their blistering second full length album – World In Chains (You can read our thoughts on it HERE). We spoke to their guitarist, Andi Heindl about the band, the new record, life before lock-down and how things…
Interviews
Victoria K – Singer/bandleader Victoria
Singer/bandleader Victoria – Victoria K Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band Straight from Melbourne, Australia comes Victoria K who recently released her debut album ESSENTIA which is jammed with some…
Electric Boys – Singer and guitarist Conny Bloom
Singer and guitarist Conny Bloom – Electric Boys Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks Fernando Reis at Mighty Music/Target Group for setting up the interview Thanks to Mighty Music for the promo pictures of the band. The last three promo pictures are from the bands website Swedish legendary hard rock band…
RE-ARMED – Interview with Jouni Matelainen, Iiro Karjalainen, & Allan Välimaa
RE-ARMED – Interview with Jouni Matelainen (vocalist), Iiro Karjalainen (drummer), & Allan Välimaa (guitarist) Interview by Kat Knite re-armed.net facebook.com/rearmed twitter.com/ReArmedOfficial youtube.com/ReArmedOfficial We caught up with members of Finnish melodic death metal band RE-ARMED to chat about their upcoming album ‘Ignis Aeternum’, as well as to ask questions about their…
Mick Jeffery Of Aversions Crown On New CD, Hell Will Come For Us All – This Is Our Most Accomplished Sounding CD!
Interview by Robert Cavuoto Emerging in 2010 amidst a sea of blackened Deathcore, Australia’s Aversions Crown separated themselves from the rest with their visceral sense of the genre. Coming equipped with a variety of vocal patterns and brutal 8-string guitar work, their technically onerous sound has developed and become increasingly…
Spectacularly Majestic! Heavy Metal Collectors: An interview series Part 22: Dimitri S.
Spectacularly Majestic! Heavy Metal Collectors: An interview series Part 22: Dimitri S. (Germany) by JP Inspiration can come from a number of unique sources. The concept behind this interview series was developed over time but recently crystallized in my mind. As the owner of a large library I’ve often pondered…
In This Moment – Exclusive Interview with Randy Weitzel
In This Moment Exclusive Interview with Randy Weitzel Interview by Rebecca Bush Please follow and like us:
Virocracy – Interview with Alex and Anika
Virocracy – Interview with Alex (guitar) and Anika (vocals) Interview by Johnny Wolf www.virocracy.org/ www.facebook.com/virocracy virocracy.bandcamp.com/ www.instagram.com/virocracydeath/ Hey and thank you for your time. Please state your name and position in the band. Alex: Hi, my name is Alex Jelinek and I am the guitarist of Virocracy. Anika: My name…
Interview with Dean Swinford Author of the Death Metal Epic Trilogy.
Interview with Dean Swinford Author of the Death Metal Epic Trilogy. by JP Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m Dean Swinford, the author of the Death Metal Epicbook series. The books tell the story of David Fosberg, the guitarist of an obscure Florida death metal band. I’m from…
Cirith Ungol – Interview with Robert Garven
Interview with Cirith Ungol – Robert Garven (drums) Interview by Kieron Hayes www.facebook.com/cirithungolofficial cirithungol.bandcamp.com/ twitter.com/CirithU www.instagram.com/cirithungolband/ First of all, I’m sure you hear it a lot but a hearty welcome back! I was so excited when I heard Cirith Ungol were back and making music again. What inspired the reunion?…
Hyems – Interview with A.E.J. & D.M.
Hyems – Interview with A.E.J. & D.M. Interview by Demitri Levantis To celebrate the release of German black metal group Hyems’s third studio album, “Anatomie Des Scheiterns”, Metal-Rules caught up with the band to discuss the new album, the German black metal scene and what they have planned for the…
Old Corpse Road – Interview with The Bearer
Old Corpse Road – Interview with The Bearer Interview by Demitri Levantis The British black metal institution have returned with their third album: “On Ghastly Shores Lay the Wreckage of our Lore”, and to find out more on this new release, Metal-Rules caught up with the band to find out…
Spectacularly Majestic! Heavy Metal Collectors: An interview series Part 21: Riccardo Musci
Spectacularly Majestic! Heavy Metal Collectors: An interview series Part 21: Riccardo Musci (Venezuela) by JP Inspiration can come from a number of unique sources. The concept behind this interview series was developed over time but recently crystallized in my mind. As the owner of a large library I’ve often pondered…
Interview with Metal author and scholar, Dr. Keith Kahn-Harris
Interview with Metal author and scholar, Dr. Keith Kahn-Harris by JP Tell us a bit about yourself! When did you first embrace the Metal as a young person? My relationship with metal as a young person was quite complicated. When I was 9 or 10 I started getting into the…
Interview with Anna-Marie O’Brien, author of Adventures of a Metalhead Librarian
Interview with Anna-Marie O’Brien Author of Adventures of a Metalhead Librarian by JP Congratulations on your new book! Is this your first? Thanks so much! Yes, Adventures of a Metalhead Librarian is my first book. First of many, I hope. What initially inspired you to write your book? So many things…