Interviews
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Interview Epica: Putting the Band Front and Center
On ‘Aspiral’, Dutch symphonic metal giants Epica have found a new balance between their trademark bombast,…
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Interview Martín Furia (Destruction, Bark): Adding New Nuances
‘Birth of Malice’ is the second album German thrash legends Destruction recorded with Argentine guitarist Martín…
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Interview Richie Kotzen: Existing in a Multitude of Situations
Smith/Kotzen’s self-titled debut album was my album of the year in 2021. Its strong seventies-styled hard…
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Interview Damna (Elvenking): “These Three Albums Are Special”
With the release of ‘Reader of the Runes – Luna’, Elvenking closes the book on the…
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Interview DeWayne ‘Blackbyrd’ McKnight: The Possibilities of Music Not Experienced Before
Primarily known for his forty-plus-year stint with funk pioneers Parliament-Funkadelic, guitarist DeWayne ‘Blackbyrd’ McKnight is actually…
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Interview Erja Lyytinen: A Message and Loud Guitar Solos
Known as Finland’s blues queen, as well as queen of the slide guitar, Erja Lyytinen’s recent…
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Interview Vlad Invictus (Claymorean): Vigor and Passion
Ever since – slightly – changing their name and steadily playing more live shows, Serbia’s Claymorean…
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Interview John Kevill (Warbringer): Consciously Going for Different Angles
Like its two predecessors, ‘Wrath and Ruin’ establishes Warbringer as one of the most interesting twenty-first…
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Interview Randy Meinhard (Sacrosanct): Melodic and In-Your-Face
After re-establishing themselves on their 2018 comeback album ‘Necropolis’, Sacrosanct further enhances its more melodic progressive…
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