Interview: Event Horizon
Mar 09
If you listen to the AMP podcast it’s easy to get the impression that my music diet consists solely of gritty death and black metal, but to be honest I spend a lot more of my personal listening time on the proggier side of metal, with the likes of Opeth, Steven Wilson, Soen, Symphony X, and Nevermore.
Moving Metal: Black Lion Records
Feb 26
Black Lion Records is a newer label, formed in 2015 in the northern Sweden city of Umeå. While a relatively small town, Umeå is nonetheless known as a hotbed of musical output, especially in the world of heavy metal, having been the breeding ground for such acts as Meshuggah, Naglfar, Cult of Luna, Refused, Nocturnal Rites, and many more, including a number of newer groups on Black Lion’s roster.
Interview: The Offering
Aug 21
If you’ve caught the last couple episodes of this site’s weekly podcast, you’ve likely heard the savage and heavy-hitting sounds of Ontario’s The Offering. The guys from Niagara Falls have something great going for them and I was stoked to play a few tracks of theirs; the band just released their debut album, Codex Mystirium and they spared a few moments for an interview.
Interview: Horehound
Jun 29
Shy Kennedy, vocalist for Pittsburgh doom and stoner metal group Horehound, was awesome enough to take the time recently for a few questions about the band, the power of the riff, and the hometown scene.
Interview: Sludgehammer
Jun 08
An interview and track stream with Toronto based death/thrash/groove metal band Sludgehammer ahead of the release of their debut LP, ‘The Fallen Sun’. It’s pretty killer, if you ask us.
Interview: Dave Wyndorf of Monster Magnet
Oct 02I recently interviewed the charismatic Dave Wyndorf of the legendary psych-rock band Monster Magnet for LouderThanHell.net. Check it out below to hear Dave talk about the new record, The Last Patrol, the first Monster Magnet North American tour in over a decade, and the current state of rock...
