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NECROPHOBIC:
ETERNAL DOOM TO WHIMPS AND POSEURS
Sweden's NECROPHOBIC
has been churning out old-school Satanic death metal since
forming in 1989. Lineup changes, trends and fads haven't
stopped these northern warriors from releasing album after
album of blasphemous fury. Their new release, Hrimthursum,
is no exception. Jeff Maki of Live-Metal.net had the privilege
to interview guitarist Sebastian
Ramstedt who gives us
details behind the lyrics, the making of Hrimthursum
and more. |
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ALLELE
FINDS A VOICE
With a critically-praised
debut album, Point of Origin, and a heavy touring
schedule, Jacksonville, Florida’s ALLELE
has worked hard to earn their fans, a devoted group the
band refers to as the “Allele Army.” 2006
has seen the departure of the melodic hard rock act’s
singer, Wally Wood, and the introduction
of a new frontman, Andy Toole. In an
interview with Live-Metal.net, drummer Giancarlo
Autenzio and guitarist Lane Maverick
discuss the lineup change and more. |
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BORN
FROM PAIN: 'THE WAR IS RELENTLESS'
The
crushing hardcore metal crossover of Limburg, Netherlands'
BORN FROM PAIN has remained relatively
unknown in the United States over the past 10 years, but
guitarist Karl Fieldhouse and his bandmates
are determined to fix that with the release of their undeniably
heavy new album, War. Fresh off a tour with the
legendary NAPALM DEATH, Fieldhouse chats
with Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki about BORN FROM
PAIN's decade long career, the new album and
more. |
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AT
THE 'THRESHOLD' OF HAMMERFALL
Swedish
metal titans HAMMERFALL have just scored
a No. 1 album in their home country with the release of
Threshold, an album leading its listeners into
a dark, futuristic world of power metal. After 10 years,
six studio albums and two gold records, HAMMERFALL
is a legitimate force in metal. Just a few days after
news broke of the No. 1 album, Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki
talked with HAMMERFALL vocalist Joacim
Cans about the new release, the history of the
band and more. |
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BLACK
STONE CHERRY: BRINGING THE GOLD FROM THE BACKWOODS
Since the release of their debut
album on Roadrunner Records, Kentucky’s BLACK
STONE CHERRY has turned quite a few heads with
their soulful Southern rock sound. Prior a recent show
in at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Greg Maki
of Live-Metal.net hopped on board BLACK STONE
CHERRY's tour bus for a chat with guitarist Ben
Wells and bassist Jon Lawhon,
two men who are proud of their roots and excited about
the success their band is achieving. |
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ENTER
CELLADOR'S DECEPTION
Though
power metal, with its complicated rhythms, harmonizing
guitars, majestic melodies and tales of dragons and other
lore, has been popular in Europe for more than 20 years,
it remains in its infancy in the United States. Nebraska’s
CELLADOR hopes to change that. The band
won quite a few new fans when they opened for TRIVIUM
in Towson, Md. and after their set, Jeff Maki and Greg
Maki of Live-Metal.net sat down backstage with guitarists
Bill Hudson and Chris Petersen. |
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UNEARTH:
GOING STRONG 'IN THE EYES OF FIRE'
Though their latest album, III:
In the Eyes of Fire, has only been in stores since
August, UNEARTH already has played to
thousands of metalheads this year on Ozzfest and headlined
the “Sanctity of Brothers Tour,” also featuring
BLEEDING THROUGH, TERROR
and others. When the tour stopped at Sonar in Baltimore,
Md., Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net caught up with bassist
John “Slo” Maggard. |
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POWERMAN
5000: SPIDER'S SPIRIT OF ROCK
The spacesuits are long gone, but as a band, POWERMAN
5000 is as strong as ever, touring the country
in support of its latest album, the punk-rock-fueled Destroy
What You Enjoy. When the band hit the Recher Theatre
in Towson, Maryland, frontman Spider
sat down with Jason Price and Jeff Maki of Live-Metal.net
to discuss the new CD, the surprise success of the 1999
breakthrough Tonight the Stars Revolt! and more. |
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WALKING
GODHEAD'S 'SHADOWLINE'
Three years after their last album, Evolver,
GODHEAD is back with The Shadow Line,
a new album on a new record label. A few days before the
kickoff of the “Congress of Corruption Tour,”
Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net caught up with vocalist Jason
Miller to discuss the new album, the tour and
the possibility of spontaneous human combustion behind
the drums. |
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THE
DREAMING (FEATURING STABBING WESTWARD'S CHRISTOPHER HALL)
Nearly five years after the break-up of STABBING
WESTWARD, frontman Christopher Hall
is ready to re-emerge on the national music scene with
a new band, THE DREAMING. With the recording
of its debut album nearly complete, the still unsigned
band has taken to the road as the opening act on “Congress
of Corruption Tour” featuring ILL NINO,
GODHEAD and RA. Greg
Maki of Live-Metal.net sat down with the band on the day
of the tour’s opening night. |
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NONPOINT:
STILL ALIVE AND KICKING WITH VOCALIST ELIAS SORIANO
Though many have become aware
of NONPOINT due to their cover of Phil
Collins’ “In the Air Tonight,”
the band has built a loyal following over the course
of four major label releases and nearly a decade of relentless
touring. Live-Metal.net sat down with vocalist Elias
Soriano when NONPOINT headlined
the first-ever national show at Great Slates in Cambridge,
Md. |
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SEPULTURA:
THE CAVALERA-ERA COMES TO A CLOSE
Earlier
this year, longtime drummer, Igor Cavalera
left SEPULTURA, just as his brother and
former vocalist, Max Cavalera, did years
ago. Now, with both Cavalera brothers
gone, what lies ahead for the future of SEPULTURA?
Guitarist Andreas
Kisser had a few answers when he recently responded
to a Q & A with Live-Metal.net, touching on the situation
with the Cavalera brothers and discussing
the new album and more with Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki. |
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JOHN
5 LETS IT ALL BLEED OUT
Most hard rock and metal fans
know about JOHN 5's associations with
ROB HALFORD, DAVID LEE ROTH,
MARILYN MANSON and, now, ROB
ZOMBIE. Some know him as an accomplished solo
artist, having released two instrumental albums, Vertigo
(2004) and Songs for Sanity (2005). But his credits
also include unexpected names like k.d. lang and Meat
Loaf. Just before leaving with Zombie for a co-headlining
U.S. tour with GODSMACK, John checked
in with Live-Metal.net. |
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SAHG:
DISCIPLES OF DOOM
SAHG,
featuring members of Norwegian metal bands GORGOROTH,
MANNGARD and AUDREY HORNE,
are creating quite a buzz with their debut album, Sahg
I. They are the new disciples of doom metal, carrying
the torch first set ablaze by BLACK SABBATH.
In an interview with lead vocalist/guitarist Olav
Iverson, Jeff Maki of Live-Metal.net asks about
the history of the band, the Sabbath influence, the upcoming
U.S. tour with CELTIC FROST and more. |
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NOTHINGFACE:
HERE COME THE BUTCHERS, AGAIN
After
a two-year hiatus, Maryland’s own NOTHINGFACE
reformed in late 2005. The band reintroduced itself to
fans with a short tour last winter before returning home
to continue writing and recording new material. Meanwhile,
half of the quartet has embarked on a new musical adventure
with HELLYEAH. Before a recent show at
the Recher Theatre in Towson, Md., Nothingface vocalist
Matt Holt sat down with Greg Maki of
Live-Metal.net |
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BACK
2 BASE X WITH (HED)P.E.: AN INTERVIEW WITH VOCALIST M.C.U.D.
(HED)P.E. have flirted with mainstream
success in the past, but have been powered by the underground
scene for more than a decade. With a retooled lineup,
the band has found new life on a new album, Back 2
Base X. Live-Metal.Net caught up with frontman Jared
Gomes (a.k.a. M.C.U.D.) on the
Koast II Koast tour, supporting the KOTTONMOUTH
KINGS. |
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A
MOMENT OF CLARITY WITH IN FLAMES' BJORN GELOTTE
A year after opening the main stage
of Ozzfest 2005, Swedish metal kings IN FLAMES
are braving the near-100-degree heat of the American summer
yet again with a featured slot on the second installment
of the Sounds of the Underground tour. Jeff Maki
and Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net caught up with guitarist
Björn Gelotte at the tour’s
stop at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md.,
to discuss the band’s evolution, Come Clarity
and more. |
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NAVIGATING
'THE BLACK SEA' WITH DIVIDED BY ZERO
On
their debut album, The Black Sea, DIVIDED
BY ZERO, the first band signed by clothing company
Sik World Productions to its new record label, has emerged
as a band with a sound impossible to categorize. A mix
of rock, metal, reggae, electronics and more, it can only
be called DIVIDED BY ZERO. Greg Maki
of Live-Metal.net caught up with bassist Rice
and guitarist Jeremy Ronstadt. |
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SILENT
CIVILIAN: JONNY SANTOS STRIKES BACK
When
last we left singer/guitarist Jonny Santos
and SILENT CIVILIAN, they were on the
verge of releasing their debut album, Rebirth of the
Temple. But all was not well. Their bassist was injured,
with a member of BLEED THE SKY filling
in on guitar. But now, with new band members, and the
album garnering rave reviews, they're as strong as ever.
Live-Metal.net caught up with Santos again in Baltimore,
Md., on SILENT CIVILIAN’s tour
with DROWNING POOL. |
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GORGOROTH:
IN HONOUR OF SATAN, AN INTERVIEW WITH INFERNUS
Since Infernus
founded the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH
in 1992, there's been no shortage of controversy. An incident
at a live show in Poland in 2004 led to numerous charges
being filed, and vocalist Gaahl served
a 14 month prison sentence for assault. However, this
hasn't stopped GORGOROTH from the releasing
the superb, Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam. Infernus
talks with Live-Metal.net about the new album, the band's
legal trouble and more. |
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THE
'RISE' OF ANEW REVOLUTION
ANEW
REVOLUTION, featuring former members of UNLOCO
and SLAVES ON DOPE is an indie band in
the truest sense, releasing an EP and touring the nation
without any label support. Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net
caught up with the band at their stop at the Recher Theatre
in Towson, Md., on the “Summer of Sin” tour,
their second jaunt across the country supporting DOPE. |
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FALL
PREY TO MANNTIS
MANNTIS’
appearance on the MTV series Battle for Ozzfest
may cause some to think of the band as an overnight success.
But this is a hard-working act that has toured virtually
nonstop, starting before the release of their debut album,
Sleep in Your Grave, in June 2005. Live-Metal.net
caught up with vocalist Jake Sirokman
and guitarist Daniel “D-Rock” Racadio
backstage at the Recher Theatre in Towson, Md. |
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30
SECONDS TO MARS: FOREVER NIGHT AND DAY
30 SECONDS TO MARS
debuted in 1998 and has been on the rise ever since. Fronted
by actor/musician Jared Leto, the band
has grown to headliner status on the strength of its second
album, A Beautiful Lie. At the band's stop at
the Recher Theatre in Towson, Md., drummer Shannon
Leto and guitarist Tomo Milicevic
spoke to Live-Metal.net about the band's evolution, the
new album, the struggles of touring and more. |
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H.I.M.'S
VILLE VALO: LARGER THAN LIFE
Years
of hard work have launched Finland’s H.I.M.
from a band with a modest cult following in the United
States into the mainstream. At the band’s stop at
the 2006 HFStival in Columbia, Md., frontman
Ville Valo spoke to Live-Metal.net about
the band's song writing process, the status of the band's
next album, the struggles of touring in the United States
and more. In the end, Valo squashes the solo career rumors
and discovers that all roads lead to BLACK SABBATH.
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WELCOME
TO GOD FORBID'S APOCALYPSE: INTERVIEW WITH BYRON DAVIS
Countless live shows with bands
like MACHINE HEAD, SHADOWS FALL,
LAMB OF GOD and on Ozzfest 2004
have allowed New Jersey's GOD FORBID
to hone their craft of top-tier metalcore. And it's paid
off with their latest release, 2005’s IV: Constitution
of Treason, a concept album detailing a political
nightmare in the not-too-distant future. Live-Metal.net
caught up with vocalist Byron Davis prior
to a show supporting ARCH ENEMY at the
9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. |
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ARCH
ENEMY: ANYONE FOR DOOMSDAY? WITH GUITARIST MICHAEL AMOTT
Led by the blistering guitar
work of Michael Amott and frontwoman
Angela Gossow, ARCH ENEMY
has become one of the world’s leading extreme metal
bands, successfully marrying death metal with classic
metal. With several U.S. tours completed in the last year,
including Ozzfest 2005, the band has seen its
American fanbase grow. Live-Metal.net caught up with Amott
at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., during ARCH
ENEMY’s co-headlining tour with CHIMAIRA. |
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SLUNT
READIES FOR ANOTHER 'CLICHE ROCK N' ROLL PARTY'
SLUNT caught its
big break in fall 2004, when MARILYN MANSON
chose them to be the opening act on his U.S. tour. Now,
about a year after the release of their full-length debut,
Get a Load of This, SLUNT is
gearing up for album number two by playing a handful of
East Coast shows. Live-Metal.net caught up with the band
prior to a recent show at Whiskey Dix in Philadelphia,
Pa. |
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LIVIN'
IN SIN WITH GODSMACK'S SHANNON LARKIN
Despite
a catalog that includes such genre-busting songs as “Voodoo”
and “Serenity,” the knock on GODSMACK
always has been that the band lacked originality from
song to song and album to album. If the 2004 acoustic
EP, The Other Side, didn’t turn some heads,
then their latest album, titled simply IV, certainly
should. Drummer Shannon Larkin spoke
to Live-Metal.net about the changes in the band’s
sound, touring plans and more. |
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MOWER:
NOT FOR YOU? TRY AGAIN, IT MIGHT BE
After
a casual listen, it would be easy to dismiss MOWER
as just another hardcore band. Take a closer look at their
second album, Not For You and you’ll find
a band that covers a wide range of genres and seems comfortable
in each one of them. Live-Metal.net touched on this and
other topics in an interview with Brian Sheerin,
one of the band’s two vocalists.
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SHINEDOWN:
'DOIN' IT FOR THE FANS'
SHINEDOWN
wasted little time before unleashing album number two,
Us and Them. The Equinox Tour, which
features them co-headlining with TRAPT,
stopped at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, Md., less than
two months after SHINEDOWN played the
same venue on the Winterfresh SnoCore tour. Before the
show, bassist Brad Stewart chatted with
Live-Metal.net about the band’s strong Baltimore
following, life on the road and more. |
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TIM
'RIPPER' OWENS TAKES METAL BEYOND FEAR
Every
metal fan knows the story of Tim “Ripper”
Owens, of how he was plucked from a tribute band in Ohio
to replace Rob Halford as the singer
of JUDAS PRIEST. After leaving Priest
in 2003 to make way for their reunion with Halford, Owens
became vocalist for ICED EARTH, and began
working on songs of his own. The product of those songs
is his new band, BEYOND FEAR. Owens spoke
to Live-Metal.net about the new album, touring plans,
ICED EARTH and more. |
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BUCKCHERRY'S
JOSH TODD: SO FAR IT'S WORKIN' OUT
BUCKCHERRY
burst onto the scene in 1999 with the smash, “Lit
Up,” but the band disintegrated just a few years
later after only two albums. In 2005, founding members
Josh Todd (vocals) and Keith
Nelson (guitar) decided it was time for
BUCKCHERRY to return. The faces have changed,
but the no-nonsense, rock n’ roll attitude remains,
as evidenced by their new album, 15. Prior to
a show at the Recher Theatre in Towson, Md., Todd took
time out to talk with Live-Metal.net. |
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YAKUZA:
'CANCERS OF INDUSTRY'
Their
name meaning 'outcast' in Japanese, it's almost impossible
to describe the sound of Chicago's YAKUZA.
It's surely metal, but there's much more into it than
that, as evidenced by their latest album, Samsara.
Live-Metal.net talks with vocalist Bruce Lamont
and drummer Jim Staffel about YAKUZA's
unique musical style and Samsara among other
topics. |
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SILENT
CIVILIAN: THE REBIRTH OF SPINESHANK VOCALIST JONNY SANTOS
Two years ago, Jonny Santos
decided he needed a change. Without a clear plan or goal,
he left SPINESHANK where he helped sell
a million albums worldwide. Now, Santos is back, returning
to his thrash metal roots as the singer and guitarist
of SILENT CIVILIAN. With its debut album,
Rebirth of the Temple on the horizon, the band
has been on tour non-stop. Prior to a show in Wilmington,
Del., Live-Metal.net sat down with Santos on the band’s
RV for an in-depth interview. |
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UNLOCKING
THE KARMACODE WITH LACUNA COIL
Fresh
off the breakthrough success of Comalies, which
hit it big in America two years after its release, LACUNA
COIL is back with a new album, Karmacode.
When guitarists Cristiano Migliore and
Marco Emanuele “Maus” Biazzi
sat down with Greg Maki and Jason Price of Live-Metal.net
on their tour bus prior to a recent show at the 9:30 Club
in Washington, D.C., their excitement over the record
and the opportunity to play new songs after four years
could not be contained. |
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TAKING
A STAND WITH HASTE THE DAY
HASTE
THE DAY bassist Mike Murphy
recently checked in from the road to talk to Greg Maki
of Live-Metal.net about the band’s recent lineup
change, their latest release, When Everything Falls,
the next album and his desire to cover a JOURNEY
song. HASTE THE DAY currently is on tour
with BLEEDING THROUGH, EVERY
TIME I DIE and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND
ME.
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CHILDREN
OF BODOM: THE LIVING DEAD BEAT WITH HENKKA T. BLACKSMITH
Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net caught
up with CHILDREN OF BODOM bassist Henkka
T. Blacksmith backstage at the Recher Theatre
in Towson, Md. The band is on its second headlining tour
of the United States on a bill that also features CHIMAIRA
and THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD. |
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HANK
III: CRAZED COUNTRY (AND METAL) REBEL
You’d
be hard pressed to find a more diverse musician than Hank
Williams III. In addition to being one of the
few today carrying the torch for his grandfather and the
other great country outlaws, he played bass in former
PANTERA vocalist Phil Anselmo’s
hardcore/metal band SUPERJOINT RITUAL.
His other band, ASSJACK, which splits
the bill with his country act when he’s on tour,
nicely fits into the same genre. And he has even more
on his plate, including a new project with Anselmo, as
he told Jason Price of Live-Metal.net in a recent interview.
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FUCKING
WITH FIRE WITH EDGUY'S JENS LUDWIG
Though they are one of Europe’s
leading power metal bands, Germany’s EDGUY
remain largely unknown in the United States. Live-Metal.net's
Jeff Maki recently spoke to guitarist Jens Ludwig
about EDGUY’s new album, Rocket
Ride, and the band’s efforts to introduce
American audiences to their music. |
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BUMS,
BEATDOWNS & ZOMBIES: LIFE ON THE ROAD WITH EVERY TIME
I DIE
With his band EVERY
TIME I DIE, guitarist Andrew Williams
has toured with legendary acts BLACK SABBATH,
SLAYER and JUDAS PRIEST.
He’s also seen a sixth toe, been interviewed by
a gay zombie and allegedly beaten up Peter Coors’son.
Before their recent show with BLEEDING THROUGH
at the Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, Williams
took time out to talk with Greg Maki and Jeff Maki of
Live-Metal.net about these and other topics. |
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THE
TRUTH ACCORDING TO BLEEDING THROUGH
With one of the best-reviewed releases
so far in 2006 (The Truth), sold-out shows across
the country and a confirmed stint on the next edition
of Ozzfest, BLEEDING THROUGH has quickly
emerged as one of the year’s biggest success stories
in metal. Greg Maki and Jeff Maki of Live-Metal.net recently
caught up with guitarist Brian Leppke backstage at the
Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia during BLEEDING
THROUGH’s recent headlining tour. |
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ONE
MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET: JOHAN'S MISSION IN BLOOD
Just two years after Swedish death
metallers THE CROWN ended their 14-year
run, vocalist Johan Lindstrand has resurfaced
with a new band, ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET.
He recently talked with Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki about
the demise of THE CROWN, the new record,
the differences between the American and European metal
scenes, and more. |
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ASCENSION
NEARLY COMPLETE, TRIVIUM TO START A CRUSADE
Live-Metal.net writer Greg Maki
recently spoke to TRIVIUM bass player
Paolo Gregoletto, who offered insight
on the band's next album, The Crusade and talked
about TRIVIUM's touring plans for 2006.
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