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FLYLEAF'S
LACEY MOSLEY MAKING THE MOST OF HER OPPORTUNITY
One of the rare bands to find favor with Christian and
secular music fans, FLYLEAF rode that
crossover appeal all the way to the 1 million mark in
album sales of their debut. Due to relentless touring,
it took four years for its follow-up to be unleashed.
Having just completed a U.S. tour, the band’s singer,
Lacey Mosley, called in to chat with
Live-Metal.net’s Greg Maki about the new album,
Memento Mori, the responsibility she feels to the
FLYLEAF fans and more. |
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EPICA'S
SIMONE SIMONS: METAL HAS A NEW DESIGN
The Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA
is about to break through with its new album, Design
Your Universe. Not long after the release, Live-Metal.net's
Jeff Maki spoke to vocalist, Simone Simons
in a lengthy chat. Simons talks in depth about the making
of the album, the lyrical themes behind it and much more.
Will we soon see the red-haired beauty all over rock and
metal publications as the new reigning queen of the hottest
chicks in metal? See what she has to say about it. |
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MAX
CAVALERA: FULFILLING THE PROPHECY
If
there was ever a prophecy written that one man would arise
from Brazil to lead two bands into the metal promised
land, then Max Cavalera has fullfilled
it. During SOULFLY's fall tour with CATTLE
DECAPITATION and PRONG, Live-Metal.net's
Jeff Maki boarded SOULFLY's tour in Towson,
Md., for an interview with Cavalera. Max talks about his
metal legacy, the history of SEPULTURA
and SOULFLY, and his other projects,
NAILBOMB and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY. |
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GETTING
TO THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL WITH ARCH ENEMY'S MICHAEL AMOTT
Since ARCH ENEMY
replaced its original singer, Johan Liiva,
in 2000 and brought in Angela Gassow
the band has risen to a new level in extremity and popularity.
But what about their older material? Do fans remember
it? Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki spoke with ARCH
ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott
just as their album of re-recorded material, The Root
of All Evil, was released. Amott talks about the
reasons for the album and all things ARCH ENEMY,
CARCASS &
more. |
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FIVE
FINGER DEATH PUNCH GOES TO WAR: DRUMMER JEREMY SPENCER
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's hard work has
translated into hit singles at rock radio and a No. 7
debut on the Billboard 200
for its sophomore release, War Is the Answer.
About 10 days into the band’s headlining tour of
the United States, dubbed the Shock and Raw Tour,
with support from SHADOWS
FALL and OTEP,
drummer Jeremy Spencer
checked in with Live-Metal.net’s
Greg Maki |
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SETTING
THE WORLD AFIRE: INTERVIEW WITH TOBIAS SAMMET OF EDGUY
He's been to the opera, he's a "Superhero,"
a member of the "Hellfire Club," and most importantly,
he's now been "fucking with fire" for parts of two decades.
But with a flurry of new releases, now is the time for
Tobias Sammet and EDGUY.
During EDGUY's
North American tour supporting 2009's Tinnitus Sanctus,
Sammet checked in with Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki
to discuss the album, the flurry of new EDGUY
releases, life on tour and more. |
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LIFE
IS WAR: AN INTERVIEW WITH ZOLTAN OF FIVE FINGER DEATH
PUNCH
After taking the
metal world by storm with The Way of the Fist
(2007), FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is back
for round two. War Is the Answer sees the band
staying true to their established sound but also spreading
its wings—the result of becoming an even tighter,
more focused unit. As they prepared for the launch of
the Shock and Raw Tour, guitarist Zoltan
Bathory, a good friend of Live-Metal.net, checked
in with Greg Maki to discuss the new album, the tour and
more. |
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POISON
THE WELL: INTERVIEW WITH GUITARIST RYAN PRIMACK
A few months ago, Live-Metal.net
witnessed the inaugural 10 for $10 hardcore tour, which
featured ten bands for ten dollars. We thought we had
brought you all of our coverage of the show ... that is
up until now. Amidst what was left of our battered belongings
after the show, we uncovered a lost recording. We patched
it back together and it happened to be an interview with
POISON THE WELL guitarist Ryan
Primack. |
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INTERVIEW
WITH IN FLAMES BASSIST PETER IWERS
After
successful tours with ALL THAT REMAINS
and Gigantour, IN FLAMES is
now gearing up for their third U.S. tour supporting 2008's
A Sense of Purpose. As they prepare for their
next leg of touring, IN FLAMES bassist
Peter Iwers called in from Sweden to
talk with Live-Metal.net about guitarist Jesper
Strömblad's
rehab stint , A Sense of Purpose and why IN
FLAMES was responsible for the birth of Live-Metal.net
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GOD
DETHRONED: Q & A WITH GUITARIST SUSAN GERL
Active since 1990, GOD
DETHRONED has long been a rising force in extreme
metal. Several lineup changes have occurred over the band's
career, but it hasn't derailed this death metal force.
Their latest addition is a girl, but she's not to be underestimated--guitarist
Susan Gerl. Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki
had a Q&A with the new GOD DETHRONED
guitarist, in which she answers questions about females
in metal, their new album, Passiondale and more.
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DREAM
THEATER'S MIKE PORTNOY
When
DREAM THEATER's Progressive Nation
2009 tour came to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia,
Md., Live-Metal.net’s Greg Maki sat down backstage
with drummer Mike Portnoy to discuss
the band’s success, the new album, DREAM
THEATER’s classic 1999 release, Metropolis
Pt. 2: Scene from a Memory, and more. |
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A
NEW BREED OF MOTOGRATER
As
of late 2008, MOTOGRATER is back, its new lineup featuring
Bruce Butler, guitarists Nuke
and Tyler, bassist Mylon,
drummer Twitch and frontman Angel.
They are in the midst of the nationwide Halos and
Horns Tour with DARKSUN and have
commenced work on their first album in six years. Live-Metal.net’s
Greg Maki caught up with Angel to discuss
the band’s reformation, the new album and more. |
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CHARM
CITY DEVILS: FROM BALTIMORE TO THE 'ENDLESS ROAD'
In mid-July, on the eve of their
departure for Crue Fest 2, CHARMED CITY
DEVILS played a hometown show at Rams Head Live
in Baltimore. Earlier in the day, Live-Metal.net’s
Greg Maki sat down with vocalist John Allen
to talk about Crue Fest, the pressures of playing in front
of friends and family, the Baltimore Ravens and more. |
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WHITECHAPEL:
FROM HELL TO MAYHEM FEST
The
summer of 2009 was perhaps the biggest break for Nashville's
WHITECHAPEL, playing the Hot Topic Stage during
the second annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival.
The Live-Metal.net crew caught up with guitarist Alex
Wade during the tour's stop at the Nissan Pavilion
in Bristow, VA. Wade talks about WHITECHAPEL's
sound, the origins of the band and the Festival. |
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INTERVIEW
WITH GOD FORBID'S DOC COYLE
After
releasing Earthsblood,
GOD FORBID has received near universal
praise, with one rave review after another. Spending the
summer on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival
put them in front of the large audiences they deserve.
When the tour came to the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow,
Va., the Live-Metal.net crew caught up with guitarist
Doc Coyle to talk about the tour, the
new album, the departure of his brother, guitarist/vocalist
Dallas Coyle, and more. |
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TRIVIUM:
INTERVIEW WITH BASSIST PAULO GREGOLETTO
Greg
and Jeff Maki sat down with TRIVIUM bassist
Paolo Gregoletto when the Rockstar Mayhem
Festival came to the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Va. Paulo
talks about TRIVIUM’s latest album
Shogun, the Mayhem Festival, the upcoming headliner,
the negativity the band has faced from many metal fans
and more. |
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BAD
NEWS FOR GOD: AN INTERVIEW WITH NERGAL OF BEHEMOTH
Just after the release of Evangelion,
BEHEMOTH took part in the second annual
Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, playing the
Hot Topic Extreme stage during the blazing hot U.S. summer.
Hours after their ripping, fist-pumping set at Nissan
Pavilion in Bristow, VA., Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki and
crew sat down with vocalist/guitarist Nergal.
In an interesting interview, Nergal talks
about Evangelion, Satanism and all things BEHEMOTH. |
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CANNIBAL
CORPSE: THE GODFATHERS OF DEATH METAL
In
support of their latest release, 2009's Evisceration
Plague, fans are getting
to see CANNIBAL CORPSE live on the summer's
Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. During the tour's
stop in Bristow, VA., Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki sat down
with drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz for a
lengthily and career-retrospective interview. Paul talks
about the Mayhem Festival, Evisceration Plague,
their former vocalist Chris Barnes and
much more. |
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THE
BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: GUITARIST BRIAN ESCHBACH
With their new album, Deflorate, due out soon,
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER is warming up
playing live in the hot summer heat during the second
annual Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest. At the Mayhem
Fest's stop at Bristow, VA., the Live-Metal.net crew had
the chance to hang with guitarist Brian Eschbach,
who talks about the tour, partying, and more. |
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INTERVIEW
WITH "MOOSE" OF BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE’s
2006 release, The Poison, catapulted the band
to worldwide fame. Its follow-up, 2008’s Scream
Aim Fire, was a stronger, thrashier effort. A main
stage slot of the 2009 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem
Festival wrapped the touring cycle for that album
and the band now is focused on the next record, slated
for a 2010 release. When the tour rolled through Bristow,
Va., the Live-Metal.net crew sat down with drummer Michael
“Moose” Thomas. |
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SPACE
ODDITY: AN INTERVIEW WITH ACE FREHLEY
As
the original lead guitarist of KISS,
ACE FREHLEY inspired and influenced legions
of musicians. Outside of KISS, he has
had the most successful solo career of anyone who has
passed through that band’s ranks. Two decades after
his last solo album, a clean-and-sober Ace returns with
Anomaly, a record that successfully channels
the spirit of his popular 1978 solo album. Live-Metal.net’s
Greg Maki recently caught up with Frehley to discuss the
new album and more |
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DEVILDRIVER'S
DEZ FAFARA: YOU GET WHAT YOU 'PRAY' FOR
DEVILDRIVER's
fourth album, Pray for Villains, takes the band
to new levels. Vocalist Dez Fafara and
the band have all raised their game on an album that showcases
both virtuoso musicianship and great songwriting—a
rare feat. The relentless road warriors began their assault
on audiences across the globe earlier in the year and
in late July, started a headlining run on the U.S. Thrash
and Burn Tour. Dez checked
in with Live-Metal.net to discuss the album, touring and
more. |
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DOWN
THE RABBIT HOLE (AGAIN) WITH IN THIS MOMENT
With
the newly-released “Ultra Violet” edition
of the IN THIS MOMENT's sophomore album,
The Dream, the band is spending the summer on
the 15th annual Warped Tour. When the tour hit the Merriweather
Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md., frontwoman Maria
Brink and bassist Jesse Landry
checked in with Live-Metal.net’s Greg Maki. |
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TYING
'BLACK RIBBONS' WITH SHOOTER JENNINGS
SHOOTER
JENNINGS is far from the standard fare for Live-Metal.net.
Then again, his music—mixing Southern rock, country
and now a taste of ’60/’70s-style psychedelia
into something that is its own unique style—isn’t
the standard for any one format. With a new album, Black
Ribbons, due in October, Shooter has taken to the
road this summer on the Warped Tour. Live-Metal.net’s
Greg Maki caught up with Shooter to talk about the tour,
the new album and more. |
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BLACK
TIDE: TOO METAL FOR WARPED TOUR?
It’s
not easy being a metal band on the punk-based Warped Tour.
It’s not easy being a metal band with teenagers
in your lineup, either. BLACK TIDE has
learned both lessons as they wind down the touring cycle
for their debut album, 2008’s Light from Above.
When Warped Tour ends, the plan is to commence work on
album No. 2. Live-Metal.net’s Greg Maki caught up
with Sandler when the Warped Tour came through Columbia,
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GETTING
UP TO SPEED WITH ALANA GRACE
ALANA
GRACE may be known to some as the co-host of
Speed TV’s motorcycle show New American Thunder,
but music has always come first for her. That’s
why she’s spending the summer on the Warped Tour
and skipping the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally in August.
After an early afternoon performance, the personable Grace
spent the rest of the day giving interviews, then meeting—and
recruiting—fans at her merch tent. Live-Metal.net’s
Greg Maki caught up with Alana to talk about the tour,
her musical influences and more ... |
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TERROR:
REAL MUSIC, REAL HARDCORE
You've
got to see TERROR live to get a full
appreciation from what vocalist Scott Vogel
brings to the stage. During their set at the 10 for $10
hardcore tour at Sonar in Baltimore, Md., he single-handily
lit a fuse under the asses of a somewhat subdued crowd.
But before TERROR's set, Vogel sat down
with Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki and Ryan Mavity outside
of the club. There he talked about the tour, the message
in TERROR's music and all things hardcore. |
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LET'S
'GET IT ON' WITH VAINS OF JENNA
In
2007, Live-Metal.net helped introduce the rock world to
the potential new kings of sleaze, Sweden's VAINS
OF JENNA. In 2009, VAINS OF JENNA
is back in the United States with a new single, “Get
It On,” and a new, yet-to-be-titled album recorded,
currently awaiting release.
Drummer Jacki Stone recently checked
in with Live-Metal.net. He teases us about the new album
and lets fans know what the band has been up to. |
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INTERVIEW
WITH BOOTS RILEY OF STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB
Tom Morello, best
known as the guitarist of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE,
wasted little time before starting a new band after the
break-up of AUDIOSLAVE. He turned to
Boots Riley, a rapper best known for
his critically-acclaimed work with THE COUP,
and STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB was born.
Boots called in to talk to Live-Metal.net’s Greg
Maki about their debut record, the messages behind his
songs, the root of his political activism and more |
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THE
GHOST INSIDE: HARDCORE-METAL FURY
Meshing hardcore, metal, hardcore-dance-inducing
breakdowns and subtle melody, THE GHOST INSIDE
admittedly can't decide which musical direction they will
settle on. During
the 10 for $10 hardcore tour's stop at Sonar in Baltimore,
Md., Live-Metal.net caught up with vocalist Vigil
and guitarist Aaron Brooks. They talked
about the tour and their album, Fury and the Fallen
Ones. |
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ADLER'S
APPETITE: INTERVIEW WITH GUITARIST ALEX GROSSI
Guitarist Alex Grossi has worked with
some high-profile names through the years such as QUIET
RIOT's Kevin DuBrow, GUNS
N' ROSES' Dizzy
Reed and most recently, ADLER'S APPETITE,
as he travels the land alongside former GN'R drummer
Steven Adler. Live-Metal.net's Jason
Price of recently had a chance to sit down with Alex Grossi to
discuss his current tour with ADLER'S APPETITE,
his upcoming summer trek with the Paul Reed Smith Road
Show and all of his upcoming projects |
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OBITUARY:
'DARKEST DAYS' AHEAD'
OBITUARY was one of the pioneers of death metal.
Their distinctive sound has yet to be duplicated by anyone.
The band responsible for such classics as Slowly We
Rot and Cause of Death took a six-year hiatus,
then returned with 2007's Xecutioner's Return.
Now, with a phenomenal new album, 2009's Darkest Day,
the band shows no signs of disappearing. Drummer
Donald Tardy
phoned in to Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki to talk about
OBITUARY's longevity, the new album and
another project he's involved with, aptly named THE
TARDY BROTHERS. |
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MUNICIPAL
WASTE GETS MASSIVE AGGRESSIVE
We've
gone through some sort of rift in the space-time-continuum
and it's 1985 all over again—the rebirth of thrash
metal. And who can we largely thank for this revival?
MUNICIPAL WASTE. Drummer Dave
Witte checked in with Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki
months before the release of their new more focused and
stronger album, Massive Aggressive to talk about
becoming a stronger band and thrash metal, both new and
old. |
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TWISTED
SISTER'S DEE SNIDER: THE IRON MAN OF ROCK 'N ROLL
The voice of TWISTED SISTER,
Dee Snider, keeps himself busy in or
out of the limelight. Whether it is hosting one of his
many successful radio programs or working on his next
feature film, Snider shows no signs of slowing down. Jason
Price of Live-Metal.Net recently caught up with the legendary
frontman to discuss the history of TWISTED SISTER,
the 25th Anniversary re-release of the classic Stay
Hungry album and his work on his new movie, Strangeland:
Disciple |
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BLACK
STONE CHERRY: ROCK 'N' ROLL RACONTEURS
BLACK STONE CHERRY's sophomore album, Folklore
and Superstition is a good-natured, Southern-fried
slab of hard rock tunes steeped in the stories and lore
of their heritage. When the band came to Salisbury, Md
during a spring tour with 3 Doors Down, Live-Metal.net’s
Greg Maki sat down with guitarist Ben Wells after the
band’s much-too-short 20-minute set to discuss the
stories behind some of the songs on the new album and
more. |
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INFERNUS
TELLS THE STORY BEHIND THE FIGHT FOR THE GORGOROTH NAME
GORGOROTH is a name that has been synonymous
with true Norwegian black metal since forming in 1992.
But the band is one that has been filled with controversy
through the years. In 2007, then-vocalist
Gaahl and bassist King ov Hell
tried to fire guitarist and founding member, Infernus
and take over the trademark to the name GORGOROTH
... So what really happened? What's the real truth behind
Infernus' fight over the GORGOROTH
name? Live-Metal.Net's Jeff Maki posed these questions
and more to Infernus, who was eager to
explain ... |
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BLACK
LABEL SOCIETY'S NICK CATANESE: GUITAR PLAYER THAT GOT
LUCKY
On its way to becoming one of the top touring metal bands
in the United States, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has sprouted
its own branch of a family tree. Most recently, guitarist
Nick Catanese, has teamed up with former Queensryche guitarist
Mike Stone in the new band Speed X. When Black Label Society’s
rolled through Philadelphia, Live-Metal.net’s Greg
Maki sat down with Nick backstage at the Electric Factory
to discuss the tour, Speed X and more. |
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A
NIGHT AT THE OPERA WITH EPICA'S SIMONE SIMONS
On June 14, 2008, The Netherlands'
EPICA followed other metal acts like
METALLICA and WITHIN TEMPTATION
by collaborating with a full orchestra and choir in Miskolc,
Hungary, to record The Classical Conspiracy during
the Miskolc International Opera Festival ... EPICA's
lead vocal beauty, Simone Simons recently
checked in with Live-Metal.Net's Jeff Maki to discuss
The Classical Conspiracy, the beginnings of EPICA,
their next studio album and more ...
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LACUNA
COIL: LIVING THE 'SHALLOW LIFE'
LACUNA
COIL's fifth album, Shallow Life takes
the band in a different direction. More of a hard rock
album than a metal record, Shallow Life could
be the release that breaks LACUNA COIL
fully into the American mainstream. One week before the
album’s release, Live-Metal.net’s Greg Maki
sat down with guitarist CRIS MIGLIORE
to discuss the writing and recording of Shallow Life,
working with a hit-making producer, their current tour
and more. |
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HALESTORM
GETS OFF ON NEW ALBUM
Nearly
four years after signing with Atlantic Records, the Pennsylvania-based
rock band HALESTORM is set to unleash
its self-titled debut album April 28. When a spring tour
opening for their good friends SHINEDOWN
recently brought HALESTORM to Rams Head
Live in Baltimore, Live-Metal.net’s Greg Maki sat
down with the band—vocalist/guitarist Lzzy
Hale, her brother/drummer Arejay Hale,
guitarist Joe Hottinger and bassist Josh
Smith. |
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EDGUY'S
'HOLY EAR DAMAGE': INTERVIEW WITH JENS LUDWIG
With their new album Tinnitus
Sanctus, EDGUY has surprised everyone.
Not only does the music take on a more serious nature,
but they have virtually abandoned the over-the-top power
metal in favor of a more straightforward hard-rocking,
heavy metal album. Not long after its release, EDGUY
guitarist Jens Ludwig phoned in to Live-Metal.net's
Jeff Maki to talk about the album and EDGUY's
musical direction. |
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WEAPON
OF MASS DESTRUCTION: DISTURBED'S DAVID DRAIMAN
This spring, the fourth edition
of DISTURBED's Music as a Weapon tour
has become a full-fledged festival, with fellow main stage
acts KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LACUNA
COIL and CHIMAIRA, second stage
bands; tattoo artists; extreme sports; and assorted vendors.
DISTURBED frontman David Draiman
called in from the road to talk to Live-Metal.net’s
Greg Maki about the tour, the secret to his band’s
continued success and more. |
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DARKANE:
HELLRAISING WITH 'DEMONIC ART'
Formed
in 1998, DARKANE was one of the bands
in the beginning of the Swedish metal scene. With a fast
and furious sound rooted in thrash metal, DARKANE
released four albums to popular and critical claim, culminating
with the release of their most recent album,
2009's Demonic Art. During their recent U.S.
tour as openers for their good friends and countrymen
SOILWORK, Live-Metal.Net's Jeff Maki
talked to drummer Peter Wildoer
about their new album and vocalist. |
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AUTUMN:
A BIRD'S EYE VIEW
Though
probably unknown to most, there is, next to WITHIN
TEMPTATION, another female-fronted Dutch
metal band with gothic influences. AUTUMN
has been a figure in female-fronted metal for the last
seven years. Now with a new vocalist in Marjan
Welman, the band has just released its new album,
Altitude on Metal Blade Records. AUTUMN
drummer Jan Grijpstra
checked in with Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki to discuss
the new album, their talented new vocalist and more.
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CHARM
CITY DEVILS PUT BALTIMORE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
MOTLEY CRUE leader Nikki Sixx
quickly made Baltimore's CHARM CITY DEVILS
his first signing after assuming his new role as president
of Eleven Seven Music. Their debut album, Let’s
Rock-N-Roll, was released May 26, and they will spend
the summer on tour as part of Crüe Fest 2. At a recent
show in Laurel, Del., Live-Metal.net’s Greg Maki
sat down with frontman John Allen to
discuss the the band’s signing, their new album,
the Baltimore music scene and more. |
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LAZARUS
A.D.: THE RESURRECTION OF THRASH METAL
Wisconsin's LAZARUS A.D.
plays riff-heavy thrash metal hearkening back to the denim-clad,
bullet-belt-wearing glory days of the early 1980s. But
they are also one of the first bands in the “New
Wave of American Thrash Metal” to modernize the
classic sound and bring it forward to the 21st century.
Live-Metal.net had a quick chat with LAZARUS A.D.
bassist/vocalist Jeff Paulick about the
debut album, The Onslaught, signing to Metal
Blade and the current state of thrash. |
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BURN
HALO: FROM VISIONS TO HALOS
It didn’t take long for
vocalist James Hart to find his way following
the breakup of EIGHTEEN VISIONS in early
2007. He quickly found himself writing the songs—real
rock songs with catchy hooks, guitar solos and an almost
nostalgic good-time vibe—that make up the debut
album by his new band, BURN HALO. Prior
to a recent show supporting REV THEORY
at the Recher Theatre in Towson, Md., Hart sat down with
Live-Metal.net’s Greg Maki to discuss BURN
HALO’s inception and more. |
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LIGHTING
IT UP WITH REV THEORY
With the singles “Hell
Yeah” and “Light It Up,” REV
THEORY is getting to know what success feels
like. With a new attitude and a new album (2008’s
Light It Up) REV THEORY just
might be on the cusp of something big. Live-Metal.net’s
Greg Maki recently caught up with guitarist Julien
Jorgensen and frontman Rich Luzzi
to relive some memories, talk about the new album and
discuss what the future holds. |
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STRAIGHT
LINE STITCH: 'IT'S IN THE BLOOD'
The
stellar work of vocalist Alexis Brown
is largely responsible for lifting STRAIGHT LINE
STITCH above most of their contemporaries. She
can sing or scream with the best of them. STRAIGHT
LINE STITCH has been grinding it out on the road,
promoting their new album, When Skies Wash Ashore
essentially on their own. Live-Metal.net spoke to Alexis
about the album, touring, her indoctrination into music
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CYCLE
OF PAIN: BLACK LABEL SOCIETY'S J.D BREAKS THE CYCLE
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist John
“J.D.” DeServio's new band, CYCLE
OF PAIN released their self-titled debut album
on April 21. On that same day, CYCLE OF PAIN
joined the Black Label Bash, the spring tour featuring
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, SEVENDUST,
DOPE and others. J.D. checks in with
Live-Metal.net’s Greg Maki to discuss his new band,
the tour, BLS and more. |
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DOPE:
LIVING WITH 'NO REGRETS'
In the decade since the release
of their debut album, Felons and Revolutionaries,
DOPE has experienced ups and downs, seen
members come and go. But the man at the controls has never
wavered. Edsel Dope’s drive and
vision has kept the band not only afloat, but successful.
On March 10, DOPE unleashed its fifth
album, the aptly titled No Regrets. Edsel talked
with Live-Metal.net’s Greg Maki about the album,
the tour, the band’s perseverance and more.
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THE
METAMORPHISIS OF PAPA ROACH: JERRY HORTON
Almost a decade and three hit
laden albums later, PAPA ROACH has outlasted
most of their nu-metal peers and continue to rock crowds
worldwide. Ever-fearless, the boys in PAPA ROACH
released their 5th studio album, Metamorphosis,
on March 24th, 2009. Jason Price of Live-Metal.Net sat
down with guitarist Jerry Horton about
his past, his thoughts on band's longevity and the arrival
of the highly anticipated new album.
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ZAKK
WYLDE: THE HARDEST WORKING MAN IN METAL
There
is no one else like Zakk Wylde in music
today. His legend began more than 20 years ago, when OZZY
OSBOURNE plucked him out of New Jersey to become
his new guitarist. Over the course of several albums and
many tours with Ozzy and while leading
his own successful band, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY,
Zakk has established himself as a true modern guitar hero.
Zakk checked in with Live-Metal.net’s resident BLS
Maryland/Baltimore chapter member, Greg Maki. |
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CATTLE
DECAPITATION: WHEN ANIMALS ATTACK
Now
more than a decade into their career, CATTLE DECAPITATION
hopes to set a new standard for extreme music with their
latest offering, The Harvest Floor. Although
they play a gore-soaked, fusion of death and grind, the
band members are vegetarians who are against the mistreatment
and consumption of animals. Just days prior to the album's
release, Live-Metal.Net's Jeff Maki spoke with lead vocalist
Travis Ryan about the band's beliefs, their chaotic sound
and The Harvest Floor. |
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MUDVAYNE:
DOING WHAT THEY DO
MUDVAYNE
kept a low profile after completing the cycle of their
successful 2005 release, Lost and Found. But
that doesn’t mean they haven’t been busy.
November saw the release of The New Game, the
first of two new albums the band has written and recorded
during the last two years. When the first leg of their
tour stopped in Baltimore, Md., Live-Metal.net’s
Greg Maki sat down backstage for a quick chat with drummer
Matthew McDonough and bassist Ryan
Martinie. |
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