Hellyeah marks the return of Vinnie Paul—a legend who needs absolutely no introduction, but in case you’re not a rock fan and don’t know him, he was the drummer for one of the most influential metal bands of all time, Pantera. After his brother and longtime musical partner Dimebag Darrell…
Interview with The Used: Shy Away From The Sun
In 2005, The Used headlined the first installment of the now-annual Taste Of Chaos Tour. Back then, My Chemical Romance were on the verge of exploding, and Underoath and Killswitch Engage had just released groundbreaking albums that put them in the hard rock spotlight, and the tour was a smashing…
Interview with God Forbid: Jersey’s Metal Titans
God Forbid guitarist Doc Coyle is checking his band’s MySpace page when I call him for our interview. The guitarist works from his NJ home, completing tasks for God Forbid’s management company, which also handles the careers of fellow metal bands like Fear Factory and Mnemic. But Coyle is also…
Fall Out Boy: Interview with Patrick Stump
When I last checked in with Fall Out Boy, they were headlining Spring’s Bamboozle Fest in the Meadowlands parking lot, riding high on the success of their multi-platinum major label debut From Under The Cork Tree. Bassist/lyricist/resident cutie Pete Wentz, who launched the careers of Panic! At The Disco and…
My Chemical Romance: Interview with Frank Iero
Liza Minnelli and My Chemical Romance are two great tastes that don’t seem to taste great together. In fact, they’re two distinct musical sounds that one would think would repel one another. But on MCR’s new album, The Black Parade, the follow up to their platinum breakthrough, Three Cheers For…
Killswitch Engage: Interview with Mike D’Antonio
Killswitch Engage will release their fourth album, As Daylight Dies, on Nov. 21. The band hasn’t changed its sound or veered off the course it has been on for the past several years. It’s pure KsE: the roaring and singing vocal duality of Howard Jones, the twin guitar attack of…
Lamb of God: Interview with Chris Adler
If anyone is poised to fill Pantera’s huge, empty shoes, it’s Virginia’s Lamb Of God. It’s as though this quintet’s whole career has been leading up to this point—the release of their fourth full-length, second major label effort, Sacrament. But despite the fact that everyone is calling them “the next…
As I Lay Dying: Interview with Tim Lambesis
Sounds Of The Underground is in its second year, with a bigger, better lineup that’s certain to bring out droves of metalheads and moshers. Every style of metal is well-represented on this nascent tour. The bill consists of hot metal bands like Trivium, Cannibal Corpse and In Flames, to name…
Fall Out Boy: Interview with Pete Wentz
Despite the fact that millions of teenaged girls wish to be the friction in his jeans, Fall Out Boy bassist and hottie Pete Wentz still lives at home with his parents. While most 26-year-olds have long moved out, it makes sense that Wentz still resides at his parents’ crib. He’s…
Interview With Taking Back Sunday: Now Tell Them Louder
If anything, life in the Taking Back Sunday camp is never dull. After releasing Tell All Your Friends in 2002 and cultivating a rather rabid fanbase, this Long Island crew lost a few key members. TBS emerged from that crisis relatively unscathed and certainly unphased, replacing their prodigal sons, and…
