Killswitch Engage: Interview with Mike D’Antonio Adam Desiderio June 26, 2009 Interviews It's going to take more than crappy computers and jacked-up hard drives to keep Killswitch Engage's melodic metal from the masses. Every time this five-piece is finished and ready to hand over a new record to t...
Interview with Jeff Apruzzese of Passion Pit: It Pays To Have Good Manners Adam Desiderio June 17, 2009 Interviews Growing up in the suburbs of Red Bank and Little Silver, NJ, Jeff Apruzzese was never allowed to road trip it to concerts like Tennessee's hippie fest, Bonnaroo. Instead he spent his summer bagging bagels at Br...
Reggie And The Full Effect @ Highline Ballroom Adam Desiderio October 1, 2008 Concerts NEW YORK, NY—Emerging on stage with his body and arms stiffly wrapped, a mummified James Dewees played his final New York City show as Reggie And The Full Effect to a less-than-packed Highline Ballroom on Sunda...
Interview with Dragonforce: Ready For A Beatdown? Adam Desiderio August 7, 2008 Interviews Vocalist ZP Theart is a heavy-drinking outspoken South African who resides in London. Bassist Frédéric Leclercq is a Frenchman whose mild-mannered demeanor is in staunch contrast to his wild stage antics. Toget...
Interview with Thursday: Ringing In The New Year Adam Desiderio December 19, 2007 Interviews The last time Thursday played a New Year’s Eve show was almost 10 years ago, in a New Brunswick basement, and Poison The Well were on the bill. Fast forward to 2007 and the habitual New Jersey post hardcore sex...
Interview with Madball: Flying The Flag For NYC Hardcore Adam Desiderio August 22, 2007 Interviews For more than two decades, Madball have championed the chugging grooves and straightforward sincerity that helped to lay the foundation of NY hardcore. These legendary kings of the genre continue their anthe...
Hatebreed @ Toad’s Place Adam Desiderio January 31, 2007 Concerts The annual metal and hardcore Stillborn Festival closed out the year at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT, on Dec. 31. The lineup included Crowns Of Kings, Signs Of Hope, Dead By Wednesday, Bateman, The Distance...
