Levin Minnemann Rudess: Levin Minnemann Rudess Andrew Magnotta January 15, 2014 Albums There’s probably nothing more difficult in the world of rock music than creating a thoroughly interesting and moving full-length album without the aid of vocals. Perhaps three of the most qualified individu...
An Interview with Billy Sheehan from The Winery Dogs: Know What You’ve Got Andrew Magnotta October 23, 2013 Interviews Let’s dispense with the supergroup rhetoric and just agree Winery Dogs are a great band who put out a worthy debut album. The classic rock and roll influence on guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen, bassist ...
Interview with Jamie Morral from Candlelight Red: It’s On Andrew Magnotta August 14, 2013 Interviews 1 Candlelight Red are making moves. In addition to constantly being hard at work on the road, the band just released its second full-length album, Reclamation. A hefty, vibrant portion of memorable hard rock,...
An Interview with Ben Weinman from The Dillinger Escape Plan: Face First Andrew Magnotta August 2, 2013 Interviews One of the things that has made Dillinger Escape Plan so successful is their perfect conflagration of the most visceral elements of punk rock, hardcore and heavy metal. No band in heavy music more adequatel...
Interview with Revocation: Slow Build Andrew Magnotta July 31, 2013 Interviews Revocation first appeared on the heavy metal radar at large in 2009 on the strength of their Relapse Records debut, Existence Is Futile. First branded as followers of the short-lived “thrash revival” moveme...
An Interview with The Ocean: Permanence Andrew Magnotta July 31, 2013 Interviews Few modern metal or progressive acts approach writing an album with the foresight or ferocious devotion to conceptualizing music than Germany’s The Ocean Collective. Led by visionary, lyricist and guitarist...
An Interview with Palms: Hands Up Andrew Magnotta July 24, 2013 Interviews 1 The news that Deftones singer Chino Moreno was pairing with former members of legendary post-metal collective Isis was intriguing indeed, but it pales in comparison to the resulting self-titled record, Palm...
An Interview with Brann Dailor from Mastodon: Shape Shifter Andrew Magnotta July 17, 2013 Interviews Mastodon are one of the biggest bands in metal, so it’s fitting that they are part of the biggest metal tour of the summer. The Atlanta, GA, prog metallers will share the main stage of the Rockstar Energy D...
Interview with Dead Fish Handshake: A Lasting Impression Andrew Magnotta June 19, 2013 Interviews In time with the re-release of its most recent EP, The Sixes, a bold, hearty breath of polished rock and roll, Dead Fish Handshake are taking their act on tour for the first time. The release marks the begi...
Interview with Ashe O’Hara from TesseracT: Singular Reality Andrew Magnotta June 6, 2013 Interviews The second full-length by UK progressive metal phenomenon TesseracT proves to be another mind-bending, kaleidoscopic sonic tapestry of ineffable depths. Altered State is a worthy follow-up to 2011’s One, ex...
