Interview with John Campbell from Lamb Of God: Heavy Decisions Andrew Magnotta January 18, 2012 Interviews 4 There are few metal bands these days that aren’t looking up at Lamb Of God. The Richmond, VA-based band that long branded their style as “Pure American Metal” hasn’t lost a step in an increasingly competiti...
Interview with Joel Cummins from Umphrey’s McGee: Stereo Virtues Andrew Magnotta January 18, 2012 Interviews 1 If Dave Matthews Band and Dream Theater had a child, they would have named it Umphrey’s McGee. If Iron Maiden started jamming with Frank Zappa, the result might very well have been Umphrey’s McGee. If Radio...
The Top 10 Albums Of 2011, According To ‘The Aquarian Weekly’ Writers The Aquarian Weekly December 28, 2011 Columns JJ Koczan 1. YOB/Atma/Profound Lore 2. Lo-Pan/Salvador/Small Stone 3. Sungrazer/Mirador/Elektrohasch 4. Graveyard/Hisingen Blues/Nuclear Blast 5. Red Fang/Murder The Mountains/Relapse 6. G...
Interview with Rafa Martinez from Black Cobra: The Edge Of The Earth Andrew Magnotta December 7, 2011 Interviews 6 In a genre most often characterized by sparse, down-tempo orchestrations, San Francisco-based doom metal two-piece Black Cobra channel the gods of the riff with thrash-paced incantations of detuned, hardcor...
Interview with Amos Williams from TesseracT: One Love Andrew Magnotta December 7, 2011 Interviews With their inimitable brand of funky, dynamic and chaotic progressive metal, TesseracT are in the midst of setting themselves apart from their ‘djent’ contemporaries. The U.K.’s answer to Washington, D.C.-b...
Interview with Bill Kelliher from Mastodon: Natural Selection Andrew Magnotta November 16, 2011 Interviews 4 Long before their rise from underground acclaim to near-mainstream stardom since leaving Relapse Records in favor of Warner Bros. in 2006, Grammy-nominated Atlanta, GA-based progressive sludge metal road do...
Interview with Jon Anderson: Opening Up Andrew Magnotta November 2, 2011 Interviews 4 There may be no band more important to the development of modern, virtuosic progressive music than Yes. And, to that end, there is no person more important to the development of that band than their legenda...
Interview with John Petrucci from Dream Theater: Dramatic Changes Andrew Magnotta October 5, 2011 Interviews 1 Dream Theater have made a career out of capturing the imaginations of musicians for over 25 years. The band’s unflinching devotion to virtuosity and writing behemoth progressive metal albums continues to in...
Interview with Casey Crescenzo from The Dear Hunter: Art Imitates Life Andrew Magnotta August 10, 2011 Interviews 2 Being asked to leave his former band after two years of touring and making music left then 22-year-old Dear Hunter mastermind Casey Crescenzo jaded, scorned and wondering what he should do next. He could ne...
Interview with Devin Townsend: Connecting To Infinity Andrew Magnotta July 14, 2011 Interviews 2 Making his name as the unpredictable and wild mastermind behind Strapping Young Lad and the goofball behind Ziltoid The Omniscient, Devin Townsend is one of the world’s most gifted composers and stunning vo...
