A Tribute to Slayer Arts Weekly November 6, 2019 Features, Interviews 1 “It was the road warrior himself, Lemmy Kilmister, who had this to say in Sounds magazine in 1975, describing his legendary group Motorhead: ‘If you moved in next door , your lawn would die.’ By that... Read More...
Box Sets, Beer And Black Math: An Interview With Anthrax Drummer Charlie Benante Gregg McQueen March 29, 2017 Interviews L-R: Charlie Benante, Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna, Scott Ian, Jonathan Donais When I reached Charlie Benante by phone for The Aquarian’s latest Anthrax feature, he was enjoying some rare downtime during hi... Read More...
An Interview with Anthrax: All Hail The Kings Gregg McQueen January 20, 2016 Interviews Frank Bello is a bundle of energy. When the Anthrax bassist met me for our recent interview, he greeted me enthusiastically, with his trademark down-to-earth attitude. Knowing the Anthrax guys are inf... Read More...
Worship Anthrax: An Interview with Charlie Benante Tim Louie May 27, 2015 Interviews One of my favorite metal bands of all time as a young boy growing up in the suburbs of New Jersey was always Anthrax. They always ran alongside Metallica for me and the fact that these guys were local alway... Read More...
An Interview with Rob Caggiano from Volbeat: A Change Of Pace Amy Ebeling May 7, 2014 Interviews Since their formation in 2001, Danish metal band Volbeat have faced their fair share of member changes. Although they had a slew of revolving guitarists over the past several years, the trio has found the p... Read More...
Scott Ian – Speaking Words @ World Cafe Live Tim Louie March 27, 2014 Concerts PHILADELPHIA, PA—A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to interview Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian about his Speaking Words tour, and after the interview, I found myself unbelievably curious about his show. S... Read More...
An Interview with Scott Ian: Putting Down The Guitar To Speak Words Tim Louie February 26, 2014 Interviews 1 One of my favorite guitar players to watch live when I was a young metal head growing up in the NJ/NY area was none other than Anthrax’s Scott Ian. To this day, I have to say that Among The Living is still ... Read More...
An Interview with Frank Bello from Anthrax: Playing The Anthems Tim Louie April 17, 2013 Interviews 3 As a bass player, it’s only normal for me to gravitate towards the bass players in my favorite bands. Frank Bello was no exception! While growing up in the ‘80s in North Jersey, idolizing Anthrax was almost... Read More...
Interview with Chuck Billy from Testament: Damned Dark Roots Andrew Magnotta February 6, 2012 Interviews 4 One of the greatest thrash metal bands of all-time, Testament blew the music industry away with the reunion of their original lineup and the subsequent release of their 2008 opus, The Formation Of Damnation... Read More...
Interview with Judas Priest: Goodbye But Not Farewell Bryan Reesman November 16, 2011 Interviews The idea of a farewell tour is bittersweet, especially when you’re a band like Judas Priest that has been in existence for over 40 years. So when the legendary British metal brigade announced that this curr... Read More...
