Practice What You Preach: An Interview with Alex Skolnick (Testament, Savatage, Trans Siberian Orchestra) The term “renaissance man” is generally used to describe someone who excels in a number of different areas across a number of different disciplines. No
Anciients' Beyond the Reach of the Sun It’s been a long road back for British Columbia-based progressive death metal band Anciients since their last record. After 2016’s Voice of the
And So Dear Friends, You Just Have to Carry On: An Interview with Karl Agell (ex-Corrosion of Conformity, Legions of Doom) When then-hardcore band Corrosion of Conformity was looking for a new lead singer in 1989, they placed an ad in the classified section of The
King's X at Gramercy Theatre (New York, NY) Veteran metal legends King’s X returned to New York on August 10th to perform at the Gramercy Theatre, an intimate venue nestled in the
Ashes of Leviathan at Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT) One of the bigger trends in rock and metal these days are anniversary tours commemorating significant albums in a given band’s history. Often times,
If You Like What You Hear, Then Go Tell Somebody: My Unlikely Interview with Dug Pinnick of King's X About 15 years ago, I went to go see King’s X perform at The Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale and met their lead singer and
New Beginning, New Surprise: Fu Manchu Returns With Their 14th Studio Album, The Return of Tomorrow One of the main reasons I started writing for a metal website was to get access to things I couldn’t get on my own:
Episode 2: dUg Pinnick (King's X) I've been a King's X fan for over two decades now. The fact that I was able to interview bassist and
If You Like What You Hear, Then Go Tell Somebody: An Interview with dUg Pinnick (King's X) Doug (dUg) Pinnick has been at this for a while. In fact, his first interactions with music predate even his own memory. When Steve and
Episode 1: Derek Brumley (Conquest) I started writing about music two years ago, mostly as a joke, and have now found myself producing material for an actual website called ThisDayInMetal.
Paying Tribute to the Gods: An Interview with Derek Brumley (Conquest) Derrick Brumley told me a story about how his older brother's girlfriend left the first Black Sabbath record at his childhood home one
John Garcia at Elsewhere (Brooklyn, NY) Stoner rock legend John Garcia played an electric last show of a two-week North American run, dubbed the Tour of the Valedores, on May 29th
