An Interview with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth
Leave it to metal’s ultimate thrasher, Dave Mustaine, to savagely snatch victory from the seethingly venomous jaws of defeat.
An Interview with Bobby Gustafson of Vio-Lence & Formerly of Overkill
For Gustafson, the years since leaving his flagship band Overkill had not been kind. Venomously snakebitten, and devoid of the royalties he was justly due, the flying-v toating guitarist nearly left the music business altogether.
Metal Blade Records 40th Anniversary Celebration Continues with Metal Blade Museum Plus Three Live Shows
Brian Slagel’s Metal Blade Records – nurturing home to great metal bands such as Metallica, Slayer, Armored Saint, Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, and many more genre-defining bands – celebrates its 40th anniversary not only hosting three shows – two in Las Vegas and one in New York – but opening to the public the Metal Blade Museum, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
An Interview with Eric Bell of Thin Lizzy
As fate would have it, on one December night in 1969, Bell would parlay his departure from The Dreams into co-founding one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most revered acts, Thin Lizzy, with singer Phil Lynott, drummer Brian Downey, and keyboardist Eric Wrixon at the Countdown Club in the Dublin.
An Interview with Ace Von Johnson of L.A. Guns
Von Johnson’s ascent to prominence began in 2010 when he joined the storied Los Angeles hard rock act Faster Pussycat, playing alongside iconic and charismatic frontman Taime Downe for the next decade. Von Johnson subsequently joined L.A. Guns in 2018, where he continues to showcase his captivating stage presence and serve as the quintessential complement to revered six-stringer Tracii Guns.
An Interview with Founder of Metal Blade Records Brian Slagel
Forty years on, Metal Blade is both a safe harbor for elder bands and a beta test for the unknown. As for Slagel, his vision is clear, with eyes always fixed on the horizon. Forty years in, the label’s figurehead has little time to look back, and his focus steadfastly remains forward-facing.
An Interview with Karl Wilcox of Diamond Head
Recently, we caught up with veteran drummer, Karl Wilcox of Diamond Head. Among other things, we touch on what he’s been up to during the lockdown, his origins, Diamond Head’s resurgence, and influence, what’s next for the band, and a whole lot more.
Master Of Puppets: Metallica
Master Of Puppets is considered to have launched an era of Metal that included other classic albums such as Megadeth’s Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?, Slayer’s Reign In Blood, and Anthrax’s Among The Living. All of which came out the year after Master Of Puppets.
Ripped Off: Thoughts on File Sharing & Artists Who Steal Music to Get Ahead
So, what are we to think about stealing music? Are the creators of Napster Robin Hood like anti-heroes, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor? Are they making the grave injustices of the Led Zeppelin’s and the Oasis’s of the world right?
