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The Dark Side of Business: An Interview with Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex

Scott Ian Lewis on the dangerous state of live music, comics, and Necromanteum

Meditating Reptiles – An Interview with Karl Sanders

"I want to make music for reptiles and crocodiles to fucking meditate to."

Chillout Rock out of Pain – An Interview with My Sleeping Karma

"Dave Wyndorf, singer of Monster Magnet, said that 'My Sleeping Karma is art.' Maybe that’s the point. "

12 Years and 74 Lashes for Your Songs

"Metal is an escape. It encourages you to think for yourself, to say “no”, and to resist when others say “no” to you. That voice of resistance kind of awakened the beast in me."

The Satanic Fight for Human Rights: An Interview with Lucien Greaves

"I think we know fucking well what it means to live in an environment where our very existence is contested."

Bringing More Women to Metal – An interview with Sonia Anubis

"There should be more female role models!"

Rock n’ Roll Terrorist: The Life and Times of GG Allin

"Everybody knows that I'm a scumbag"

The Eye of Stone: Interview with Amorphis’ Tomi Koivusaari

"We didn't want to place any limits on ourselves"

Time Traveling with Arjen Lucassen

Arjen Lucassen is a Dutch multi-instrumentalist who, since 1980, has been an unstoppable creative force. As if it wasn't enough to have completely redefined...

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Grief and Black Metal in 2013’s Málmhaus

"Màlmhaus is probably one of the best films about heavy metal and its culture, showing how music can help people find their own place in life."

On Getting Choked, Journalism, Racism, and Rebellion

Will you bite the hand that feeds?

The Ecstasy of Live Shows in 1986’s Heavy Metal Parking Lot

In 2020, this isn't so much about nostalgia for my first concerts, but instead about nostalgia for any concert at all