Interviews

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Interview With Sharlee D’Angelo of Arch Enemy

It wasn’t really an overnight success... it was an "overdecade" success.  As part of our coverage of the Dokk'em Festival in the Netherlands we met...

Obituary Interview

As part of our coverage of the great Dokk’em Festival in the Netherlands, Metal Blast sat down with Trevor Peres, guitar player of the legendary...

Kraanium Interview

"We took our time with this one, making sure not to stress too much about it.  We knew that our sound would naturally progress to what came out on the record."

Jon Oliva Interview

"Savatage was never about the money, and neither is JOP...It's about the love of playing and for the people and playing the songs"

Church of Misery Interview

"Don't think! FEEL!"

Ihsahn Interview

"Black metal, in essence, is about doing your own thing, what you yourself feel is right. But it’s quickly turned into conformity and rules about what you should and should not do."

Kontrust Interview

"Everyone of us has a different style, so everybody brings their own influence"

Bible of the Devil [Nathan Perry] Interview

"I don’t think we’ve ever fit into a scene and I don’t think a scene has ever passed us by on this. We’ve just kind of been existing in this world for a while and people are aware of what we’re doing here and you like it or have no interest in it."

Alcest (Neige) Interview

"I think reality is always subjective, and we don't know what is for real apart from the fact [that] we see it with our eyes, we smell it, touch it, but we don't know more."

Must-read

The Low Bar for Extremism: How I Ended Up On Twitter Block Lists

What do Richard Dawkins, the FBI, Donald Trump and us have in common?

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

Making the Festival of the Century

"A crowning achievement"