Interviews

Interview: Matt Stocks – ‘Life In The Stocks’

Matt Stocks, host of the Life in the Stocks podcast, and former presenter at Kerrang! Radio and Scuzz TV, and writer for Metal Hammer and Classic Rock, is releasing his first book, Life in the Stocks: Veracious Conversations with Musicians & Creatives in December of 2020 with Rare Bird. The …

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Interview: Jacob Kulick

American singer-songwriter Jacob Kulick has just released his debut album as Kulick; ‘Yelling in a Quiet Neighborhood’. As raw and emotional an album as you are as likely to have heard this year, ‘Yelling in a Quiet Neighborhood’ is a stunning piece of work, and we spoke to Jacob about …

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Interview: Paul Galagher – MOFOiSDEAD

Comprised of Paul Galagher (vocals & guitar), Luke Pammenton (drums), and Scotty Saunders (bass), MOFOiSDEAD come at you from Brisbane, Australia, and although the alt-rockers were only officially formed in 2015, they have a wealth of experience and many rock ‘n’ roll stories to tell. Over to Paul… Paul, tell …

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Interview: Al Pitrelli – Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Revered guitarist Al Pitrelli is best known for his work with Alice Cooper, influential metal outfit Savatage, and of course Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Attending a live TSO gig at Christmas is, for many over the years, a Christmas tradition. 2020 has curtailed the internationally renowned band from touring, but rather than …

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Interview: Mike Ross

Guitarist, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Mike Ross recently released his new solo album ‘The Clovis Limit Pt.2’, and a rather fine album it is indeed. Through the magical powers of the interweb, Mike was on hand to answer some questions fired at him regarding the writing and recording process for the …

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Interview: Jessica Lynn

Country-crossover artist Jessica Lynn has just released a special, fan-shot footage music video for her track ‘Love Me That Way’, so now seemed the perfect time to chat with Jessica about the video, what it means to be a native New Yorker and play Madison Square Garden, as well as …

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Interview: Calum Ingram

Alternative rock and roots cellist, singer and multi-instrumentalist Calum Ingram has just released his debut 7″ single, so now seemed the perfect time to speak to Calum about his musical background, opening for Jack Bruce, jamming with Stewart Copeland, as well as the all-important question of who would win in …

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Interview: Arjen Lucassen – Ayreon

Dutch multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen’s legendary Prog project Ayreon will release the epic new album ‘Transitus’ on September 25th via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. As with any Ayreon album, it is an explosive and expansive affair and features the instantly recognisable Tom Baker as the narrator, along with the two …

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Interview: Josh Smith of Halestorm

Averaging a few hundred gigs a year, Halestorm always seem to be on the road. 2020 see’s the band back in the studio busy working on a new album. To tide fans over, the band has released a new EP; ‘Reimagined’, and we spoke to bassist Josh Smith about the …

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Interview: Jordan Whelan of Kill The Lights

Kill The Lights unites original Bullet For My Valentine co-founder Michael “Moose” Thomas (drums) with Throw The Fight frontman James Clark (vocals), Jordan Whelan of Still Remains (guitar), and Travis Montgomery of Threat Signal (guitar). Killer debut album ‘The Sinner’ has just been released on Fearless Records and we spoke …

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