Interview Under Fire Podcast

Send us Fan Mail From the snowy Amish lands of Lancaster, Pennsylvania – comes a metalcore group who are making a name for themselves. Frontman Al Boltz of A Scent Like Wolves joins IUF to talk about the 3rd and newest album “Mystic Auras”. Not only is Al the vocalist, but he shares that position with his brother Nick, and Al talks about the relationship and chemistry the two have formed over the...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome guitarist Ben Liepelt from German death metal band Endseeker in this edition of IUF. The new album “Mount Carcass” is set to drop soon, and Ben describes how this album had everything from the sound and lyrical elements they have expanded throughout the bands timeline. They spent half a year crafting this album, and from songs about politics, comedy thematics, conspirac...

Send us Fan Mail Hell has awakened, and things are about to get heavy. We chat with frontman Kyle Anderson from Canadian deathcore outfit Brand Of Sacrifice. The new album “Lifeblood” is the latest work of art from this brutal quintet of a band, and they will be turning plenty more eyes, ears, and heads in their direction sooner than later from the metal fanbase. From the bold and resounding vocal...

Send us Fan Mail Harakiri For The Sky is a band who will be talked about endlessly in the near future, not only for the name itself, but for the well deserved recognition they have finally been receiving as of late. The Austrian duo have manifested one of the more earth shattering black metal albums in recent memory, and we get the opportunity to chat with frontman J.J. about this album. “Mære”, w...

Send us Fan Mail Out from the Swiss Alps, come the heavy metal band Dreamshade, who are full of some of the grooviest riffs and niftiest melo-death vibes you will ever hear in modern metalcore. We are joined by guitarist Fernando 'Fella' Di Cicco as he talks about the growth and maturity he and the band have been through in the last decade. Now as they are getting prepared to release the...

Send us Fan Mail The music in the beautiful country of Portugal is widely known for their artistry in classical, folk, fado and rock/blues genres. In addition to that awe, we bring you the heavily praised and influential metal band Moonspell from the capital city of Lisbon. Frontman Fernando Ribeiro joins IUF today to talk about the growth of Moonspell's impact throughout 3 decades of dark an...

Send us Fan Mail From metal, to pop, to rock - Award winning Dutch singer-songwriter Anneke Van Giersbergen has composed many different genres throughout her talented career, and this time around, the acoustic genre couldn't feel more at home for her. We get the opportunity to speak with Anneke about her newest record “The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest” and how this album was everything she...

Send us Fan Mail 32 years of death metal brutality from the mighty Cannibal Corpse, we are joined by guitarist Rob Barrett from the band. The upcoming album “Violence Unimagined” will be the band's 15th in their decorated catalog, and for Rob, he talks about how the band has stayed on that level of consistency for decades. Gore, death, torture, cannibalism, zombies – it's been those them...

Send us Fan Mail Musician, author, and businessman Sean Dowdell joins IUF today to talk about his latest work with his band, Grey Daze. Grey Daze are an American rock band formed in the early 90s – best known by being fronted by the late Chester Bennington, who at the time went on to join one of rock's most prominent bands, Linkin Park – which also resulted in Grey Daze breaking up in 1998. S...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by one of the pioneers of viking metal – Einherjer. Hailing from the vast lands of Norway, it's always been business as usual for frontman Frode Glesnes. The upcoming 8th album “North Star” is a return to form for the quartet, and this includes the likes on releasing music once again under the label, Napalm Records (their last under Napalm was t...

Send us Fan Mail Resiliency. It's in her DNA. We get the opportunity to chat with the lauded yet humble English singer-songwriter, and an advocate for positive mental health – Lucy Spraggan. In the span of a decade, Lucy has had quite the journey, which includes: Performing in Open Mic shows across the U.K. in her early days, her mind-blowing and impactful X-Factor appearance, touring the Wor...

Send us Fan Mail This is an important yet exciting time of the year for the Scottish progressive metal quintet – Dvne. On the verge of releasing their 2nd studio album “ Etemen Ænka”, we sit with guitarist Dan Barter as he walks us through his personal experiences on creating an album of the year contender in metal music. The irony in all this galore is the releasing of the album in the same year...

Send us Fan Mail Seasoned guitarist Marko Tervonen from the Swedish death metal outfit, The Crown, is our guest in this episode. Having been playing in the band for 30 years, while undergoing different lineups, name changes, and breakups – Marko is more than grateful that The Crown has overcome many hurdles in it's storied timeline before releasing the new upcoming 10th album, “Royal Destroye...

Send us Fan Mail We begin Season 6 of IUF with another majestic voice in heavy metal – frontwoman Emma Zoldan from the Norwegian band Sirenia. Before joining the symphonic metal quartet, Emma has made a career singing at various operas in France for many years – and this proved to be an amazing learning experience before taking the lead in Sirenia. The band is about to release their 10th album, bu...

Send us Fan Mail One of the more graceful and profound voices in metal today, Simone Simons, joins the IUF podcast to talk about the newest album from the Dutch symphonic metal band, Epica. The eighth and new record “Omega”, went through such a diligent recording process from top to bottom. Simone talks about that experience despite the ongoing worldwide pandemic. She recorded her vocals remotely...

Send us Fan Mail An amazing fact about the Swedish symphonic power metal band, Therion, is that they were first rooted in the sounds of death metal. 17 albums and 3 decades later, the evolved sound you hear today is a testament to their maturity and growth. Vocalist Thomas Vikström joins IUF today to show us a deeper look into their newest album “Leviathan”, and how this album is a culmination of...

Send us Fan Mail Shredding the guitar chops for over 20 years, Marta Gabriel of Crystal Viper possesses a passion unmatched. We get the opportunity to speak with the Polish artist as she prepares for the 8th album release within her heavy metal outfit. When it comes to writing and conducting music, Marta has a drive within her that stems from influences like HP Lovecraft and Iron Maiden. The new a...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome back frontman Johannes Persson from the Swedish metal group Cult Of Luna. After dropping their “A Dawn To Fear” masterpiece in the latter part of 2019, 2020 allowed them to flex their skills a little further. The new upcoming EP, titled “The Raging River” comes as an encore and a companion piece to the recent full-length, and this includes releasing it under their newly...

Send us Fan Mail For the first time in the history of one of heavy metal's most prominent publications, Decibel Magazine, an all-female band has been featured on the cover – and that is of thrash metal powerhouse, Nervosa. We are joined by vocalist/frontwoman Diva Satanica as she talks about the new album with the newest lineup that she is also a part of. If there was a way to kick start the...

Send us Fan Mail One of the more influential and fundamental artists in the world of modern rock/metal music, Devin Townsend, joins us today on IUF. From fronting the highly lauded bands like Strapping Young Lad and The Devin Townsend Project – Devin has collaborated with a countless amount of other talented bands/musicians throughout his decorated career. Now that the live concert experience has...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome guitarist Adam Zaars from Swedish gothic metal outfit, Tribulation. The 5th and newest album “Where The Gloom Becomes Sound” is set to drop soon, and Adam talks about the stages of the hard work that ensued from the writing process, themes, and the production to bring this album to the surface. Not only is this a follow-up to their 2018's Grammy Award winning album...

Send us Fan Mail Going on over 3 decades of death metal brutality – vocalist Martin van Drunen from Dutch quartet Asphyx is still doing what he does best, and that is creating music while belting out one of the more memorable screams in metal. Whether it's with Asphyx, Bolt Thrower, or Pestilence, his drive for performing hasn't skipped a beat. We talk to Martin about Asphyx's 10th...

Send us Fan Mail Crank up your stereo for this one - It's about to get heavy, cold, and soul shattering. We welcome an artist from our very own local area here in Fort Worth, TX, frontman Chad Green of death metal quintet, Frozen Soul. We speak to Chad about how insane the long road to dropping their new record was envisioned, and even though it's the debut album, it feels as if it took...

Send us Fan Mail We are joined today by one of the more decorated and influential heavy metal guitarists to date – Michael Schenker. On the year of his 50th anniversary, he is preparing to release a record that will be etched in metal lore. The new record, appropriately titled “Immortal”, will feature many of metal's finest musicians as they join forces with Michael's talents. Michael al...

Send us Fan Mail From Pantera to Cattle Decapitation, and from Misery Index to Pig Destroyer - We have an episode for the books to open up 2021. We welcome John Jarvis, Adam Jarvis, Derek Engemann, and Mark Kloeppel from the band, Scour – minus lead vocalist Phil Anselmo. If you know your history, all of those aforementioned musicians have cemented their place in the extreme heavy metal music real...