Interview Under Fire Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Revered music publications like Guitar World and Loudwire have praised the work of renowned artist Bobby Keller, and for good reason. The Colorado-born & Orlando-based axe shredder has been influenced by the likes of Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, and Dimebag Darrell. Now being lauded by many as one the top guitarists in the USA – it's time the baton is handed over to the next...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome the talented drummer Niklas Kahl from German gothic metal outfit Lord Of The Lost. Talk about a return to normality, because releasing a double album after a worldwide pandemic is how it's done! We jump right into the fray with Niklas about “Judas,” the new album that features two sides named “Damnation” and “Salvation," culminating a total of 24 songs on this...

Send us Fan Mail We begin the 9th season of IUF with a remarkable talent in Dutch singer-songwriter Charlotte Wessels. It's been a wild ride for Charlotte in the last 15 months – from the onset of the pandemic and to parting ways with her band, Delain, she's now unlocked a side of her that she never saw coming, and for the better. Within this last year, she has created a Patreon which ha...

Send us Fan Mail It's time to wake up, because the Michigan-based heavy metal band Sleep Waker have returned with their 2nd studio album, “Alias.” Drummer and songwriter Frankie Mish joins IUF as we close the chapter here on Season 8. Sleep Waker got their start in 2017 along with the idea of the band name serving as a constant theme throughout the lyricism. The creativity within Frankie and...

Send us Fan Mail Florida-based post-metalcore band Capstan have returned with their highly-anticipated 2nd studio album “Separate,” set to drop July 23 via Fearless Records. We are joined by bassist Andrew “Boz” Bozymowski to help us take a deeper look into the makings behind this beast of a sophomore record. The idea of pressure isn't something Boz sees for the band once they entered the stu...

Send us Fan Mail Rock, hip-hop, jazz, blues, reggae, and GOOD vibes – They have it all. We are joined by the talented bassist Ryan Weddle from the Arizona-based alt-rock quartet Katastro. The 6th album “Sucker” is set to release on July 16 and Ryan takes us through the band's eventful journey leading up to this point in their career. Partying was great in their days of youth, but now after a...

Send us Fan Mail Multi-faceted drummer in Jeramie Kling is our guest today as we talk about his newest album with melodic death metal outfit, The Absence. Their 5th studio album, “Coffinized,” is set to drop this summer and Jeramie could not be more proud of the new product. Jeramie and his bandmates have stuck together and have stuck to their passion to create music throughout years, whether it&a...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome singer-songwriter Ashlynn Malia, a new talent and rising pop artist onto IUF. Being introduced to the music industry at the age of 12 has really set the bar high from the get-go as she took the stage nationwide with the highly popular Kidz Bop performance group. That set up plenty of inspiration down the road for her as she is now getting set to release her debut EP tit...

Send us Fan Mail Touring is finally back and we get the honor of speaking with guitarist Stevie D. of hard rock band Buckcherry. In the duration of this interview, Stevie is currently on the road and on the 3rd day of touring the States – and we ask him how exciting this all feels getting back in the groove of things. It's been a long road back from nearly a year and a half away from live mus...

Send us Fan Mail New member, new label, new album – plenty to be excited with here for the Georgia metallic hardcore outfit, Vatican. Mike Sugars, frontman and the newest member talks to us about the journey that led him to joining the Vatican lineup a little further into the band's career. The new double-single, “Become A New God,” features the bands first chapter with Mike and can also serv...

Send us Fan Mail Three entire decades, and then some. The music of Fear Factory is considered by many around the world as a stepping-stone in heavy metal music. Whether it's about the writing getting easier or the pressure of so many great records making it harder – to guitarist Dino Cazares, this new chapter in his storied career is exactly what he was looking for. Being the last original me...

Send us Fan Mail We are joined by Leticia Wolf (aka Meta Dead) from the Nashville-based rock band, The Dead Deads. Throughout the years, Meta, along with her bandmates Daisy Dead and McQueen Dead have gained much well-deserved national recognition which includes sharing the live stage with other revered artists like Seether, KISS, and Bush to name a few. Their dedicated fanbase, popularly known as...

Send us Fan Mail “We didn't plan on being a band of any sort.” Quite the statement from frontman Dan Murphy from rock band All Good Things. Sometimes the best outcomes can and will manifest from things unplanned – As is the case with this Los Angeles based quintet. Dan joins IUF today to talk about all good things, and All Good Things. The goal was simple - to just write music for movies, TV,...

Send us Fan Mail It's been an emotional and persevering 2020 for frontman Trae Roberts from Colorado metallic hardcore outfit, Mouth For War. The untimely passing of his younger sister right before the pandemic hit couldn't have been more of a personal hurdle for Trae, but we get the chance to speak with him on how he was able to channel all of his feelings into the debut record titled “...

Send us Fan Mail Commonly known as Bass Music Scene's Slayer - from the darkest corners of heavy metal, we are joined by the talented duo of Lilith Bathory and Dr. Luna from LUNA13. Initially started off as a solo project by Dr. Luna, it wasn't long after he recruited the mesmerizing Lilith Bathory and the two have formed quite the chemistry over the last couple of years. The recognition...

Send us Fan Mail Former drummer of hard rock giants - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Jon Wilkes, joins IUF to talk about his current growing passion project titled Kingdom Of Us. Not only is he now fronting his new band as a vocalist, but he also dives into the role he plays on being an activist on making the world a better place. Sounds cliché? Perhaps, but Jon partnered up with One Tree Planted, a...

Send us Fan Mail Seasoned guitarist Francesco Artusato joins us in today's episode as he and his band, Light The Torch, get ready for the drop of their sophomore beast of a record, “You Will Be The Death Of Me.” Joining forces with Ryan Wombacher, Alex Rudinger, and one of modern metal's more recognized voices, Howard Jones – Fran talks about how complete this record feels now more than...

Send us Fan Mail When you spend two days all alone shooting a music video in extreme conditions - seventy meters underground with 7°C inside the Gouffre de Poudrey, which is France's largest equipped cave, that is dedication to your art. In today's episode, we chat with frontman Vince Wilquin from French progressive metal outfit Fractal Universe. Vince talks about the band's newest...

Send us Fan Mail It's been a productive 2021 for the West-coast progressive heavy metal trio, Interloper. From gaining recognition on their previous EP “A Revenant Legacy,” the signing with Nuclear Blast Records, to their forthcoming debut full-length titled “Search Party,” it's a pedal to the metal attitude from the start. We are joined by vocalist Andrew Virrueta in today's episod...

Send us Fan Mail Frontman Terry Nikas from Greek heavy metal outfit Scar Of The Sun joins IUF today to talk about the newest album “Inertia.” Fellow Greek metal artists such as Rotting Christ , Seth, and Septicflesh have praised the works of this band and they sure have come a long way to get to this point. Terry takes us through his own personal journey on life in Greece - ranging from politics,...

Send us Fan Mail No school like the old school. In this case, we mean the old school black-death-thrash sounds from German metal quartet Desaster. Guitarist and founder of the band, Infernal, joins us today to talk everything about “Churches Without Saints,” the 9th studio album getting set to drop this summer. Infernal has been at this for over 3 decades, and not a single day goes by that he does...

Send us Fan Mail We are joined by the visionary frontman from the Finnish dark metal outfit Cvlt Ov The Svn. Newly signed to Napalm Records, he sits with us and touches on how grateful he has been for this opportunity, given the chance to put his creative mind and artistic abilities to the forefront of metal. And taking the title of a certain stagename in the works, it gives the music he manifests...

Send us Fan Mail Four years in the making for a debut studio album and it was worth every second. We welcome the talented Molly Rennick from the gothic industrial-rock band Living Dead Girl. The new album titled “Exorcism” is everything that exemplifies her entire personality into what she is about – to put it simply, it's “...one wears baby pink and Hello Kitty and listens to pop music, and...

Send us Fan Mail We end Season 7 of IUF on a high note (literally) with frontman Robin Baumann from German metalcore band, Venues. Kerrang UK has lauded this band as “German metal with a mission and a message.” - Yeah, they weren't wrong. From the creative theatrical themes, songwriting, and production, Venues put 1000 percent into their delivery and execution of the hard work they put togeth...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome multi-dimensional artist, Jeremy Spencer, the Devil Daddy himself in this episode. Best known for doing work behind the drums in the hard rock band Five Finger Death Punch, Jeremy has now found a new sense of passion that has previously stayed dormant throughout his storied career. After a back injury that ended his drumming days, including his run with FFDP, it resulte...