Interview Under Fire Podcast

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...

Send us Fan Mail When you are the host of multiple podcast shows, and have played in diverse groups of metal bands, and are also the CEO of a small coffee business (the latter which is still in the works) – you are a busy artist to say the least, let alone releasing new records all the while during a pandemic. Frontman Mike Hill from post-metal band Tombs is doing exactly that. Having already rele...

Send us Fan Mail IUF welcomes vocalist/frontman Marcus Larsen from the diabolic rock outfit, Demon Head. From acoustic instruments, flourishing mellotron strings, brass instruments, tape manipulation and church organs – Demon Head have created their own signature sound in the world of doom metal. Now getting set to release their 4th studio album in the first month of 2021, Marcus sees it as a new...

Send us Fan Mail It's been nearly a decade since the debut record from New York-based dark rock outfit Vajra. After years and years of self-discovery, intuition, and a mindset of refocusing the band's energy – Vajra have come back with a hauntingly progressive resurgence into the metal scene. We are joined by frontwoman Annamaria Pinna and bassist Dave Sussman from the band as they talk...

Send us Fan Mail It's easy to lose one's mind during a pandemic; It's harder to stay focused on the goals in hand that may have been sideswiped throughout the year. Alan Averill, an Irish music artist/frontman of heavy metal bands Dread Sovereign and Primordial - tells his experiences and outlook from the present and into the beyond. While many people tend to stay optimistic despite...

Send us Fan Mail Panic. In the year of 2020, that seems to be a common theme. For guitarist Lance Dowdle, the word “Panic” was just a title of the newest album of his own Pennsylvania rock quartet - From Ashes To New. This title was planned in the summer of 2019, and the relevancy to release it in today's time had much irony around it. Lance talks about the different stages from writing, them...

Send us Fan Mail Houston, TX based rapper Hyro The Hero joins us in this edition of IUF. From blending elements of hip-hop/rap/rock/metal, this is as good as it gets. We all know of the nu-metal genre originating from the early 90s, and now in the midst of a resurgence of that particular sound, Hyro has incorporated his own unique sense that stands out from the rest of the palate. He recently join...