Interview Under Fire Podcast

Send us Fan Mail We recently caught up with Isaac Lamb, drummer from Texas' very own hardcore favorites, Kublai Khan. In the middle of a touring cycle break, Isaac joins IUF from his home in Nashville, Tennessee, and things are setting up to be an exciting year for him and his bandmates. The new EP, titled "Lowest Form Of Animal,” serves as one of the more intense 15-minute offerings tha...

Send us Fan Mail “Eulogies” serves as the title of the new album from Ohio-based metalcore outfit, Wolves At The Gate. We are joined by guitarist Steve Cobucci to talk about the band's history and his own journey which paved the way up to where he is now. There have been painful parts in his life that we touch on that translate into one of the themes into this album. Between negative experien...

Send us Fan Mail It's time for some more Testament - The legendary Chuck Billy returns to IUF, and this time we get the chance to catch up with him on everything he's been up to since 2020. The Bay Strikes Back tour kicks off soon, and Chuck has never been more ready to get back out on the road after 2 years. From working in real estate flipping houses, to doing voice overs in the MCU, i...

Send us Fan Mail Death metal and romantic comedies don't usually mesh...or do they? We welcome one of the up and coming frontmen in modern death metal, Alexander Jones from New York-based band Undeath, onto IUF. We ask Alex about the well-deserved recognition he and his bandmates have received within the last year or so, and it's been a nice reminder for him to look back on as the band g...

Send us Fan Mail What is YOUR tribe? Find out more in this immensely entertaining conversation with the one and only Fabienne Erni! We welcome the talented Swiss multi-instrumentalist, composer, and vocal virtuoso onto IUF today. It's been quite the ride for her in the last five years, from joining folk metal leaders Eluveitie and starting her own band Illumishade – Fabi has always been on th...

Send us Fan Mail “I wanted to be in the most kick-ass all-female band ever.” It's time to live your truth and shred some gnar with Nobro - one of the more talented up-and-coming punk outfits in the modern era. We are joined by the band's founder and frontwoman Kathryn McCaughey in today's episode of IUF. From marking their first big-stage performance back at the WayHome Festival in...

Send us Fan Mail In this jam-packed edition, we welcome the talented guitarist in Alex “Goldberg” Alereza into IUF. So here's the skinny: Music outfits need a mascot, and not just any mascot, but a hype man. Take Alex's 5 piece West Coast melodic metal band, Nekrogoblikon, for example – And it's unlike anything anyone has ever seen. IUF hosts Sonny and Cory sit with Alex to talk abo...

Send us Fan Mail In 2022, it's the Year Of The Demon. We are joined by guitarist Armand Anthony from West-coast heavy metal outfit, Night Demon. Lauded as one of the hardest working touring bands in the last decade, the last 2 years was a step back, yet two steps forward for Armand and company. He sits with us today to talk about the last 24 months within the band's journey, and how it a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 12! We open things up with the wicked mastermind known as Athenar, the creator of black metal outfit, Midnight. Quite the year on the eve of his 20th anniversary – As Athenar graces the cover of the newest Decibel Magazine edition, he sits with us to describe his journey and the hard work manifested upon the release of his newest album, “Let There Be Witchery”. I...

Send us Fan Mail Growing up, seasoned veteran vocalist/frontman Rob Dukes was immersed in the genres of punk rock during his youth, at the same time it served as a gateway genre before tapping into the music of heavy metal. Fast forward to now, he has conquered many roads of fronting other music acts such as Exodus, Bloodmoon Ritual, and Fragile Mortals. If there was any artist out there who neede...

Send us Fan Mail A little bit of everything and a heavy dose of unrelenting resiliency. Gentlemen’s Crow — a band name born out of a past love of gothic literature — doesn’t shy away from “the climb;” the thick-skinned, white-knuckled journey in the music world to be known. Talent abound and with a fusion of musical genres (rock, indie, alternative, psych, and metal), Gentlemen’s Crow proves their...

Send us Fan Mail In less than a decade, Los Angeles-based band Once Human have been taking the heavy metal world by the horns and have made a name for themselves. Their highly-anticipated 3rd album “Scar Weaver” is a testament to that journey that began with guitarist Logan Mader and frontwoman Lauren Hart in 2014. We chat with the talented duo in this episode to talk about the dedication and hard...

Send us Fan Mail The cuts get deeper. We welcome the mesmerizing Alicia Taylor, founder and director of the Las Vegas-based darlings of rock and roll known as the Cherry Bombs. Formed in the mid-2010s, Alicia has created one of the more visionary live acts within the hard rock/heavy metal community. Filled with eye-opening aerials, hypnotic choreography, and immersive pyrotechnics – the ladies of...

Send us Fan Mail Kathrine Shepard, widely known as the Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and composer, Sylvaine, is our special guest today. Her highly-anticipated 4th studio album “Nova” is set to be not only her best work to date, but also the most personal. We sat with Sylvaine to have one of the more in-depth discussions on a production process that went through many obstacles. Hard work and ded...

Send us Fan Mail There's a storm brewing out in the eastern regions of Lyon, France. Enter the black metal avant-garde outfit named Celeste, who are finally getting the worldwide recognition they have deserved for the last decade or so. Guitarist Guillaume Rieth of Celeste is our guest today as he describes that “storm” being a culmination of playing over 500 shows around the world while rele...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome one of the more prolific drummers in modern death metal, Steve Shalaty of Immolation, onto IUF. The new album, “Acts Of God”, may just be the band's best work to date. Steve sits with us to talk about the album's production process from day one, which got to a point where he would be working on a single track for 6 months. Steve also talks about being a fan of...

Send us Fan Mail Tapping into other dimensions of a musician's qualities is a beautiful thing, as is the case with vocalist Tom Englund and pianist Vikram Shankar. The two have formed one of the more melodic and cinematic collaborations in recent memory, called Silent Skies. Originally a side project, and now with two full length releases under their arsenal, this is starting to form a perman...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Interview Under Fire, we welcome singer and musician Patrick Cortes aka Animal Weapon. Performing around Raleigh, NC since 2011, Animal Weapon has hit the ground running, winning a Webby Award for Best Sound Design/Music Score for his musical stylings on the hit podcast, Undisclosed. Cortes released the lead single “Deserve” from his upcoming album (dropping in...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Interview Under Fire, we welcome frontman Dakota Sean, from the up-and-coming hard rock band,  Another Day Dawns. Hailing from Lehighton, Pennsylvania, this high-energy group has generated quite a bit of buzz as their prolific songwriting and talent continue to cultivate a strong and loyal fan base. Another Day Dawns signed with the M7 Booking Agency in 2017 and...

Send us Fan Mail Out in the Northern lands of Winnipeg, Manitoba, the summers are long and warm; The winters are frigid, snowy, and windy. But one thing staying at a constant pace, is the hardcore music tradition of Comeback Kid. 21 years of metallic moshing anthems and the hits just keep on coming – we are joined by frontman Andrew Neufeld as he takes us through his journey up to the release of t...

Send us Fan Mail It's been a long road since “The Monroe Mansion” days. New York-based rock group The Velvicks are kicking off the new year in rising fashion. Frontman Vick Nader talks about his musical upbringings in his native country in Brazil, and how specific moments on picking up his first guitar paved the way for him as an artist. The journey's been a wild one, and Vick describes...

Send us Fan Mail It's fate. When Chris Sullivan of Wolftooth got the call about signing with the highly-lauded record label of Napalm Records, he didn't believe it then. Let us be clear, he doesn't even believe it now. It's evidence of the hard work he and his bandmates have been through leading up to the release of the new album titled “Blood & Iron”. This also serves as t...

Send us Fan Mail “Pursue Possibility.” That's what it's all about. She's a singer-songwriter, an activist, and an attorney. LA-based alt pop artist Calista Wu, also known as CaliStar, has been hitting the ground running within these last 2 years. We get the chance to sit with this talented rising star to talk about the trials and tribulations throughout her timeline. Inside this who...

Send us Fan Mail She's “Ready To Burn” here in 2022. The multi-talented Toronto-based singer-songwriter Saya is our special guest today. From her humble beginnings in 2016, she has since manifested 2 EPs, all the while being a part of a major label. In addition to music, Saya has also displayed a passion for art, fashion, and film. In our in-depth discussion, we get the chance to sit with Say...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome back our good friend, frontman Joe Badolato from New Jersey metal outfit Fit For An Autopsy. What a year it's been for him (and FFAA) – from being a musician, a barber, a gamer, and to just being an individual displaying his passion to full potential. A lot has happened since we last spoke with Joe from 2019, and in this interview he gets us up to speed on everythi...