The Universal Hitchhiker

We got to talk to Stela a short time after the release of 'A Whole New Land' the bands long awaited third full length album. With the anticipation for this album from the Metalwings fans came a huge reward. If you are into the style of symphonic metal, this band and this album should be teetering at the top of your list. Beauty and metal always seem to find a way to interact when the artistry is d...

There have been some great albums and singles coming out this year. We here have had the pleasure of talking to a few of those artist. Tarah Who was one of those artists. In conversations to set up our interviews she mentioned her friends Anelise and Fabio who are the dynamic duo Yur Mum .  This fanatically aggressive dirty hard rock couple are just what you need to get the adrenaline going....

Matt and I got to sit with Frank just as Cryptosis released 'Bionic Swarm'.  This is the first album from this band. However, Cryptosis is the reincarnation of Distillator. So they have come back with a new sound, personnel, and approach. If you want to know why the change, take a listen. If you want to listen to the new album from the 'new band' go get it now. The album is getting rave revie...

Reid Foster is the Director of Rootfire. Rootfire is a non profit record label that focuses specifically on reggae music. They have produced albums for some of the more recent greats such as Hirie, The Movement, Steel Pulse, Satsang, and more.  I won't go into full detail because then you wouldn't need to listen to the episode. But, know that whatever genre is your favorite, you would want a...

One of my favorite episodes was #009 with Tarah and CoCo of Tarah Who?. These two carve out some of the best music that I have heard. They are a mix of alternative rock, punk, and some 90s grunge with some of their own flavor added in. Aggressive. Smart. Distorted Rhythms. Intense drum work. These two throw everything at what they do and it works so damned well.  They had released some new so...

Shortly after the release of 'Inertia' we got the chance to hang out with Terry Nikas of Scar of the Sun. This long awaited album is just what we needed going into the spring.  The intricacy and aggressive emotion in the rhythms match perfectly with the emotional story telling in the lyrics. I can never get the chorus of the title track out of my head.  Terry talked to us about a lot of...

We caught up with Record Heat a while back just after the release of '1'.  Record Heat is an extremely innovative out fit that fastens several different genres together. '1' is just a small portion of the portfolio of work that these guys have produced before them. '1' is also one of the first experiments of being an NFT. This makes them one of the first bands to use cryptoart.  We got t...

Richmond, Virginia seems to be the breeding ground for all different facets of metal. I won't go through the obvious names that should pop into your head. As Knox puts it a "Festering cesspool of creativity". Enforced is one of those that are emerging as another beacon for the location.   Shortly before the release of 'Kill Grid' we got to talk to Knox about the album and several other subjec...

A short while back Matt and I got to talk to Sue. The Hellfreaks have creatively been changing up their game as each album comes out. With 'God on the Run' being the latest album, it is also the heaviest. The band is very keen on making sure that they take a giant leap forward every time they put something out. 'God on the Run' has gained them an even broader fan base as well as some very favorabl...

Just before the release of their 3rd LP ' Necro Sapiens' , Matt was able to talk to the band for a little bit.  Baest is a Danish death metal band who has been carving a path with their brutal and aggressive music. Matt was able to cover the inception of the band, song writing, and drinking beers. Among other things, of course.

Fast, aggressive, invigorating thrash metal. Angelus Apatrida recently released their fifth album from the Century Media label. The self titled LP is just as hostile as its predecessors. With age and experience the music and the lyrics get even better.  We got to hang out with Guillermo and talk about the concept and writing process of this album. We also talked about playing live shows, some...

Welcome to the mysteries of story telling through music. Blitz Union is on a mission to use music as a vessel to slowly unfold a story line. The story can only be told as the music is released. If you ask them, they themselves are not completely certain of the direction the story will go. They are only vessels themselves, so to speak. I will let you stew on that and hope that it will intrigue you...

If there was ever an artist that I wanted you to really listen to...Jax Hollow would be it.  Jax Hollow dances around every side of rock. Blues, southern, and straight rock. "Say My Name" even hints a dash of punk rock.  In December of 2020 'Underdog Anthems' was released. Every song on the album has it's own identity and some form of truth. This is the song writing that only comes aroun...

Just as we were about to end 2020 Emperors Night released 'Driving at Pace'. 'Driving at Pace' is a five song alt-rock EP from a trio of brothers.  The Chalmers brothers, Anand, Bud, and Dhyan have the family's work ethics down to a "T". Some families can't even sit at the dinner table together without some bickering. These guys write, produce, and record their own music together.  We go...

Gurschach had just released a reimagined cover version of Metallica's "St. Anger". if it was not for that release I might not have stumbled upon this band for some time. The version did exactly what most artists hope for, further recognition. The video for "St. Anger Reimagined" has over 135 thousand views. Their other videos are starting to grow in numbers as well.  As we started to dig into...

City of the Weak is an attitude packed, no apology alternative rock band.  They display tough guitar riffs and hooks along with truthful driven lyrics.  Having released 'Pulling Teeth' back in 2018 they were touring hard through 2019. Just like most bands, the pandemic stalled some plans to get out and promote themselves more. They have released a few videos in the past year which has he...

Who goes to the clubs to play in a punk band at the age of 12? This guy! Who starts one of the most notorious hard-core bands in the world with one of the most influential albums to that said genre? This Guy! If you don't know the Cro-Mags, you should probably check them out. You missed something in the history of American hard-core. Who was a sh!t ton of fun and an honor to talk to? This guy! Lad...

Punk, Rock, Pop-punk, power punk. I can't quite put my finger on it. Most can't. Somewhere in between is the fun, energetic, and aggressive sounds of Baby Shakes. For the better part of 15 years they have delivered an unmistakable unique sound. With the core of the band being stable the entire time there is no chance of them slowing down.  The group has four studio albums, an EP, several sing...

I must apologize to Melissa, Napalm, and you, for the tardiness of this. This recording was back in November. We had some download issues with Skype and Matt was struggling with this one for a while. I was hoping we would be able to salvage the entire conversation. Unfortunately, we have about half. The following is what we got out of it.  Melissa Bonny is a exceptional artist in the symphoni...

Nestled somewhere in the metal subgenres, these guys deliver fragments from every direction. The first occurrence of the band was in the mid to late 90's with one album. The members went back to their respected bands and no one thought they would hear from Soulburn again. To our surprise and excitement, they reformed in 2013 and have been moving forward since. Matt and I got to talk to Eric and Tw...

Chris 51 is the owner of Area 51 Tattoo in Springfield, Oregon. You may have seen him from the A&E reality show Epic Ink. Or, if you are a true metal head you will know him for being the founder and organizer of Headbangers Con ! Who the hell would have thought of having a headbangers convention? Chris 51, that's who. This year given the shitty circumstances Chris has still been able to whip u...

Literally one of the most eccentric bands that exist. VoiVod is a staple in so many genre communities. At almost forty years old this eclectic alternative metal/rock/punk, whatever you wish to label them with, has been giving us a different way to look at them from each album. Every project that they have released lives and breathes its own entity.  Throughout the years the band has really on...

This one took a while to get going. After several failed attempts , Hakim, Jamie, and myself were finally able to meet.  "We are a Swedish rock band. We shall rock you with our rock." This is literally the entire description for the 'about' page on Facebook. As straight forward and comical as that sounds, it pretty much sums up what Dead Lord is. The band is compared steadily to seventies sty...

Say hello to Vanilla Sugar. We really weren't what sure what to expect when we got to sit down with Vanilla Sugar this night. She is as elaborate as her music. She fills her LP 'She' with all dimensions of dark pop, electro rock, EDM, rock, and many other forms of music. She is a mass amount of genres mixed into a very open and honest list of songs.  What we got was a really fun time talking...

As we have spoken from time to time on our podcasts about how prominent women are becoming in the world of metal and hard rock, we have case in point...G.F.M.  LuLu, Maggie, and CJ English are three extremely talented musicians/artists who happen to be sisters. I have followed the band for a bit. But with the latest release of the EP Operation Take Over, I had to reach out and see if they wou...