John Haseltine

Scar Symmetry invigorated the almost stale melodic-death metal scene when the hit the genre hard and fast in 2005 with their dynamic release ‘Symmetric In Design’. It was only months later when they muscled their way into the hearts of U.S. metal fans with the almost perfectly mixed blend of music with 2006‘s ‘Pitch Black […]

As with most any new band out there today, Engel are ready to take the world by storm. Hailing from the ever so famous Gothenburg, these guys have a ‘uniquely mesmerizing heavy-as-hell melodic sound’ that can only be described as their own. Founded in 2005 by Niclas Engelin (formerly of Gardenian, In Flames, Passenger), he […]

Well by now, most of you should already have the latest Death Angel masterpiece, ‘Killing Season’ in your grubby little hands. If not, you are a bit behind the times here. And a true masterpiece it is. Death Angel come full throttle at you with their newest, and destined to be a classic thrash opus. […]

The mastermind behind what many of you out there may call “happy metal” band Edguy, is back after five years of silence. Well with his side project Avantasia that is. It was great talking with Tobias about his project and a little about Edguy. Here is a bit of what went down in our conversation. […]

Annihilator are considered by many as one of the forefathers of the thrash metal movement of the 80’s. And to others, Annihilator are considered as, “Who?” Yes, this too surprised me as well. But being as their success has mainly been in Europe and Japan, the North American shores have not seen Annihilator play a […]

Bullet For My Valentine had been launched into the mainstream with their debut release ‘The Poison’ selling over a million albums. 350,000 in the U.S. alone. That is quite a milestone for any band to sell that many copies of a single release, let alone the first. Add to that the bands relentless touring schedule […]

Revered as one of the early pioneers of Scandinavian death metal, the band Entombed have journeyed down many a path. Both musically and within various line-up changes over the years. Present day, the Swedish death metal legends are proud to put forth their latest album, ‘Serpent Saints’, which takes their sound back to the more […]

Udo Dirkschneider is one of those names in the metal world that is just as recognizable and ranked up there with the likes of Bruce Dickenson, Rob Halford and Dee Snider. As well as his vocal style. Truly as unique of a voice as any. Breaking through internationally in 1981 with Accept’s third album ‘Breaker’, […]

When sitting here trying to find a few words to start out this interview, I wasn’t really sure I could really put down anything different than what starts out their own bio on their MySpace pace. So I’m using it here. One thing I can say that I did not see on that space is […]

Most notably know for their massive hits,’ Edge Of A Broken Heart and Love Is A Killer’, Vixen will go down in history as one of, if not the most successful all female rock/metal band. And with the release of their first two albums (Vixen & Rev It Up), it had gained them world wide […]

It’s great for us, the fans of music, when certain things or genres come back full circle. In my opinion that is. And the one thing that I’ve been impressed with the past couple of years has been the reemergence of thrash. Sure, thrash has really never gone away, but it’s just that there is […]

After only just last summer sending out a three song demo to various labels, new female fronted band Echoes Of Eternity are taking on the world one day at a time. Newly signed to Nuclear Blast, with one listen to their newly released ‘ The Forgotten Goddess’, the group is readying up for their upcoming […]

With their latest release ‘Internal Revolution’, we see Diecast hitting the road in support of the album with Sevendust through May. Most recent vocalist for the past two offerings Paul Stoddard sat down before their set on the first night of the tour to discuss a few things going on with the band. JH: First […]

In support of their latest Rotten Records release, ‘Serenade The Samurai’, I was able to catch guitarist Brandon Manlove for a quick e-mail interview to talk a bit about the band, the release and a few other things. JH: Can you give us a brief history on how Vampire Mooose came to be? BM: Vampire […]

SpiRitual is the new ethno metal project of Stefan Hertrich. You may know some of Stefan’s work from the longtime gothic metal band Darkseed. He is also a soundtrack composer for several PC games. A couple other projects by Stefan include Betray My Secrets and Shiva In Exile. With the latest release ‘Pulse’, Stefan uses […]

Dubbed by their own words, “true German heavy metal from Sweden”, Hammerfall are unleashing to the world of heavy metal quite possibly the best power metal album to date. Many classify their works right alongside many great bands and some say they are the Helloween of the new millennium. Being a fan of Helloween myself […]

The resurrection of Exodus a few years back has been very trying on Gary Holt and it’s members the past couple years. You all know the story of Souza walking out on the band in the middle of last years Megadeth tour. And with Tom Hunting and Rick Hunolt having to depart for various personal […]

One band that defines the genre they had the hand in creating over two decades ago is back with an all new studio album, ‘Smear Campaign’. A superb new album that will melt your face off. According to Barney that is. I tend to agree with him. Here in the states on the Monsters of […]

Warrant is one of those bands that everybody who listens to Rock-n-Roll knows. Whether you were/are a fan or not, there’s no denying the impact they left on the world of rock in the late ‘80’s. Be it ‘Down Boys’ or ‘Sometimes She Cries’ to the scorching ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ or the infamous video for […]

On the verge of their 20 year anniversary, one of the most highly influential progressive /power metal bands known to man are set to release yet another milestone album to their massive discography. On the shores of America preparing for their N. American release date, (9-01), for ’A Twist In The Myth’. I had the […]

In New York for a couple days gearing up for the Blind Guardian listening party and North American release, I was given the chance to talk with Hansi Kursch. Many of you may have read the Blind Guardian interview already. Some of you may not. I had already taken up a bit more time than […]

Currently added to a great new label, Open Grave Records, The Everscathed are on a mission. A mission to destroy everything and all in it’s path. Their vicious blend of early ‘90s era death metal has just what it takes to melt your face off. Originally formed under the moniker, Enmortem, brothers W. Frickenstein, Tim […]

You may be familiar with the moniker, ‘Ghoulspoon’. Or maybe not. Surely if you’re in and/or into the So. California music scene you have. After securing quite a following under this name, the members decided to start a new era for themselves in the hard rock music genre. And with this new start came a […]

Many of you may know the name. Jonny Santos. Vocalist/front man for the grammy nominated band Spineshank. No need to say anything more. That was then. Jonny is now vocalist/guitarist for what may possibly be the future of “thrash metal”. Silent Civilian have just released their debut album, ‘Rebirth Of The Temple’ on Mediaskare Records […]

It’s been just over twenty years since we were blessed, so to speak, with the birth of death metal. I remember the buzz in school and all the demo trading going on about this band called Possessed. Being from the Bay Area myself, and I know from time to time I say this so just […]

By now everyone should be familiar with the name Paul Di’anno. The Original voice of Iron Maiden. Since his departure from the band, he has undergone several different musical identities various bands over the years. Killers, Di’anno, Battlezone and Paul Di’anno just to name a few. As well as a list of tribute albums and […]

With the debut of KCUF’s “Modern Punk Primitive” been out for awhile, the band is geared up and ready to hit to road in support of the album. All they need now is the/any tour package to come along and swoop them up. Their old-school passion is a much needed sound for today’s mundane scene […]

J: Give us a little history on how the band started out. A: Well basically the band started out about five and a half years ago. It was a little bit before I joined the band. I joined about two years ago. Started out in Riverside ,California . Just a bunch of local/high school friends […]

J: For those who are unfamiliar with the band and for those who may just need a refresher, tell a little history of the band. JC: Well we first started out in late ‘88 first demo in ‘89. We released our first album in ‘91 we did 5 albums. The last being ‘Chapter 13’. In […]

J: So the new album, ‘Constitution of Treason’ has been out a couple months now. How is it selling? B: It’s selling good you know. I mean it’s not moving as fast as we want it to, but it’s definitely moving. We’re very proud of the record. And it’s catching on. And we’re very happy […]