Rising Up to Stand Once More: An Interview with Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis) When founding members Tomi Koivusaari, Esa Holopainen, and Jan Rechberger named Amorphis in 1990, they must have had a view to the future of the
A Band of Brothers, Down for Life: An Interview with Antti and Janne Wirman (Children of Bodom, Warmen) When Children of Bodom played their final show at Helsinki Ice Hall on December 15, 2019, it quite possibly could have been the last time
The Spirits That I Called: An Interview with Tom Angelripper (Sodom) So the story goes, Tom “Angelripper” Such started Sodom as a last ditch effort to escape a life of working in the coal mines in
Brothers In Arms: An Interview with Alexander Kuoppala (Children of Bodom) Though he may not have known it at the time, Alexander Kuoppala’s eight-year tenure in Children of Bodom would prepare him for his future
Once Upon a Time in the Desert: An Interview with Mario Lalli (Across the River, Yawning Man, Fatso Jetson) When asked about Mario Lalli while being interviewed for a documentary about the desert rock scene he grew up in, Josh Homme of Kyuss and
Say Hello to My Other Side: An Interview with Colin Edwin (ex-Porcupine Tree, O.R.k.) Porcupine Tree band leader Steven Wilson started his 2022 autobiography, Limited Edition of One, with a story about the band’s last show before the
To This Oak Wood I Bestow My Pagan Purity: An Interview with Davide "Damna" Moras (Elvenking) Since their inception in 1997, Elvenking have never fit squarely into one genre or category in the world of metal. On a surface level, the
Of What Once Was, and What Will Be: An Interview with Sharlee D'Angelo (Arch Enemy, ex-Mercyful Fate) When Swedish melodic death metal legends Arch Enemy were about to enter to studio to record Burning Bridges in 1999, which would become one of
Melody Walks Through the Door, and Memory Flies Out the Window: An Interview with James LaBrie (Dream Theater) In early 1991, Dream Theater were dangerously close to calling it quits. The promising young group, which formed at Berklee College of Music in Boston
You Wanna See Me Fail, You Won't Get Your Chance: An Interview with Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) Failure has never really been an option for Jamey Jasta. He started out in the music business in his early teens during the mid-1990s and
This Is Not a Requiem: An Interview with Justin Foley (Killswitch Engage) The guys from Killswitch Engage are no strangers to adversity. Since the band’s inception in 1999, they have overcome a number of issues that
All Secrets Revealed Now, In Paragraphs: An Interview with Fredrik Åkesson (Opeth) Reflecting on when Fredrik Åkesson joined Opeth in 2007 after the departure of founding member Peter Lindgren, band frontman and general mastermind Mikael Åkerfeldt said:
