Interviews

Arizona-based rockers, Ded are at the forefront of what might be called a nu-metal resurgence. The band’s sound builds off influences the likes of Korn, Linkin Park and Slipknot, but also with a heavy dose of Pantera beneath the surface.…

From the first spiraling guitar notes of “Modern Day Cowboy” in 1986, Sacramento’s Tesla struck a chord with hard rock fans who had grown bored with the Los Angeles hair metal scene. With the release of the band’s debut album, Mechanical…

Rise of the Fallen has been among the Treasure Valley's most buzzed about band's the last few years. Formed in 2012 the quartet is fronted by the charismatic Kegan Stucki, and backed by the dynamic rhythm section of bassist Jeremy Franklin…

Progressive-power metal quartet, MindMaze, celebrates its fifth anniversary with the release of its third full-length studio album, Resolve, and its first proper North American tour. The Pennsylvania-based group is founded and led by…

Over the last eight years, Calgary, Alberta vocalist and songwriter Kobra Paige has been working with determined passion to build Kobra and the Lotus, the band she founded in 2009. In 2010, the group released its debut album Out of the Pit.…

Sean Tibbetts and Casey Grillo form the rhythmic backbone of Kamelot, America’s premier symphonic metal band. Like most musicians, their passion for music extends beyond the scope of one particular sub-genre. A few years back, Tibbett’s…

Michael Schenker began making his mark on rock guitar as a teenager. The younger brother of Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker, Michael had an innate sense for creative and inspired fretwork. He established this on the band’s 1972 album, …

New Jersey’s Overkill enters year 37 of its storied career with a powerful new album, The Grinding Wheel. The record is one of the band’s most diverse in recent memory, and it reflects the band’s roots and influences while remaining…

Genuine, honest, and humble are not words that ordinarily come to mind when discussing music legends that helped change the face of a genre, yet they are all fit descriptors of Rudy Sarzo. The iconic and critically acclaimed bassist found…

Sweden’s Manimal came together in 2001 with guitarist Henrik Stenroos and vocalist Samuel Nyman at the helm. Demos would follow in 2002, 2005, and 2006, but it would not be until 2009 that the band would release its outstanding debut, The…