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Pär Sundström
Sabaton
They are currently touring with Pirate titans
ALESTORM
and fellow Swedes in
BLOODBOUND
so the line up alone is spectacular. Metal Temple's Lotty Whittingham caught up with
SABATON
bassist
Pär Sundström
where they speak about the historical lyrics, their time in the UK and their trademark camouflage trend.
Mark Jansen
Epica
The following is an interview that The Temple managed to score with guitarist/vocalist
Mark Jansen
of the band
EPICA
before they head out on an Australasian tour, including their first ever show in New Zealand. Terry approached
Mark
to discuss work on the new album, including the addition of live-recorded brass, how it may-or-may-not be related to
"The Quantum Enigma"
, upcoming editions of Epic Metal Fest, and the upcoming tour.
Jennie Skulander, Nail, Paul Martin, Nic Martin
Devilskin
It was their first time touring the UK, the home to some of Metal's biggest giants such as
IRON MAIDEN
,
BLACK SABBATH
and
URIAH HEAP
. It was clear from the full up venues and the long line at The Underworld in London that the Brits were waiting for Kiwi band
DEVILSKIN
to hit their shores. Lotty Whittingham managed to grab them for the chat at their Southampton show where they speak about playing on this holy metal ground, about needing more small venues in New Zealand and dedicated fans following them around the country.
Tommaso Riccardi
Fleshgod Apocalypse
Italian Symphonic Death Metallers
FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE's
have recently released their latest record,
"King"
. Incidentally, Metal Temple's Mike Coyle sat down with guitarist/vocalist
Tommaso Riccardi
to talk about the inspirations and ideas behind the latest record and his history and beginnings in music in general.
Mike Semesky, Greg Macklin, Gunter Ostendorp
Ordinance
Romecore. Caesarcore. Imperial Death Metal. Whatever you want to call it, the Maryland natives of the Progressive Death Metal band
ORDINANCE
have just released their second album, titled
"The Ides Of March"
. If that wasn't enough of a hint, it's a concept album about the assassination of Julius Caesar, with a majority of the songs written in narrative through the eyes and ears of his allies and detractors. Daniel spoke with vocalist
Mike Semesky
, and guitarists
Greg Macklin
and
Gunter Ostendorp
via conference call about a variety of subjects, namely the long history of the album, Mike's fascination with Roman History, and how the lyrics literally brought about "Roman-sounding" riffage.
Dani Winter-Bates
Bury Tomorrow
A brand-spanking new(ish) Metalcore/Melodic Metal band from the UK,
BURY TOMORROW
are set to promise (paraphrasing, of course) with their music, that they're not another
ASKING ALEXANDRIA
. Josh sat down with vocalist,
Dani Winter-Bates
, about the new release
"Earthbound"
, how it is completely set apart from previous releases, why they didn't accept their previous label's request to move them to the US, and the benefits of working with
Nuclear Blast
.
Charlotte Wessells
Delain
Delain toured for most of 2015, last year has seen them get a lot of exposure. With a new album in the works it looks like they are set up for another year of domination. Metal Temple's Lotty Whittingham spoke to Charlotte Wessells about the upcoming EP, touring all year round and what cocktail she would like named after her.
Steffen Kummerer
Obscura
With the release of
OBSCURA's
latest record,
"Akroasis"
, Mike Coyle sat down with guitarist/vocalist
Steffen Kummerer
to chat about the recording process of
"Akroasis"
, extensive gear talks and his experience touring with both
OBSCURA
and
DEATH (DTA)
Timo Schwämmlein
Varg
VARG
guitarist and mastermind,
Timo Schwämmlein
, cleared some time to talk with
METAL TEMPLE
in regards to
VARG's
latest and exciting full length,
"Das Ende aller Lügen"
, inspiration, art, and the modern and global metal sphere in general. We discussed some of the things that were going through the bands mind during the production and recording of their latest album, including the making of three music videos that followed.
He was kind enough to share a few of his political world views and general agenda, as the band is quite known for their progressive values and stands against racism and Fascism.
"Das Ende aller Lügen"
Is the bands 5th album and in case you haven't given it a spin yet, you should do so the second you're done listening to the interview.
Pete Tross
Leave The Circus
In this interview, Sgt Slayer was lucky enough to approach Peter Tross, who is the guitarist for the Greek metal band Leave the Circus, for an indepth an informative interview. Pete touched on a range of subjects: the origin of the band's name, his perspective regarding the international metal scene, and their combination of US and Swedish metal scene elements,
Jens Ryland
Borknagar
Given that
BORKNAGAR
is soon dropping their next monumental piece of work,
"Winter Thrice"
, combining the powerhouse vocals of
I.C.S. Vortex
AND
Vintersorg
, it was about time Metal Temple caught up with them. Harlan spoke to guitarist
Jens Ryland
about the new album, the fascinating powers of nature as a mainstay theme of the band's music, and separating their work with the band from each of their own careers.
Tommy Victor
Prong
Throughout his career,
Tommy Victor
has been in some of Metal's most infamous bands, from
MINISTRY
to
DANZIG
, and of course
PRONG
. Mike Coyle sits down with the man himself to discuss
PRONG's
latest release,
"X - No Absolutes"
, soul-searching, and playing a venue run by Mafia.
Tarin Kerrey, Nick Magee
Sanguine
Leading up to the release of their latest album
"Black Sheep"
vocalist
Tarrin Kerrey
and guitarist/vocalist
Nick Magee
from Exeter based
SANGUINE
talk to Metal Temple's Lotty Whittingham about being the "Black Sheep" of the music industry, their latest album and what drink they would like named after them.
Chris Reifert
Autopsy
Since
Chris Reifert's
departure from
DEATH
in 1987, he went on to form the Death Metal band,
AUTOPSY
, with current member and co-founder
Eric Cutler
. Releasing 4 albums between 1989 and 1995, the band dissolved, only to reform again in 2009, and resumed creating Metal. Shortly after last year's
"Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves"
, the EP
"Skull Grinder"
was released late 2015. As such, Mike had a back-and-forth with
Chris
about the recording process, the myriad emotions following the band's reformation, and signing unorthodox memorabilia.
Arvid Jonsson
Greenleaf
Swedish quartet
GREENLEAF
were originally a side project; they have recently come off tour with Maryland Rockers
CLUTCH
and they are due to release an album next year. Metal Temple's Lotty Whittingham caught up with
Arvid Jonsson
on tour with
CLUTCH
; they speak about album artwork, their time on tour and their latest music video.
Andy Hudson
Harlott
Australian Thrashers
HARLOTT
are a remarkably modest bunch; both of their last albums proven to be real bangers, the second of which released in 2015, somewhat coinciding with a massive tour with
ANNIHILATOR
. As such, they have much to say for themselves; vocalist
Andy
had a few with words with Laura about the
ANNIHILATOR
tour, the enthusiasm of their fans, the loss of Australian humour on European ears, and talk of yet another album in 2016.
Dan Maines
Clutch
They have wowed audiences all over with their diamond in the rough-esque sound; they have finished promoting their latest record "Psychic Warfare" and they aren't done yet. Metal Temple's Lotty Whittingham spoke to bassist Dan Maines about their sweet treats they recieve on tour, the production behind their latest album and their TV appearances.
Oscar Carlqvist
Ram
Chelsea spoke with
RAM's
vocalist,
Oscar Carlqvist
, about the warm reception to the new album, why most metal drummers abandoned the minimalist 70's-80's style drumming that features in
RAM's
music, new directions the band are taking with a bigger, fatter sound and incorporating genres outside of Metal and Rock.
Billy Keeton
Audiotopsy
Terry got to chat to
Billy Keeton
from the band
AUDIOTOPSY
. Currently on tour through America they discuss the name and how the band came together. they also chat about his musical influences and previous bands and projects he has been involved with.
Billy
also shares a very cool career highlight that is magical and will be sure to make you smile. We end it all with some great words of advice from a man who has been involved in the industry for quite some time.
Joe Stump
Guitarist extraordinaire
Joe Stump
is quite a busy man, currently involved with
EXORCISM
,
RAVENLORD
and
HOLYHELL
, as well as his own solo project. Having just released
"The Dark Lord Rises"
, it was time that someone from Metal Temple caught up with him, and so
Joe
and resident Heavy Metal encyclopedia YngwieViking had a few words.
Hannes Braun & Jim Muller
Kissin' Dynamite
Over the last few years the Germans
KISSIN' DYNAMITE
became one of the most promising young hard rock / heavy metal bands and they keep conquering their space at the top of rock'n'roll
"Olympus".
The guys started playing rock at the very early age of 9-10, and the band with the actual name/line-up was established back in 2007. Since then Kissin' Dynamite released four studio albums, played more than 500 shows over the Europe and Japan, performed on stage of such big festivals as
Hellfest, Masters of Rock, Bang Your Head, Summer Breeze, Metal Days, RockHarz
among others, and keep moving forward. Nowadays they are 23-24 and the band always impresses public with incredible mixture of their pure energy of youth and huge stage / studio experience.
The most recent album,
"Megalomania"
, was released at the end of 2014 via
AFM Records
and got lots of positive reviews around the globe. We found an opportunity to meet
Hannes Braun
(singer) and
Jim Muller
(guitarist) face-to-face at a biker festival in Italy (Festa Bikers) at the end of August 2015, closer to the end of
"Megalomania"
tour. That's why besides several questions about the latest studio record we concentrated on various "tour stories" and other facts/activities around
KISSIN' DYNAMITE
that could be interesting even to fans who has already know
"Megalomania"
very well!
Adam Sedgewick, Danny Yates, Sam Forrester
King Leviathan
Despite only forming nearly two years ago
KING LEVITHAN
are storming the underground metal scene, invoking worship for the old gods and creating a cult in their wake. Metal Temple's Lotty Whittingham managed to speak to a few of the leaders of the congregation whilst on their tour with fellow Death/Thrash outfit
WRETCHED SOUL
. They have an in depth conversation about the importance underground metal, their accomplishments and their modest approach to their work.
Chris Simmons, Steve Clifford, Luke Mayell, Andy Clifford
Wretched Soul
WRETCHED SOUL
are one of the best rising bands in underground metal, they have successfully gained a following through their genuinely engaging and passionate live shows. Metal Temple's Lotty Whittingham managed to catch a word with the guys about their tour, album and it's incredible history. Literally one by one they joined Lotty for a chat.
Zuberoa Aznárez
Diablus In Musica
DIABLUS IN MUSICA
are one of Spain's most promising Metal bands; through their engaging live shows and enticing music they are starting to gain the exposure and recognition worldwide. Metal Temple's
Lotty Whittingham
managed to speak with lead vocalist Z
uberoa Aznárez
about their first ever UK tour, their musical influences and views on the term "female fronted metal".
Tuomas Seppälä
Amberian Dawn
AMBERIAN DAWN
are one of Finland's rising bands with strong vocals, brilliant musical arrangements and all this can be heard on their latest album
"Innuendo"
. Lotty had a talk with mastermind
Tuomas Seppälä
about the new album, their tour with
DELAIN
and the interesting themes behind the video
"Fame And Gloria"
.
Magnus Karlsson
Freefall
In Terry's interview with
Magnus Karlsson
, he discusses his
FREEFALL
album
"Kingdom of Rock"
. They talk at lengths about being a session musician and working in the various bands and projects that he has been involved in and some of the artists and projects that have made him the man he is today. How he goes about writing music and some of the influences on his writing and playing, also come up. They talk about his love of metal and the other music that inspires him to do the various jobs that he does. Lastly we get some words of advice for young musicians from someone who has been involved in all facets of the industry for a long time.
Morgan Håkansson
Marduk
Harel was lucky enough to get in touch
with MARDUK
mastermind,
Morgan Håkansson
, to discuss upcoming concert alongside rising stars Tribulation in Israel @ The Gagarin club December 5
th
; produced by the local Raven-Music. They talked about his experience on the road,
MARDUK's
latest LP
"Frontschwein"
, working under a major label, some music and black metal history, and obviously, what's it like to perform in Israel at a time when many call to boycott it.
Francesco Artusato
Devil You Know
Terry had a bit of a chat to
Francesco
from the band
DEVIL YOU KNOW
.We talk about the writing and recording process for the new album. Soundwave festival is remembered as well is the announcement of their return to the festival. They discuss Becoming a musician and some of his influences and hero's as well as career highlights, and at the the end of the interview we get some words of advice for young musicians.
Dr Hell, Kraven Morrdeth
Evil Scarecrow
Over the past few years parody Black Metallers
EVIL SCARECROW
have been making an impact onto the Metal scene with songs about crab robots, space dementia and everything being blackened. They are on currently touring the UK bringing conga lines, cake eating contests and crab robots to every venue; Metal Temple's Tim Bolitho Jones managed to grab a few words with
Dr Hell
and
Kraven Morrdeth
about the life cycle of a Crabulon, their live shows and what they are generally about.
Farhad Hossain
Shumaun
Terry speaks to
Farhad Hossain
from the band
SHUMAUN
about their debut album.
Farhad
shares stories about how the band came together and line up changes. He talks about how many times he wrote this album and how the album was recorded. Another topic that is discussed is the album cover and who created it as well as its meaning. The spiritual theme that is in the cover and theme of the album is also covered during the chat. The influences of the 80s and the pop and rock music of that and also the cultural inspirations that helped in the creation of the album is another subject talked about. Lastly they touch on current condition of contemporary metal and get some words of advice for young musicians.
Kari Rueslåtten
In this chat Terry spoke to
Kari Rueslåtten
about her new album
"To the north"
and her solo career. We have a talk about her start in music in the Norwegian Doom metal band
THE 3RD AND THE MORTAL
. They chat about being a female in a prominently male industry and about how she got into metal in the first place, some of her career highlights and what metal means to her, and some advice for new musicians from her.
Dan Pugsley
Skindred
SKINDRED
are pumping up the volume quite literally with their latest album
"Volume"
; they are currently touring the UK to ensure the nation gets an earful of this loudness they have recently bestowed. Metal Temple's Lotty Whittingham managed to speak to fellow Southampton born
Dan Pugsley
on the first date of their tour which happened to take place in his hometown. They speak about their new album, their tour, about Southampton's music scene and sparkly jackets.
Liv Kristine
Leaves' Eyes
LEAVES' EYES
are currently on tour promoting
"King Of Kings"
their latest masterpiece; whilst on tour Metal Temple's Lotty Whittingham caught up with
Liv Kristine
on the first date of their UK leg of the tour. They touched upon topics such as their new album, their tour and how shallow casting shows such as
X Factor
are.
Dave Timnick
Intronaut
H.P. Buttcraft and
Dave Timnick
, of American Prog stalwarts
INTRONAUT
, had a hell of a lot to talk about. In the following 38-minute interview, they spoke about the change style for
"The Direction Of Last Things"
, critiques on their previous albums, recent collaboration with
Devin Townsend
, working with
CLOUDKICKER
and upcoming touring.
Jørgen Munkeby
Shining
Once upon a time, a band decided to fuse jazz with Heavy Metal, and
SHINING
was born (note: not the Swedish Black Metallers that self-harm on stage, but the avant-garde quartet from Norway). H.P. Buttcraft speaks with frontman
Jørgen
about the new album, how he defines Blackjazz, playing a show 23,000 feet above the ground on the side of a mountain and their mutual love for saxophones.
Aaron Aedy
Paradise Lost
Attending the upcoming
Paradise Lost
show is Israel crew leader Harel Golstein, and was able to catch with them for an interview. Here he chats with
PARADISE LOST's
guitarist,
Aaron Eady
, about touching down in Israel for the umpteenth time, the new upcoming concert film "Symphony For The Lost", working with a live orchestra, and his drumming aspirations
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