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A Second Interview With : Dan Briggs (Between The Buried And Me)

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Having previously been able to speak to Between The Buried And Me mastermind on the eve of their brand new album Coma Ecliptic we were lucky enough to speak to Dan yet again. Delving deeper into the process of Coma Ecliptic and what elements the band employ to create a record of such grandeur we sat down with the bassist on their recent London date prior to their pitch perfect show. Turn on the “Node” and step into “The Coma Machine”…

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An Interview With : Jamie Graham (Heart Of A Coward) 

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Climbing the ranks quickly in the world of Modern Metal , Heart Of A Coward are among the best going today. Releasing their previous album Severance and embarking on an intense touring schedule it has been the band grow bigger and bigger, to accomplish what many bands will not have accomplished in their life time. Now on album number three with a Download performance on the main stage under their belt, we were lucky enough to speak to singer and true gent Jamie Graham surrounding their brand new release. Speaking of the album’s overall themes, what the future holds for the boys in Heart Of A Coward and some of the singers biggest influences, all the while U.S. both being painfuly British. Enjoy!

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An Interview With : Michael Wilton (Queensryche) 

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Solidifying a line up can be no easy task, one of the most important elements in the life time of a band after the musical material of course is the band’s line up. After a slightly turbulent time involving previous singer Geoff Tate, Queensryche have at long last emerged triumphant. Having released their brand new album Condition Human on October 2nd, we were lucky enough to be able to speak to the Queensryche mastermind Michael Wilton.

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An Interview With : Dave Haley (Psycroptic)

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Releasing their brand new self titled record this year see’s Psycroptic advance even further in the ranks of Technical Death metal leaders. Lucky enough to catch Tazmanian torrent on their tour through the UK we sat down and spoke to one of the most important cogs in the Psycroptic machine, Dave Haley. Known far and wide for their musical prowess both brothers Dave and Joe are the musical masterminds behind the band. Combining air tight precision with boundless creativity  we were able to speak to the drummer to see just what Psycroptic’s year has been like since their new album’s release.

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An Interview With : Brujo (Brujeria)

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Supergroups are all too often a mish mash of various different personalities coming together and aiming to overshadow the essential element of music, the song writing. Made up of Hongo (Shane Embury) El Cynico (Jeff Walker) and currently Andreas Bjornsson (At The Gates) Brujeria are without a doubt sounding tight. Bulldozing their way through the UK we were lucky enough to speak to the jefe himself Brujo about all things in the Brujeria world. Varying from how the band was created all those years ago to when we might be hearing this brand new album we aim to find out what exactly it is that gives these blokes a certain brujerizmo…

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An Interview With : Trevor Strnad (The Black Dahlia Murder)

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Poised to release their brand new album Abysmal, The Black Dahlia Murder have well and truly become one of the Death Metal elite. With the new album tackling uncharted territory for the band, along with reminding us just how reliantly devastating the band can be we were able to speak to macabre linguist Trevor Strnad. Speaking of Abysmal’s theme’s along the album featuring a small track by track description, along with what it was like for the band to perform out of their comfort zone on the Warped Tour and some good ol’ fashioned Death Metal. Keep an ear out for an announcement of some European tour dates coming in January!

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