Interviews – Page 9 – The Metalist

A Download Interview With : Jake Bowen (Periphery)

July 20, 2016 No Comments

Returning this year with one of the band’s most compelling albums since their inception, Periphery are set to level their past with the absolutely brilliant Select Difficulty. Known for their near faultless live performances, we caught the band at their Encore Stage slot delivering the goods with pin point accuracy. Fortunately we were able to speak to guitarist and one sixth of the musical entity that is Periphery, Jake Bowen. Illuminating what is to be expected on the new album, the bands inner workings and how after releasing their double album coup Juggernaut the band are straight back at it once again with their brand new album.

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An Interview With : Eric Jarrin (Despised Icon)

July 13, 2016 No Comments

Returning after an absence is always somewhat of an interesting experience. Regardless of the background of the events, whether it be returning to an old home, seeing an old friend or arriving back to a creative situation the entire process can be somewhat unexpected. Welcomed home after their decision to reform in their native Canada Despised Icon began their first steps towards a new chapter the bands career. Ressurecting the band and all it stood for the group endeavoured to create a new album that was harder hitting, more brutal whilst also being exactly what Despised Icon stood for. After a seven year absence the band once more deliver unto us a brand new record. We were lucky enough to have a post set chat with Eric Jarrin the bands guitarist to talk Beast and the bands reawakening.

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An Interview With : Charlie Griffifths (Haken)

July 12, 2016 No Comments

Speaking the same musical language can often be a simple idea that can be incredibly complex forging musicality into something truly spectacular. Releasing their brand new album Affinity earlier this year Haken began a new chapter in their progressive story. Focusing more on the hey day of the eighties the album has an overall nostalgic feeling to it echoing the likes of some of our favourites of the times. Enlisting new bassist who had more than proven himself on the EP Restoration Connor Green was a symbolism for the band’s musica affinity. A relative term that can span from our close relations to grander concepts the likes of humanity. Prior to their London appearance at The Garage we were invited on the band’s temporary space shuttle to speak with guitarist and resident guru Charlie Griffiths about the album, Transformers and the band’s faultless dialogue with their instruments.

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An Interview With : Dave Davidson (Revocation)

July 5, 2016 No Comments

Mankind in the animal kingdom is somewhat of an anomaly. Able to create free thinking independent ideas using past experiences to build foundation for theories and owing to our opposable thumbs have led us to be technically top of the food chain. Though we might be the most evolutionary of species there are arguments that our theoretical knowledge is incredibly infantile. Taking the words of one Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, Revocation begin their venture into their first ever concept album. Irrespective of time, location or ideal we as humans have an inherent urge ranging from the morbid fascination with death in the form of public execution to the entire demise of civilisations ourselves owing to repeated mistake that are supposed to have become cognitive. Speaking to Dave Davidson of Revocation we asked the singer about just what Great Is Our Sin truly entails and the answer was far larger than we thought…

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Download 2016 : An Interview With : John Alfredsson (Avatar)

July 1, 2016 No Comments

Having attended Download 2016 not only we were able to see some of the premier Metal bands going right now but we were also able to grab a couple of chats with a fair few bands inbetween the madness. The first in a series of Download 2016 interviews sees the Progressive come Hair Metal come straight up mad Avatar.

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An Interview With : David Jordan (Long Distance Calling)

June 28, 2016 No Comments

Instrumental bands are often tarnished somewhat with the connotation of solely appealing to those versed in music. Often giving people the illusion that it’s musicians music for musicians Long Distance Calling thankfully break this preconception ha I released their brand new album TRIPS this April the band entered uncharted territory. Forging forward further than the likes of the contemporary instrumental bands the band decided to take the step to enlist singer Petter Carlsen to sing for the band. Having previously only had one or two tracks on their latest outing the band have upped the ante to a total of four tracks. Shortly before wowing the Boston Music Room’s in London we caught up with guitarist and song writing main man David Jordan to talk TRIPS, the metaphysical and of course Prog.

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An Interview With : Phil Bozeman (Whitechapel)

June 21, 2016 No Comments

Genre specific limitations can often leave a band confined, boxed into a particular sound. Leaders in the Deathcore movement, Whitechapel have now shed their adolescent skin to become an altogether completely different entity. Growing both musically and emotionally with each release, the band continue to refine their sound. Releasing their latest and most experimental effort yet, Mark Of The Blade this week we were able to speak to Phil Bozeman regarding the current state of Whitechapel, ins and outs of recording the brand new album and what it means to still be here celebrating all the band’s achievements ten years on.

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An Interview With : Ashmedi (Melechesh)

June 10, 2016 No Comments

Glorified to the masses life as a touring band can be deceptively misleading. Portrayed as a life of leisure and luxury the harsh truth is a far cry from the romanticised ideal. With record sales slowly on the rise, avenues for revenue need to be gained in other areas hence the eclectic touring packages of late. Coming out of their five year hibernation Melechesh unleashed their latest Mesopotamian opus Enki last year. Following a brilliant year, it was abruptly halted when Ashmedi was involved in an altercation which has understandably put a strain on him and the band. Personally feeling the man could do no harm unless it was truly warranted, from when we spoke he unveiled sage like wisdom. Regarding the recent matters in Jerusalem and asking why the bassist decided to verbalise quitting than being let go. This is a harsh look at what it truly is to be in control of your band and just how much work goes into keeping an entity like Melechesh alive. Take it away Ashmedi!