Today - August 27th, 2021 – Finnish death/doom band Hooded Menace is releasing their highly anticipated sixth album “The Tritonous Bell.” I spoke with vocalist Harri Kuokkanen about scars, the old school traditional metal inspirations for their material, the unique songwriting approach of Hooded Menace and much more. Hail Hooded Menace!

Escuela Grind is a killer grindcore band from the East Coast that will be invading Washington this September. I chatted with the band about their come up, getting hate from certain elitist scenesters, working on their new album, living together during the pandemic and much more.

New Jersey deathcore band Lorna Shore is celebrating the release of their brand new 3 song EP “And I Return to Nothingness” (Century Media), so I spoke with drummer Austin Archey about the process of finding a new vocalist, building out a home studio during the pandemic and much more.

Quicksand is gearing up to release a brand new album and hit the road in support, so I hopped on the phone with the legend himself Walter Schreifels. We discuss his four favorite hardcore bands of all time, his affiliation with Vans, recording the album right before the pandemic hit and much more. Start Today!

Dee Snider is the legendary vocalist of Twisted Sister. But instead of just resting on his laurels, Dee has been pushing his boundaries and producing all out HEAVY metal with the help of producer Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed). His new album "Leave A Scar" even features George Fisher from Cannibal Corpse! We talk about the new album, what keeps him motivated, his love for hardcore band Death Before Dishonor, hosting a radio show, the hopes for Strangeland 2 and much much more. 

Northwest based Kaiju-themed death metal band Oxygen Destroyer is gearing up for the release of a brand new album, so I chatted with them about life during the pandemic, Lord Kaiju's move to Portland, the new album and more. Stay tuned til the end for a band new Oxygen Destroyer song! 

Portland rockers Red Fang has a new album called “Arrows” available now via Relapse Records. I caught up with vocalist/guitarist about the album, northwest rock n roll, scars and much more. 

Last Friday, Swedish metal masters At The Gates released their 7th studio album “The Nightmare of Being.” To promote the album, I conducted a live interview with ATG vocalist Tomas Lindberg Redant on the official Century Media Records Youtube page on the day of release. Here is the full audio from that video interview.

I caught up with Vitriol guitarist / vocalist Kyle Rasmussen about what he's been up to during the pandemic, spikey guitars, his guitar strap company Steelweather, the awesomeness of Erik Rutan, some of his favorite death metal albums, early inspirations, new Vitriol music and much more. 

Aaron Weaver is one of the founding members of the Olympia-based black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room. The band is gearing up to release their new album "Primordial Arcana," so I spoke with Aaron about recording the album at his home studio, growing up listening to Metal Shop, how he got into black metal, the majestic beauty of the Northwest and much more.