Interviews - This Day In Metal

A Band of Brothers, Down for Life: An Interview with Antti and Janne Wirman (Warmen, Children of Bodom)

When Children of Bodom played their final show at Helsinki Ice Hall on December 15, 2019, it quite possibly could have been the last time

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The Spirits That I Called: An Interview with Tom Angelripper (Sodom)

So the story goes, Tom “Angelripper” Such started Sodom as a last ditch effort to escape a life of working in the coal mines in

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Death, American as Apple Pie: A Conversation with Andy Thomas (Rivers of Nihil)

When Rivers of Nihil release their eponymous fifth album on May 30th, it will be the first full-length to feature Andy Thomas, formerly of Black

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Brothers In Arms: An Interview with Alexander Kuoppala (Children of Bodom, Thyrargo)

Though he may not have known it at the time, Alexander Kuoppala’s eight-year tenure in Children of Bodom would prepare him for his future

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Once Upon a Time in the Desert: An Interview with Mario Lalli (Across the River, Yawning Man, Fatso Jetson)

When asked about Mario Lalli while being interviewed for a documentary about the desert rock scene he grew up in, Josh Homme of Kyuss and

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Say Hello to My Other Side: An Interview with Colin Edwin (O.R.k., ex-Porcupine Tree)

Porcupine Tree band leader Steven Wilson started his 2022 autobiography, Limited Edition of One, with a story about the band’s last show before the

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To This Oak Wood I Bestow My Pagan Purity: An Interview with Davide "Damna" Moras (Elvenking)

Since their inception in 1997, Elvenking have never fit squarely into one genre or category in the world of metal. On a surface level, the

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Of What Once Was, and What Will Be: An Interview with Sharlee D'Angelo (Arch Enemy, ex-Mercyful Fate)

When Swedish melodic death metal legends Arch Enemy were about to enter to studio to record Burning Bridges in 1999, which would become one of

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Melody Walks Through the Door, and Memory Flies Out the Window: An Interview with James LaBrie (Dream Theater)

In early 1991, Dream Theater were dangerously close to calling it quits. The promising young group, which formed at Berklee College of Music in Boston

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"We believe that our music can compete with the best in the metal scene.": A Conversation with Pissing Razors

Recently I had the opportunity to catch up with Texas Metal Legends Pissing Razors. Our conversation came on the heels of their some of their

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This Is Not a Requiem: An Interview with Justin Foley (Killswitch Engage)

The guys from Killswitch Engage are no strangers to adversity. Since the band’s inception in 1999, they have overcome a number of issues that

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All Secrets Revealed Now, In Paragraphs: An Interview with Opeth's Fredrik Åkesson

Reflecting on when Fredrik Åkesson joined Opeth in 2007 after the departure of founding member Peter Lindgren, band frontman and general mastermind Mikael Åkerfeldt said:

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