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Interview: Spyke Jagerkrieg & Lance Vegas of Scaphis

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Scaphis is a Death Metal band out of Melbourne, Australia who recently released their second album, “Dissected & Fermented”. I spoke with vocalist Spyke Jagerkrieg (who joined us by audio) and drummer Lance Vegas about the new record, their formation and experiences as a band, and more. Check it out via the Metal Magnitude Official YouTube Channel below: Follow Scaphis via:https://www.facebook.com/scaphis/https://www.instagram.com/scaphis_official/https://scaphis.bandcamp.com/releases/https://spoti.fi/3jrPb96https://bit.ly/ScaphisYT

Feature: NAMM 2022

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NAMM 2022 is a wrap, and it was good to be back. Leading up to the NAMM show, many were concerned as to whether or not it might be able to return at the same level of an event that NAMM is known to be. While I will admit it may not have been a full-scale NAMM with business entirely as usual (especially due to many artists of all genres being in the midst of summer tours), it certainly fulfilled its purpose as a gathering spot and metaphoric musical playground for merchants, musicians, industry, and more. Overall excitement and enthusiasm […]

Interview: Jessica Parry

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Dianthus recently released their sophomore album Realms via Deko Entertainment, and I spoke with one half of the twin sister duo, drummer Jessica Parry, about the making of Realms, her background and influences as a musician, producers the band has worked with, and their venture into the comic world. Check it out below.  First of all, congratulations on the release of Realms – I want to start off by digging into the overall ideas of what’s on Realms, and the big picture of how the whole concept came about. So, of course, the album artwork for Realms, it kind of […]

Interview: Lauren Hart

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Once Human just unleashed their new album, Scar Weaver, to the world via earMUSIC, and I had the chance to speak with frontwoman Lauren Hart about the making of the album and videos, how she started her journey of metal vocals, her involvement in animal rescues, and more. Check it out below.  Congratulations on the release of Scar Weaver, it’s an absolutely incredible album – just to start off, how are you feeling now that it’s out? Excited, relieved, exhausted, where are you guys right now? Oh, I’m excited and relieved. We’ve held onto this album for quite a while […]

Interview: Geoff Tate

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Geoff Tate recently kicked off the 2022 Empire 30th Anniversary Tour in the US, where he’s performing the classic Queensryche albums Empire and Rage For Order in their entirety live with his current band. For this week’s Q&A, we’re bringing one back from the archives of 2021, when I spoke with Geoff about his Sweet Oblivion project, his lifestyle and recording during the pandemic, the Insania Wine brand, and more. Check it out below.  It’s been a while since you and I have chatted for an interview, I think the Metal Hall of Fame in 2020 was probably the last […]

Lockdown Livestream – A Masterlist of Metal & Hard Rock Virtual Content

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**Update January 2022** Metal Magnitude started this list during the 2020 lockdown to keep track of livestreams across the rock and metal world, updating with upcoming shows while keeping an archive of past ones that are still available to stream. While the world is still not back to “normal” quite yet, there are now more concerts and tours taking place in person (finally!) than ever before, but some artists are still taking the livestream route from time to time. For now, this list will stay up on the site, so keep an eye out for updates, and if you know […]

Interview: Phil Campbell

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Motörhead just released a new boxset with Everything Louder Forever – The Very Best Of, out this past weekend via BMG. In light of the new release, here’s an interview from earlier this year, when the Louder Than Noise…Live In Berlin boxset came out, and I spoke with longtime Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell about the release, plus his own band Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons. Our main focus is of course, the Louder Than Noise…Live In Berlin Motörhead release, so to start things off, what are your thoughts on this particular show being released in audio/visual form now? Yeah, […]

Interview: Al Jourgensen

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Ministry just unleashed a new album with Moral Hygiene, the fifteenth of the band’s discography. I recently had a chance to talk with Al Jourgensen about what fueled the ideas of the new record, forming a new lineup and recording during the pandemic, and more. I have so much to say and ask you about Moral Hygiene, but I’ve got to start somewhere, so I want to start with “Alert Level”, obviously an awesome track that hits hard right off the bat, and of course you’ve got the lyric video for it out already. Can you talk about what went […]

Motörhead to Release ‘Everything Louder Forever’ Best-Of Collection

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Motörhead is set to release a new boxset this fall with Everything Louder Forever, the definitive collection of 42 of their loudest ever songs, representing every era of the band’s recorded history all in one set. The release will be available in many forms, including 2CD, 2LP, 4LP, digital download, streaming and 360 Reality Audio. The 2CD digipak and 4LP fold out sets will feature 42 tracks, including “Ace Of Spades”, “Killed By Death”, “Overkill”, “I’m So Bad (Baby I Don’t Care)”, “The Game” and many more. The 2LP set will include 22 tracks in a gatefold package. This week, […]

Interview: J.B. Brubaker

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August Burns Red has kept busy throughout lockdown, with three releases out over the course of the past year – Guardians, Guardians Sessions EP, and Leveler 10th Anniversary Edition. I had the chance to speak with guitarist JB Brubaker about the latest recordings and releases in the August Burns Red world, his pandemic experience, their recent breakaway to being a self-produced/self-released band, signature guitars and gear preferences, and more. Check it out below.  So first off, how have things been for you and your family, handling everything that’s been going on for the past year? You know, we’re making it […]

Interview: Marc Okubo

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Veil of Maya dropped their latest single “Viscera” earlier this year, and the band is on the way to releasing a new album. I had the chance to speak with guitarist Marc Okubo about the new Veil of Maya tracks and upcoming record, his lockdown experience, his work with other bands including Dance Gavin Dance, the partnership with Kiesel Guitars, and more. Check it out below.  First of all, how have things been for you handling everything that’s been going on for the past year? Well, I’m up and down. I’m in Los Angeles right now writing and recording a […]

Concert Review: Burning Witches Livestream

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On May 28th, 2021, the Swiss/Dutch Heavy Metal band Burning Witches staged an official album release show for the world via livestream in celebration of their latest record, The Witch of the North, out now on Nuclear Blast. Burning Witches, with their current lineup consisting of Laura Guldemond (Vocals), Romana Kalkuhl (Guitar), Jeanine Grob (Bass), Lala Frischknecht (Drums), and Larissa Ernst (Guitar), showcased live performances of songs off the brand-new The Witch of the North, while also revisiting previous albums, Dance With The Devil (2020), Hexenhammer (2018), and the self-titled 2017 debut, Burning Witches. The eerie yet ancient entrance music […]

Interview: Biff Byford

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Saxon released their new album Inspirations, a cover album featuring the artists and songs that influenced and inspired them, via Silver Lining Music this spring. I had the chance to speak with frontman Biff Byford about the story behind the new album, his solo work, music production, social media, and more. You have the new Saxon Inspirations record which was just released, and of course Saxon has been unstoppable for years, releasing studio album after album, so I’m curious what made you want to go into a covers direction this time around?  Well, the main reason was as something fun […]

Interview: Simon Wright

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Holy Diver Live and Evil Or Divine: Live In New York City are two new Dio live album reissues that were released last month via BMG. I had the chance to talk with iconic drummer Simon Wright about the reissues, his memories of the tours and some stories of Ronnie James Dio, the Dio Returns hologram tours and Dio Disciples, as well as some new side projects and albums Simon recently recorded on. Check it out below:  The main topic that brings us here today is of course the Dio album reissues, Holy Diver Live and Evil Or Divine: Live […]

Interview: Jef Rhodes

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Jef Rhodes is the mastermind behind Them Damn Kings, whose debut album Rise Up is set for an early 2021 release. Though it may be a debut album, this is far from Jef’s debut in the music industry, with plenty of road years and experiences under his belt, including long runs as a Front of House Engineer and Backline Tech for bands such as Lacuna Coil, Cradle of Filth, Opeth, Mayhem, and more. I had the chance to talk with Jef about the new album from Them Damn Kings, how Jef got his start in the industry, memorable road antics […]