Interviews

For almost fifteen years now, Brent Eyestone has been a busy dude. In 1996, he started his own label, Magic Bullet Records, and put out Boy Sets Fire's first cd, This Crying, This Screaming….

Strung Out has talent, longevity and a strong work ethic. As a testament to that they are still riding on the success of 2009's Agents of the Underground…

Even though they're based in LA now, Maryland band Good Charlotte are still very much in touch with their roots.

We're live at The Fest 9 and I'm drinking on the job. Excellent! Shook Ones is here, so we're going to get awkward and have a discussion with them for your visual and aural perusal.

As we approach zero hour for this year's inevitable Fest, Punknews continues our series of Fest focused freewheeling.

Neither rain, nor snow, nor intense confusion can stop our ongoing series of Fest interviews.

In a continuing exercise in proaction, synergy and cross promotional branding Punknews is pleased to bring you the the latest in a series of Fest based interviews.

Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 sat down with Wavves vocalist and guitarist Nathan Williams for an interview.

In our continuing series of Fest interviews Punknews is proud to present Brian Frost and John Marullo (of Protagonist) interviewing Strike Anywhere.

What is it about mixing punk and heavy metal that can be so volatile? When it's good, baby it's good.

Few artists are as polarizing in modern punk rock as Scott Sturgeon… aka STZA Crack… aka Sturg Fuckin' Hipster….

Way out on the west side of Scotland's Isle of Skye, there's a remote village called Torrin.

Fresh off the release of their fourth full length Symptons + Cures, Comeback Kid have embarked on their habitual trek of constant touring in jam-packed…

Spinner visited the Los Angeles offices of Epitaph Records to speak with label founder and Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz.

With so much folk and folk-punk music out there today, it's nice to know that there's a group of musicians who are in it for the right reasons.

On the grey Vancouver streets of East Hastings and Main, Punknews interviewer Gen Handley had the opportunity to have a curb-side chat with Strike Anywhere frontman Thomas Barnett.

In August 2009, Pennywise's long-time front man, Jim Lindberg, announced he was leaving the band after some 20-plus years.

If you've ever seen Fucked Up live, then you know that between their gigantic, bald, half naked singer, their THREE guitars, and wall of sound attack, they put on one hell of a raucous show.

Eric Solomon's band, O Pioneers!!!, have been releasing records and playing shows since 2004.

By all accounts, The Dwarves are some wild and wacky, nasty and wasty, rough and tough dudes.

If there's a punk rock Valhalla, then surely there is a spot at the head of the table reserved for Keith Morris.

Welcome to our latest band on band. In our elation of (and subsequent over saturation for) their upcoming joint release this edition we feature the remarkably different O' Pioneers!!!

Toronto, Ontario's Junior Battles have managed to tap into something so many aging punk rock fans seem to have lost or hide well - that youthful spirit…

On Tuesday, May 25, WE ARE THE FALLEN ? the group formed by EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody (guitar) and other former members (John LeCompt on guitar and…

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania radio station 94 WYSP's Loud And Local show has issued a new podcast featuring an interview and acoustic performance from ex-POISON...

BareBonesMusic.com talked to Liam Cormier, lead singer of CANCER BATS. Agent eX talked to the front man about their newly released third album,...

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON about the band's…

On Thursday, May 20, WE ARE THE FALLEN ? the group formed by EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody (guitar) and other former members (John LeCompt on guitar…

Mexico's Search & Destroy has uploaded a video interview with ENTOMBED vocalist L.G. Petrov and guitarist Alex Hellid. It can be seen below.

Thomas Stanley Orwat Jr. of RockMusicStar.com has uploaded an audio interview that he conducted with RONNIE JAMES DIO in 1994. Check it...

There maintains a certain fascination with the elusive "Gainesville sound." Maybe it was yet another easy term to help classify bands.

An interview with URIAH HEEP guitarist Mick Box will air on IRON MAIDEN frontman BRUCE DICKINSON's BBC6 Rock Show, May 21st, between 9 PM and...

EmptyWords, the official DEATH/CONTROL DENIED/Chuck Schuldiner website, reports: "As you may have noticed in the past days the developments surrounding Chuck?s legacy follow each...

DANZIG mainman Glenn Danzig spoke with Sam McPheeters from Vice Magazine recently about a number of topics. A few excerpts from the chat...

OHM / ex-MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland is featured in a new interview with Boston's WTBU Radio on the Taken Out Of Context show with host...

On April 29, 2010, Metal Monthly conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT.

A new audio interview with FUCK THE FACTS founder Topon Das has been posted on this week's episode of The Great Black North - Canadian...

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL when the band played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on April 5, 2010.

Elliot Levin of the New York Hard Rock Music Examiner conducted an interview with Jaymz Lennfield (vocals, guitar) and Kliff McBurtney (bass) of the Milwaukee-based band BEATALLICA ?

On April 22, WE ARE THE FALLEN, the group formed by EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody (guitar) and other former members ?

Nikki Blakk of the "Bone Metal Zone", which airs on the San Francisco radio station 107.7 FM, conducted an interview with legendary extreme-metal drummer…

THE DAMNED THINGS ? the new project featuring FALL OUT BOY guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley; EVERY TIME I DIE vocalist Keith Buckley and…

Keyboardist Marta Peterson of Orange County, California's BLEEDING THROUGH was interviewed by Peter Bailey of the Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom-based…

Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with James Malone of Virginia-based technical melodic death metallers ARSIS.

Starting tonight (Monday, February 8), MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx and co-host Kerri Kasem will sound off on issues of the day while interviewing rock…

The second part of a new interview with vocalist Kobi Farhi of Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND in which he offers tons of fascinating…

The first part of a new interview with vocalist Kobi Farhi of Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND in which he offers tons of fascinating…

For close to a decade, Los Furios has battled drizzly, grey days in the city of Vancouver with its powerful, gritty style of grassroots ska, reggae and punk.

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update: "Back here at Vic's [Garage; MEGADETH's brand new, self-built studio in San Marcos…

NIGHTWISH lead singer Anette Olzon was interviewed on Finnish national radio station YLE X3M, the Swedish-language radio, on September 18, 2009 ?

Red Carpet Roxy conducted separate interviews with Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES), Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES), Dave Navarro…

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with critically acclaimed rockers THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN when the band performed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on December 6, 2009.

Just Say Rock ? the organizers of Screamfest, a two-day heavy metal festival set to take place at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia on New Year's Eve 2009 and New Year's Day 2010 ?

Just Say Rock ? the organizers of Screamfest, a two-day heavy metal festival set to take place at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia on New Year's Eve 2009 and New Year's Day 2010 ?

Poker News recently spoke to Fat Mike of NOFX about the famous poker games that take place at the Warped Tour.

With the amount of Green Day news hitting a fever pace, we're going to try and consolidate the multiple news items into a single story for the next few days.

Tom Gabel of Against Me! interviewed Chris Hannah of Propagandhi at the recent Harvest of Hope Festival.

A new video interview with IN FLAMES drummer Daniel Svensson, filmed in Bucharest, Romania on March 30th, has been posted online courtesy of

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with guitarist Jonathan Dennison of the Syracuse, New York-based hardcore/metal band UNHOLY on December 20, 2008 in the group's hometown.

Lauren Verster of the Dutch TV program "Fobiac" interviewed GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl prior to the band's December 3, 2008 concert at 013 in Tiburg, Netherlands.

KROKUS have issued the following: See and hear Krokus lead guitarist Fernando Von Arb in a rare interview. As the previous video interviews with bassist...

A recent Japanese TV interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield can be viewed below.

Toast of LateNiteSinners.com conducted an interview with GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (a.k.a.

Irish rockers GLYDER are featured in a new audio interview with KomodoRock.com's Tazz Stander, conducted on the opening night of the Hard Rock Hell Festival....

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with MASTODON singer/guitarist Brent Hinds.

Amoeba.com recently conducted an interview with Casey Chaos, the enigmatic, energetic, and perennially self-destructive frontman for Los Angeles "punk" band AMEN.

Fresh off stage from a blistering set supporting METALLICA in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on the second date of their tour (December 2), vocalist…

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist Chris Fehn, also known as #3.

Capital Chaos conducted an interview with guitarist Robin Sjunnesson and bassist Karin Axelsson of the Swedish metal band SONIC SYNDICATE on May 22, 2008…

Holland's Toazted.com has uploaded a new interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of the Swedish progressive metal band OPETH.

MTV's HeadbangersBlog.com recently caught up with SIX FEET UNDER frontman Chris Barnes to talk to him about the title of the band's album, "Death…

A brand new audio interview with guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett of the legendary Canadian rock band TRIUMPH conducted by Tori Thomas of 95.1 WZZO in…

Meredith Molinari of Vlazemetal.com recently conducted an interview with Finnish heavy-metal monster band LORDI.

On October 17, 2008 at the Babylon Night club in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, vocalist Karl Schubach of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin metalcore act MISERY SIGNALS…

Denmark's Revolution-Music.dk conducted an interview with bassist Oskar Pålsson and drummer Anders Jakobson of COLDWORKER ?

In the spring of 2009, Rock 'N' Roll Books/APG Distribution will reissue "An Education in Rebellion: The Biography of Nikki Sixx" with an abridgement from…

Toazted.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mårten Hagström of the Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH.

Lamentations Of The Flame Princess have posted a lenghty in-depth interview with legendary Texas-based guitarist RON JARZOMBEK.

BLACK SABBATH set benchmarks for bands to follow in their wake but it was RONNIE JAMES DIO's inclusion that put them in another realm. The...

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA's Andreas Kisser performed live at Rota BDG, an internet radio show from Bandas de Garagem website.

Tonight's (Wednesday, November 12) edition of Norway's "Tinitus" radio show, which will air between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on…

Nina Rung of Domination conducted an interview with the Jacksonville, Florida-based hard rock/post-grunge band SHINEDOWN prior to the group's November 2, 2008 concert in Helsinki, Finland.

An interview with the Venezuelan black/death metal band NOCTIS IMPERIUM conducted this past March by Coolturama TV's "Escena Rock" can be viewed in two…

Orange County's Mikoto just released their new album, We Are The Architects, the followup to their 2005 self-titled album.

Los Angeles' The Human Abstract recently released their second full-length, Midheaven.

Initially disappointed upon hearing that the Dropkick Murphys/Mighty Mighty Bosstones show in Portland, ME had been moved from the local minor league…

John Joseph McGowan has been a lot of things in his life, a drug dealer, brawler, crack head, scam artist, hardcore legend, cult member, spiritual pilgrim, storyteller and more.

As you may recall, Transistor Transistor recently had to cancel a number of tour dates after one of their members contracted appendicitis.

Ryan Young of Off with Their Heads recently took some time to have an in-depth discussion with our own lmnndtlgrph (Sam North).

Since they were signed to Eyeball Records in 2004, The Number Twelve Looks Like You has successfully released one EP and two full-lengths.

An audio interview with former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler conducted on Monday, September 10 by Gino Alache of Rockum Radio's "Breakin the Rock"…

I recently spoke with drummer Steve Jocz about the new album from his band, Sum 41. The record is titled Underclass Hero and it dropped in late July.

Today we've got an interview with long-running punk band, D.I.. The band features ex-Adolescents and Social Distortion drummer Casey Royer on vocals.

Our friend and frequent contributor Evan recently spoke with Rachel Minton, keyboardist and co-vocalist of Zolof The Rock and Roll Destroyer.

Jesse Raub recently talked to Seth Hubbard, Head of Publicity at Polyvinyl Records over email.

Late last year, New Found Glory released their latest album, Coming Home and I had a chance to speak with guitarist Chad Gilbert about the new album, the…

Its no secret, I have been hooked by Finger Eleven and their latest single, One Thing.

Thanks to -\\- Sarge for pointing out this cool interview with Finger Eleven. They have a really great album right now, including the single One Thing.