Soon to be one of the greatest ever, guitar virtuoso Mark Tremonti of Creed and Alter Bridge has done it again. This time, the amps are cranked up to 11 as Tremonti unleashes an all-out metal assault on the senses. Building on the straight ahead hard rock sound of Creed and Alter Bridge’s melodic metal, All I Was is heavy and thrashy. Relentless...
Category: Thrash Metal
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Trespassing with Trivium – Paolo Gregoletto at Trespass America Festival
After a year of touring, Trivium are still making tremendous waves in the music world. This summer, the band toured on the Trespass America Festival. I caught up with bassist Paolo Gregoletto towards the end of the run to talk about the tour and the band’s upcoming plans. “The tours’ been excellent,” Paolo said. “We’re all getting...
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Pursuing Honor with Hiran Deraniyagala of Battlecross at Trespass America Festival
I’m always in the pursuit of a good interview, and I got another one at Trespass America Festival when I sat down with guitarist of Battlecross. When I asked Hiran about playing on a major touring festival, he responded, “It’s been an awesome experience for us, we’re just totally stoked to be apart of it.” Battlecross are one of...
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The Rituals of Orion Festival with The Black Dahlia Murder
Backstage at Orion Music + More Festival, I caught up with death metal juggernauts The Black Dahlia Murder. The guys claimed that it really took some arm-twisting by Lars (Ulrich, Metallica) to come and play at Orion, and Lars even flew out to see the guys to convince them to take part in the festival....
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And It Was Done at Orion Festival with J. Costa of Thy Will Be Done
It WAS done at Orion Music + More Festival as Rhode Island thrashers Thy Will Be Done got the afternoon circle-pits going at the Damage, Inc. stage on Sunday. The band set the tone for the day and delivered a killer set worthy of Orion Festival. Later on, I caught up with frontman J. Costa...
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Anthrax Comes to Worship at Rock On The Range 2012
Anthrax Comes to Worship at Rock On The Range 2012 Anthrax brought more than a fistful of metal to Rock On The Range 2012. Armed and dangerous with an awesome new album, Worship Music, the band proceeded to go metal thrashing mad! Anthrax mixed old school with new school, and give the fans a large...