Interviews

Kurt Deimer Breaks Down His Cover of Queensrÿche’s “Silent Lucidity” with Geoff Tate

Kurt Deimer did not set out to simply cover Silent Lucidity. He set out to reframe it. In doing so, he has turned one of rock’s most delicate ballads into something heavier, more personal, and rooted firmly in the present. On his new album A Grog Is Born, Deimer revisits the Queensrÿche classic alongside original […]

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DizzyIsDead Found His Sound in the Static Between Rock and Reinvention

Before DizzyIsDead started showing up on lineups alongside legacy acts, Blake Lounsbury was a rapper grinding it out for more than a decade. He built his name the hard way, stacking shows and putting in the kind of work that defines independent hip-hop careers. But over time, the connection to that version of himself began

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Maynard James Keenan Is Writing Songs Like a Martial Artist, and “Normal Isn’t” Is the Proof

Maynard James Keenan does not romanticize songwriting. He does not wait for lightning. He does not light candles and hope the muse shows up. He sets a trap for it. If you have ever wondered how Maynard James Keenan comes up with those spiraling melodies that feel both mathematical and instinctual at the same time,

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Puscifer’s Normal Isn’t: Meet the Members

Puscifer have never operated like a traditional rock band. They’re closer to a small production house that happens to write bangers, an ecosystem where characters, visuals, studio tricks, and songwriting all feed the same weird brain. And on their new album, Normal Isn’t, that brain feels sharper than it has in years: guitar-forward, post-punk-leaning, and

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(Hed) P.E’s DJ Product remembers Ozzfest Moments including getting a Six-Pack from Ozzy, and Sharon calling Security

In the late Nineties, Ozzfest wasn’t just a tour — it was a traveling demolition derby of distortion, testosterone, and barely contained chaos. Bands weren’t just competing for crowd reaction; they were competing for oxygen. Somewhere in that smoke-choked ecosystem of pyro, mud, and Monster Energy before Monster Energy, (Hed) P.E. carved out a reputation

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Josh Freese Says Foo Fighters Firing Was “A Blip,” Not a Breakdown

Nine months after being unexpectedly let go by Foo Fighters, Josh Freese isn’t licking wounds or drafting tell-alls. He’s back behind the kit, louder than ever, and making it clear that whatever happened in the Foos camp isn’t defining his legacy. In a new interview with Modern Drummer, and reported by Consequence, Freese addressed his

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The Funeral Portrait Capture Chaos and Communion on Live From Suffocate City

The intensity captured on Live From Suffocate City isn’t accidental. It’s the physical manifestation of everything Lee Jennings spoke about when he sat down with Skratch N’ Sniff to discuss “Dark Thoughts,” mental health, and the responsibility he feels toward his audience. Where the studio recordings articulate those ideas in controlled form, the live album

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Sonny Sandoval’s Says P.O.D Will Move Into Heavier Direction on Upcoming Album

After more than three decades of redefining heavy music with a boundary-breaking fusion of metal, punk, hip-hop, and reggae, P.O.D. are gearing up for what frontman Sonny Sandoval hints could be one of their most dynamic albums yet. Fresh off a six-week run with Seether and Daughtry, the band is already deep into the writing

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The Funeral Portrait’s Lee Jennings Is Turning His “Dark Thoughts” Into Light

When The Funeral Portrait frontman Lee Jennings talks about his band’s single “Dark Thoughts,” he doesn’t treat it like just another track on their album — he treats it like therapy. “People don’t talk about it enough,” he says. “I try to live my life as an open book. I try really hard to be

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Sublime’s “Ensenada” Hits No. 1 as Jakob Nowell Talks New Era and the New Ensenada 7″ Vinyl

Sublime are back on top — and they did it with a song they didn’t even expect to blow up. “Ensenada” has now spent seven straight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative chart, officially becoming the biggest radio hit in Sublime’s entire career. Not bad for a track Jakob Nowell says started out

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