An Interview with Babymetal
[Our metal freak, Andrew Epstein was granted an audience with one of the hottest new acts on the planet. -AC] My second interview from the 2014 Heavy Montreal festival is with the Japanese
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An Interview with Tim Millar of Protest The Hero
[Andrew Epstein, my metal guy, has been VERY busy… – AC] In my first of five interviews from the 2014 edition of the Heavy Montreal festival I sat down pre-set with guitarist Tim
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Know Your Metal: Vancouver’s Anciients
[Resident metalhead Andrew Epstein is on the case again. – AC] Vancouver metal outfit Anciients caught a lot of attention when they were long-listed for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize for their debut
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Like Metal? Then Get to Know Wacken
[More metal coverage from resident metalhead, Andrew Epstein. – AC] Wacken Open Air: As Big As The Underground Gets For the first time in eight years I’ll be missing Wacken Open Air, the
Read MoreRebranded and Punked Out: Heavy Montreal Has a New Look for 2014
[Another report from resident metalhead, Andrew Epstein. – AC] Since 2008 Heavy Montreal has been working to bring a more European-style heavy metal festival to North America. While Canada and the United States
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An Interview with Freddy Lim of Chthonic
[More for the metal in all of us from correspondent Andrew Epstein. – AC] In their home country of Taiwan, Freddy Lim and his band Chthonic (pronounced Thon-ik) are nothing short of superstars.
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An Interview with Andy LaPlegua of Combichrist
[Another dive into the metal/industrial world by frequent contributor, Andrew Epstein. – AC] Combichrist are the current kings of industrial music. Led by Norwegian frontman and main creative force Andy LaPlegua, the band
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A Follow-Up with Jørgen Munkeby of Norway’s Shining
[More metal musings from frequent contributor Andrew Epstein.- AC] The Norwegian band Shining (not to be confused with the Swedish band of the same name) has carved out a very unique spot in
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Inside Andrew W.K. – An interview with the Party King
[Yet another contribution from roving reporter, Andrew Epstein. Shot and edited by Chris Tungsta. -AC] March 25, 2014 – Andrew W.K. is a renaissance man of hard rock and heavy metal. Aside from making music with
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An Interview with Heri Joensen & Amon Djurhuus of TYR
[Resident metalhead Andrew Epstein once again reports from the field. – AC] When folk-metal exploded into heavy music culture at the start of the 2000’s, the Faeroese band Týr found themselves wrapped up
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An Interview with GWAR’s Oderus Urungus
[In a daring feat of bravery, resident metalhead Andrew Epstein sat down with GWAR’s fearsome frontman. Instead of being eaten, disembowelled or sliced from chin to anus with some kind of space sword,
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