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Solo photo of Guernica Mancini from The Gems. She is standing in front of an ocean blue background and wearing a gold outfit. Her arms are placed down.

GUERNICA MANCINI (THE GEMS): “I Think Rock Is Whatever The Hell You Want It To Be”

February 21, 2026 Lana Teramae Leave a comment

Literally rising from the ashes of their momentous debut album, Phoenix (2024), all-female Swedish hard rock trio The Gems are preparing for the release of their second studio album, Year of the Snake, which will be released …READ MORE

A promotional photo of the four members of the thrash metal band Exhorder standing in a grassy, debris-strewn field. In the background, there is a large, weathered brick industrial building, a tall concrete chimney, and a metal silo under a cloudy sky at sunset. The band members, from left to right, include a man with long dark hair and sunglasses, a man with long blonde hair in a black t-shirt, a bald man with a long grey beard and a black tank top, and a man in a black baseball cap and sunglasses. They are posed in front of a large pile of rusted scrap metal.

KYLE THOMAS (EXHORDER): “We Had Eight Songs And Came Out Swinging”

January 23, 2026 Jerry Alperin Leave a comment

Jerry Alperin of Metal Express Radio talked with Exhorder lead singer Kyle Thomas, about their first album Slaughter in the Vatican, about early demos, 2001 and 2009 reunions shows, the Unforeseen Circumstances Tour, and a …READ MORE

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Flashback Interview: JOACIM CANS, OSCAR DRONJAK (HAMMERFALL) (2005): “We’re Climbing The Ladder Towards The Ultimate Heavy Metal Album”

January 15, 2026 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

HammerFall in 2005 are tired of copy-paste metal and dead set on pushing things forward while staying true to steel. In this interview they talk about their then-upcoming album Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken—a record …READ MORE

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GUERNICA MANCINI (THE GEMS): “I Think Rock Is Whatever The Hell You Want It To Be”

KYLE THOMAS (EXHORDER): “We Had Eight Songs And Came Out Swinging”

Flashback Interview: JOACIM CANS, OSCAR DRONJAK (HAMMERFALL) (2005): “We’re Climbing The Ladder Towards The Ultimate Heavy Metal Album”

KEITH ST. JOHN (MONTROSE): “RONNIE [MONTROSE] Had A Freedom-Oriented Kind Of Mind And Soul”

JIMMY WALDO (ALCATRAZZ): “We’re Not Trying To Get On The Bandwagon And Sound Like Somebody Else”

STEVE OVERLAND (FM): “We Don’t Just Want To Rest On Our Laurels And Keep Doing The Same Thing”

BRIAN TATLER (DIAMOND HEAD/SAXON): They’ve Played “Am I Evil” 760 Times, So A Lot Of People Think It’s A METALLICA Song”

GIL MOORE (TRIUMPH): “Right Now, My Main Focus Is To Get This SoundsUnite Canada Charity Rolling”

BRIAN VOLLMER (HELIX): “A Year Ago, I Met One Of My Favorite Bands, BLACKBERRY SMOKE”

CHRIS CAFFERY (SAVATAGE): “[PAUL O’NEILL] Tried To Get The SCORPIONS To Do [“Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)”]”