Interviews
Interview with Such Gold in London, UK at the Old Blue Last
By Morgan Bailas at September 13, 2011 | 5:13 pm | 0 Comment
I got the chance to catch up with Rochester, NY band Such Gold before their headlining show at the Old Blue Last in East London this past weekend. Barely ten hours after arriving in the UK from the US, an exhausted Devon Hubbard (bass) and Devan Bentley (drums) chatted with me in a grimy backstage bathroom about their hectic tour schedule, rumored upcoming releases, more...
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In Flames Photos and Interview from the Rockstar Mayhem Festival in Mansfield, MA
By Jason Joseph at July 24, 2011 | 8:40 am | 0 Comment
I remember a special time in my life when the metal scene we know today was evolving. The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in 2002 was one of the greatest shows I have ever experienced, and In Flames was a big reason for that. I am pretty sure it was their first tour of the US (it was either them or Soilwork, maybe both), and there was just something magical more...
Unearth Photos and Interview from the Rockstar Mayhem Festival in Mansfield, MA
By Jason Joseph at July 24, 2011 | 7:15 am | 0 Comment
What do you get a guy for his birthday? You get him an interview with his favorite band, that's what. Our own Rich Vear got together with Unearth bassist John "Slo" Maggard at their stop at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts as part of the Rockstar Mayhem tour, and you can check it out below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96dZlzxwV0Q Unearth is one more...
Straight Line Stitch Photos and Interview from the Rockstar Mayhem Festival in Mansfield, MA
By Jason Joseph at July 23, 2011 | 11:56 pm | 0 Comment
OK, so I have a funny story for everyone. I don't follow a lot of the newer bands the way I used to, so seeing Kris Norris standing on stage with Straight Line Stitch was a surprise to me. I remember seeing Kris as far back as the White Trash Thrash Metal Comeback tour way back in the day at Fat Cats in Springfield, Massachusetts when he was in Darkest Hour (and more...
Trivium Photos and Interview from the Rockstar Mayhem Festival in Mansfield, MA
By Jason Joseph at July 23, 2011 | 11:27 pm | 0 Comment
Trivium is rocking the main stage of the Rockstar Mayhem Festival this year, and their bassist Paolo was gracious enough to sit down and chat with our own Eric Joseph at their stop at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Well, he didn't really sit, he stood, but you get the point. Their new album "In Waves" is set to drop on Roadrunner Records on August more...
Machine Head Photos and Interview from the Rockstar Mayhem Festival in Mansfield, MA
By Jason Joseph at July 23, 2011 | 10:24 pm | 0 Comment
It takes a lot to get me out of my self-imposed semi-retirement, and one of those "a lots" happens to be a band from Oakland, California called Machine Head. I love every album this band has made, every lineup they have played with and every phase of music they have gone through. They have a new album called "Unto The Locust" coming out September 20th through more...
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3 Minutes With Gwar’s Oderus Urungus
By Sasquatch at February 24, 2011 | 6:42 pm | 2 Comments
Our buddies here at Shockblast Media, Rich and Josh, were given the most reluctant chance to meet with the one and only future ruler of our world: Oderus Urungus. Very rarely does a interviewer get out of his sight without being destroyed, we were able to get a few minutes of his time before going on stage. Enjoy what you see, because next time they may not make it out more...
Video Interview: Wednesday 13 From The Murderdolls
By Sasquatch at October 16, 2010 | 9:29 pm | 0 Comment
Sasquatch here with another video interview. This time I got the chance to sit down with Wednesday 13 from the Murderdolls. If you read my review of their new album "Women And Children Last," you'll know I am a pretty big fan, so it was really cool to get to chat with Wednesday 13. They are currently on tour with Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper. Talk about fitting in! Rich more...
Video Interview: Clint Lowery From Sevendust
By Jason Joseph at October 11, 2010 | 6:44 pm | 1 Comments
So we're pretty excited about the newest addition to the Shockblast Media family: the video interview. This is something you are going to see more of down the road, and I couldn't think of a better way to kick things off then with by sitting down and talking to Sevendust guitarist Clint Lowery! I am passing the interview torch to my little brother Sasquatch and his more...
Throwback Interview: Kerry King From Slayer
By Jason Joseph at August 29, 2010 | 7:03 pm | 1 Comments
This interview originally appeared on the pages of Hardcore Ink Magazine in 2005. I was very fortunate to be able to work a show with my good friend Jeremy Saffer, one of the most amazing photographers on the planet and a dude that has probably taken all your favorite pictures from magazines like Outburn, Revolver and just about anything else. When he told me who we would more...
Throwback Interview: Zakk Wylde
By Jason Joseph at August 24, 2010 | 4:52 pm | 0 Comment
Today's throwback interview is with the one and only Zakk Wylde. If you don't know who Zakk Wylde is, man I don't even know where to start. He is the main man for Black Label Society, and of course better known as Ozzy Osborne's guitarist. This interview was done over the phone in the days before Skype in September of 2003. I remember how awesome it was to think that Zakk more...
Throwback Interview: Vanilla Ice
By Jason Joseph at August 23, 2010 | 1:43 pm | 0 Comment
Today's throwback interview is an interview I did with my friend Eric Myrshall in June of 2002 and originally appeared on theundergroundscene.net. We got the chance to sit down and interview the one and only Vanilla Ice before a show he played in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Rob was an awesome dude, and I bought him his first ever Vanilla Coke for the interview. Anyone that more...
Throwback Interview: Killswitch Engage #2
By Jason Joseph at August 20, 2010 | 10:36 am | 0 Comment
Today's throwback interview is from September of 2002 and is with one of the biggest bands in heavy metal today: Killswitch Engage. Rewind eight years and that was definitely not the case, though. The band had just replaced vocalist Jesse Leach with Blood Has Been Shed vocalist Howard Jones, and their future was very much in flux. Reception for "Alive Or Just Breathing?" more...
Throwback Interview: Slipknot/Stone Sour
By Jason Joseph at August 13, 2010 | 12:44 pm | 3 Comments
This interview originally appeared on theundergroundscene.net in October of 2002. Roadrunner was awesome and gave my friend Eric and I the opportunity to sit down with James Root, the guitarist of Slipknot and Stone Sour. It happened in the basement of the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT and when we were done, we were entertained to a magic show along with the rest of the more...
Throwback Interview: Phil Anselmo From Pantera
By Jason Joseph at August 13, 2010 | 12:36 pm | 0 Comment
This was one of the biggest interviews I ever did. It originally appeared on theundergroundscene.net back in June of 2002 and was right before Phil split from Pantera and was on tour with Superjoint Ritual. I was pretty intimidated going in, but Phil was a totally cool dude and even signed a bottle of Jose Cuervo for me. His message? "Radio Guys Fuck Girls - Phil more...