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New Wave Of British Heavy Metal legends RAVEN are currently celebrating 50+ years in the business and are on a huge tour of North America at the moment, and hit Toronto at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern on April 16.

Alex's band Xephyr had the great honour of sharing the stage with Raven at the Toronto show, so he had the opportunity to sit down with the legendary Gallagher brothers: John and Mark, for an awesome interview just moments before Xephyr hit the stage to start the show.  It's the first time Alex has ever mixed performance and journalism duties in the same night.

In our new episode of Virtual Chats, Alex and Derek get the opportunity to chat with a guitar legend that needs no introduction: Alex Skolnick of Testament, Metal Allegiance, Alex Skolnick Trio and more.  We kept our conversation was mostly centered around all things Metal Allegiance, including the brand new track, "Black Horizon", featuring William DuVall of Alice In Chains, their first new music in many years, the origins of MA, how they selected all the guests on the two albums they released, and more, while also touching on a few Testament-related topics towards the end.

Interview by Alex Stojanovic

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​On our latest episode of Virtual Chats, we welcome Lee Harrison, drummer and songwriter of Tampa death metal legends Monstrosity.  We talk about the band's upcoming long-awaited new album Screams From Beneath The Surface, out March 13 on Metal Blade Records, Morrisound Studios, death metal nicknames, and more.

Dark Angel, stormed through Toronto for the first time since 1989 on their first full North American tour in 30 years, and Alex and Derek had the opportunity to sit down with the Atomic Clock himself, Gene Hoglan before the show for a fantastic interview.  They had the opportunity to chat about the band's first album in 34 years Extinction Level Event, helping Dave Lombardo out in the studio with Slayer, his weight loss journey, his insane touring schedule and more.

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Interview by Alex Stojanovic

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In our latest episode of Virtual Chats, we welcome Eric Peterson of Testament, one of metal's most underrated riff writers of all time.  In our interview, we talk about Testament's upcoming thirteenth studio album Para Bellum (out Oct 10), as well as what he does to stay fit, keeping a positive mindset, plans to re-release Souls Of Black and more.

Read our review of Para Bellum right here.

One of the most respected and legendary drummers of the 21st century, Chris Adler, joins us on the latest episode of Virtual Chats.  Obviously best known for his time in Lamb Of God, Chris has also recorded and toured with Megadeth, recorded with Protest The Hero, and also has his current project Firstborne.  

In the interview, we chat about Firstborne's debut album, his experiences with Megadeth and Protest The Hero, what helped him after his split with Lamb Of God, how he came up with the famous "Ruin" fill, plans for playing live, and much more.

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​In our latest episode of Virtual Chats, we welcome the legendary Tom Angelripper of Sodom to the show, where we discuss Sodom's KILLER upcoming album The Arsonist (out June 27), recording using analogue tape, the band's upcoming hiatus, hunting, re-release plans, and more.

Interview conducted and edited by Alex Stojanovic
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​Warbringer recently steamrolled through Toronto as part of the Vortex Of Violence Tour, and the first leg in support of their brand spanking new album Wrath & Ruin, out now on Napalm Records.  Alex had the chance to sit down with Warbringer's throat-ripping frontman John Kevill for an awesome chat about the album, history, touring and more.

Read our show review of the Toronto show HERE

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In our latest episode of Virtual Chats, we talk with prolific session musician and Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X, a fellow Torontonian.  We talk about the latest Drills album POW! Right In The Kisser, the devastating situation of the wildfires in Los Angeles, his history as a session musician, and more.

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In our latest episode of Virtual Chats, we welcome Herman "Ze German" Rarebell, the classic drummer of the Scorpions, and who also had a huge hand in penning some of the band's most iconic songs, including "Rock You Like A Hurricane", "Blackout", "Bad Boys Running Wild", among others.

We discuss his upcoming covers album What About Love, where he pays tribute to many of the biggest rock anthems of the 80s, his time in the Scorpions, what he does to maintain a positive mindset, and more.