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INTERVIEWS (2016 - Present)

Jeff Becerra (Possessed) (Metal Master Kingdom Interview)

10/18/2024

Interview and editing by Alex Stojanovic
Filming and additional editing by Jack Neila

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Alex joins the legendary Jeff Becerra of Possessed, the originators of death metal, for a great chat on the band's bus before their show at History in Toronto for the Klash Of The Titans Tour with Testament and Kreator. They discuss Jeff's recent eye surgery, his experience learning to walk again, the chances of celebrating the 40th anniversary of Seven Churches, his current relationship with former members, the next album and more!

Erik Martensson (Eclipse) (Metal Master Kingdom Interview)

9/5/2024

Interview and editing by Alex Stojanovic

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In our new episode of Virtual Chats, we welcome back to the show the one and only Erik Martensson of Eclipse, and we talk about the band's upcoming studio album Megalomanium II, the latest going on with his other projects like W.E.T. and Nordic Union, the craft of songwriting and more.

Megalomanium II is out September 20 via Frontiers Music srl

Review coming soon

Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian) (Metal Master Kingdom Interview)

5/31/2024

Photo credit: Navneet Johal / (C) 2015 MetalMasterKingdom.com

Interview by Alex Stojanovic and Marta Chilina
Filming by Jack Neila
Editing by Alex Stojanovic and Jack Neila

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Alex and Marta had the privilege of sitting down with the one and only Hansi Kursch of Blind Guardian backstage before their recent show in Toronto at Rebel during their recent North American tour! Topics discussed in the interview include Hansi's inspiration from books, the band's latest album The God Machine, Lord Of The Rings, Somewhere Far Beyond, plans for the next album and much more!

Kerim "Krimh" Lechner (Septicflesh / ex-Decapitated) (Metal Master Kingdom Interview)

4/26/2024

Interview by Alex Stojanovic and Marta Chilina
Editing by Alex Stojanovic

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In our new episode of Virtual Chats, Alex and Marta had the pleasure of talking to one of metal's most respected drummers today: Kerim Lechner (aka: Krimh) of Septicflesh! Topics touched on in the chat include the North American tour with Decapitated and Septicflesh, the process behind creating his YouTube drum covers, what albums influenced his playing, oceanography documentaries, and more!

Michael "Moose" Thomas (Kill The Lights / ex-Bullet For My Valentine) (Metal Master Kingdom Interview)

3/7/2024

Interview and editing by Alex Stojanovic

In our latest episode of Virtual Chats, we welcome Michael Thomas, aka: Moose, to the show! Best known as the original drummer of Bullet For My Valentine, he is now currently drumming for Kill The Lights, which features his fellow ex-BFMV bandmate Jason "Jay" James, as well as current and former members of Threat Signal, Throw The Fight and Still Remains! In our chat, we talk about the band's upcoming sophomore album Death Melodies, reconnecting with Jay, his favourite Bullet albums, Machine Head and more!

Nick Schendzielos of Job For A Cowboy (Metal Master Kingdom Interview)

2/23/2024

Interview and editing by Alex Stojanovic

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On our latest episode of VIRTUAL CHATS, we had Nick Schendzielos of Job For A Cowboy on the show to discuss the band's new album Moon Healer, their first album in 10 years, what the band members were up to between, the band's writing process and more!

Terrence Hobbs of Suffocation (Metal Master Kingdom Interview)

1/23/2024

Photo credit: Marta Chilina

Interview by Marta Chilina
Filming & editing by Marta Chilina

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Back in November 2023, Suffocation toured North America with Incantation, Skeletal Remains, and Stabbing on their Ancient Unholy Uprising Tour. Marta, who was conducting her first interview as part of the MMK team, had the privilege of chatting with Terrance Hobbs of Suffocation just before the show in Toronto, Ontario at Lee's Palace. We talked about their new album, Hymns From The Apocrypha, which is the band's first album to officially feature vocalist Ricky Myers, and more!

Check out our pics from the band's Toronto show here

Dave Lombardo (Metal Master Kingdom Interview)

9/20/2023

Photo credit: Stephanie Cabral Photography

Interview by Alex Stojanovic

(All rights to pics in the video go to their respectful owners)

In our new episode of Virtual Chats, we had the huge honour of chatting one of thrash's founding fathers on the drums: the one and only DAVE LOMBARDO! The concious decision was made to not bring in any Slayer-centered questions, but a couple of Slayer references were made. Instead, we focused more on his current and other past projects like Mr. Bungle, his solo album, Testament, Fantomas and Grip Inc. to name a few.

Ol Drake (EVILE) (Metal Master Kingdom Interview)

6/29/2023

Photo credit: Tim Finch

Interview by Alex Stojanovic and Derek Solomos
Editing by Alex Stojanovic

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In our first joint interview on Virtual Chats, Alex and Derek get the opportunity to chat to the one and only Ol Drake of British thrash titans Evile about the band's upcoming album The Unknown (see our review here), what led to the stylistic change on the album, what techniques did he learn to improve his vocals, the early days of the band, the logistics of touring in today's economy and so much more.

The Unknown will be out on July 14 through Napalm Records.

David Ellefson (DIETH / ex-MEGADETH) (Metal Master Kingdom Interview)

6/21/2023

Interview by Alex Stojanovic

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In the newest episode of Virtual Chats, we had the great pleasure of being joined by the great David Ellefson. In the chat, we touched on several of his current projects, such as the debut album from his new band Dieth, titled To Hell & Back (out now on Napalm Records), future plans for Kings Of Thrash, the upcoming return of Metal Allegiance, and we also touched on some Megadeth related topics, where nothing negative was brought up or mentioned, because we're all about positivity here at Metal Master Kingdom.

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