Interview and camera by Alex Stojanovic
Copy edit by Rob Botten


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@ Rebel
Toronto, ON, Canada
March 6, 2019


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Interview by Alex Stojanovic
Camera by Rob Singh
Copy edit by Navneet Johal


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@ The Rockpile
Toronto, ON, Canada
February 15, 2019


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The one and only David Ellefson of Megadeth is one of those bass players that possesses an enormous amount of talent, and deserves much more credit than he gets.  He's not only a great player, but an important figure in the metal scene.  In addition to playing with Megadeth, he has played with many other bands as well, including F5, Avian and Iron Steel.  Some of his current side projects include Metal Allegiance, and a more classic rock-sounding project Altitudes & Attitude, which also features Anthrax bassist Frank Bello.

We had the great honour of speaking to David on the phone, and some of the topics we touched on include the Altitudes & Attitude debut album, if the band intends to release more music in the future, his upcoming induction into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History, and the status of the next Megadeth album.  You can read the interview down below.

Interviewer:  Alex Stojanovic
Film and edit:  Navneet Johal

@ The Rockpile
Toronto, ON, Canada
November 28, 2018

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Interview by Alex Stojanovic

It goes without saying that Accept have been one of the most important metal bands for the last four decades ever since the release of their self-titled debut album in 1979.  Following a string of highly acclaimed records in the 80s like Balls To The Wall, Breaker, Restless & Wild and Metal Heart, the band split up in 1989, then reunited again in 1992 until 1997.

The band's classic lineup reunited for a short European tour in 2005, which turned out to be a huge success, but split again once the tour was over.  The band announced another reunion in 2009 with new vocalist Mark Tornillo, and have since then released four studio albums (Blood Of The Nations, Stalingrad, Blind Rage and The Rise Of Chaos).

Accept's latest release is the live album Symphonic Terror, which was recorded during the band's headlining appearance at the 2017 Wacken Open Air, which also features the band performing with an orchestra.  The show was split into three sets.  It starts off with the band performing songs off The Rise Of Chaos, which just came out at the time, along with a couple of classics.  The second set features Wolf Hoffmann performing songs off his latest solo album Headbangers Symphony, and the third set features the band playing several classics and newer songs with orchestral accompaniment.

We had the great pleasure of speaking to Wolf Hoffmann over the phone about the new live release, his work as a photography, the status of the next Accept album, and more.  Check out the interview transcribed down below.

Interview, camera & edit:  Timothy Cox


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Interviews with SHARPTOOTH and WAGE WAR
@ Old Cypress Lot @ Metropolitan Park
Jacksonville, FL, USA
August 2, 2015


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Interview by Alex Stojanovic

When you think of the real busy musicians that play in multiple bands, make appearances at camps or on stage with other artists, one of the first people that come to mind is the one and only Alex Skolnick of Testament.

The man is not only one of the most talented, versatile and influential guitarists in the world, but he is also one of the busiest.  If you look at his schedule, he's constantly on the road with Testament and his jazz trio, and is also a part of several other recording and live projects like Metal Allegiance, Planetary Coalition, and he often makes appearances both at shows and on records of other artists.

Interview by Amina Abdelwahab
Camera by Alex Stojanovic
Copy edit by Rob Botten

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Phoenix Concert Theatre
Toronto, ON, Canada
July 25, 2018

Presented by MRG Concerts

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Interview by Marty Adem
Camera and edit by Rob Botten


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@ The Mod Club
Toronto, ON, Canada
July 4, 2018

Presented by Inertia Entertainment

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Godsmack is a band that needs no introduction.  Ever since 1998, the band established themselves as one of the biggest and best mainstream heavy rock acts of the late 90s and 2000s, with worldwide records sales of 20 million, and a string of really strong records like the self-titled debut album, Awake, Faceless and The Oracle. 

Over the years, the band have toured and shared the stage with Metallica, Disturbed, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Motley Crue and Staind just to name a few. 

Most recently, Godsmack released their seventh studio album When Legends Rise to a lot of great response.  At the same time, there were some hardcore fans that were skeptical about the band's shift to a more melodic sound, but the record contains some great tracks like "When Legends Rise", "Take It To The Edge", "Unforgettable" and my favourite track "Eye Of The Storm".  You can see our review of the record here.

We had the great pleasure of speaking to Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin on the phone about the new record, the band's upcoming tour with Shinedown, whether the band plans on playing the first record in its entirety in celebration of its 20th anniversary, and a couple other things as well. 

You can read the entire interview below.