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TOMAS HAAKE | THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF MESHUGGAH

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CHANEY CRABB & NAVENE KOPERWEIS | ENTHEOS, MARRIAGE + KEEPING MUSIC REAL WITH DRAKE'S FAV BAND.

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ELOY CASAGRANDE | THE SLIPKNOT INTERVIEW

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GENE HOGLAN | FROM DEATH TO DETHKLOK VIA STRAPPING YOUNG LAD + MORE

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ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ | THE CREATION OF BLUE MEDUSA

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BRANN DAILOR | MAKING MASTODON’S MARROW DEEP, GRIEF, DRUMS + CLOWNS

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COLIN YOUNG | HARDLORE, HARD WORK, AND GOD’S HATE

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DYING WISH | GHOST STORIES + FAN CASTING w/ THE METALCORE NO FLY LIST LEGENDS

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156/SILENCE | ALBUM OF THE YEAR? JACK MURRAY ON PEOPLE WATCHING…FROM A DISTANCE.

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RIP ANDY WILLIAMS.

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ATREYU | BRANDON SALLER ON METALCORE’S EVOLUTION, THE CURSE + THE END IS NOT THE END.

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DYING FETUS | DRUMS, DOUBLE STROKES + DEATH METAL WITH TREY WILLIAMS

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BLAYTHE STEUER | NO CURE, NIHILISM + (K)NIVES…IT’S GOING TO GET DARK

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DANI FILTH | CRADLE OF FILTH, NEW MOVIE, ED SHEERAN UPDATE

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STATIC DRESS | HEAD INJURIES, PSYCHOTIC EPISODES + UK BANTER

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LORNA SHORE + SEVENDUST | ULTIMATE DRUMMER HANGOUT.

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SPITE | TOUR FROM HELL, MEMBER CHANGES AND RELENTLESS HEAVINESS

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MAKE THEM SUFFER | AUSTRALIA’S METALCORE HEROES

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VANA | GENRE-FLUID NEWCOMERS ON LORE, SOCIAL MEDIA + THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

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ARCHITECTS | DAN + SAM ON ANXIETY, MEETING FANS + BREAKING THE USA.

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER | TAKING ON VOCALS + THE EARLY DAYS w/ BRIAN + ALAN

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ELECTRIC CALLBOY | GENRE HOPPING EUROS TALK TANZNEID

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MATT GUGLIELMO | END AND ACACIA STRAIN DRUMMER ON LEARNING SONGS FAST + AVOIDING INJURY TO PLAY HARD AND HEAVY: FOREVER

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PALEFACE | ZELLI + LUIGI of Swizerland’s Most UNHINGED Band.

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PERIPHERY: MISHA AND MATT ON OBSESSION, COMPULSION, AND THE LONELINESS OF ‘A PALE WHITE DOT.’

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CHRIS MOTIONLESS | NEW ALBUM: DECADES, PLAYING GOD + TOXIC SOCIAL MEDIA.

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THE AMITY AFFLICTION - NEW VOCALIST, LOVE, LOSS AND MENTAL HEALTH

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GUILT TRIP x MALEVOLENCE: From Underground to Global. BOTH Vocalists Tell All.

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THE GHOST INSIDE | A TRAGIC BUS CRASH, LIFE CHANGING INJURIES + OVERCOMING ADVERSITY.

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POISON THE WELL: Metalcore's Prodigal Sons RETURN.

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Thank you Bo. Thank you Hardlore. RIP

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SANGUISUGABOGG: DEVIN SWANK ON LYRICS, DEATH METAL + HORROR

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CODY QUISTAD: WAGE WAR’S NEW ERA, ‘OCTANECORE’ + THE CURRENT STATE OF HEAVY MUSIC.

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LAMB OF GOD: Mark Morton on 'Into Oblivion', AI and GUITARS.

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ALIEN WEAPONRY: Māori Tattoos, Culture, and Meeting Your Idols

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MATT GARSTKA: Bicep Injuries, AI in Music, and Animals As Leaders with the G.O.A.T

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LANDMVRKS: DIY Metalcore, Metal via Mental Health Struggles, Viva La France!

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PSYCHO-FRAME: Songwriting, Faith, and Politics as 2025's most BRUTAL Band.

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Adam “Nolly” Getgood: GGD, Drum Sampling & Music Production

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LORNA SHORE: Will Ramos + Austin Archey on Extreme Metal Vocals, Songwriting & WILD Tour Stories

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CODY ASH: Touring with Jelly Roll, Playing with Eminem & This Drummer Life

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VINNIE MAURO: Motionless In White, Horror Movies, Ghost Stories & Wild Warped Tour Moments

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DEAFHEAVEN: George Clarke on Lyrics, Mental Health, Sobriety & Black Metal

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DYING WISH: Flesh Stays Together, Songwriting, Weddings & Modern Metal Production

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SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL: Alex Terrible + Jack on Bare-Knuckle Fighting, Life in USA & Metal Controversy

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JONA WEINHOFEN: From IKTPQ to BMTH - Metalcore History & Touring

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AARON GILLESPIE: Paramore, Underoath & the Modern Music Industry

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ORTHODOX: A Door Left Open, Metalcore Tours & Collaborating with MASTODON

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KUBLAI KHAN: Personal Loss, Tattoos, and Life on the Road

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DAVID GUNN: King 810, Lyrics, Ayahuasca & His Spiritual Journey

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ARIC IMPROTA: Tour Stories, Tool Collabs & Dream Gigs

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ISAAC HALE: Knocked Loose, Grammy's, Meshuggah & Metal Legacy

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JOSH JAMES: Stick To Your Guns, New Album & His WILD Life On The Road

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TOM WILLIAMS: Stray From The Path, Kubrick Stare, and The McDonalds Heist

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TRAVIS REGNIER: Spite, Tour Stories, Drumming Secrets & Festival Chaos!

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DANI FILTH: Ed Sheeran Collab, Horror Movies & Cradle of Filth History

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DAVE BAKSH: The End Of SUM 41, Touring, Collaborations & Escaping Terror

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JOHNNY HEALTH: Meme Culture, Collaborations and High Fashion Rizz

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SPEED: Songwriting, Touring, Flutes & Martial Arts

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FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY: The Nothing That Is, Josean's Double Knee Surgery, and Pat...The Hero

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BETTER LOVERS: The Birth Of A Supergroup, Band Dynamics & Touring as USA's Silliest Serious Band.

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TOSH THE DRUMMER: MGK, Fall Out Boy, Lady Gaga - The Most In-Demand Live Session Drummer In The World.

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IHSAHN: Legendary Musician Talks Emperor, Black Metal History & Spirituality

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Aaron Weaver - Wolves In The Throne Room

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Ben Thatcher (Royal Blood)

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Mike Kroeger - Nickelback

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The Callous Daoboys

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Olly Steele + Adam Benjamin

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Holding Absence (Lucas Woodland + Ashley Green)

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Will Thomson - Tattoo Artist

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Rory Rodriguez (Dayseeker)

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Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes

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Bryan Garris (Knocked Loose)

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Currents (Brian Wille and Chris Wiseman)

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Leigh Gill (Joker, Game Of Thrones)

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John Famiglietti (HEALTH)

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SPIRITBOX: Courtney LaPlante + Mike Stringer

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Bad Omens (Nick Folio ft. Tour Manager Matt Dierkes)

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Chris Turner (Oceans Ate Alaska)

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Holiday Special (Brendan Murphy, Emma Boster, Jeremy DePoyster, Imani Givertz)

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Jake Smelley (Gideon, Zero 9:36)

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Jerry Horton (Papa Roach)

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Josh Middleton (Sylosis)

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Dan Tracy - Deafheaven

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Jeremy DePoyster (The Devil Wears Prada)

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Brendan Murphy (Counterparts)

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Tom Williams (Stray From The Path)

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Matt Garstka - Animals As Leaders

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Emma Boster (Dying Wish)

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Jay Weinberg (Slipknot)

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Connie Sgarbossa (SeeYouSpaceCowboy)

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Kublai Khan TX (Matt Honeycutt + Isaac Lamb)

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Static Dress (Olli Appleyard + Sam Ogden)

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Monuments (Andy Cizek + John Browne)

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Cannibal Corpse (Paul Mazurkiewicz)

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Alpha Wolf (Sabian + Mitch)

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Steve Judd - Karnivool

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Enter Shikari (Rou Reynolds + Rob Rolfe)

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Alexander Jones (Undeath)

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Nick Folio - Bad Omens