Interviews

The past 10 years have been quite the journey for James Durbin. He brought metal to the masses on American Idol, eventually reaching the Top […]

“Farner, man!” This phrase, or perhaps an explicit variation of it, has been used by rockers, metalheads, and heshers worldwide as a substitute for “Awesome!” […]

Harley Flanagan: Punk. Metalhead. Bassist. Author. Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Trailblazer. Cro-Mag. Knowing the life this guy has led, I’m sure there’s more titles I’m forgetting. […]

New year, more us. Here at Defenders of the Faith, we’re committed to continue putting out content that will “Fill your heads with heavy metal […]

If there’s one thing we could use this year, it’s some motivation. Stan Bush knows this better than anyone. The godfather of “motivational rock” has […]

After years of debating Priest or Maiden, old school metalheads were silenced last year by a band who took the best qualities of both bands […]

Jon Oliva is a man who needs no introduction. Alongside his brother, the late Criss Oliva, he founded and fronted one of the most important […]

While their imagery, song titles, and lyrics would have you think they were a proto-black metal band, Demon was one of the premiere melodic acts […]

I’ve got to admit that leading up to this interview, I was going “a little crazy”. It isn’t everyday you talk to someone whose songs […]

“Solid as a rock with swords in the air!”: This has been the Raven ethos for the last 40 years. 2020 sees the Gallagher brothers […]