Interviews

If there’s any band that, while listening to, one should expect the unexpected, it’s Haken. The English progressive metal outfit has carved quite the career […]

Most musicians would need time to decompress after a 5 week run of clubs across the States. Not Russ Tippins, founding guitarist of NWOBHM legends […]

The last time we interviewed a member of Savatage, it singlehandedly broke the internet. It also made us supposed enemies of many of the big […]

Few reunions in the history of metal have been as triumphant as Helloween’s. Upon the return of classic 80s guitarist Kai Hansen and singer Michael […]

As legendary as the music and touring regiment of blues rock pioneers Savoy Brown was, those who played alongside founding guitarist/singer/songwriter Kim Simmonds would go […]

There is very little that David Ellefson hasn’t done. The former Megadeth bassist has won a Grammy, headlined stadiums and festivals across the globe, and […]

In the three years I’ve been running Defenders of the Faith, I’ve had the opportunity to interview metallists both young and old, from all over […]

For the past 35 years, Karl Willetts has been a staple of English death metal. First as the frontman for the legendary Bolt Thrower, and […]

“What defines a band?” For different bands this means different answers. In the case of Uriah Heep, the answer is massive vocals, progressive songwriting, memorable […]

The NWOBHM was an incredible and exciting time for heavy metal. Almost 45 years on and metal historians still analyze, chronicle, and nitpick this brief […]