Interviews

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 […]

Between seeing Lamb of God for the first time since high school and this unexpected Pantera reunion/tribute/whatever you wanna call it, 2022 was the year […]

There are few singers in the world of hard and heavy music as busy as Johnny Gioeli. Despite first making a name for himself 30 […]

Rock n’ roll is a dirty business. Nobody knows this better than David Libert. Despite scoring two #1 hits as 1/4 of 60s vocal pop […]

After a rough day of middle school, nothing, and I mean NOTHING, beat coming home to a bowl of Doritos chips, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater […]

It’s Friday, October 7, about 11:30 AM pacific time. NWOBHM legends Raven are in the middle of a cross country trek of the States, travelling […]