Category: Interviews
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS THREE DAYS GRACE
I recently did a phone interview with Barry Stock, the guitarist for Three Days Grace. We spoke much about their upcoming album, Transit of Venus, which will be released on October 2nd. He spoke to me about the album, and the changes that they are making for their tour for this album. Keep an eye [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM
I got to meet Alex Rosamilia of The Gaslight Anthem prior to their show at The Bell Center last week to talk about their newest album Handwritten, and the new changes that they made before recording, among other things!! Erin: Well, first of all, congratulations on the release of your newest album, Handwritten. How [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS GOJIRA
Jean-Michel Labadie, the bassist of the band Gojira met with me for a brief interview on Sunday afternoon at Heavy MTL. Despite some difficulties caused by a difference in first languages, we managed to have a great discussion about the band’s name, inspiration, and newest album, L’Enfant Sauvage. Erin: Welcome to Heavy MTL! How [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS TRIVIUM
I met with Paolo Gregoletto, Trivium’s bass player on Sunday of Heavy MTL. Trivium are a metal band from Florida, who’s sound draws a lof of inspiration from Iron Maiden and Metallica. Paulo spoke with me about those influences, as well as their tour, and a bomb threat incident in New Mexico. Erin: So! Welcome [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS PERIPHERY
Misha Mansoor, one of Periphery’s guitarists took some time to have a chat with me on Saturday afternoon of Heavy MTL. The band is heavily influenced by Dream Theater, and they were lucky enough to have a featured solo from John Petrucci (amongst others!) on their most recent album, “Periphery II: This Time It’s Personal”. [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
I met with Killswitch Engage’s drummer, Justin Foley on Saturday afternoon of Heavy MTL. The most pleasant of gentlemen, Justin spoke with me about their tour, touring with Unearth, and how their former singer, Jesse Leech, is with the band again Erin: So you guys are just coming off the end of a [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
Between the Buried and Me played Saturday afternoon at Heavy MTL. They are a great band that picks from a lot of musical genres to create a full bodied sound that only keeps growing. Their next album is due in October of this year, and it is a continuation of the previous EP that they [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS CANNIBAL CORPSE
I caught up with Pat O’Brien, the lead guitarist from Cannibal Corpse on Saturday afternoon. For a guy from the most brutal band ever, he was definitely an incredibly nice guy. Pat took the time to talk to us about their newest album Torture, the secret to his success, the band’s controversy, and a run [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS JOB FOR A COWBOY
On Saturday afternoon of Heavy MTL, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Job for a Cowboy’s bass player, Nick Schendzielos. Nick told me about his other band, Cephalic Carnage, talks about travelling and makes a good few jokes in between. This interview was one of my favorites, just because Nick has a really [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS CLASSIFIED AND KAYO
I caught up with Classified just before his set at Osheaga. He was bringing around a new artist that he’s been working with for the past little while, Kayo. A fellow East Coaster (I’m from Newfoundland), Classified was super easy to talk to and so was Kayo. Check out the interview below, and keep an [...]
