Tag: "metal"
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 [...]
THE 5th ANNUAL ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2012 LINEUP: INCLUDES SLIPKNOT & SLAYER!
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINE UP MAIN STAGE Artists include: SLIPKNOT SLAYER A Very Special Guest to Be Announced on March 5, 2012 And a Rotation of: AS I LAY DYING THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA ASKING ALEXANDRIA ANTHRAX WILL HEADLINE THE UPGRADED JAGERMEISTER STAGE PRE-SALE BEGINS FRIDAY, APRIL 6TH FESTIVAL KICKS OFF ON [...]
EXTENSIVE FEST: XMAS GIFT FOR METAL FANS
“Extensive Enterprise is a Montreal-based production company that brings the finest, most exciting and most brutal bands to Montreal” and have doing so for the past 10 years! Every year, just a few weeks before Christmas they decide to give a gift to all their fans, the Extensive Fest: a night with more than 10 [...]