by Daniel Cordova | Mar 11, 2013 | Interviews
Everything has to start somewhere, and this fact is no different for our metal heroes. Over that past few years I have been asking some of my favorite artists the question “What was your first band called and what did it sound like?” and here are their answers. Oderus...
by Daniel Cordova | Mar 8, 2013 | Metal Memes, Metal on Metal, Video
So, Devin Townsend had some downtime during the recording of Deconstruction and made this… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0apsOhWV2M] If you are not one of the 17 million people aware of what the hell this is, here is your context. [youtube...
by Daniel Cordova | Mar 1, 2013 | Interviews, My First Band
Everything has to start somewhere, and this fact is no different for our metal heroes. Over that past few years I have been asking some of my favorite artists the question “What was your first band called and what did it sound like?” and here are their...
by Daniel Cordova | Feb 20, 2013 | Interviews
Devin Townsend is the mad Canadian mastermind behind the Devin Townsend Project, all things Ziltoid and the former mainman of Strapping Young Lad. Prior to his Sacramento performance at the Ace of Spades, Townsend and I met in a shady alley that smelled like burgers...
by Daniel Cordova | Feb 11, 2013 | Interviews
Paul Waggoner is the guitar wizard in the progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. The band is currently on tour with prog rockers Coheed & Cambria and instrumental post-metal band Russian Circles. Before leaving for tour, Paul and I chatted via telephone...