Interviews
Over the past decade, AltWire writers have conducted over 200 interviews with some of the biggest names in music. Read them all right here.
Anthrax Interview: 35 Years of Anthrax
Altwire Staff
2016 marks the 35th anniversary of “Big Four” thrash metal band, Anthrax. Over their impressive career, the band has changed their lineup several times, released 10 albums (with an 11th slated to drop late ...
Beasts Behind the Beats Week IV – DJ RadioHead
Al Gibson
Website: http://djrhbeats.com SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/djradiohead The following events are based on a true story! April 2015 The night was rainy with a gloomy overcast. Thunder clapped outside in a grand, other-worldly type of crescendo. The two emcees ...
Safetysuit Interview: “We Have Enough Songs For Two Records…”
Derek Oswald
With two full-length studio albums and a third in the works, there’s no denying that Safetysuit has come a long way since their humble beginnings back in the early 2000s. Starting out in Tulsa, ...
The Struts Interview: Q&A With Luke Spiller
Altwire Staff
With lead vocals that have often been compared to the late Freddie Mercury and a flamboyant sense of style to boot, The Struts provide a refreshing journey back to rock and roll’s glory days, ...
Puscifer Interview: A Q&A With Mat Mitchell
Derek Oswald
Formed in 1995 (as Umlaut), and filled with a very diverse and revolving group of musicians, Puscifer is a band fronted by veteran hard rock singer Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle). The ...
Beasts Behind the Beats Week III – DJ RoboRob
Al Gibson
DJ RoboRob’s Bandcamp: https://djroborob.bandcamp.com/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/djroborob This week on Beasts, I had the honor of interviewing one of the most creative producers in NCHH! No, not the National Campaign for Hearing Health, which is an actual group! Tip: Keep this ...
Interview: Dan Jacobs of Atreyu – “It Was Like We Never Left…”
Derek Oswald
On hiatus since 2011, the popular metal-core band Atreyu excited many when they announced in 2014 that they would be heading back into the studio to work on their new album Long Live, their ...
The Virginmarys Interview: “We’ve Never Been So Happy With a Body of Work…”
Derek Oswald
One of the hottest three-pieces to come out of the UK in recent memory, The Virginmarys have enjoyed a great run of success since their explosion on the scene with 2013’s King Of Conflict. ...
Civil Twilight Interview: A Chat With Richard Wouters
Derek Oswald
Civil Twilight is a four-piece rock band based out of South Africa and consisting of brothers Andrew (guitar) and Steven McKeller (bass guitar/lead vocals), plus Richard Wouters (drums), and Kevin Dailey (keyboards/backing vocals). Their ...
Beasts Behind the Beats Week II – Bill Beats
Al Gibson
Photography Credit: Sayed Alamy There is a lot of irony in this installment of Beasts Behind the Beats. In this age of evolving Hip-Hop, Trap, and EDM music, my first interview of the new ...
Stone Sour Interview:- “2016 Will Be For The New Record…”
Derek Oswald
Last month, prior to our short holiday break for AltWire, I had the chance to interview Stone Sour‘s own Josh Rand on the band’s recent covers EP Straight Outta Burbank, and to get the ...
Beasts Behind the Beats Week I: Scotty Wu
Al Gibson
Kansas City, MO “It’s Happy Hour,” the bartender informs me as she looks around at the people huddled together. Taking in the scene, she notices the 3 men in the corner wearing Skyrim shirts ...
[Altwire Interview] Kaleo – “We Played Inside A Live Volcano…”
Daniel Benavides
Kaleo has already made a name for themselves in their homeland of Iceland. They have recently relocated to the states where they have signed with Triple 8 Management and Atlantic Records. Their first single “All ...
[Altwire Interview] Max Frost – “I Hope I Can Get Another Kite High Up In The Air…”
Daniel Benavides
Over the weekend, we spoke with Austin’s own Max Frost to discuss his influences, creating a follow-up to his debut EP, and tacos! I was first introduced to Max by accident, really. It was ...
Adam Gontier: Behind The Scenes of His New Saint Asonia
Derek Oswald
Once the lead singer of one of the biggest hard rock groups on the planet, Adam Gontier provided a huge jolt to the rock scene and the music industry when he announced his resignation ...
Video Interview – Escape The Fate: Warped Tour ’15
Derek Oswald
Last month during a stop at The Vans Warped Tour in Scranton, PA AltWire contributor Derek Oswald had a chance to sit down for a very lengthy interview with Escape The Fate drummer Robert ...
[AltWire Video Interview] The Karma Killers at Warped Tour – Scranton, PA 07/21/15
Derek Oswald
Last month during a stop at The Vans Warped Tour in Scranton, PA AltWire contributor Derek Oswald had the opportunity to sit down for a ten-minute video interview with The Karma Killers. Formed in ...
Disturbed: Inside Their Explosive “Immortalized”
Derek Oswald
AltWire discusses Disturbed’s surprise album announcement with Mike Wengren of Disturbed. Check it out below: With the advent of technology making it easier than ever before for fame-seekers to leak exclusive media to the ...
Milky Chance Interview: A Chat with Clemens Rehbein
Daniel Benavides
Milky Chance, a duo from Kassel, Germany, has taken over the radio waves with their debut album SadNecessary which was released in 2013, and in 2014 here in the states. Milky Chance consists of ...
Finger Eleven Interview: “I Still Feel Like a F*cking Clueless Teenager!”
Derek Oswald
Looking to capture the magic of their favorite classic rock albums, Finger Eleven is back after five long years with their sixth studio album, Five Crooked Lines. Recording their album in an astonishing eleven ...
