Tag Archives: Jake Kussmaul

Scarefield is a horror-inflected thrash/speed metal collaboration by two musicians in two separate countries – Italy-based guitarist/producer Simone Manuli and Sweden-based vocalist Markus Kristofferson. The band’s debut full-length album, A Quiet Country, serves as a solid expansion to last year’s EP, Nightmare Tales, further exploring common ground between metal and …

Last Friday, Peter Wilson released his debut solo album, Freedom’s Door. While a new endeavor, it’s by no means a radical departure from his band Four Trips Ahead. Drummer Ken Candelas and engineer Nick Cipriano make a welcome return to both embody and reinvigorate Wilson’s signature hard rock sound, with …

Grand Inquisitor is a female-fronted thrash and power metal quartet based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Formed in 2022 by vocalist Vivi Nox, guitarist Jay Minish, bassist RJ Yelverton and drummer/lyricist Jason Looney, each member encompasses over 20 years of experience in their craft that has translated seamlessly up to this point. …

Last Friday, Swedish synth trio Priest released “Just A Game”, the carrier single off their upcoming album Dark Pulse, slated for May 31st. Following 2022’s Body Machine, the new album centers around a cyberpunk universe full of nightlife-laden adventures, and continues to build upon a beat-heavy, bass-driven foundation inspired by …

Back in 2016, Los Angeles muti-instrumentalist Eddie Trager began an unprecedented solo project called Take & Take, incorporating influence scopes based around prog rock and metal music, both classic and contemporary. On Friday, Trager finally unveiled his debut album, Disillusion, which realized its full potential thanks to the mixing efforts …

This year, progressive technical thrash forerunners Aftermath are commemorating the 30th anniversary of their debut album, Eyes of Tomorrow. Frontman Kyriakos “Charlie” Tsiolis, who was born in Levidi, Greece but grew up in Chicago, Illinois, launched the band alongside fellow Steinmetz College Prep schoolmate Steve Sacco in 1985. Just two …

Mark Daly is an Irish singer/songwriter based in the United States, where his straight-from-the-gut bluesy rasp and equal fondness for melody and dirge has found a home. Daly’s first break came in 2011, when he and his band The Voodoos, who were previously part of Spain’s cover circuit and only …

Following my previous interview, I also had the chance to speak with bassist Tim King of SOiL, the main facilitator of the Back To The 2000s tour, whose band will co-headline with The Union Underground on March 1st. Back in late 2001, SOiL was thrust into the nu metal mainstream …

In March, The Union Underground hits the road for the Back To The 2000s tour, a nostalgic, nu metal-centric tour which they’ll co-headline with Soil alongside special guests Flaw and Ra. Each band will perform material from their early albums, all released in the first few years of the decade. …

Much like Uber has impacted the transport industry, MusicCred aims to make similar waves within the music industry, by streamlining the booking process for independent musicians and bands on a single app. MusicCred’s CEO and founder, Chad LaBoy, who patented the brand in 2014, is a singer/songwriter and tech visionary, …

This past December, hard rock quartet Dark Remedy officially signed with Washington, DC-based indie label Imagen Records. This deal materialized thanks to none other than Morgan Rose of Sevendust, an ardent supporter of the band and industry veteran who serves as the label’s Vice President of A&R. When it comes …

Back in 2016, I interviewed Olya together with her then-husband Brian Viglione, the core of New York-based outfit Scarlet Sails, who had just released their self-titled debut EP at the time. While I was deeply inspired by their distinct musical upbringings, the story of how they met, and the depth …