Justin Smulison
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE! Entering ‘The Devil’s Asylum’: An Interview with Geoff Thorpe of Vicious Rumors By Justin Smulison For the uninitiated, Vicious Rumors is one of the great American metal mainstays. Founded by guitarist Geoff Thorpe, the band’s sole original member, the group is rooted in classic metal while also incorporating elements […]
Solving Crimes and Flying High with Chris Black of Aktor and High Spirits By Justin Smulison Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE! I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Black, the mastermind behind the Chicago- based hard rock quintet, High Spirits, on several occasions. This multi-talented musician has several other groups as well, sometimes […]
Unraveling the ‘Enigma’: An Interview with Troy Norr, aka KK Fossor of THEM! By Justin Smulison Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE! THEM’s KK Fossor is an intimidating and scary figure. The 100-plus-year-old ghoul can belt out power-thrash melodies in the style of King Diamond in ways that to tap into your fears and remain […]
Crushing It In ’26: An Interview with Johnny Gioeli By Justin Smulison Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE! Johnny Gioeli is one of the hardest-working frontmen in the international rock scene. A native of Howard Beach, New York, Gioeli bounced around a bit once his rock career took off in the early 1990s – first […]
By Justin Smulison Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE! I have the pleasure of interviewing David Reece and Andy Susemihl every year as they individually always have something happening – whether it’s a new album, project, or tour. But 2025 was a special one as they reunited as the creative driving force of the melodic rock group Bangalore Choir […]
John Bush Revisits ‘Stomp’ing Grounds, Celebrating His Era of Anthrax Live In December By Justin Smulison SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube Channel HERE! John Bush is the singer of metal mainstays Armored Saint, but he received international exposure and acclaim when he joined NY thrashers Anthrax. His time in the 1990s and early 2000s with Anthrax […]
Ready to ‘Destroy’: An Interview with Brett Walker of Kaupe By Justin Smulison Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE! Interviewing Brett Walker from Kaupe ahead of their upcoming album Destroyer of Worlds was a long time coming. I was already captivated by the band’s independently released previous record, 2021’s Cognitive Dissonance, which fused punishing grooves […]
More ‘Dynamite’: Rick Sims of the Didjits! By Justin Smulison Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE! We recently published the first half of my interview with Rick Sims, a punk (and) rock hero who reactivated his seminal power trio, the Didjits, in September for performances in the Midwest, most notably at RiotFest in his home-base […]
A ‘Dynamite’ Interview with Rick Sims of the Didjits! By Justin Smulison SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel HERE! One of the unsung heroes of the Midwest’s rock and punk scenes is Rick Sims – one of the most dynamic guitarists to emerge in the 1980s and 1990s. He led a rough, rowdy and influential trio, […]
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE! Philosophobia’s Guitarist Andreas Ballnus Talks Prog-Metal In ‘The Constant Void’ By Justin Smulison One of my favorite metal releases of the year is The Constant Void, by Philosophobia. Released in July by the Lasers Edge, the album has all the hallmarks of a progressive metal classic, laced with emotional […]
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