Interviews

Texas in July’s Ben Witkowski Stays True to His Vision [Interview]

Texas in July’s Ben Witkowski chats about the band’s new album, their latest video for “1000 Lies” and why the Texas in July’s faith-based message the most important part of their metal music.
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P.O.D.’s Sonny Sandoval: New Album Will Drop Next Spring [Interview]

P.O.D. vocalist Sonny Sandoval chats with Audio Ink Radio about the Rock Allegiance Tour and P.O.D.’s upcoming album with rock producer Howard Benson.
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Crossfade Guitarist: ‘Prove You Wrong’ Pushes the Boundaries [Interview]

Crossfade guitarist Les Hall talks about the group’s new album We All Bleed, their experience on Rock Allegiance and why “getting up on stage and playing with my brothers” is the best part of being in Crossfade.
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Rev Theory Vocalist on ‘The Fire,’ Touring with Five Finger Death Punch [Interview]

Rev Theory’s latest single, “The Fire,” recently entered the charts as the No. 1 most added song on rock radio, and this fall, the gents go out on the Share the Welt Tour with Five Finger Death Punch, All that Remains and Hatebreed, starting Oct. 16 in San Fransisco.
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Mark Tremonti Talks Madness, Creed and Starting His Own Record Label [Interview]

Alter Bridge wrap up their run on the 2011 Carnival of Madness Tour this Sunday (Sept. 18) in Dayton, Ohio, ending over a month of touring with rock comrades Theory of a Deadman, Adelita’s Way, Black Stone Cherry and Emphatic. Guitarist Mark Tremonti says after Carnival of Madness, he’ll focus on a solo album, plus work with Creed. And, get this, he’s singing on the solo release, in addition to his usual hard-edged riffing.
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Staind’s Aaron Lewis: ‘It Was Time’ to Get Heavy on New LP [Interview]

Staind releases their seventh studio album today (Sept. 13), and frontman Aaron Lewis took the time to chat with Audio Ink Radio about the new album, the difficult process of recording it and why he wishes he’d never told anyone the meaning behind, “Epiphany.”
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Oh, Sleeper’s Micah Kinard: ‘Fire’ is an ‘In-Depth Concept Album’ [Interview]

Fort Worth-based metal-core act Oh, Sleeper always had a knack for crafting metallic, grandiose, in-depth concept albums, and their new release, Children of Fire, picks up right where 2009’s, Son of the Morning, left off.
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Tom Morello on Tool and Creating ‘Mosh Pits in Your Mind’ [Interview]

Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello talks about the Justice Tour, contemporaries Tool and why his alter ego, the Nightwatchman, “creates mosh pits in your mind.”
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Puddle of Mudd Guitarist Talks ‘Re(disc)overed,’ Metallica [Interview]

Puddle of Mudd guitarist Paul Phillips checks in to talk about the band’s just-released covers album ‘Re(disc)overed,’ their current stint on the Rock Allegiance Tour and gives his Top 5 Rock Albums of All Time.
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Burn Halo Singer on Drowning Pool, New Single ‘Tear it Down’ [Interview]

When Burn Halo sat down to flesh out the video for their latest single, “Tear it Down,” they knew, confidently, they wanted a plot that would match the message of the song: Be yourself. Read Audio Ink Radio’s exclusive interview with lead singer James Hart, here.
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