INTERVIEW: JEFF STANDISH (COMING OF RAGE PRODUCTIONS)

Jeff Standish has been bringing the most extreme death, black, and thrash metal shows to Buffalo for almost exactly 10 years now. COMING OF RAGE PRODUCTIONS is very close to celebrating their 10-year anniversary, and they sure do have a lot to celebrate. Over the past decade, WNY has seen extreme metal bands both foreign […]

INTERVIEW: CORY COLEMAN (CHERNOBYL AGENCY)

Cory Coleman of Chernobyl Agency (2nd from the left) has been working hard to promote and facilitate underground shows in the Buffalo area for several years now. He’s been making huge strides for the metalcore and hardcore scenes especially, but most recently, Cory has been announcing a series of shows called DRAG ME TO THE […]

INTERVIEW: Eareckson Murray of WESTWARD JOURNEY, REBEL SCUM, SACRIFICIAL BLOOD, HELL EVER AFTER, GOBLIN HOVEL

Eareckson has really helped me grow as a person since I met him in 2014. He always leads by example. He’s exactly what the scene needs more of. Over the past 8 years, I’ve seen him go above and beyond to promote and benefit shows that didn’t even involve him as a promoter or performer, […]

INTERVIEW: JOE KENT (THINK SO JOE MEDIA)

Joe Kent is a content creator we can be proud of here in the Buffalo area. He goes by ThinkSoJoe Media, and has a very active podcast and YouTube channel. Joe also plays guitar for local punk rockers, THE LIVING BRAINDEAD, who recently lost their bassist and highly respected member of the community, Brian Muller […]

INTERVIEW: ZANE KNIGHT (GATES OF PARADOX, ACRYLAZEA, ETERNAL CRYPT, KNIGHT IN A HIGH TOWER STUDIOS)

*featured image by Noise Dosage Media Zane is a hell of a guitarist, composer, and sound engineer. He’s been churning out incredible power metal, and folk metal songs for years with his various projects, and most recently, he’s been hard at work in the studio on GATES OF PARADOX’s sophomore album, as well as running […]

INTERVIEW: JESSE ISADORE

I’ve been saying this for years, but Jesse Isadore is easily my top harsh vocalist in the WNY area. Jesse actually lives in Pennsylvania, but his presence in and around WNY is well known. He’s currently the lead vocalist for experimental deathcore elites, NARWHAL BLOODBATH, modern metalcore aficionados, DESIGN THE VOID, and most recently, Jesse […]

INTERVIEW: DANIMAL CANNON

I decided to focus on solo artists for my May issue in 2021, so naturally, that gave me the idea for certain followups in May 2022. Danimal Cannon is a world-class human, and an extremely talented, successful chiptune artist. If you don’t know what chiptune is, then you’re no different from me last decade. However, […]

INTERVIEW: LINDSAY MANFREDI (COLD)

If you know me at all, then you know that COLD have been on my “TOP 5 BANDS” list for over two decades. Most people in my circle don’t understand that at all, considering that I’m primarily an advocate for Swedish melodic death metal, and Finnish symphonic metal. However, COLD’s particular blend of nu metal, […]

INTERVIEW: GIRLS AGAINST HETERO TYRANNY

Okay, so if you know Lily Livid, you know she used to work here (or still does work here, and can do whatever she wants whenever she wants and she knows it). Lily’s new thing is GIRLS AGAINST HETERO TYRANNY and I just love how fucking pissed off their demo is up on YouTube. Forged […]

INTERVIEW: BENOT BREATHING

Full disclosure: This is a brand-new band on the scene I know absolutely nothing about. They were referred to me by a friend, so I decided to do some digging. Off the cuff, with no prep, here’s our interview: 1. Tell us everything! Tell us how the band was formed, how you arrived at the […]