Deirdre H. Jones
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- Max Cavalera May 2008
In the early ’90s, Sepultura, fronted by the vocals and guitar of Max Cavalera (with his brother, Iggor, on drums), was one of the only bands to pull off the concept of “tribal metal.” Combining a barrage of distorted chords, guttural ...
- Cattarina Tasso March 2008
“Moving to San Francisco from Los Angeles did something to me,” says the May Fire’s Cattarina “Cat” Tasso. “I was so mad that the weather was cold and gloomy all the time that my style began to morph to reflect my dark surroundings. ...
- Arch Enemy January 2008
“When I first started playing, I was the worst guitarist in the bunch,” admits Arch Enemy’s Michael Amott. “I was the kid sitting in the back of the class drawing logos for the imaginary bands I wanted to form. I never really did it ...
- High On Fire January 2008
Oakland, California’s High on Fire makes a frightening amount of noise for three guys. With a sound that melds druggy stoner rock with the relentless drone of post-apocalyptic doom, the alt-metal titans are not for the aurally faint ...
- Catherine McLean November 2007
Singer-songwriter Catherine “Cat” McLean’s musical career has varied between production chores, composing for television, and engineering and performing alongside industry heavyweights such as Bob Weir, Merle Saunders, and Joe Walsh. ...
- Kittie October 2007
It still burns Kittie guitarist and vocalist Morgan Lander that all some people can remember about her band is the fact they were high school students at the group’s inception.
- Melissa Dougherty September 2007
If the overachievers of the music world ever received grades, Lemon Sun guitarist Melissa Dougherty would be on the Dean’s List. Playing guitar and classical piano from the age of five, Dougherty was already producing her own CDs and ...
- Linkin Park’s Brad Delson August 2007
Creative evolution can be a thrilling, yet angst-ridden process for an artist, and, if the band seeks to perform its new sound for concert audiences, it can also strike fear into the hearts of their technicians. For Linkin Park’s ...
- Erin Roberts July 2007
Formed in 2004, The Juliet Dagger caught the attention of Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac, who signed them to his indie label, Good Charamel. Since then, the punk-pop band has composed for Saturday morning cartoons (“Pez Animated ...
- In This Moment July 2007
“We wanted to write songs with catchy hooks and choruses,” explains In This Moment’s Chris Howorth about his band’s listener-friendly metal. “We blend our musical backgrounds together to create a traditional modern-metal sound, but ...