2009 Interviews

David T. Chastain

by Derric Miller Staff Writer Guitar God David T. Chastain checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about his new instrumental CD Heavy Excursions; what he thinks the video game Guitar Hero is doing to “influence” kids to pick up an actual instrument; an upcoming release titled [...]

Kenny Hickey of Seventh Void

by Derric Miller Staff Writer Lead singer/guitarist/songwriter Kenny Hickey (Type O’ Negative) checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about his killer new band Seventh Void; some of the tracks on the new release Heaven is Gone; current and upcoming tour plans; the status of Type O’ [...]

Ronny Munroe of Metal Church

by Deb Rao Staff Writer Metal Church front man Ronny Munroe has checked in with Hardrock Haven to discuss his solo album released on April 20, entitled The Fire Within on Rat Pak Records and the interview also includes a Track By Track of The Fire Within with Ronny. HRH: Ronny, Thank you for [...]

Robert Lowe of Candlemass

by Derric Miller Staff Writer Candlemass lead singer Robert Lowe checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about the band’s new release Death Doom Magic; how the recording/writing process was a bit different compared to King of the Grey Island; what songs like “If I Die” and [...]

Jacob Hoggard of Hedley

by Derric Miller Staff Writer Hedley lead singer Jacob Hoggard checked in to talk about the U.S. release of their new CD Never Too Late; the background of the band as a major Canadian group ready to take over The States; Hedley’s overall influences; if they are fans of Killer Dwarfs and [...]

Patrick Mameli of Pestilence

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer Patrick Mameli, the frontman of Dutch cult death metal Pestilence, and the self-described lost child of the genre, has been interviewed by Hardrock Haven minutes before the start of the band’s London show on Easter Sunday. Resurrected from the annals of metal [...]

Jim Davies of Prodigy and Pitchshifter

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer An instrumental guitar record which doesn’t show off chops but introduces a new concept is something we haven’t heard since Jeff Beck’s latest studio album. This time around the revelation comes from the same side of the Atlantic in the shape of Jim Davies’s [...]

Micke Larsson of Coldspell

by Derric Miller Staff Writer HRH: Thanks for taking the time to talk with Hardrock Haven; we appreciate it. To start with, when I received your new release Infinite Stargaze I assumed that it would be Progessive Metal. But, ColdSpell is more in the Hard Rock arena. How would you describe the [...]

Jeff Labar and Markus Allen Christopher of Freakshow

by Derric Miller Staff Writer Jeff LaBar (Cinderella and Freakshow) checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about his band new band, Freakshow, which also features drummer Frankie Banali and bassist Tony Franklin. He also talked about the new release, Welcome to the Freakshow; the current status of [...]

John “JD” Deservio of Cycle of Pain

by Deb Rao Staff Writer Cycle of Pain features bassist John JD DeServio, vocalist/rhythm guitarist Gregg Locascio, lead guitarist Joe Taylor (DORO) and drummer Rich Monica. They have added four new preview tracks of their forthcoming album to their MySpace page at www.myspace.com/cycleofpain [...]
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