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Marc Okubo Interview – Veil Of Maya (2012) Marc Okubo Interview – Veil Of Maya (2012)
February 29th, 2012


Since their inception in 2004, Chicago’s Veil Of Maya have established themselves as one of the premier bands in today’s modern metal scene. With the release of Eclipse, their third full-length album and most concise offering to date, the group has further broadened their explosive brand of progressive metal. In our November 2010 interview between Veil Of Maya’s own Marc Okubo and Periphery’s Misha Mansoor, the two axe-slingers had set a goal of working on a musical collaboration in the near future. The notion was realized on Eclipse, with Misha joining forces as producer... Read More →


Tony MacAlpine Interview Tony MacAlpine Interview
November 18th, 2011


Whether you know him as the young shredder who made 1986′s Edge of Insanity or as the architect of the heavy prog riffs for Planet X and Devil’s Slingshot, Tony MacAlpine has never failed to wow and sway his fans as he does once again with his latest release. Having acknowledged the self-titled Tony MacAlpine as his greatest solo work to date, he backs up the claim with his virtuosic luster through his convictive guitar leads and heavily structured rhythmic passages. Not merely content to contain his keyboard flourishes as a lush ambient background, he flexes his piano prowess with fluid... Read More →


Devin Townsend Interview Devin Townsend Interview
July 19th, 2011


Following Devin Townsend’s career has been a diverse musical journey through the many facets of his compelling personality. First introduced to the world as Steve Vai’s lead vocalist on 1993′s Sex & Religion, Townsend quickly flexed his talents as a guitarist, songwriter, and producer with Strapping Young Lad where his darker emotions could run amok. Not content to hide his lighter side he released a slew of solo albums on his own HevyDevy records. While still toeing the blacker waters of metal, Townsend’s solo career found him submerged in more progressive tides as... Read More →