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With the band only a short time, but a fan of Taproot for years, Nick Fredell has gone from fan to band member, in what can only be described as a dream-come-true scenario for many musicians. Watch him speak about this amazing experience as well as much more in this MPJ interview below. Taproot released […]
June 4th, 2011
TAPROOT – Frankfort NY
Review By: Heather Penfield MacNeill | Photography By: Nadine Swiger If you were looking for a sick tattoo Saturday night, and hoping to catch an even sicker live show, then the Mohawk Valley Tattoo Expo was where you needed to be. Taproot, rocked the Herkimer County Fairground stage, drowning out the buzzing of tattoo guns […]
June 4th, 2011
DANZIG, DEVIL DRIVER, 2 CENTS – Clifton Park NY
2010’s Deth Red Sabaoth Tour featuring DANZIG, DEVIL DRIVER, 2 CENTS
Kicking off the show was the rowdy crew from Los Angeles, 2Cents. They are the type of band that is just about having a good time and it pours over into the audience. How could it not with songs like “Get What?”…
June 4th, 2011
Hed 2 Head Tour: Mushroomhead, (Hed)P.E., Better Left Unsaid – Clifton Park NY
Fans went “Hed To Head” at Northern Lights Nightclub in Clifton Park NY when Mushroomhead and (Hed)pe ransacked the stage. It was an intensely hot night of performances that even the cool water from Mushroomhead’s drums couldn’t cool off. Kicking off the night was California natives, Better Left Unsaid. They came out bold and aggressive. […]
May 20th, 2011
Interview – 2Cents
Hailing from Southern California, Musician Photo Journal presents to you 2Cents. We caught up with the guys on The Deth Red Sabaoth Tour sharing the stage every night with Danzig and Devildriver. 2Cents was born from the vision of brother’s Adam (vocalist) and Dave (guitarist) O’Rourke who shared a mutual love for metal and punk, […]
May 20th, 2011
Interview – Devildriver
Musician Photo Journal caught up with DevilDriver’s guitarist, Jeff Kendricks before their show with Danzig. We talked to Jeff about their newest album, “Beast” and he filled us in on the inspiration for their latest video “Dead To Rights”. Also for the ultimate website for any guitar player, check out Jeff and Mike’s (the other […]
May 20th, 2011
Interview – MUSHROOMHEAD
Nadine from Musician Photo Journal caught up with Mushroomhead’s vocalist Waylon before his show in Clifton Park NY. They talked about the latest album, “Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children” while looking to the future for a new Mushroomhead music video.
May 14th, 2011
Interview – COMBICHRIST
Musician Photo Journal sat down with Combichrist’s Vocalist Andy LaPuega before their show at Invine Plaza. LaPuega tells us about some of the band’s experiences filming their latest music video for “Thoat Full Of Glass”. Learn whether or not the video remained largely true to LaPuega’s original vision, and a bit about how the band felt during filming….
May 12th, 2011
Combichrist – Irving Plaza, NYC & Izod Center, NJ
There are few bands out there that can honestly say that they put the same amount of brutal, skull crushing energy into a 200 person venue as a 20,000 person venue, and yet Combichrist is just one of those rare bands. Having now seen Combichrist perform in both small clubs and massive arenas like Izod and Madison Square Garden, I can honestly say those boys play like they have sold their soul to the devil every show.
May 11th, 2011
Interview – HOLY GRAIL
After a philosophical discussion on the merits of Sriracha hot sauce, ghost chiles, and other such spicy condiments, we got down to business and talked all things Holy Grail with vocalist James Paul Luna and guitarist Eli Santana. As they prepared to perform at the Webster Underground on May 2, 2011 in Hartford, CT, the band members told us about the history of Holy Grail, what influenced the sound of their debut album Crisis in Utopia, and the new wave of traditional heavy metal.