Gear BAE Audio Outfits Audio Input Stage for The Viper Room Karila Shannis, October 22, 2016December 28, 2016 Analogue gear manufacturer BAE Audio announced that it has partnered with revered Los Angeles club The Viper Room to enhance the club’s signal chain with classic analogue outboard gear, taking its sound to the next level. BAE Audio’s Colin Liebich assembled a package of gear to provide a recording-studio-quality input… Continue Reading
Interviews Interview with Phil Sgrosso of Poison Headache Karila Shannis, May 20, 2016May 22, 2016 Whoever said there’s no originality in metal anymore clearly hasn’t given themselves the proper dosage of San Diego’s experts in the art of extreme: Poison Headache. Andy Kutka (Internal Affairs), Kyle Rosa (Thieves and Liars), and Phil Sgrosso (Wovenwar, As I Lay Dying) have just introduced the metal masses… Continue Reading
Interviews Metal Life exclusive interview with Wovenwar at NAMM 2016 Karila Shannis, February 8, 2016March 6, 2016 At the NAMM convention, we caught up with Jordan Mancino, drummer of Wovenwar. With beers in hand, we catch up on the latest status of the band’s recording sessions, keeping the San Diego metal scene thriving at the Brick, and what is catching Jordan’s eye around the convention floor. http://wovenwar.com… Continue Reading
Interviews Metal Life exclusive interview with Joey Vera at NAMM 2016 Karila Shannis, February 7, 2016March 6, 2016 Metal Life exclusive interview with Joey Vera at NAMM 2016 http://www.armoredsaint.com Continue Reading
Interviews Metal Life exclusive interview with Metalix show host Karila Shannis, January 28, 2016 Metal Life magazine reporter Karila recently interviewed Brad Lopez, host of the Metalix show on the idobi radio network. Where did you get your start in radio, and who influenced you to continue on today with your Metalix show? Metalix was originally hosted by Uncle Nasty, a legend in Denver radio…. Continue Reading
Interviews Metal Life exclusive interview with Craig Goldy 2016 Karila Shannis, January 19, 2016March 6, 2016 “Metal lifers: they pride themselves on an eternity spent donning denim and leather, rocking out to Saxon, Dio, and Judas Priest since they were old enough to throw up the horns. Craig Goldy has not only been a dedicated veteran of metal but has prided himself on learning from the… Continue Reading
Music Review Metal Life review: PALACEBURN – Curses EP Karila Shannis, January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 Kids these days wouldn’t know what rock music was if it slapped them in the faces with a Marshall halfstack, thanks to sensible denotations like AC/DC and Kiss being exchanged in the minds of youth for the marshmallow-ness of bands like Mumford & Sons and Arcade Fire. Thank goodness there… Continue Reading
Interviews Metal Life Exclusive Interview With WATAIN Karila Shannis, November 30, 2015 Black Metal Warfare Part 2 may have just ended over the weekend, but the impact made by Watain over the nation will be remembered for years to come. Our reporter Karila spoke to the dark visionary himself, Erik Danielsson, about a brand new documentary project he is involved with and… Continue Reading
Music Review Album Review: DISTURBED – Immortalized Karila Shannis, September 17, 2015 I have been a fan of Disturbed since I was in junior high; their music was the crutch that I leaned on during awkward adolescent phases, transitioning into college life, and coping with shifts in religious and political beliefs. Thus this preface exists to say I did my best to… Continue Reading