the oath

One thing I was certain of while I prepared to interview Devin Townsend was that our conversation would be anything but boring and the man more than delivered when we got together for last Saturday's (9/8) edition of The Oath.

The Faceless have stepped it up on their new album Autotheism and guitarist/vocalist Michael Keene took a few minutes to talk about the band's new, more experimental direction on the September 1 edition of The Oath.

Pig Destroyer are easily one of the most popular bands I play on The Oath which is kind of a surprise to me because for some reason, my favorites aren't typically the most requested (in both metal and rock). Needless to say, Oath takers are chomping at the bit to hear some new PxDx and while I don't have anything (yet) from the new album Book Burner, the dudes were kind enough to share a little bi

To me the thought of a documentary focusing on the people behind the scenes in the music industry is pure genius - especially in this day and age in which the industry is evolving at a break-neck pace.

After what must've seemed like an eternity, 7 Horns 7 Eyes were finally able to unleash their debut album Throes of Absolution earlier this year after their original vocalist decided to move on right after they signed a deal with Century Media Records.

Jeff Loomis joined me for a cold one and conversation back on July 28 when he came through Tomcats West in Fort Worth as a part of the Intrinsic 2012 North American Tour with The Contortionist, 7 Horns 7 Eyes and Chimp Spanner.

As you can imagine, a band with a name like Rumpelstiltskin Grinder doesn't take things way too seriously but when guitarist Ryan Moll called the BuzzLine for the July 28 edition of The Oath the conversation never really strayed too far from the business of playing thrash metal...

New York thrashers Generation Kill released their debut album Red White and Blood last year and while the album was well received, the band hasn't had quite the exposure they deserve so of course I jumped at the opportunity to talk to bassist Rob Moschetti...

Nachtmystium has been a staple of The Oath going all the way back to the very first Johnny Thrash Halloween Bash and at long last, I was able to get main man Blake Judd on the horn for the July 14 edition of the show. One of the many things I love about Nachtmystium is the band's uncanny ability to blend various styles like 70's psychedelia, late 80's thrash, industrial metal and black metal to pr

Mnemic have been turning heads since their debut album Mechanical Spin Phenomena first hit the streets, garnering attention from the likes of Metallica, Machine Head and a ton of other heavy-hitters in the metal scene and guitarist Mircea Eftemie was kind enough to call the BuzzLine for the July 7 edition of The Oath.

When it comes to modern death metal, Dying Fetus is easily one of the most influential bands in the scene. You could make the case that bands like Job For A Cowboy, Whitechapel and a slew of others that emerged in the last decade owe a lot to the Maryland metal veterans.

Shadows Fall just dropped their latest offering of pure American thrash metal in the form of Fire From The Sky and vocalist Brian Fair took a few minutes to talk it up with me last Saturday night (6/16) on The Oath.