Altvater
Pether: "Maybe the fact that both of us used to play in the nearby forests when we were children got us closer to paganism? "

Amputated
Mark Pearce : "Some people have commented recently that we have jumped on the recent slam death trend but that’s bullshit."

Asylum Pyre
Johann Cadot: "Concerning amplifiers, I still haven’t found what I’m looking for so, so far, I use different ones and always switching."

Babylon Bombs
Dani: "The thing is that people outside of Sweden tend to think that the scene is bigger than it actually is."

Dark Fortress
Morean: "It sucks to go on stage with a throat infection, fever and no voice, but once the drummer counts off the first song and the craziness on stage starts, none of that matters. "

Delany
Volker Leson : "Haha. You ask the heavy metal bass player from WIZARD for complexity. That's a good one hahaha."

Eluveitie
Chrigel Glanzmann: "I am extremely happy with the sound of the album. In my opinion Tommy is one of the best engineers in the world and actually he is much underestimated."

Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell: "This is the return to the sound that really is Fear Factory."

Finntroll
Vreth: "I think it is the first time that four Finnish bands tour together in the US. I think it is going to be chaos."

For Selena And Sin
Pasi Kolari: "Believe me, you are not the first one who is asking this hehe… "

Gamma Ray
Kai Hansen: "It came a bit as a shock and a surprise for us."

Garden Of
Frode: "We are a bunch of mountain-ogres from the highlands of inner Norway who play progressive rock with a taste of blueberry, birchwood and moose! Sort of. Well, maybe not... "

Hellfueled
Jocke Lundgren: "By the way, Tony Iommi is the absolute master and god of all riffing and heavy songwriting ever done."

House Of Broken Promises
Arthur Seay : "I have always lived by the riff."

Ihsahn
Ihsahn: "When I was finishing the last song on this album, I had similar pictures and inspirations in my mind as when I was finishing ‘With Strength I Burn’ from the second Emperor album."

In Grief
David Sandvik: "I think that the political darkness is a bigger influence than the cold weather here up north."

In Vain
Johnar: "I think the sound on 'The Latter Rain' is rather shitty and I’m almost surprised it got those fantastic reviews, when taking the production into consideration."

Infinite Tales
Glorf, Kiwi & Perevod: "Woman at the metal stage is the same as woman riding a motorcycle, playing football, being politician or something like that: it seems unnatural to many people."

Japanische Kampfhörspiele
Bony Hoff: "All the venues are much nicer than in Germany."

Jon Oliva's Pain
Jon Oliva: "Jon Oliva’s Pain is basically the new Savatage."

Keel
Ron Keel: "I just want to enjoy life and have fun and as far as success in music is concerned, I just take the good with the bad."

Kruger
Renaud: "Knut have been playing music just for the sake of it, never had any career plans, they have kept full intregrity and never gave a shit about expectations. That’s exactly what playing in a band should be like, don’t you think?"

Leverage
Tuomas Heikkinen: "I feel we all wanted to really show what we’re made of and this time with no holds barred."

Massive Assault
Fredde Kaddeth: "I’m probably the only person in the band who thinks that Hoogeveen is a nice place."

Misanthropia
Dennis Schoenmaker: "Grote struikelblokken voor een band als ons zijn de lage vergoedingen en de revolutie van de fucking emo bands in Nederland."

Mistur
André Raunehaug : "The process of forming ‘Attende’ from nothing, to what it finally became, was one of the greatest things I have ever done."

Mortician
Patrik Lercher: "Participating on the Ebony Record Sampler would certainly have pushed us in the right direction but I’m not sure if that would have made Mortician more successful worldwide. "

Neun Welten
Aline Deinert : "There is still that high value of nature for us and experiences with the nature which are crucial for our music concept and also for the old sagas and legends."

Obeah
Martijn & Bjorn: "Lacking any recording, we had nothing more to offer than praising words from previous venues and our good looks…"

Opium Warlords
Sami: "May the inmost light fill you all up and give you strength and wisdom. Not that I have much faith left for human race."

Repulsive Dissection
Tom Bradfield: "When I have some money saved, I would love to visit all the other guys, especially a trip to Japan! I haven't actually met Yura yet, so hopefully we'll get together soon one way or another."

Rotting Christ
Sakis: "I took the composing process really serious and I isolated myself for more than a year in order to find out a way for unexplored paths of my soul."

Ruins
: "Ruins describe a warriors view of the world. This may evolve into a sorcerers understanding of things. "

Sacrifice
Rob Urbinati: "I’ve wondered what would have happened if we got a decent tour for ‘Forward To Termination’. "

Shadows Of Paragon
Linus: "No, actually, without a label it is cheaper for booking agencies to have us come along on shows and with fewer concerts with a good band you become a more requested live act and more people show up, which means more fun for us!"

St:Erik
Erik: "We experimented a lot and ended up doing a completely different thing basically. "

Struck By Lightning
Gregory Lahm: "There is so much imagery that comes to mind when you think of anything being struck by lightning. I think all of that imagery can and should be applied to the band."

Swallow The Sun
Mikko Kotamäki : "But I do not mind touring; it is always fun."

The Beast Of The Apocalypse
Henry & Simon: "The idea is to look further than what lies above the surface."

The Grotesquery
Rogga Johansson: "I like the cosmic horror Lovecraft writes about, that massive unfathomable horror that lies at the edge of our existence."

The Murder Of My Sweet
Angelica Rylin: "I would say that a good The Murder Of My Sweet song is one that sounds simple, but is rather complicated when you really listen to it."

Thy Flesh Consumed
Peter Mestre: "Listen to our four albums back to back and you won’t have to ask me if we tire from our whirlwind assault!"

Triptykon
Tom Gabriel Warrior: "And how do I look at my audience? They are the ones who have allowed me to pursue my teenage dream and make it the content of my life - to be a musician. Without them I would be nothing."

Undivine
Erik Kumpulainen: "Don’t wait for the big labels to come. It’s just a waste of time waiting for the big break. For most bands, of course, and thankfully, that never happens."

Unsilence
Kieron Tuohey: "It was also the first time that the venue ever gave us a hot meal."

Vetus Obscurum
Krohm Void: "The dual attack of two singers ended up fitting the aggressive and chaotic nature of the Vetus Obscurum material perfectly."

Village Of Dead Roads
Doug Corey & Tony Lusianno: "Certain people in the band are no longer on speaking terms, so no tour is possible at this time."

Vörgus
Nenne Vörgus: "I´m not much for parodies."

White Mice
The band: "I was thinking mostly improvisational jazz bong for consumptives, for a loving cough fest with a lot of bloodily fluids exchanged."