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  • Scrap Metal: An Exclusive Interview With BRIAN VOLLMER Of HELIX

    “That was the thing with the labels, they pissed money away like there was no tomorrow…like drunken sailors…and that’s probably why they’re not here today.” George Dionne interviews HELIX frontman BRIAN VOLLMER about their latest album ‘Scrap Metal’ for KNAC.COM.  The album is set for release on January 23, 2026 through Perris Records. Highlights include:…

  • Reliance: An Exclusive Interview With JOEL EKELOF of SOEN

    ”I like the way that one word [song titles] doesn’t give away the whole song…you still gotta work your way through the song and the lyrics to get the meaning or the idea.” Photo Credit: Linda Florin George Dionne interviews SOEN frontman JOEL EKELOF about their latest album ‘Reliance’ for KNAC.COM.  The album is set…

  • Reign Of Steel: An Exclusive Interview With SEAN PECK Of DEATH DEALER

    “[On his involvement with Hell Destroyer Comics] Being in the comic book world is just like being in the music world, except you actually make money…we’re like the BlackRock of comic books.” George Dionne interviews DEATH DEALER frontman SEAN PECK about their latest album ‘Reign Of Steel’ for KNAC.COM. The album is set for release…

  • Not Dead Yet: An Exclusive Interview With DAVID K STARR

    “The origin of the song was writing about my disease…[it became] a message to the world…to help people who were in similar circumstances to find hope, or find some sort of inspiration to stand tall and not give in.” George Dionne interviews guitarist DAVID K STARR about his first single as a solo artist, “Not…

  • Joker In The Pack: An Exclusive Interview With MARCO LAZZARINI of HELL IN THE CLUB

    “I can say ten years ago there [were] twenty clubs around here. Right now there’s three, maybe two. It’s very difficult to have the opportunity to play live, so cover bands are [safer] for the [local] clubs.” Photo by Manuel Maggiore & Heine Otomiya George Dionne interviews HELL IN THE CLUB drummer MARCO “MARK” LAZZARINI…

  • Process Of Elimination: An Exclusive Interview With CHRIS RAMOS Of DEAD HEAT

    Join Shane Lee for an (exclusive KNAC) interview with Chris Ramos, vocalist of @deadheat, as we dig into the band’s raging new album Process of Elimination — a sharpened, heavier, and more ambitious chapter for the Oxnard crossover crew — and their upcoming run with the death-metal bruisers 200 Stab Wounds.  Pick up Process of…