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interview: matt heafy (trivium)

Leeds Cockpit 2005

Trivium kick off the UK leg of the Ascendancy Tour at Leeds Cockpit, where the band had played a few months before during the Roadrunner Roadrage tour to a half empty venue.

Since then the band have played a blinding set at this years download festival, toured the entire world and made some friends and enemies at Ozzfest, and now the venue has long since sold out.

Outside the venue kids have been hanging about for a few hours trying to get in or to just grab a chance meeting with their new heroes of rock.

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interview: Max cavalera (soulfly)

Phoner 2005

Soulfly frontman, and hardcore metal god Max Cavalera is in the UK to promote the new Soufly album "Dark Ages", an album written & recorded during a rather dark period in the Cavalera household, after personal tragedy and the loss of good friend Dimbag Darrel.

We have been given the opportunity to have a quick chat with the man himself about the album, his favorite tracks, and music that he's getting into right now.

Today Max chooses not to use an alias, and after having to spell out his surname to the phone receptionist, his phone rings -

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interview: phil demmel (machine head)

Tonight I've traveled to Leeds Metropolitan university to meet up with Machine Head, and I almost find it hard to believe that I'm about to interview a band that I watched perform a fantastic set at this years download festival, and one that I've been a fan of for many years.

As I'm waiting for the bands tour manager, I'm surprised by the chilled out relaxed atmosphere in the venue, as there isn't any security to speak of, just a few roadies wheeling stuff about, and various band members sitting tuning up or chatting amongst themselves.

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ARCTIC MONKEYS

MIDDLESBROUGH ARENA FOH

After providing PA systems at The Arena for a while I was asked if I could provide all the necessary stage gear for a gig upstairs in the big room, I had played there about 10 years in my college band before moving to London, so getting the chance to be the sound guy on this felt like a bit of a step up at the time.

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