Posts Tagged ‘Adrien Begrand’

Popmatters: In Conversation With Blake Judd of Nachtmystium

Posted on Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Adrien Begrand, contributing Editor of PopMatters recently recently conducted an interview with Blake Judd of Nachtmystium. An excerpt from the chat follow below:

It’s an especially busy time for Judd these days. As luck would have it, he finds himself on the cusp of the release of two new albums that has the metal world abuzz these days; not only is Nachtmystium’s Addicts: Black Meddle Part 2 set for an early June release, but Monument to Time End, the second album by his side project Twilight, has just come out to enormous critical praise as well.

Both recorded with the great producer Sanford Parker and benefiting from the rather incestuous nature of the Chicago metal scene, the albums might take very differing approaches, but they’re each terrific examples of how much Judd has benefited by surrounding himself with talented musicians who happen to be good friends as well.

BJ: “I don’t think I’ve ever been happier with a record than I am with this one,” the gregarious guitarist beams enthusiastically. “[Addicts] and the most recent Twilight record that just came out, they were both recorded within a year of each other with the majority of the same people involved in those records…It was great working with those guys, and I’m totally satisfied with the way both of those records turned out.”

Continue reading:  Forever Meddling: An Interview with Blake Judd of Nachtmystium < PopMatters.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best Metal Albums of 2009

Posted on Monday, December 21st, 2009

It seems every year I say it, but this year it’s truer than ever: this was one hell of a year for metal. Sure, we had our share of high profile duds come our way (Heaven and Hell, Ensiferum, Pelican, Killswitch Engage) and more than enough popular records that had ...read more

YOB: Zen and the Art of Crushing Skulls

Posted on Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Adrien Begrand of Hellbound recently conducted an interview with Yob  guitarist / frontman Mike Scheidt. An excerpt from the article follows below. “It was an education, to say the least. Legally we can’t even say the band name.” No matter how lousy your 2008 might have been, chances are it ...read more