[Enemy of the Sun] "In a way I can really say I'm pretty lucky to find this kind of musicians, this kind of people in such a short time, but I think few times in your life you have to catch luck, so I hope I didn't misuse my luck with finding these guys, that my luck just stuck with this record." - Waldemar Sorychta

[Christian Death] "The image of the Abu Gharab victim is still linked to the abuse and corruption demonstrated by the current administration and it is frequently referred to by people in and outside the U.S. as an example of U.S. corruption. We suspended the man from a cross, a reference to the influence of the Christian right wing and its continuing hold on our culture and our morals, which are based on lies." - Valor Kand

[Dismember] 2008 brings Dismember’s 8th studio album simply titled, Dismember and it’s everything we’ve come to expect from the band – feral, swarming, with that buzz-saw guitar tone and galloping Maiden melodies. Highlighted by storming numbers like “Europa Burns,” “The Hills Have Eyes,” and “Combat Fatigue,” Dismember shows a band with no tread on its wheels, still capable of killing ‘em when they have to.

[Bullet For My Valentine] "Some songs take a year to take life. This one took 10 minutes. As soon as we wrote this, we rushed into the live room, showed everyone the basic structures and the parts. We thrashed out for an hour until we had the basic song. The next day we recorded it and what you hear is nothing really changed from the demo version.” - Matt Tuck

[Tomas Lindberg] "I feel much more relaxed now. I have only Disfear and the Great Deceiver to concentrate on. Even saying this, the Great Deceiver is not that much of a touring band. We do short European tours and stuff like that. We would like to come over to the States on this one. Disfear has more of a natural live sound. I feel less stressed after stripping down so many projects. These two bands mean so much for me to do them." - Tomas Lindberg

[Death Angel] "Dude, we would not even play together if we felt any different. It’s only way we know. It’s the ‘ole “boys club,” the gang, and it’s still an amazing feeling, even when the five of us get together in the practice room and start throwing down. I couldn’t imagine us being any other way." - Rob Cavesteny

[Brainstorm] "For me, everyday is a dream come true. I never expected to be talking to someone on the phone about my band. I still consider myself to be a down-to-earth kind, even after playing in front 10,000 – 15,000 people. It’s hard not freak out after doing something like that, but I think it’s important to never consider yourself too successful. You must be able to sit down and listen to your music and be proud above all else." - Andy B. Franck

[The Autumn Offering] "There are so many bands and you want to do something that separates yourself from the herd. I don’t think we did anything super groundbreaking. But I think we wrote 11 really good songs, especially in an old Bay Area thrash thing. There are a lot of harmonies and At The Gates guitar work that people seem to be big on. There are a lot of solos. We didn’t want to do the one note and the breakdown stuff. It’s so played out." - Matt McChesney

[Helloween] “You can bury yourself if you don’t change and move with the times. We don’t want to do that. But you can’t force change either. It has to come naturally. Sometimes all you need is one new and young guitarist to achieve that change. It’s easier to fulfill those expectations than if you had two old grandpa guitarists like me in the band! (laughs) I’m always running after the sessions to try and play something that’s going to live up to those expectations and compete with the rest of the band members contributions, and that helps push our sound forward." - Michael Weikath

[Sinamore] "The feeling when all the little pieces are together and we are sitting at our rehearsal place thinking, "Wow...what the fuck just happened?" In every single Sinamore song we try to surprise ourselves. The more weird the feeling is, the better the song is." - Tommi Mulhi

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