Metal Mayhem ROC: Your go to source for everything metal.

In this
special Halloween edition, Life of Agony bassist and primary songwriter Alan
Robert joins Metal Mayhem ROC to discuss the Brooklyn band’s beginnings, the
sound and legacy of River Runs Red, and his parallel career as the creator of
The Beauty of Horror. He explains how art school, comic books, gore and heavy
music developed into one creative path.

Alan also
discusses creating artwork for Black Sabbath, Pantera and Type O Negative,
along with his official coloring book based on The Conjuring universe. Plus,
hear the Geezer Butler connection behind his Fuzz Off & Die signature bass
pedal and find out where Life of Agony appears in Type O Negative’s “Black No.
1” video.

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Armored Saint’s John Bush and Type O Negative’s Kenny Hickey
join Metal Mayhem ROC for two conversations about new music and enduring
legacies. Jon Verno talks with Bush about Emotion Factory Reset, touring
with Metal Church, and balancing new songs with fan favorites. Bush also shares
updates on Anthrax-era shows and Electric Spaghetti.

Then Metal Walt catches up with Hickey about Sun Don’t
Shine’s Birth of Death. Featuring Kirk Windstein and fellow veterans of
Type O Negative, Crowbar, and Down, the band explores heavy riffs and melodic
songwriting. Hickey discusses their creative chemistry and reflects on Peter
Steele’s lasting impact.

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Prong’s Tommy Victor joins Metal Walt on Metal Mayhem ROC to
discuss the band’s new self-titled album and how revisiting Cleansing more than
30 years later helped shape its sound. The guitarist and vocalist reflects on
reconnecting with the raw approach and New York roots behind Prong’s music.

They explore the attitude driving “The Banner” and Andy
Sneap’s role in stripping the new recordings back to their essentials. Victor
also gets candid about the financial realities of keeping Prong going, European
touring plans, and the challenges of securing U.S. dates—a conversation about
making heavy music and finding reasons to keep moving forward.

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Anthrax bassist Frank Bello joins Jon Verno to discuss the
new CD Cursum Perficio and tour stories from the band’s run with Iron Maiden
and Megadeth. With Anthrax’s first album in ten years out now, Bello connects
the new music with life on the road—and his enthusiasm for watching Maiden
night after night.

Bello explores the record’s darker direction, sessions at
Dave Grohl’s studio, and Anthrax’s touring plans for 2027. He also shares the
backstage scramble in San Antonio when Charlie Benante’s severe vertigo left
Mike Heller just fifty minutes to prepare for the set.

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Rush creative contributor Greg Russell reveals how he
created the “Time Stand Still” Neil Peart tribute for the 50-Something Tour. A
longtime collaborator and close friend of Peart, Russell explains how the
animated in-concert presentation honored Neil’s music, motorcycling, lyrics,
and private life.

Russell also recalls meeting Peart through neilpeart.net,
riding motorcycles with him on tour, and witnessing Rush’s return with Geddy
Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Anika Nilles. Plus, the emotional opening-night “Xanadu”
reveal, rotating setlists, and whether Rush could tour again.

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