You may remember that we started our Manilla Road Special in January 2021 with Vladimir Garčević, founder and guitarist of Serbian epic heavy metal band Claymorean. It is a great honour for us that now, in our 40th interview, his wife, Dejana Betsa Garčević, the great vocalist of Claymorean, comes to talk to us about […]
What better way to spend a Tuesday than discussing Manilla Road for a bit? Nothing, that’s why today we present a short interview with Alex Noce, drummer and singer of the US heavy metal band Mamorlis. André: Would you classify Manilla Road as an important source of inspiration for your music? Alex: Yes! When did […]
Today we start the 38th round of our Manilla Road Special with Brandon Corsair, guitarist for Serpent Rider, among others. We hope you enjoy reading his very interesting answers. André: When did you first come across Manilla Road in your life? Brandon: As a young teenager, I was not particularly into anything other than extreme […]
In our epic metal bubble, Sordid Blade’s debut demo has popped up time and again over the months. Since we are unquestionably dealing with epic steel here, it makes sense to include the mastermind behind this project, Niklas Holm, who is also active in Wanton Attack, in our Manilla Road Special. André: Would you classify […]
In the 36th part of our Manilla Road Special, Andrew Halliday, singer and bassist of the English heavy metal band Culloden, has his say. We hope you enjoy the read. André: Would you classify Manilla Road as an important source of inspiration for your music? Andrew: For my own music I can’t cite them as […]
As you have already noticed: The second part of our Manilla Road Special is in full swing. Our 35th interview was conducted with an old comrade who has already answered a lot of different questions in another interview with Aidan and me (however, one question is repeated here, the answer – the first one only […]
Today we are very glad to present you an interview with Collin Wolf, guitarist of Olórin and Smoulder. He is one of the countless young musicians who have already paid musical tribute to Manilla Road with their bands – just have a look at the YouTube videos below. As usual, we hope you enjoy reading! […]
As you know, Manilla Road has a prominent role on our blog. Last year, for example, we published a 32-part special here, in which mainly musicians had their say to answer questions about Mark Shelton and his band. Now it’s time to get on with it! Getting the ball rolling is Michael “Darby“ Pentecost, who […]
It is a great honour for us to present to you the following interview with the one and only Rick Fisher, talking about his friend Mark Shelton, Manilla Road and epic metal in general. Enjoy reading! When did you meet Mark Shelton for the first time? Rick Fisher: I met Mark for the first time […]
Today, Chris Kappas – vocalist of Greek epic heavy metal band Achelous – talks about Manilla Road and Mark Shelton. Enjoy reading – and hail Epic Metal! Manilla Road seems to be an important source of inspiration for your music, would you agree? Anyone that performs Epic Metal has to admit that Manilla Road is […]
