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Phantom is a thrash/speed metal band from Mexico, and we had the opportunity to interview them when they played Wacken Open Air this year.
Benedetta
I’m here with J.C. from Phantom. How are you doing?
J.C. García
I’m a bit tired, but here we are, doing all right.
Benedetta
How did it feel to play Wacken in such a historical year, an anniversary year?
J.C. García
Yeah, it was something very special for us. First of all, being Mexican, it’s such a special moment for our band. There’s not a lot of Mexican bands that get directly invited to the festival. Most of the bands from our country that have played here are playing the metal battle. We were very fortunate to receive a direct invitation from the festival, so we’re very proud of that. We’re the third Mexican band to get directly invited, and also the first speed and thrash metal band to get invited from our country. So, we’re very proud of it. It was great. It was amazing.
Benedetta
Do you think that the life of an artist is a lonely life?
J.C. García
Sometimes it can be. People just see the rock star thing or just a part of it, like the show, and that’s it. But behind it, there’s a lot of work. There’s a lot of hours doing a lot of stuff, like either writing, rehearsing, traveling from one place to another. Touring isn’t a vacation. You miss your family, you miss your friends, you miss your house. It’s hard, and we all do our best to just arrive to every place after hours on the road, and either with a smile on our face, but yeah, it’s not an easy life, but it’s the life we choose, so we gotta do what we gotta do.
Benedetta
Do you think that we will ever reach equality between men and women in the metal world?
J.C. García
I think we’re actually getting there. There’s a lot of female fronted bands or bands with female members that are amazing and are out there, and they’re kicking ass even better than some men on stage, so it’s amazing to see that. Girls can rock, and they have been doing that since the 70s, the 80s, or even before. There needs to be more awareness of that, because our scene has had amazing women on stage since pioneering ages of this kind of music, heavy metal. Amazing bands, I don’t know, in the 80s you had bands like Acid, Doro, which, well, she’s playing Warlock. Nowadays you have amazing bands like Castle Rat, from Mexico we have The Warning, which is an all-female band. There’s a lot of talent out there, and women are a very important stronghold in the metal community.
Benedetta
On a scale from 1 to 10, how technological would you say that you are? Like in everyday life, making phone calls, emails, paying bills, using the computer?
J.C. García
I mean, I do my best, I’m young, but I feel like a caveman most of the time. I am also the manager of my band, I’m a multitasking guy, I do this, I do that, I write, I do everything basically. Sometimes it’s kind of a solo project, and the live thing is another thing. So yeah, I use a lot of technology, and I think social media are a very important way of communication nowadays. But yeah, I’m not like super, like an expert or anything like that.
Benedetta
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this with us. Is there anything else that you want to add to our readers?
J.C. García
Thank you very much for having us here and for this space. We appreciate it a lot. It was our first Wacken Open Air, hopefully not the last. We had a great time, and thank you for having us here again.
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Necrosonic Festival returns to Mansfield Tavern on Saturday, August 22 2026, and the full lineup has been revealed to the masses! With dual headliners Rivers of Nihil (USA) and our very own Psycroptic, alongside exclusive reunions, one-off performances and long-awaited resurrections ~ this year’s ritual is the most formidable yet. With a massive deference to […]J-Tull Dot Com becomes another in the series of Jethro Tull albums to get the big box/book set treatment. Originally released in 1999, this edition is sub-titled as Another Cast of the Net. It includes four discs – the original album, a 2026 remix, a disc of bonus stuff including some previously unreleased studio tracks […]
The post Jethro Tull: J-Tull Dot Com: Another Cast of the Net Review first appeared on New Wave of British Heavy Metal.Mallory Knox have well and truly cemented their return with the unveiling of a new track, their first with vocalist Mikey Chapman in nine years.
The band first returned in 2024 at Slam Dunk Festival, before heading out on tour for a 10th anniversary celebration of their album ‘Assymetry’, but now it’s clear their sights are set on the future.
And ‘Afterglow’ serves as a rousing return to what makes them such a compelling asset to the British rock scene. Crystalline melodies mashed with wave after wave of atmospheric guitars, it rolls the years back as much as it sets new wheels in motion. As spine-tingling as it is soaring, it is very nice indeed to have them back doing what they do best.
The band are set to play a pair of very intimate shows this week to mark this new chapter in the perfect manner. Here is where you can catch them:
AUGUST
21 – LONDON The Lower Third
22 – MANCHESTER The Deaf Institute
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Queens Of The Stone Age have confirmed their new album title via the medium of five-finger fillet. It is believed to be the first time that the dangerous game – in which participants rapidly stab a knife back and forth between their spread-eagled fingers – has been used in such a manner.
In the announcement video, frontman Josh Homme and guitarist-keyboardist Dean Fertita play the game, and while Fertita is clearly a well-practised expert, the novice Homme plunges the knife deep into his hand on his first attempt.
“Does it hurt?” asks Fertida.
“Yes, it fucking hurts, dude,” Homme responds
“Pull it out.”
“I can’t do it.”
Homme eventually retrieves the knife from its fleshy target, and, after a moment of calm, a fountain of blood erupts from the wound, drenching both musicians.
Perfecth, Queens Of The Stone Age’s ninth studio album and the follow-up to 2023’s In Times New Roman…, will be released later in the year. A single, Easy Street, was released last month. The band are currently on the road in the US with Foo Fighters, and have shows in Australia and New Zealand lined up in the buildup to Christmas. Full dates below.
Aug 17: Washington Nationals Park, DC*
Aug 15: Regina Mosaic Stadium, SK*
Sep. 17: Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium, AB*
Sep. 20: Vancouver BC Place, BC*
Sep. 26: Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium, NV
Oct 04: Sacramento Aftershock Festival, CA
Oct 24: Reykjavík Laugardalshöll, Iceland
Dec 08: Adelaide The Drive, Australia^
Dec 11: Hobart MyState Bank Arena, Australia^
Dec 13: Melbourne Rod Laver Arena, Australia^
Dec 15: Sydney Afterpay Arena, Australia^
Dec 16: Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Australia^
Dec 18: Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Australia^
Dec 20: Auckland Spark Arena, New Zealand^
* supporting Foo Fighters
^ With Primus and Tropical Fuck Storm