Here for your reading pleasure is an "interview" I conducted with Aaron Turner, head of Hydra Head Records, founding member of Isis, and metal music mastermind.
Kid Midnight: Hey, Aaron, great to see you again!
Aaron Turner: Oh, yeah, for sure, last time I saw you I didn’t think that you were going to get out of that prison alive.
KM: Yeah, well, you know… Mondays, right?
AT: Hahaha, you are so funny Kid Midnight.
KM: Thanks. Now let’s get down to the new album… what can you tell us?
AT: The new album is called Wavering Radiant, and it’s coming out on Ipecac Recordings May 5.
KM: Excellent, are we going to see a vinyl release?
AT: Of course, of course. We love vinyl just as much as any metal band does, which is a lot, so we’re going to have a limited-edition vinyl version that comes out April 21.
KM: Wow, I can’t wait! Can you tell us anything else about the album?
AT: It’s produced by Joe Baressi, who’s worked with Tool and Queens of The Stone Age -- Adam Jones from Tool even contributed some guitar work to two songs.
KM: That sounds awesome! Kind of like Iggy Pop singing for Ramones?
AT: EXACTLY!
KM: Well, I’m excited for the new stuff.
AT: Good to hear.
KM: Use three words to describe the new material.
AT: Monolithic, atmospheric, dense.
KM: Ah, the classic favorites, but, like I said, I’m excited. Like I always say: a bad Isis album would still be better than most other good metal albums.
AT: Wise words…
KM: Can you tell us anything else about the album?
AT: More details will follow.
KM: Oh… that’s a little mysterious… tracklist? song titles? A peek at the album artwork?
AT: More details will follow.
KM: Alright, I get the picture, can’t pull back the veil of secrecy too far, right?
AT: More details will follow
