EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JOHNNY KELLY OF TYPE O NEGATIVE AND SEVENTH VOID

Venia-Mag proudly announce interview with Type O Negative’ Johnny Kelly!
Also, read Type O Negative concert report and check out for some shots from their first ever concert in Croatia!

Interview with Josh at DreadCentral.com…CLICK HERE

10:10 PM – Podcast of interview with Peter Steele of Type O Negative up!

A podcast of the interview with Peter Steele that aired on Los Angeles’ CHAOS WITH FULL METAL JACKIE can be by clicking on SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST here:
Chaos Page

Or directly here:
Chaos Podcast

Thanks again to Jackie for the info.  Enjoy!

Lords of Metal webzine recently conducted an interview with TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Lords of Metal: I understand that you are in the middle of the studio work for the new album. How are things going?

Johnny: “Things have been moving along. All the basic tracks are just about completed but there is still a tremendous amount of work that still needs to be done. We’re hoping to have the CD completed in about eight weeks.”

Lords of Metal: Can you unfurl a bit of style and some songs you recorded until now?

Johnny: “I’m not sure of the titles of the songs. That stuff will always be changing until everything is finished. I would say that this CD is covering just about everything we have done musically over our career. There are songs that remind me of something that we have done on every CD. The new album is very heavy at times, but I’m sure that it has the layers and textures on it that some of our later songs had.”

Lords of Metal: I heard that it should be a return to the days of CARNIVORE, so, more close ties with the hardcore scene again?

Johnny: “There are a few songs on this one that could’ve easily fit onto a CARNIVORE CD. I don’t think that the lyrics will be as shocking but I’m sure that the sarcasm will be in there though.”

Lords of Metal: After ‘Life Is Killing Me’ you changed label from Roadrunner to SPV. Can you go a bit deeper into your parting ways with your original label? And your expectations right now signed by SPV?

Johnny: “There really isn’t any drama attached to us switching labels. We fulfilled our contract with Roadrunner when ‘Life Is Killing Me’ was released. After that, we spoke to a few different labels and SPV felt like the best place for us. I think that SPV is great label for TYPE O NEGATIVE and they know what they’re doing. So far the relationship has been good.”

Lords of Metal: Does this DVD ["Symphony For The Devil"] mark the closing of a chapter in your career?

Johnny: “Every time the band has released something I always feel that may be the final chapter of our career. I don’t know if it’s a closing chapter or not. When we feel the time is right for something we try to go with that feeling. We may release another DVD somewhere down the road but it’s hard to say definitely, yes or no at this time. It is something that fans have been asking for since we released ‘After Dark’. The fans have been asking for a live one and now felt like the right time to do it.”

Lords of Metal: How long is the recording process going to last and are there tour plans for this year? Or more occasional gigs?

Johnny: “The recording will hopefully be completed in about eight weeks. We’re planning on a fall release and will tour then. We don’t have any plans for any shows until then.”

Read the entire interview at www.lordsofmetal.nl.

VH1 Classic is celebrating Passover Vegas-style with “Matzo and Metal II: Back To The Desert”. The second annual Seder set to premiere on the network for classic rock lovers will bring together rock artists that all happen to be Jewish for a meal never to be forgotten at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

The half-hour special, premiering on Thursday, April 13 at 10:00 PM/ET and 7:00 PM/PT will feature Scott Ian (ANTHRAX), Evan Seinfeld (BIOHAZARD), Josh Silver (TYPE O NEGATIVE) and VH1 Classic host Lynn Hoffman as they gather for Kosher food and to discuss what rock music and their Jewish heritage have meant to them.

Those unfamiliar with a Passover Seder will hear how music plays a key role in the traditional dinner and see how the rich history of Passover is shared through storytelling. And hard rock and heavy metal musicians certainly have plenty of stories!

“Matzo and Metal II: Back To The Desert” special guests:

Scott Ian’s contributions to the world of heavy metal are quite significant. Falling under the spell of KISS at an early age, Scott developed an interest in guitar and he founded the group ANTHRAX. Ian is best known for contributing to the group’s unique sound with his crunchy guitar riffs, in addition to being the group’s chief lyricist. Over time, ANTHRAX helped create the style now known today as “thrash metal.”

Evan Seinfeld is known to millions of fans as a founding member and the bassist/vocalist of BIOHAZARD and for his recurring role on HBO’s “Oz”. Seinfeld is credited with incorporating the sounds of hip hop into BIOHAZARD’s metal edge, a distinctive sound that resonates with fans.

Josh Silver is the keyboardist for the metal quartet TYPE O NEGATIVE. Formed in 1990, TYPE O NEGATIVE prides itself on creating gothic metal music and never taking themselves too seriously a recipe that has garnered them critical and commercial success.

Lynn Hoffman is a host for VH1 Classic. As such Hoffman has interviewed many of music’s greatest including Donna Summer, Hall and Oates and Roger Daltrey. Prior to joining VH1 Classic, Hoffman was an entertainment reporter and radio personality in Boston.

“Matzo and Metal: A Very Classic Passover” premiered on the second night of Passover, Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 7:00 PM/ET, the one-hour special featured host Dee Snider (half Jewish) and Scott Ian of ANTHRAX, Leslie West of MOUNTAIN and Snider’s TWISTED SISTER bandmate JJ French.