Well… Holy s***! 2025! What an incredible year! Where the hell did that go?! Er… Once again it’s time we said a HUGE thank you to an awful lot of people who make Metal Noise possible because without them, we are nothing. We are eternally grateful to all the bands, which ultimately is what its
Riff lord Ola Englund whom you may know from The Haunted or Feared or as the owner of Solar Guitars has a YouTube channel dedicated to guitar related gear with a focus on metal. The latest episode of his long running “Coffee with…” Series finds him joined by Thrash Metal master Mille Petrozza of Kreator with
It has the be said that the “Coffee With…” series from Ola Englund has given us some fantastic interviews but this one with producer Jens Bogren (Sepultura, At The Gates, Amorphis) is something special. Having spent the past 20 odd years churning out the albums with alarming regularity at Fascination Street Studios, it feels very
The man, the myth and the legend that is Ola Englund talks to the man he calls a pioneer of the future of Metal in Buster Odeholm. The Humanity’s Last Breath guitarist is also the drummer in Vildhjarta as well as having his fingers in the pies of producing, mixing and mastering. Then we have
As “The Singularity (Phase II – Xenotaph)” approaches, guitarist Per Nilsson from Scar Symmetry joined Ola Englund for the latest episode of his long running “Coffee with Ola” interview series. Meshuggah influences, touring and the new album are all topics of conversation but this one is also all about the guitars themselves. So prepare for
As Swedish Melodic Death Metal pioneers In Flames have a new album on the way in “Foregone“, guitarist Bjorn Gelotte is the latest in the chair alongside Ola Englund for coffee. The bands 14th album in all will appear via Nuclear Blast on 10th February and it has already seen four singles land. It is
It’s been a while since the last episode of the “Coffee with Ola” series but The Haunted guitarist has given us something special with this interview with Robb Flynn from Machine Head. A celebration of the stunning new album “Of Kingdom And Crown” with special mentions going to memories of Dimebag Darrell, Anime and gear,
Recorded at NAMM but kept back until now, the latest episode of the “Coffee with Ola” series in which guitarist Ola Englund (Feared, The Haunted) meet up with various heroes sees him interview Marzi Montazeri of Exhorder and Phil Anselmo and the Illegals, to chat about those bands his new signature Solar guitar, The Priestess…
If you haven’t seen any of guitarist Ola Englund’s “Coffee With Ola” interview series then frankly you’re missing out. He has shared a freshly ground cup of the World’s finest beverage with the great and the good of Metal and in this latest episode gets to chat with none other than Devin Townsend. Strapping Young
There may still be lingering questions about the future of Fear Factory but guitarist Dino Cazares seemed happy enough during his appearance at this year’s NAMM event. While he was there, guitarist Ola Englund had coffee with the legend and filmed this interview as part of his long running “Coffee With Ola” series.
