I worked hard to learn Megadeath’s ‘Rust In Peace’ when I was younger.

I think more than any other song, there is a real sense of foreboding or, you know, something is about to happen. There’s almost sort of anticipation at the beginning of this song and then just the backing vocals on it are, for me, what makes the whole song work

Okay, well, we’re sort of into teenage years now and Metallica was a big influence on me.

Marvin Gaye, probably, well, he would be my favorite male vocalist. The sweetness and the sour of what’s going on in his songs and sort of the way he delivers them, there is a lot of frailty there and a lot of emotion, obviously. And just the ease with which all of that is delivered by him. His voice is amazing.

Michael Jackson another huge influence on me, musically, from probably the age of 4 to 12. “Human Nature”, I don’t know, I just picked that one as a sort of one that really encapsulates the idea of Michael Jackson - for me anyway. Somebody that basically gave his whole life, I think, to an industry.

"Cars" by Gary Numan. That was my first memory of a song that I actually liked.

With glee he talks about his youthful favorites: Metallica’s "Orion," Sepultura’s "Beneath the Remains," anything off Slayer’s Reign in Blood. He fetches his iPad and searches for his favorite Slayer songs on YouTube. When "Seasons in the Abyss" begins, he talks about how sensational the drummer is.

With glee he talks about his youthful favorites: Metallica’s "Orion," Sepultura’s "Beneath the Remains," anything off Slayer’s Reign in Blood. He fetches his iPad and searches for his favorite Slayer songs on YouTube. When "Seasons in the Abyss" begins, he talks about how sensational the drummer is

With glee he talks about his youthful favorites: Metallica’s "Orion," Sepultura’s "Beneath the Remains," anything off Slayer’s Reign in Blood. He fetches his iPad and searches for his favorite Slayer songs on YouTube. When "Seasons in the Abyss" begins, he talks about how sensational the drummer is.

With glee he talks about his youthful favorites: Metallica’s "Orion," Sepultura’s "Beneath the Remains," anything off Slayer’s Reign in Blood. He fetches his iPad and searches for his favorite Slayer songs on YouTube. When "Seasons in the Abyss" begins, he talks about how sensational the drummer is.