Roy Westad Discusses ILLT, the State of Modern Extreme Music, and His Upcoming Album ‘Urhat’

Roy Westad’s journey into heavy music started with playing a beat-up guitar in Cannibal Corpse and has brought him to 2021 where his love of extreme music has led to the passion project called ILLT. Bringing in a plethora of extreme metal talent to round out the group, Westad is joined by Dirk Verbeuren on drums (Megadeth), Speed Strid on vocals (Soilwork), as well as lead guitarists Karl Sanders (Nile), and Mr. Damage from Chrome Division. Ahead of the release of ILLT’s debut album, Urhat, due later this year through Indie Recordings, we spoke with Roy about the project, his journey into heavy music, and his future vision for the extreme metal project. You talk about decades of passion for extreme metal. Do you remember the band or album that turned you on to extreme music? Roy Westad: “C...

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