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Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
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Emily Swingle

“I have 40 incomplete songs on the go”: We met the busiest solo artist in American metal, and he’s a one-man NWOBHM revival

Trevor Church of Haunt holding his guitar

Look up the discography of California heavy metal project Haunt, because it’s absolutely fucking mental. Since being started by main man Trevor Church in 2017, the solo venture has released a ridiculous nine studio albums of classic metal-inspired anthems. This year alone it’s putting out its latest record Golden Arm, two EPs and a greatest-hits compilation – oh, and it’s toured the US with New Wave Of British Heavy Metal veterans Satan in between.

Trevor could well be the most productive man in all of metal, so we knew we had to sit down with him and figure out how the hell he does it. Turns out, he’s fuelled by his family, a deep-rooted love of the NWOBHM and, surprisingly, a past life as a hairstylist:

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