TORYIN SCHADLICH (HAZZERD): “With This Album, We Wanted To Make The Songs Shorter And To The Point”

HAZZERD band photo cover art
Photo by Erin Hazzard Cragg

Hazzerd are a Canadian thrash metal band formed by drummer and lead vocalist Dylan Westendorp, and former guitarist Brendan Malycky in Calgary, Alberta. Inspired by ’80s thrash metal legends such as Overkill, Metallica, and Megadeth, they released their debut studio album, Misleading Evil, in 2017 through World War Now Records. In 2020, they released their second studio album, Delirium, through their current label, M-Theory Audio. The album was very well-received, even earning praise from Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine. Earlier in 2024, Hazzerd contributed two songs, “Skin Peeler” and “Stella’s Scream,” for author Julie Hiner’s horror book project titled, Thrash Track, which is part of her Detective Mahoney series.

Lana Teramae of Metal Express Radio had a chat with lead guitarist Toryin Schadlich about Hazzerd’s brand new studio album, The 3rd Dimension, which will be released on January 17, 2025 through M-Theory Audio. They also talked about Schadlich’s musical inspirations, the simple, yet hilarious concept behind their “ThArSh TiLl DeTh” music video, the connection between heavy metal and the horror genre, and much more!

Band Lineup

Dylan Westendorp – drums and lead vocals
Toryin Schadlich – lead guitar
David Sprague – bass guitar
Nick Schwartz – rhythm guitar

Check out the video for “ThArSh TiLl DeTh” from Hazzerd’s The 3rd Dimension!

Author

  • Lana Teramae

    Lana is a reviewer at Metal Express Radio from Honolulu, Hawaii. She's always had a passion for music, but she didn't get into Hard Rock and Heavy Metal music until she discovered Rick Allen's story in the summer of 2019. She was inspired by his determination to play drums for Def Leppard again after losing his left arm in a car accident. From there, her tastes expanded to other bands such as AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Judas Priest, Saxon, Cinderella, and Overkill. Aside from listening to music, she loves watching YouTube and writing on her personal blog.

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