Review Fix Exclusive: Ted Kirkpatrick  Talks Black Sabbath Tribute Album, ’The Doom in Us All’

Review Fix Editor-In-Chief Patrick Hickey Jr. chats with Tourniquet Drummer Ted Kilpatrick who discusses his newest creation, “The Doom in Us All.”

About The Doom in Us All:

Kirkpatrick has assembled an all-star lineup to pay tribute to BLACK SABBATH, with members of Skid Row, Fozzy, Living Colour and more as the legendary heavy metal pioneers get ready to embark on their final tour, “The End.”

Review Fix: What made you get this project started?

Ted Kilpatrick: I’ve been a Sabbath fan since I was 12. I remember listening to Master of Reality and Paranoid while playing pool and hanging out with friends. I’ve wanted to do this album for years, and now that Sabbath is on their final tour, it seemed like the perfect time to record and release it.

Review Fix: What was it like to work with Chris Jericho?

Kilpatrick: Great. I believe Chris has been aware of Tourniquet since Stop the Bleeding, so very cool that he was into doing it. He put 110% into it, like he seems to do with everything.

Review Fix: What do you think is the standout song on this album?

Kilpatrick: Can’t pick one. They are all standouts just because they are all iconic Sabbath tunes.

Review Fix: Why does Black Sabbath still matter after all of these years?

Kilpatrick: They were/are the true pioneers of heavy metal. Any band playing heavy distorted music owes a “thank you” to Black Sabbath. The fact that they just embarked on such an extensive arena tour shows that they still matter.

Review Fix: How do you want your performance here to be remembered?

Kilpatrick: It would be nice for people to see it as a “true-to-the-original versions” tribute. Great care was taken to play the riffs and arrangements as they were written and recorded by Sabbath. Also – I hope people see it as having a very heavy sound and full production.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Kilpatrick: Working on the next Tourniquet album – looking for a late 2016 release.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13915 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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