Ivan started his career as a professional drummer when he was still in high school in New York playing with noise/metal band White Zombie.
Ivan recorded and toured with White Zombie for seven years, releasing three full length albums (Soul-Crusher, Make Them Die Slowly, and La Sexorcisto), and three EP’s (Pig Heaven, Psycho-Head Blowout and God of Thunder). In the subsequent years since White Zombie disbanded, a Greatest Hits CD (Past, Present and Future) and a CD/DVD combo (Let Sleeping Corpses Lie) featuring almost every song the band ever recorded has also been released and feature Ivan’s heavy hitting style. La Sexorcisto was nominated for a Grammy for Best Metal Performance and is a multi-platinum selling album. Ivan expanded his musical skills after White Zombie to include other styles of music, including world percussion, and began producing and engineering projects in his studio, Burningsound. He has worked with many artists including KMFDM, L7, Prong, and Jack off Jill and can be heard on the soundtrack for Sony’s Ghost Rider.
Ivan’s love of metal and world percussion led him to start a band that incorporated both and Healer was born. Middle-eastern melodies and edgy riffs are combined, creating a listening experience that is rich in quality and beautiful in sound.
Ivan is multi-faceted and likes working on a variety of projects. As he continues his music with Healer, he has also begun using his studio in a virtual setting. Recording drums and percussion for projects from all over the world as well as mixing and producing virtually are just some of the things keeping Ivan busy. He is also a member of Las Vegas based metal band, KREEP, who played for a sold out audience at The Joint in the world famous Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas. After completing the full length album, "Lead Us Not", in Ivan's Burningsound studios, the band went out for a mini tour playing around five states.
Tricia, with over a decade of radio broadcasting experience, has come aboard Metalopolis to bring to you the latest and greatest news in the world of METAL!
She has dreamt of bringing a quality heavy metal show to Portland’s airwaves for many years and is ecstatic to have been asked to join Ivan on the show.
On Saturday May 22, 2010 Metalopolis devoted its first hour to the late Ronnie James Dio. Playing a wide range of bands that Dio left his mark upon. From Rainbow to Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell to Dio's solo work. Here is that Tribute.
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Vinnie Paul from Hellyeah Joins Ivan de Prume's Metalopolis
This Saturday night March 20th on Metalopolis we will have special guest Vinnie Paul and his tour manager Guy Sykes LIVE on the show! We will be sharing tour stories as well as Hellyeah's upcoming album...
We will also have special guest the bandThrough The Eyes Of the Deadalong with a few other surprises and give-aways so you don't want to miss this one...
METALOPOLIS VIDEO SERIES!
That's right, we are now documenting all the action on video at the radio station and on the streets! We are heading down to the local metal concerts to capture exclusive interviews and live shots of the greatest touring acts!
We have a totally awesome show this Saturday night! Check this out!
Just before going on stageat The Roseland in Portland, OR on Jan 11, Metalopolis host, Ivan de Prume, has captured some awesome audio clips with Dez from Devildriver while he was mixing some Lemon Drops with a friendly crowd on his plush tour bus. He has shared that there will be a possibility of joining up with Chris Barns to be a part of a Lone Wolf documentary witnessing exorcisms around the world and then picking musicians to create the music with for each exorcism!
He then shares a few very interesting stories about crazy, frightening, paranormal activities that went on in his home while living in Orange County! So really don't want to miss this! We will be discussing that and a whole lot more this Saturday night 10PM - Midnight PST Portland's Rock 101.1 FM KUFO! Don't forget that you can also catch the party streaming around the world online at http://www.kufo.com
We will also be giving away tickets to these shows:
JAN 18 MON BEHEMOTH / SHINING / SEPTICFLESH / THOSE WHO LIE BENEATH
Hawthorne Theater, TicketsWest $17
MAR 9 TUE KILLSWITCH ENGAGE / THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA / DARK TRANQUILITY
Roseland Theater, TicketsWest $30
Tom Araya from Slayer Interview On Portland Rock 101.1 FM KUFO METALOPOLIS
That’s right, December 19th this Saturday night from 10PM – Midnight on Portland, Oregon’s Rock 101.1 FM KUFO “Metalopolis” hosted by Ivan de Prume, former drummer of White Zombie, will be interviewing Tom Araya from Slayer! In conversation with Tom Araya, Tom shares a lot! We will hear his experience reuniting with Dave Lambardo, the recording of the new album “World Painted Blood”, “The American Carnage Tour” and lots more!
And if that’s not enough, this Saturday, Ivan will also be interviewing Chuck Billy from Testament!
Ivan doesn’t mess around when it comes to his show Metalopolis! He has been bringing to the listeners two hours of explosive entertainment! Last Saturday, Metalopolis blasted the airwaves with an incredible show! An exclusive interview with Rob Halford… Ivan’s shares his first metal show Judas Priest at Madison Square Garden in 1985 when the entire audience destroyed the stadium, tearing out all the seat cushions, tossing them into the air and blasting off fireworks!... Rob has a new Christmas album release called "Winter Songs"… The show also included an awesome last minute guest, Gwamba, who recorded and toured with Rob Halford in "Fight"...
Coming up in the next few weeks, we also have an exclusive interview with another legend in metal, Dave Mustaine from Megadeth! As most of you know, Slayer, Megadeth and Testament are touring together in The American Carnage Tour” and we are giving a pair of tickets away each week leading up to their Portland show January 19th at the Portland Memorial Coliseum!
In closing, you don’t want to be missing out! Become a part of the Wild, Crazy, Metal, Head-Banger’s Tribe "METALOPOLIS"”!
Catch "METALOPOLIS" on the radio if you're in Portland, Oregon on Rock 101.1 FM KUFO and if you're not in Portland, you can catch the party streaming around the world online at http://www.kufo.com every Saturday night from 10PM - Midnight Pacific Standard Time!
Host Ivan de Prume
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BEHEMOTH / SHINING / SEPTICFLESH / THOSE WHO LIE BENEATH
