The former Mushroomhead vocalist discusses serial killers, childhood trauma, addiction, the death penalty, and Victim 3, the album that completes his dark psychological trilogy.
Serial killers have become celebrities in pop culture. They get documentaries, books, and movies made about them, and millions of people remember their names. But the people they murdered? Not so much. That uncomfortable double standard is one of the topics explored in a new interview with Waylon Reavis, former vocalist of the American metal band Mushroomhead and current frontman of A Killer’s Confession.
In his conversation with MetalGigs, Reavis goes well beyond the usual talk about riffs, studio sessions, and tour plans. The interview comes as A Killer’s Confession releases Victim 3, the latest album completing the band’s dark psychological trilogy. But the real story lies behind the music: disturbing encounters with people whose actions could rival anything dreamed up in a horror movie.
“There are many killers who need to confess,” reads the provocative opening line of the interview announcement. It’s more than just a fitting slogan for a band called A Killer’s Confession. The conversation explores society’s fascination with serial killers and asks why murderers become pop culture icons while their victims are so often reduced to nameless statistics.
Reavis also weighs in on the death penalty, his work with abused children, addiction, and sobriety. The conversation takes a deeply personal turn as he discusses losing his parents, the loneliness of life on the road, and his own attitude toward death.
Naturally, there’s plenty for music fans, too. Reavis talks about his masked alter ego, the possibility of reuniting with former Mushroomhead bandmates, and covering a song by The Weeknd. And, of course, there’s the question A Killer’s Confession fans want answered: Is there more to come, and is another killer waiting to confess?
Based on the interview’s themes, this is less a conversation about how musicians turn darkness into songs and more about where that darkness comes from in real life. Hard questions, personal confessions, unexpected humor, and stories that aren’t always easy to hear all come together. But maybe that’s exactly why they deserve to be heard.
Watch the full Waylon Reavis interview on the @Jackal Today channel:
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