{"id":19716,"date":"2026-11-12T20:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T01:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/?p=19716"},"modified":"2026-11-12T20:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T01:17:32","slug":"feature-what-big-wreck-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature: What Big Wreck Says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had the pleasure of sitting down with my laptop for the following conversation with Big Wreck frontman Ian Thornley, who was on his mobile phone as the band was traveling to its next show. The band is currently touring several larger cities in the U.S. to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of its album, <em>The Pleasure and the Greed<\/em>. I had hoped for a video zoom interview, but had to settle for an audio-only interview. Enjoy it by clicking the video play button below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-dYG3QqMFhrg\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"dYG3QqMFhrg\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/dYG3QqMFhrg\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Big Wreck Interview with Ian Thornley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>The iconic and\u00a0influential\u00a0multi-platinum rock band\u00a0<strong>Big Wreck<\/strong>\u00a0have re-upped their essential second full-length album,\u00a0<em><strong>The Pleasure And The Greed<\/strong><\/em>, with a special new\u00a0<strong>25th Anniversary Edition<\/strong>\u00a0out November\u00a06\u00a0on all DSPs.\u00a0<br><br>Additionally, the\u00a0band\u00a0has\u00a0unveiled the first-ever vinyl pressing of\u00a0<em>The Pleasure And The Greed<\/em>. Celebrating 25 years since its initial arrival, the record was notably remixed and remastered\u00a0by <strong>Ian Thornley<\/strong> and <strong>Eric Ratz<\/strong>, and boasts three brand new never-before-heard bonus\u00a0versions, namely &#8221;<strong>Mistake<\/strong>&#8221; [Feat.\u00a0<strong>Chad Kroeger<\/strong>], &#8221;<strong>Breakthrough<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0[Feat.\u00a0<strong>Myles Kennedy<\/strong>], and &#8221;<strong>Mistake\u00a0(2026 Demo)<\/strong>.&#8221;\u00a0<br><br><strong>Get\u00a0<em>The Pleasure And The Greed<\/em> [25th Anniversary]\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/us.list-manage.com\/HhNQpmBzIWM?e=f718f50c3e&amp;c2id=159f18ebdce302a3bbf50f13e48d5084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><br><br>First up,\u00a0<strong>Nickelback<\/strong>\u00a0frontman\u00a0<strong>Chad Kroeger<\/strong>\u00a0delivers his\u00a0unique vocal on &#8221;<strong>Mistake<\/strong>.&#8221;\u00a0Over the years, he and his bandmates have regularly covered the song at shows, going as far as to include a rendition of it on their<em>\u00a0<strong>Live At Home<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0concert DVD.\u00a0<br><br>Meanwhile,\u00a0<strong>Myles Kennedy<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong>Alter Bridge\u00a0<\/strong>lends his inimitable pipes to a skyscraper-size version of &#8221;Breakthrough,&#8221; lifting the track up to new heights altogether. Finally, the band stripped down &#8221;<strong>Mistake\u00a0(Demo)&#8217;<\/strong>&#8216;\u00a0down to the bare essentials, reimagining the track with sparse piano and highlighting\u00a0Ian&#8217;s soulful vocal. <br><br>The\u00a0<strong>25th\u00a0Anniversary Edition<\/strong>\u00a0serves as the definitive vision of the album.Big Wreck unveiled\u00a0<em>The Pleasure And The Greed<\/em>\u00a0back in June 2001. Among its 16 tracks, &#8216;<strong>&#8216;Ladylike<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0has continued to resonate with listeners, generating millions of streams. It bowed in the Top 10 on the Top Canadian Albums Chart, and to this day, it remains a staple in the band&#8217;s catalog.<br><br>&#8220;This\u00a0album\u00a0has long been a polarizing subject in and around the Big Wreck camp,&#8221;\u00a0says frontman and guitarist\u00a0Ian Thornley.&#8221;From my own perspective, I choose to remember the time just before recording it, when we were all bubbling with excitement\u2014excitement for the possibilities and that \u2018wait till they hear this!\u2019 enthusiasm.<br><br>&#8220;When we were done recording, those feelings faded fast. I remember feeling a bit lost, like, &#8216;This isn&#8217;t what we wanted.&#8217; We went into another studio to try and capture some of &#8216;what we wanted,&#8217; but perhaps we were just a bit too beat up by that point to get it.<br><br>&#8220;Having said all that, I&#8217;ve always believed in the music. I\u2019ve always wondered what would happen if we got another crack at it.\u00a0<em>What if those songs got the treatment we thought they deserved?<\/em><br><br>&#8220;When the opportunity arose and we found out that the recordings still existed, I couldn&#8217;t\u00a0wait to hear what was actually there. To my surprise, the initial raw recordings were okay, without the weird balances and sizzle the album always had. Apparently, that happened in the mix.<br><br>&#8220;So, 25 years after the album was released, Eric Ratz and I went about painstakingly putting these recordings back together in a way that makes sense to us now. Many years of experience later, it was almost as if we were hearing this album for the first time.<br><br>&#8220;We got very excited. That excitement carried on through to the last track. And it reminds me of the excitement those four kids had right before they went into the studio to record their second album.&#8221;\u00a0<br><br>Next month, Big Wreck are on the road with Alter Bridge across North America. The tour kicks off on November 5 in Philadelphia, followed by shows in Buffalo, Cleveland, Milwaukee, San Antonio, Seattle, and more. Meanwhile, they will ignite two headline gigs on November 14 and\u00a015 in Sioux City, IA and Omaha, NE. The tour concludes on December 5 at Silver Legacy Grande Exposition Hall in Reno, NV.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>THE PLEASURE AND THE GREED<\/em> DELUXE ALBUM TRACK LISTING:<\/strong><br>&#8221;Inhale&#8221;<br>&#8221;Undersold&#8221;<br>&#8221;Knee Deep&#8221;<br>&#8221;Everything Is Fine&#8221;<br>&#8221;All By Design&#8221;<br>&#8221;Mistake&#8221;<br>&#8221;Ladylike&#8221;<br>&#8221;The Pleasure and the Greed&#8221;<br>&#8221;No Fault&#8221;<br>&#8221;Breakthrough&#8221;<br>&#8221;Ease My Mind&#8221;<br>&#8221;Broken Hands&#8221;<br>&#8221;Head in the Girl&#8221;<br>&#8221;All Our Days Are Numbered&#8221;<br>&#8221;West Virginia&#8221;<br>&#8221;Defined by What We Steal&#8221;<br>&#8221;Mistake&#8221; (Feat.&nbsp;Chad Kroeger \u2014Bonus Track)<br>&#8221;Breakthrough&#8221; (Feat. Myles Kennedy \u2014Alternate<br>&#8221;Mistake&#8221; (2026 Demo)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><u>BIG WRECK TOUR DATES:<\/u><\/strong><br>11\/5 \u2014 Philadelphia, PA \u2014 Franklin Music Hall&nbsp;<br>11\/7 \u2014 Silver Spring, MD \u2014 The Fillmore Silver Spring<br>11\/8 \u2014 Buffalo, NY \u2014 Buffalo RiverWorks<br>11\/10 \u2014 Cleveland, OH \u2014 Agora Ballroom<br>11\/12 \u2014 Milwaukee, WI \u2014 The Eagles Club Stage<br>11\/14 \u2014 Sioux City, IA \u2014 Anthem at the Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino*<br>11\/15 \u2014 Omaha, NE \u2014 Holland Center Matchbox*<br>11\/17 \u2014 St. Louis, MO \u2014 The Pageant<br>11\/19 \u2014 San Antonio, TX \u2014 The Aztec Theatre<br>11\/21 \u2014 Maricopa, AZ \u2014 The Events Center at Harrah&#8217;s Ak-Chin<br>11\/22 \u2014 Anaheim, CA \u2014 House of Blues<br>11\/24 \u2014 Portland, OR \u2014 Roseland Theater<br>11\/25 \u2014 Seattle, WA \u2014 The Moore Theatre<br>11\/27 \u2014 Spokane, WA \u2014 Fox Theater<br>11\/29 \u2014 Salt Lake City, UT \u2014 Rockwell at The Complex<br>11\/30 \u2014 Denver, CO \u2014 Mission Ballroom<br>12\/3 \u2014 Wheatland, CA \u2014 Hard Rock Sacramento<br>12\/5 \u2014 Reno, NV \u2014 Silver Legacy Grande Exposition Hall<br>*HEADLINE PERFORMANCE<strong>Purchase tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/us.list-manage.com\/R6bgm0LE4dA?e=f718f50c3e&amp;c2id=159f18ebdce302a3bbf50f13e48d5084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>ABOUT BIG WRECK:<\/strong><br>Fronted by Toronto singer\/songwriter\/guitarist Ian Thornley, Big Wreck burst onto the scene with their debut album <em><strong>In Loving Memory Of\u2026,<\/strong><\/em> including the massive double platinum hit singles, &#8221;That Song,&#8221; &#8221;Blown Wide Open,&#8221;&nbsp;and &#8221;The Oaf.&#8221; Following a hiatus, the band returned with the #1 single &#8221;Albatross&#8221;&nbsp;and platinum-selling album. Big Wreck has gone on to release a continuous flow of celebrated hit albums and chart-dominating songs while crossing North America with their unique brand of heavy-hitting live rock.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had the pleasure of sitting down with my laptop for the following conversation with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1021],"tags":[1963,4096,1041,4097],"class_list":["post-19716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features-d97","tag-alter-bridge","tag-big-wreck","tag-kings-x","tag-nickelback"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Feature: What Big Wreck Says - Heaven&#039;s Metal Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Feature: What Big Wreck Says - Heaven&#039;s Metal Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I had the pleasure of sitting down with my laptop for the following conversation with...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Heaven&#039;s Metal Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HeavensMetal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-11-13T01:06:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-11-13T01:17:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"681\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Doug Van Pelt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Doug Van Pelt\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/12\\\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/12\\\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Doug Van Pelt\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d576b88554da35adb280d71032361c9f\"},\"headline\":\"Feature: What Big Wreck Says\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-13T01:06:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-13T01:17:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/12\\\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":931,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/12\\\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alter Bridge\",\"Big Wreck\",\"King's X\",\"Nickelback\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Features\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/12\\\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/12\\\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/12\\\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\\\/\",\"name\":\"Feature: What Big Wreck Says - Heaven&#039;s Metal Magazine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/12\\\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/12\\\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-13T01:06:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-13T01:17:32+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/12\\\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/12\\\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/12\\\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":681},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/12\\\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Feature: What Big Wreck Says\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Heaven's Metal Magazine\",\"description\":\"The Official Website for Heaven&#039;s Metal Magazine [Est. 1985]\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Heaven's Metal Magazine\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/Heavens-Metal-modern-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/Heavens-Metal-modern-logo.png\",\"width\":1908,\"height\":456,\"caption\":\"Heaven's Metal Magazine\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/HeavensMetal\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/heavensmetal\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UC60Tib86vnRv7obZ4rcQvSA\",\"https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/HM_(magazine)\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d576b88554da35adb280d71032361c9f\",\"name\":\"Doug Van Pelt\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7ff7f637deffeac6ccf21c8ee54742820c7597e4ff4d881246994737942f66b1?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7ff7f637deffeac6ccf21c8ee54742820c7597e4ff4d881246994737942f66b1?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7ff7f637deffeac6ccf21c8ee54742820c7597e4ff4d881246994737942f66b1?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Doug Van Pelt\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/dvanpelt\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Feature: What Big Wreck Says - Heaven&#039;s Metal Magazine","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Feature: What Big Wreck Says - Heaven&#039;s Metal Magazine","og_description":"I had the pleasure of sitting down with my laptop for the following conversation with...","og_url":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/","og_site_name":"Heaven&#039;s Metal Magazine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HeavensMetal","article_published_time":"2026-11-13T01:06:06+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-11-13T01:17:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":681,"url":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Doug Van Pelt","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Doug Van Pelt","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/"},"author":{"name":"Doug Van Pelt","@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d576b88554da35adb280d71032361c9f"},"headline":"Feature: What Big Wreck Says","datePublished":"2026-11-13T01:06:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-11-13T01:17:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/"},"wordCount":931,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg","keywords":["Alter Bridge","Big Wreck","King's X","Nickelback"],"articleSection":["Features"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/","url":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/","name":"Feature: What Big Wreck Says - Heaven&#039;s Metal Magazine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg","datePublished":"2026-11-13T01:06:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-11-13T01:17:32+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg","width":1200,"height":681},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/feature-what-big-wreck-says\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Feature: What Big Wreck Says"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/","name":"Heaven's Metal Magazine","description":"The Official Website for Heaven&#039;s Metal Magazine [Est. 1985]","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/#organization","name":"Heaven's Metal Magazine","url":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Heavens-Metal-modern-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Heavens-Metal-modern-logo.png","width":1908,"height":456,"caption":"Heaven's Metal Magazine"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HeavensMetal","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/heavensmetal\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC60Tib86vnRv7obZ4rcQvSA","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HM_(magazine)"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d576b88554da35adb280d71032361c9f","name":"Doug Van Pelt","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7ff7f637deffeac6ccf21c8ee54742820c7597e4ff4d881246994737942f66b1?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7ff7f637deffeac6ccf21c8ee54742820c7597e4ff4d881246994737942f66b1?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7ff7f637deffeac6ccf21c8ee54742820c7597e4ff4d881246994737942f66b1?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","caption":"Doug Van Pelt"},"url":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/author\/dvanpelt\/"}]}},"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg",1200,681,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM-150x85.jpg",150,85,true],"medium":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM-300x170.jpg",300,170,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM-768x436.jpg",640,363,true],"large":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM-1024x581.jpg",640,363,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg",1200,681,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg",1200,681,false],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM.jpg",1200,681,false],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM-936x681.jpg",936,681,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM-1024x581.jpg",1024,581,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM-720x380.jpg",720,380,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Big-Wreck-image-for-HMM-675x450.jpg",675,450,true]},"author_info":{"info":["Doug Van Pelt"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/category\/features-d97\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Features<\/a>","tag_info":"Features","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19718,"href":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19716\/revisions\/19718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}