INTERVIEWS
RICK WAKEMAN on Playing with YES Again: “Without CHRIS SQUIRE and ALAN WHITE, it Could Never be Repeated”
The lyrics of the Who’s “My Generation”, “hope I die before I get old” certainly do not apply to Rick Wakeman. At 73 years old,…
TOMMY KAREVIK Talks About KAMELOT’s Upcoming Album ‘The Awakening’: “For Me, Success is Telling Stories that Resonate with People”
In 2018, Kamelot released “The Shadow Theory” to critical acclaim. After five years, Kamelot now returns with their next full-length studio album, “The Awakening,” due…
MICHAEL STARR On STEEL PANTHER’s New Album “On The Prowl”: “Writing An Album During the Pandemic Was Easier Because We Weren’t Partying So Hard”
“Everybody shout: heavy metal’s back”. The lyrics on Steel Panther’s first ever song, “Death to All But Metal”, still ring true after so many years, and…
STEVE STEVENS Talks BILLY IDOL Upcoming Spring 2023 Headlining Tour: “After 40 Years of Making Music, I Want to Replicate Those Songs Live Exactly as Recorded Because the Fans Deserve It”
Steve Stevens is most notably recognized as the guitarist for Billy Idol, a partnership for over 40 years that has produced countless Top 10 singles…
MIKKEY DEE Talks Musical Career And Recent MOTÖRHEAD Reissues: ‘There’s No Money In These Releases, This is Just to Prolong Lemmy’s Dream and The Legend that Motörhead Was, and Give Our Fans Something Extra’
MOTÖRHEAD, the iconic Godfathers of heavy metal, recently unleashed their newest release, entitled “Bad Magic: Seriously Bad Magic”, which is the ultimate reissue of the…
VINNY APPICE Discuss LAST IN LINE Upcoming “Jericho” Album: ‘This Record Was Created In The Same Spirit As “Holy Diver”; We Went Into A Room And Jammed Out Riffs’
Last in Line is back with their album “Jericho” which will be released on March 31st via earMUSIC. This new album takes fans on part…
DEAN BACK of THEORY OF A DEADMAN Discusses Upcoming “Dinosaur “Album: “It Will Take You on A Roller Coaster Ride Between The Rockers and Ballads”
Multi-platinum rocker Theory Of A Deadman will release their eighth studio album, “Dinosaur”, on March 17th via Roadrunner Records. The track “Dinosaur” is currently at…
PETE STEVENS and JOEY MAMLIN of THE CRYSTAL CASINO BAND: “We Wanted Our New Album ‘Maryland House’ To Be a Step Up from Anything We Have Done”
The Crystal Casino Band, who have amassed over 10 million streams on Spotify, released their latest album “Maryland House” last January 27th. Formed in 2015…
JOHN-ANGUS MACDONALD of THE TREWS: “I Want to Write Songs That Mean Something to People”
The achievements of rock n’ roll heavyweights The Trews are many and mighty, highlighted by multiple radio hits drawn from seven critically acclaimed studio albums…
TROND HOLTER of WIG WAM Reflects About “Out of the Dark” Album: “We All Inspire Each Other to Write Great Songs in a Friendly and Competitive Way”
Norwegian rock n’ rollers Wig Wam just released their new album, “Out of the Dark,” this past Friday (February 10, 2023) via Frontiers Music Srl.…
DONALD TARDY of OBITUARY Discusses Their Latest Studio Album “Dying Of Everything”, The World Circumstances That Helped To Birth It , and The History Of Their More Than 3 Decades Long Career: “The Title Just Seemed Like It Fit The State The World Is In Right Now”
Perhaps the most fitting visual for the death metal sub-genre is the decrepit landscape of a massive cemetery, especially one located within a marshy landscape.…
HAKEN’s ROSS JENNINGS Talks Upcoming Album “Fauna”, Upcoming Tours and More: “HAKEN’s Music is Very Complex to Create, and That’s Why is so Rewarding to See People Loving It”
If you’re talking about modern progressive rock and don’t bring up Haken, you’re doing it wrong. Since the south English sextet started jamming together in…
URIAH HEEP’s Guitarist MICK BOX Talks New Album “Chaos and Colour” and Band’s Creative Approach: “A Lot Of Bands Today Are All Into Sharing Files, Cut And Paste, And It’s Sterile. We Don’t Do That, Which Is Why We’re Still Around”
Some 53 years ago, a group of British lads got together to bring hard rock/metal music to the masses. They called themselves Uriah Heep after…
AVATAR’s JOHANNES ECKERSTRÖM Talks New Album “Dance Devil Dance”: ‘We Wanted a Sonically Angrier Rock n’ Roll Album with Dirt Under the Fingernails”
AVATAR is here to save heavy metal with their latest metal tour-de-force record, “Dance Devil Dance”, due out on February 17th via Black Waltz Records.…
TODD “DAMMIT” KERNS Reflects On The Formation Of HEROES AND MONSTERS Band: “The Time I Enjoy With The People I’m Playing With Is More Important Than Anything Else”
Contrary to a controversial statement from Gene Simmons a few years ago, rock and roll is alive and well. Older acts like Deep Purple, Scorpions,…