SAXON’s Drummer NIGEL GLOCKLER Reflects on SIX BY SIX Debut Album: “It Was Great Fun to Make This Record, and the Vibe in the Band is Very Positive”
August 19th marked the release of the self-titled debut of SiX by SiX. The collaboration between Saga’s guitarist Ian Crichton, singer, producer and bass player…
LONELY ROBOT’s JOHN MITCHELL Dissects New Album “A Model Life”, Talks Future and More: ‘I Really Wanted this LONELY ROBOT Record to Be as it Turned Out, It is Certainly My Favorite’
A lone soldier on the front-lines of creativity, John Mitchell has been at the forefront of forward- thinking and progressive rock for decades now. As…
RICHIE KOTZEN Reflects About Upcoming SMITH/KOTZEN “Better Days…And Nights” Album and Dynamics Between Him and ADRIAN SMITH: ‘We Have a Very Fluid Way of Creating Songs Like a Friendly Tennis Match’
Just seventeen months after the release of Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen’s debut album, the guitar titans are back with another stellar release, “Better Days…And…
CRAZY SWEDES Guitarist WILL SEVERIN Reflects on Band’s Debut Album: “With this Project We’re Really Pushing Ourselves to See How Far We Can Go Musically”
An electrifying rock fusion group, CRAZY SWEDES original compositions feature jaw-dropping improvisation combined with an amalgam of jazz, funk, and rock set against a solid…
ACCEPT’s WOLF HOFFMANN Talks 40 Years Career and Upcoming Fall U.S. Tour: “My Heart Has Always Been Into Music”
On September 29th, the German metal kingpins Accept will embark on their first U.S. tour in ten years. The tour supports their 2021 studio album,…
GWAR’s Singer BLÓTHAR Chimes in On Band’s New Album: “We’re Not A Legacy Band, And We Don’t Want To Make The Same Record Fifteen Times”
It’s a good time to be a GWAR fan. The alien warriors based in Richmond, Virginia released the critically acclaimed album “The New Dark Ages”…
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA’s Guitarist JEREMY DEPOYSTER Talks Finding Band True Sound On “Color Decay” Album: “This One Felt Like, ‘This Matters, This is a Monumental Moment in Our Career”
The Devil Wears Prada is one of those bands that seem to always be moving forward, always writing, always touring. The band has been around…
STICK TO YOUR GUNS Are Stronger Than Ever, Says Vocalist JESSE BARNETT: “We Hope They Can Inspire Young People to Act, Because When You Act, That’s When You Really Bring What It Is You Believe to Fruition”
Few bands have forged a cult following in the way that Stick To Your Guns have. Their near 20-year career has seen them go from…
LAUREN MONROE Talks Upcoming Studio Album “Messages from Aphrodite:” ‘There’s a Message of Love on Each of These 11 Songs’
Singer, songwriter, and healing artist, Lauren Monroe will release her newest album, “Messages from Aphrodite,” on September 9, 2022. It is the follow-up to her…
MARK ZONDER and RAY ALDER Talk Chemistry During Creation of A-Z Debut Album: “This Album Was an Open Palette, Yet We Stuck with the Mentality of Focusing on the Hooks and the Songs”
“Beer commercials, car commercials, and Cobra Kai.” I straight up thought that legendary drummer Mark Zonder’s reference point for his new band would have been…
JOHN NORUM Talks Upcoming Solo Album “Gone to Stay:” ‘I’m Mainly a Blues Player into Pentatonic Scales but Going 100 Miles an Hour’
John Norum is most famously known around the globe as being the lead guitarist and a founding member of the band Europe. Together they are…
DEREK SHERINIAN Talks Writing Process Of His Recent Album with SIMON PHILLIPS: “‘Vortex’ Has The Same Mindset And The Same Creative Energy Of ‘The Phoenix’”
Derek Sherinian seems determined to make up for the lost time. Having spent nine years working with the super-groups Black Country Communion, PSMS and Sons…
GRAHAM BONNET Reflects On Overcoming The Adversity Of The Covid Lockdowns And The Split With ALCATRAZZ: “I Got A Bit Fed Up With Being In That Band And Not Progressing Very Much.”
When one has been witness to the seismic changes that have occurred in the rock music world since the late 1960s, it’s a wonder that…
World Renowned Guitarist ERIC JOHNSON Comments on His Technique: “Your Tone Is Mostly on Your Fingers, And Not So Much on The Gear You Use”
While the pandemic seems like a thing of the past at the moment and many artists are going on extensive tours, there are still albums…
Legendary Drummer VINNY APPICE Reflects on The Early Days of DIO And “Holy Diver” Reissue: “The Band Was On Fire Back Then, And We Played Really Fast!”
Vinny Appice is a metal legend, plain and simple. Having started his career playing with Rick Derringer and with his band Axis, Vinnie rose to…
