Interviews

Steel Panther

Meet Steel Panther.  Their claims to fame include launching the careers of many a band (From Janes Addiction to Motley Crue), tagging your Mom, and supreme rulers of all things Metal.  Owning the 80s, Steel Panther was crowned king of The Sunset Strip and headed towards super-stardom in spandex, then …they disappeared.  While the history is... [Read this interview]

Halestorm

With their debut self-titled album under their belts, Halestorm is doing what they do best - hitting the road and playing live!  The foursome who have received a lot of buzz for their female-fronted brand of rock and roll is no one trick pony.  While lead singer and guitar player Lzzy Hale does sparkle with impressive vocals that are reminiscent... [Read this interview]

Bobby Dall of Poison

There aren’t too many glam bands that came out of the ’80s who are still making their mark in the music world.  Poison has been holding strong for over two decades now with no signs of slowing down - now that’s stamina!  The line up of Bret Michaels on vocals, Bobby Dall on bass, Rikki Rockett on drums and C.C. Deville on guitar... [Read this interview]

James Hart of Burn Halo

James Hart spent more than ten years of his life fronting the metal/hardcore band 18 Visions.  When that project came to an end Hart contemplated what was next for him and opted to make the album that he had long dreamed of making - an in your face, raw and dirty,  rock and roll masterpiece.  The only strange part is, he opted to do it as a solo... [Read this interview]

Safetysuit

For pop rockers Safetysuit (Doug Brown on vocals, Dave Garofolo on guitar, Jeremy Henshaw on bass and Tate Cunningham on drums) the last year has been a whirlwind. They released their debut album “Life Left to Go” on Universal Records about a year ago and have been on fast forward ever since. Constant touring has allowed them to introduce their... [Read this interview]

Geoff Tate of Queensryche

Queensryche, the quintessential kings of concept albums, return with their latest work of art - American Soldier. The album takes you on a rollercoaster ride of the up close and personal and sometimes gut-wrenching perspectives of our American heroes, the veterans of war. From the opening track “Sliver,” which starts out where a lot of soldiers... [Read this interview]

Eric McNeely of Fallbrooke

Forming in 2005, it took a few revisions for Fallbrooke to get their line-up right but once they did, they realized that what they had was something special.  With everyone in the band knowing that their number one mission in life was to create and perform music they headed to L.A. to write and record their debut album.  The results?  A dynamic album... [Read this interview]

Fid of The Veer Union

The Veer Union started coming together as a band when long time friends Crispin Earl and Eric Schraeder found themselves living out of their rehearsal spaces in Canada and teaming up to write some music.  After realizing how cohesive their styles were they set out to find the missing pieces.  Enter Marc “Roots” Roots and James “Fid”... [Read this interview]

Ronnie Winter of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus didn’t want to hear about sophomore slumps or the pressure that may have come along with writing the follow up to their gold charting debut album Don’t You Fake It. After many delays, a line-up change and having fallen prey to some of the music industry’s finicky ups and downs they finally entered the studio to start... [Read this interview]

Nathan Leone of Madina Lake

Releasing their new album Attics to Eden this week Madina Lake (Nathan Leone on vocals, Matthew Leone on bass, Mateo Camargo on guitar and Dan Torelli on drums) compared the recording process with producer David Bendeth to a vigorous boot camp. It was that deconstruction that the band feels ultimately led them to recording an album that encompasses... [Read this interview]

Boomer Simpson of Crooked X

Some might think that the only fifteen year olds they’ll see at this year’s Music as a Weapon Tour (Disturbed, Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil) are those in the crowd, but they’d be mistaken.  The foursome that make up the band Crooked X (appearing on The Ernie Ball Second Stage) may only be fifteen years old but this is no novelty act, these... [Read this interview]

Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach

On March 24th, Papa Roach will release their latest album “Metamorphosis”. With singles Hollywood Whore and Lifeline already gaining momentum this album was a battle cry for the band (Jacoby Shaddix on vocals, Tobin Esperance on bass, Jerry Horton on guitar, and Tony Palermo on drums) who call it their rock record of the decade. The band returned... [Read this interview]

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