STYX Bassist Ricky Phillips On The Mission, Hanging With Jimmy Page, And More!!
I had the opportunity to sit down with none other than Ricky Phillips, who plays bass and sings in STYX. A longtime veteran of the music business and a guy whose resume is as long as my arm, Ricky is a...
View ArticleThe Winery Dogs’ Billy Sheehan On Dog Years, Defying Gravity With Mr. Big,...
I recently got to sit down with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan for the third time. THE WINERY DOGS were just about to release their live CD/DVD/EP Dog Years: Live In Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016 (out...
View ArticleOverkill’s Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth on The Metal Alliance Tour, Classic Cars,...
It was a real shit day at work. I came home in such a foul mod, but the minute I dialed a certain phone number I knew my day would completely turn around. Why? Because on the other end of the phone was...
View ArticleTalking With: The World Over’s Tiaday Ball
While catching EYES SET TO KILL live a few months back I was immediately taken by bassist/vocalist Tiaday Ball. Her stage presence gave an already great band such a kick in the ass up there, and I...
View ArticleBob Kulick On His New Album Skeletons In The Closet, The MLB Playoffs, And...
Guitarist Bob Kulick needs no introduction. He has written, produced, and played with some of the all-time rock and roll greats, too many to list here. And 51 years after making his recording debut,...
View ArticleDead Asylum’s Samantha Landa On Death Always Wins, Touring, And More!!
For those of you not in the know, DEAD ASYLUM is one of the most exciting new Extreme Metal bands on the scene right now. Their self-released sophomore effort Death Always Wins is out now, and is sure...
View ArticleTalking With: Ryan VanderWolk From Death Rattle!!
DEATH RATTLE. If you’re not familiar with the New Hampshire-based groove-thrash metal band, their independently-released sophomore record Volition is out now, and quite frankly it’s a banger from...
View ArticleRevolution Saints’ Doug Aldrich On Light In The Dark, His Time In Hurricane,...
As many of you know, I have a YUUUUUUGE mancrush since 1990 on Doug Aldrich, guitarist extraordinaire, and all around awesome guy! So, when he agreed to an interview with A&GS it was an amazing...
View ArticleGreta Van Fleet’s Josh Kiszka Checks In From Rock Allegiance!!
I had the chance to sit down with singer Josh Kiszka from GRETA VAN FLEET while at Rock Allegiance last month. Lemme tell you something about these guys; they are the REAL DEAL and then some!! I have...
View ArticleMichael Sweet on Unified, A Sweet & Lynch Tour, Stryper, And More
So this was my fourth time getting to sit and chat with hard rock/metal legend Michael Sweet, founding member of STRYPER and SWEET & LYNCH, and also a vastly successful solo artist whenever the...
View ArticleJag Panzer’s Mark Briody On The Deviant Chord, Football, And More!!
Not too long ago I spent some time chatting with Mark Briody, guitarist and founding member of JAG PANZER. Their newest record The Deviant Chord was about to be released and Mark was eager to discuss...
View ArticleSteel Panther’s Stix Zadinia Lowers The Bar With Amps And Green Screens!!
STEEL PANTHER is one of the most fun bands anyone can listen to. And since the last time I spoke with drummer Stix Zadinia in 2014 the guys have gone on to kick ass as the support act for JUDAS PRIEST,...
View ArticleMorbid Angel’s Steve Tucker On Kingdoms Disdained, Warfather, and Being a...
As many of you know MORBID ANGEL dropped one helluva new album Kingdoms Disdained late last year through Silver Lining Music. It was on many a year end Top Albums list, mine included, and is still in...
View ArticlePretty Boy Floyd’s Steve Summers On New Album Public Enemies, His L.A. Rams,...
PRETTY BOY FLOYD was one of those bands who, back in the day, I played constantly. Admittedly I lost track of them when I wasn’t quite so active in the metal scene for a couple of years, but I got my...
View ArticleInside The Psychotic Symphony With Sons Of Apollo’s Bumblefoot!!
It’s not often you get the chance to interview a Guitar God once, let alone twice in a calendar year. Yet towards the end of 2017 that is EXACTLY what happened. I had previously spoken with the one and...
View ArticleInside Pawn And Prophecy With The One And Only Mike LePond!!
I first got to know bass player extraordinaire Mike LePond when I stumbled upon his eponymous debut album MIKE LEPOND’S SILENT ASSASSINS on a friend’s timeline in 2014. I immediately purchased it,...
View ArticleMichael Schenker Talks Resurrection, Touring, and More!!
A short while I ago I was able to sit down with MICHAEL SCHENKER. This was our first conversation ever, so there was lots to ask him. From his new MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST album Resurrection (out now,...
View ArticleMichael Sweet On Why God Damn Evil Is Necessary Right Now And Other Stryper News
I can’t believe that I have now interviewed Michael Sweet FIVE times!! Every time we talk my mood goes up 1000%. He does that. He makes you feel like you can climb mountains in your sleep. He’s such a...
View ArticleThe Lost Tapes Interviews Part IV: DJ Gunnarson And Eric McMahon From Buried...
In late fall of 2017 I had the opportunity to sit down with BURIED ABOVE GROUND members Eric McMahon (vocals) and DJ Gunnarson (guitars). I for sure thought this recording was lost, but I managed to...
View ArticleISSA: Running With The Pack In 2018!!
Interviewing ISSA for the second time was a lot of fun. We talked for damn near an hour, and she’s such a super-sweetheart that I could have done two more. New album Run with the Pack was a week away...
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