INTERVIEWS

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101 South
Added 3rd Dec 2009
Founder member and keyboardist of 101 South, Roger Scott Craig chats about not reading reviews, getting Steve Perry onboard one day, and kicking the a*se of piracy...Read more

Agathodaimon
Added 22nd Apr 2009
Founding member, co-singer and guitarist, Sathonys talks about Greek mythology, the heady cost of a good production and his 'love' for Uwe Boll films...Read more

Arthemis
Added 14th Apr 2009
Arthemis members, Alessio and Paolo, talk about taxing Italian cover bands, decorating walls, and having the Malmsteen flavour...Read more

Bai Bang
Added 3rd Jun 2009
Singer Diddi Kastenholt talks about falling in holes, being the biggest party animal and golf...Read more

Balance
Added 11th Mar 2009
Balance singer, Peppy Castro, talks about jingles, the musical freedoms of the internet, and being the reunited king...Read more

Baltimoore
Added 1st Jun 2009
Baltimoore front man, Björn Lodin, talks about having balls, rock flutes and listening to jazz with his dad...Read more

Berry, Robert
Added 22nd Jan 2009
Robert - singer, performer, producer... all round talented guy - talks about his signed guitar collection, recording with Pink, and seemingly cramming 25 hours work into every day...Read more

Brainstorm
Added 1st Oct 2009
Guitarist Torsten talks about reaching 20 years old, Brainstorm's 'roots', and the heat of Mexico...Read more

Brunorock
Added 24th Aug 2009
Brunorock's founder member, Bruno Kraler, talks about Italian vs. English vocals, Slamer, and being a director of a movie theatre...Read more

Burning (The)
Added 25th Feb 2009
The Burning's guitarist, Rasmus Normand, talks about giving his strings a beating, forgetting his Visa card, and band members with similarities to Popeye...Read more

Carcer City
Added 20th Nov 2009
'Scouse Metallers', Carcer City, chat about listening to Beyonce, weird reviews, and the antics of Matty...Read more

Chickenfoot
Added 9th Nov 2009
Lead guitarist of Chickenfoot, the one and only Joe Satriani, talks about playing drums, murdering his own songs, and not really enjoying these questions...Read more

Coldspell
Added 3rd Mar 2009
Lead guitarist of Coldspell, Micke Larsson, talks about life at -40C, magic Swedish beer and the wonders of the Coldspell Circus...Read more

Constancia
Added 9th Jul 2009
Constancia guitarist, Janne Stark, talks about getting lost on the internet, writing encyclopedias and being a very busy man...Read more

Cornerstone
Added 16th Mar 2009
Michael, Steve and Carina of Austrian band Cornerstone talk about polishing dog-sh*ts, conquering Hollywood and wanting some new shoes...Read more

Crash The System
Added 13th Jul 2009
Songwriter and founder member of Crash The System, Sören Kronqvist, talks about hurdles, the benefits of multiple singers and wanting to know what YOU think...Read more

Criminal
Added 16th Feb 2009
Lead singer of Criminal, Anton Reisenegger, talks about his magic amps, the benefits of cheap airlines and doing the school run...Read more

Damotte, Julien
Added 22nd Feb 2010
French guitarist and composer Julien chats about learning with Bumblefoot, playing Joe Cocker covers, and finding it hard to label music...Read more

Days Before Tomorrow
Added 10th Dec 2009
Guitarist and band founder Scott Kahn, and guitarist Derek Davodowich chat about working with hot female country stars, re-recording guitar solos, and watching sci-fi...Read more

Dream Police
Added 4th Mar 2009
Trond, Ole Petter and Rino chat about still-secret DVD plans, cunning ways to fill a football stadium and loving hot legs...Read more

Dynazty
Added 11th Nov 2009
George, drummer with Dynazty, takes a break from the tour supporting The Poodles to chat about making videos, covering Robbie Williams, and walking along railway tracks...Read more

Echoes Of Eternity
Added 5th Oct 2009
Brandon Patton, guitarist with Echoes Of eternity, chats about his shitty first guitar, working with Logan, and the lead singer being more than a pretty face...Read more

Elysion
Added 14th Dec 2009
Johnny and Christianna, guitarist and singer respectively of Elysion, talk about random names, shy male groupies, and chattering incessantly about Iron Maiden...Read more

EmberStorm
Added 8th Feb 2009
EmberStorm founder Peter Strömberg talks about 'Fear Of The Dark' goosebumps, snoring singers, and geeking around...Read more

Empires Of Eden
Added 2nd Sep 2009
Stu Marshall, creator of the band, chats about organic growth, not using Marshall Amps, and rugby all the way...Read more

Eternal Tears Of Sorrow
Added 4th Aug 2009
Altti, singer and bass player of 'EToS' chats about loving Paradise Lost, loving it when other bands cover EToS work, and forgetting all his drunk moments...Read more

Europe
Added 6th Oct 2009
Joey Tempest, lead singer with the masters of the Final Countdown, talks about going for a coffee break, recording in Prague, and the answer to the question being firebox...Read more

Europe
Added 17th Nov 2009
Ian Haugland, drummer with that band named after one of Earth's top 7 continents, talks about hitting pots and pans, his naughty brother, and it being a spiky apple, obviously...Read more

Europe
Added 18th Jan 2010
Tobias Lindell, producer of Last Look At Eden, talks about being open minded, using Protools, and the answer being 22cm...Read more

Factory Of Dreams
Added 4th Nov 2009
Factory Of Dreams founder Hugo Flores, plus singer Jessica Lehto talk about being influenced by The Gathering, making videos, and hugging fluffy pets...Read more

Fire (The)
Added 16th Sep 2009
Drummer Alecs (occasionally joined by singer Olly) talks about going to the cinema, making videos with lots of girls in and dominating the world with white hair...Read more

First Child
Added 25th Feb 2010
Band founder, singer and bassist 'Cat the Cat' talks about starting at 7, faces in the mirror, and partying like a rainbow...Read more

Giant
Added 2nd Feb 2010
Original member and bass player Mike Brignardello chats about living up to the Giant standard, being impressed by Dann's shredding, and maybe, possibly doing a tour...Read more

Glass Hammer
Added 25th Jan 2010
Band founders Fred Schendel and Steve Babb chat about books making music and vice-versa, the ups and downs of live shows, and going to Toys-R-Us...Read more

Grand Design
Added 20th Oct 2009
Front man and founder Pelle Saether chats about running round hotels naked, getting someone to buy him a video, and definitely not wearing spandex...Read more

Hardlein
Added 4th January 2010
Guitarist Hayward 'Chief' Embry Jr chats about performing in Honky Tonks, playing to 30,000 people, and not wanting the questions to stop...Read more

Hardline
Added 30th Mar 2009
Front man Johnny Gioeli chats about getting the new album just right, upsetting his daughter, and 'possibly' resurrecting a very old song...Read more

Heavenly
Added 17th Dec 2009
Vocalist Benjamin Sotto chats about the brilliance of Queen, the brilliance of semi-naked album covers, and the brilliance of the mush on piano...Read more

Helix
Added 6th Nov 2009
Front man Brian Vollmer chats about how to sing properly, loving his video, and having to have the sound of a thousand different bands...Read more

Hungry Heart
Added 13th May 2009
Josh, Mario, Lele and Paolo chat about phone box abuse, loving H.E.A.T. and doing Bon Jovi...Read more

Impellitteri
Added 20th Mar 2009
Shredding legend Chris Impellitteri joins us to talk about the band's new album, having 'the voice' back, and creating his own guitar...Read more

Inmoria
Added 1st Jul 2009
Dan, keyboard player and founder member of Inmoria, chats about looking like a hamster, cleaning up asbestos and having his breakfast...Read more

Jade (The)
Added 3rd Mar 2010
Wille, Pekko, Sirpa, and Jann stop by to talk about having a heart full of melodic rock 'n' roll, drinking in Portobello Road, and living in a gas chamber...Read more

Joon
Added 1st Apr 2009
Olly Kraweckyj, lead singer of Joon, chats about playing to 3 half-dead people, doing Aha and being the dirty Cliff Richard of rock...Read more

Jon Oliva's Pain
Added 19th Feb 2010
Chris Kinder, drummer with JOP, talks about the brilliance of Jon, eating corned beef, and crazy ass DVD shows...Read more

Joy Focus
Added 12th Mar 2009
Rikk Currence, musician, writer and producer of Joy Focus, chats about the absurdity of categorizing rock, Joy Focus fashion, and his perfect backing band...Read more

JSS - Jeff Scott Soto
Added 14th Oct 2009
Jeff chats about singing along to the Jackson Five, colouring the painting, and doing something different when he's finally big and famous...Read more

Laney, Chris
Added 2nd Apr 2009
Chris Laney, Swedish songwriter and producer, talks about being afraid to listen to a Kiss album, coming to your local pub and watching 'Dancing With The Stars'...Read more

Leon, Llexi
Added 30th Jan 2009
Llexi, guitarist/artistic mastermind behind London based gothic/industrial band Eternal Descent, talks about being the cool geek at school, secret cover-song albums and Nordic influences...Read more

Lucid Fly
Added 3rd Aug 2009
Nikki, singer with L.A. band Lucid Fly, talks about musical families, being famous after this interview and getting naked in fast food parking lots...Read more

Manimal
Added 15th Sep 2009
Drummer Richard Mentzer and vocalist Sam Nyman talk about becoming an eagle, organising a concert for the MANIMALs of the world, and baking cakes...Read more

Marseille
Added 18th Jun 2009
Lead singer, Nige, and guitarist, Neil, talk about very dodgy vicars, sunbathing in L.A. and the compulsory wearing of red jumpers...Read more

Metalium
Added 29th Sep 2009
Lars, bass player with Metalium, talks about stealing Rainbow, loving 'Slavery' and building the perfect bass...Read more

MOPA
Added 24th Feb 2010
Milka, vocalist with 'My Own Private Alaska', talks about not being a clone, Ross Robinson's 200%, and playing with closed eyes...Read more

Munroe, Ronny
Added 30th Sep 2009
Singer Ronny talks about exercising the demon, the possibility of another Metal Church and being open to any question...Read more

Mystic Prophecy
Added 17th Jun 2009
Roberto, lead singer, talks about not singing in Iron Maiden cover bands, changing album titles and his perfect band line-up...Read more

Nachtgeschrei
Added 6th Apr 2009
Nik, bagpipe and flute player of the German folksy metal band talks about the benefits of singing in German, not doing a Turisas and singing about fire...Read more

Narnia
Added 6th Aug 2009
Carl Johan Grimmark, guitar / keyboard player with Narnia, talks about the inspiration of his sister's piano skills, working with Sir Robert of Rock and living 50% of the dream...Read more

Nasty Idols
Added 22nd Jun 2009
Dick Qwarfort, bass player and founder member of Nasty idols, talks about sleeping rough in Skid Row, forgetting girl's names and being blown away by ABBA...Read more

Naughty Boys
Added 7th October 2009
Mikael, singer with Naughty Boys, chats about not being good enough on guitar, loving himself on the radio, and something about 3 girls and some whipped cream...Read more

Newman, Steve
Added 4th Feb 2009
Steve, front man of Newman and owner of Blue Room studios talks about his dream band, his George Lucas moment and not liking this particular question...Read more

Orden Ogan
Added 21st Jan 2010
Singer/guitarist Seeb and keyboardist Nils talk about not getting any sleep, telling the good story, and sleeping under too many sheets...Read more

Outloud
Added 8th Sep 2009
Singer Chandler Mogel, talks about computer crashes, building Deep Purple and rocking you to Hell and back again...Read more

Over The Rainbow
Added 17th Mar 2009
Drummer, Bobby Rondinelli, talks about drum clinics, how OTR came about and being blown away by the fans...Read more

Price, Steve (ARfm)
Added 21st Jan 2009
Steve, DJ from internet rock radio station ARfm talks about opening for Fleetwood Mac, scary mobile phones and the awesomeness of Firefest...Read more

Ross, Michael T
Added 18th May 2009
Michael, best known as the keyboard player from Hardline, talks about shredding his 'boards, loving cats and having to kill you if you ask THAT question...Read more

Santa's Misfits
Added 21st Dec 2009
Santa's Misifts, the official band of Father Christmas, chat about stepping in reindeer pie, writing in the snow, and really wanting 8 maids a milking...Read more

Sherinian, Derek
Added 9th Feb 2009
Derek, keyboard maestro and all round busy bod talks about being a 'casting agent', getting the best from Zakk Wylde and winning high school talent contests...Read more

Shortino, Paul
Added 15th Jun 2009
Singer, Paul Shortino, chats about the trippy nature of songwriting, getting caught in the lady's loo and his love for his little hottie...Read more

SOiL
Added 23rd Nov 2009
We caught up with the guys before one of their recent UK gigs with Shinedown. They talk about not making Back In Black again, America's cr*p music TV, and pretty booking agents with beards...Read more

Soul Doctor
Added 7th Jan 2010
Lead singer Tommy Heart talks about balancing bands, not giving a monkey's who writes the songs, and hating e-mail interviews...Read more

State Of Rock
Added 27th Jan 2010
Lead singer Tony Mills talks about the X-Factor, being knocked off his feet, and crazy videos...Read more

Surefire
Added 28th Sep 2009
Founding member, composer, singer and guitarist, Ben Rice talks about being wowed by Ron Wood, not wanting an autograph, and loving the studio...Read more

Tango Down
Added 26th Oct 2009
Alex and Rif, lead singer and guitarist respectively of Tango Down, chat about big bodyguard rhythms, keeping up with the bass player and not discussing the fourth nickname...Read more

Third Bullet
Added 24th Sep 2009
James Harbidge (vocals and guitar) and Stephen Busby (bass and vocals) chat about having rocking parents, getting into scrapes with chavs, and conspiracies about Jade Goody...Read more

Threshold
Added 25th Mar 2009
Keyboardist, Richard West, chats about writing epic tracks, the musical inspirations of Surrey, and hush-hush album plans...Read more

Trick Or Treat
Added 28th Oct 2009
Vocalist Alessandro Conti chats about being uniquely Helloween, putting on a cabaret, and the fact he'll be a major superstar in 10 years...Read more

Trophy (The)
Added 21st Apr 2009
Guitarist and band founder Todd Wolf chats about coming from rock city, Michael Bormann's secret talent and the plus points of a Songwriter-Idol/Lyricist-Factor style program...Read more

Turner, Joe Lynn
Added 15th Jul 2009
Joe, singer with artists like Rainbow, Deep Purple and Yngwie Malmsteen, chats about being Over The Rainbow, making Big Noize and recording jingles...Read more

U.D.O.
Added 10th Sep 2009
Front man and founder of U.D.O., Udo Dirkschneider, chats about naming a band for logo purposes, the end of the real Accept and singing in Russian...Read more

Vincent, Phil (2009)
Added 10th Aug 2009
Phil, a multi-instrumentalist, writer and producer from America, chats about working with Mr McCartney, angry music being good music and working out...Read more

Vincent, Phil (2010)
Added 12th Feb 2010
Phil, joining us for a second time, talks about his therapeutic music, not playing in a covers band, and songs for vampire movies...Read more

Warwick, Ricky
Added 14th May 2009
Ricky, probably best known as the lead singer of Scottish band The Almighty, chats about his poor dancing skills, playing in a shed with Def Leppard, and not doing any "feel my pain" crap...Read more

We Rock Like Girls Don't
Added 9th Apr 2009
Singer/guitarist Ros chats about cider induced kissing on roundabouts, the highs and lows of recording an album, and the awesomeness of PJ Harvey...Read more

Wednesday 13
Added 7th Apr 2009
Wednesday 13 talks to Steve Newell about sandwiches, shagging cartoon characters, not being arsed with sound checks, and a bit of music stuff too...Read more

Wiesenauer, Axel
Added 16th Nov 2009
7Hard A&R man Axel Wiesenauer chats about starting the label, using piracy for promotion and taking over the world...Read more

Wig Wam (2008)
Added 31st Dec 2008
Glam and Flash chat about their new record, the possibility of a Wig Wam clothing range and whether they hate Lordi or not...Read more

Wig Wam (2009)
Added 23rd Dec 2009
The guys are back for more! The band chat about getting rougher and purer, kinky drummers, and the musical skills of Teeny's horses...Read more

Winter's Verge
Added 4th Feb 2010
George, founder member and singer of Winter's Verge, talks about writing via the internet, Stefanos being Cousin Itt, and the women of the Czech Republic...Read more

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