During this episode I’m joined by former Vinnie Vincent Invasion drummer Bobby Rock. Items discussed during this interview are why the Invasion broke up, various Vinnie Vincent rumors, why Robert Fleischman left the band, and if he would ever play with Vinnie again. Other items discussed include recording with Nitro, Nelson and all things fitness as well as authoring several books.

To read more about this interview check out the Talking Metal Wire www.talkingmetal.com

Items discussed include:

Bobby Rock, Vinnie Vincent, Robert Fleischman, Vinnie Vincent’s Invasion, Sweet Savage, Dana Strum, Joey Jones, Rare Earth, Def Leppard, Mutt Lange, Myron Grambacher, Pat Benatar, Chet Akins, Kiss, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, Godsmack, W.A.S.P., Stet Howland, Gary Hoey, Fred Coury, Cinderella, Warrant, Whitesnake, Rock Never Stops, Slaughter, Rudy Sarzo, Bruce Kulick, John Corabi, Tony Montana, Dee Snider, Mark Slaughter, Blas Elias, Slaughter, All Systems Go, Nitro, Michael Angelo Batio, Nelson, Monster Circus, Carnival Of Souls, Zentoria, Chrysilis Records, Enigma Records, Hypothetical Erotica, Zentoria, Poison, Aerosmith, Great White, Twisted Sister

The following Vinnie Vincent Invasion tracks are played during the episode:

Boyz Are Gonna Rock
Ashes To Ashes
Twisted

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I was able to exchange a brief Q&A e-mail with Cary Geare from Sons of Aurelius. During the interview we discuss everything from gear, graphics, to what’s in store for the band. All of you gearheads should be pleased.

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Remember these are all live tracks:

Life Of Agony – Love To Let You Down
Overkill – Rotten To The Core
Fight – Into The Pit
Iron Maiden – Drifter
Tesla – Breaking Free
Extreme – Rest In Peace
Candlebox – No Sense
Filter – Hey Man, Nice Shot
Nine Inch Nails – Sin
Anthrax – Inside Out
Faith No More – We Care A Lot
Kiss – Two Timer

Tonight’s Mars Attacks features a complete set of live tracks, you’ll hear tunes from Life of Agony, Overkill, Fight, Iron Maiden, Candlebox, Filter, Nine Inch Nails, Anthrax, Faith No More, and what live show would be complete without a little Kiss? During the episode you’ll also hear tracks off of the upcoming live releases from Tesla and Extreme.

Episode airs tonight at 8PM EST / 5PM PST only on MarkStriglRadio.com

During this episode you’ll hear two interviews, one with Steven Bradley from Iwrestledabearonce (IWABO) and another with Rasmus Booberg from New Keepers Of The Water Towers (NKOTW). Interesting how both bands go by their initials. In any event, I spoke to Rasmus while he was in Stockholm, soaking up the sun. We discussed their album Chronicles which came out on Meteorcity Records. We also discussed their soon to be released EP The Caledonia Hunt, his gear, being invited to play the Roskilde Festival and the possibility of having another full length out later this year.

Steven talks to me about everything from gear, to why he, Krysta and John have lasted in the band, Hurricane Katrina, the possibility of touring with the Bacon Brothers, and what are some of the more common questions thrown at the band.

Items touched upon during the interview are as follows:

New Keepers Of The Water Towers, Rasmus Booberg, Chronicles of the Massive Boar, Victor Berg, The Knowledgeable Kangaroo, Chronicles of the Iceman, Flight Of The Reptilians, The Three Headed Cow, The Caledonian Hunt, The Sword, Grooves Tube Amplifier, Marshall Amplifier, Fender Telecaster, Gibson Guitars, Meteorcity Records, Roskilde Festival, Iwrestledabearonce, Steven Bradley, Gary Busey, Kevin Bacon, The Bacon Brothers, Krysta Cameron, Metal Just Got Gay, Metal Sucks, Lady Gaga, Crabcore, Deathcore, Nintendocore, Horse The Band, Anthrax, Back Street Boys, Terrible, Usher, R. Kelly, All Shall Perish, John Ganey, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Mike Patton, Bjork, Dillinger Escape Plan, Refused, The Shape of Punk To Come, LTD, ESP, GHS Strings, Rocktron, Madison Amps, Engl Amps, Gretch Drums, Zildijan Cymbals, EMG, EMG 81X, EMG 60X, Seymour Duncan Black Outs, Axis Pedals, Marshall Amplifiers, Ampeg, Warped Tour, Propellerhead, Reason Refills, Bury Your Dead, Hurricane Katrina, The Chariot, The Eyes Of The Traitor, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Faith No More, Toumai, Rise Of The Lizard King, Pursuit of Yeti, You Ain’t No Family, Dan Beland, Melanie Beland, Paco Fernandez, Metal Army America, Talking Metal Wire, Stevis, Wolf, Eli Haftman, Mikey Mongomery, John Ganey, Mike Martin, Century Media, Blabbermouth.net

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These are the tracks we played during episode 28:

The Chariot – Daggers
The Eyes Of The Traitor – Under Siege
Iwrestledabearonce – Pazuzu For The Win
Soulfly – Rise Of The Fallen
Sick Of It All – Long As She’s Standing
Suicide City – The Best Way
Silent Civilian – Atonement
Fear Factory – Christploitation
Onward Olympus – Sink Or Swim
Iconocaust – Lies Of The Betrayer
Charred Walls Of The Damned – Ghost Town
Cripper – I
Type O Negative – Christian Woman

Just like the title suggests, and similar to last week’s episode, tonight’s Mars Attacks consist of nothing but new songs. Some maybe a few months old, but they’re for the most part new to me! This episode will be somewhat heavier than the last, and will include bands like The Chariot, IWABO, Soulfly, Sick Of It All, Fear Factory, etc.

The show will air tonight at 8PM EST / 5PM PST MarkStriglRadio.com

This past Saturday (the 10th), I went to La Sala Kimbara here in Santander, Spain to see a bill that consisted of local acts A.R.D.E.N., TOUMAI, the UK band The EYES OF THE TRAITOR, and IWRESTELEDABEARONCE (IWABO) and THE CHARIOT. Now let me set all of this up for you, sometime in February I interviewed MANU GALLEGO, lead singer of TOUMAI for my Spanish Language podcast Fusion Sonica. At the time I asked if TOUMAI would be doing any shows. At the time he gave me the “don’t tell anyone, cause it’s not 100% confirmed, but we’re playing with THE CHARIOT and a band from Louisiana (IWABO), on April 10th”. He kept telling me how great The CHARIOT was live, and that I had to reserve the date. Being a man of my words, I did.

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Interesting that the first words mentioned on this album are “and here we are again”. It was as if lead singer RAY ALDER knew there would be a reissue one day! I have to mention that I wasn’t the biggest FATES WARNING fan back in the day. I had a considerable amount of friends that were into them big time, but I could never get over how much they sounded like QUEENSRYCHE. lead singer RAY ALDER at times sounds like a carbon copy of GEOFF TATE, while JIM MATHEOS and FRANK ARESTI’s dual guitar attack sounded almost identical to CHRIS DEGARMO and MICHAEL WILTON. The rhythm section of JOE DIBIASE and MARK ZONDER also do their best to sound similar to SCOTT ROCKENFELD and EDDIE JACKSON. The comparison is most notabe during the opening track “Leave The Past Behind”.

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This episode is a special joint release between Mars Attacks and Talking Metal. I touch upon this during the episode mentioning that it was put together as a tribute to Pete Steele. We deliberated at great length regarding this as it wasn’t the original intention. If you listen to Episode 306 of Talking Metal you will find part of the Mars Attacks live show I did with John and Mark last month while in the states. That episode contains an interview we conducted with Anthony Esposito from Ace Frehley, Lynch Mob fame. The next episode of Talking Metal, and Mars Attacks for that matter, was supposed to contain the first half of the live show. During this segment Mark and I interview Joey Z from Life of Agony, Stereomud, and Carnivore.

Joey was nice enough to come down to the studio, and sit in with us. He came in early, and sat on the couch while Mark, John and I did our opening monologue if you will. During the podcast you’ll hear me reference a few songs, one by Warrior Soul, and another by Slash. We spoke to Joey off mic while these songs where playing, immediately he started talking about Pete Steele. He mentioned what an honor it was to be asked to play with Carnivore, and he also spoke about how funny, and quick witted Pete was. He said Pete could come up with things right on the spot, and could roll with the punches during any given situation. I mentioned this during the Dan Lorenzo segment. He also started talking about what good man Pete was, which seems to be a common theme with all of the comments that are being posted on the web. Unfortunately this was off mic, and we had so many things to talk about (we spoke almost twice as long as we originally intended), we never really got into Pete or Carnivore on mic, except for a quick mention by Joey. Due to this, I have included part of his previous interview where he talks exclusively about Carnivore.

Joey is a great guy, who will always have an open door on any of my shows. I a big fan of his music, and have come to learn what a genuine, and nice person he truly is. He was the first person I turned to when I heard the rumor of Pete’s passing. He spoke so genuinely about Pete; it was hard not to think of him when I started reading the posts on the web. During the episode I read an excerpt of the response he sent me.

The reason I included Dan was because I read his comments on Blabbermouth.net. I reached out to a bunch of different people from the NY/NJ music scene to see if anyone might be interested in providing me with a statement regarding Pete. People treat death in different manners, I know for a lot of people this has to be a difficult situation. As a result, it would be foolish for me to be upset over people not wanting to partake. Maybe the situation is difficult for them, other are on tour, and couldn’t come on with such short notice, etc. In any event, Dan immediately came forward to share stories, and help celebrate the memory of Pete.

There are no ulterior motives here, like so many others out there we just want to celebrate the life of Pete Steele. By putting this episode together, I feel that we are doing our part to pay homage to the man, and his music. I’m sure some will say that we’re doing this to ride the publicity surrounding his untimely death, but it can’t be farther from the truth. Mark and I spoke at great lengths yesterday deliberating over whether we should release this episode now, or wait a few months. I personally think that we’re doing the right thing by releasing the interview in the format we have chosen. As a fan, I don’t want someone’s memory or music to ever die. I truly believe that both Joey and Dan have helped us to do this by sharing their thoughts, and experience with Pete.

Over the course of the next few weeks/months we’ll start to hear about Pete, hopefully all good things, but I’m sure some bad will come out as well. All I can say is remember him for what he meant to you, and don’t let others sway your judgment.

I’ll close this in the same fashion that I closed the podcast, long live the memory and music of Pete Steele.

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