For those of you that missed it, I’m back at Metal Army America doing reviews, and interviews for them. Here is a link to the first one that I’ve put together, which covers Angelus Apatrida’s new album The Call.
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The latest episode of Mars Attacks Podcast features interviews with Hades guitar tandem Dan Lorenzo, and Scott LaPage. The first half of the episode contains an interview with Scott in which he touches on his new band The Freeze Tag Assassins, his blues playing and the Hades reunion (among other things). During the Dan Lorenzo segment, he discusses not only the Hades show, but being featured in Moshed Potatoes, the soon to be released Hades and Non-Fiction split DVD, the possibility of their being new music from either band, and the current status of The Cursed which features Blitz from Overkill, and Scream Metal the cover band he shares with Alan Tecchio (also of Hades and Non-Fiction) and Mark Strigl, and John Ostronomy of Talking Metal fame.
Dan not being one to mix words has some interesting comments regarding the Big 4, and alludes to the fact that Hades was playing a certain Joe Jackson cover well in advance of another New York Tri-state area band.
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During the latest episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast James J. LaRue comes clean about his departures from White Wizzard, and Holy Grail. He is still currently listed in many places as one of the guitarist in Holy Grail, as a matter of a fact Blake Mount is also listed as their bass player in many places, but neither one is currently in the band. During the interview he disuses this, the grueling process that went into recording Holy Grail’s Crisis In Utopia, his experience in White Wizzard, his future, and many other things. This interview is a must for any young musician thinking to break into the industry, as James give you a detailed and honest account of what it is like to be signed to a prominent metal label (Prosthetic). What it’s like to record with a name prouder (Danny Lohner), and what it’s like to be in two bands that have received some notoriety during the course of the last few years.
During this episode you will hear a bunch of songs by Holy Grail, and White Wizzard
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A continuation of yesterday’s list.
31 The Sword – Warp Riders
32 Deathspell Omega – Paracletus
33 Cloudkicker – Beacons
34 The Ocean – Anthropocentric
35 Black Breath – Heavy Breathing
36 Daughters – Daughters
37 As I Lay Dying – The Powerless Rise
38 Daath – Daarth
39 Stone Sour – Audio Secrecy
40 Dimmu Borgir – Abrahadabra
41 Exodus – Exhibit B – The Human Condition
42 Slash – Slash
43 Melvins – Bride Screamed Murder
44 The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza – Danza 3: The Series Of Unfortunate Events
45 Norma Jean – Meridional
46 Salome – Terminal
47 Black Label Society – Order Of The Black
48 Fleshwrought – Dementia / Dyslexia
49 Ghost – Opus Eponymous
50 Veil Of Maya – ID
51 Nails – Unsilent Death
52 Ludicra – The Tenant
53 Sons Of Aurelius – Sons Of Aurelius
54 Kingdom Of Sorrow – Behind The Blackest Tears
55 Parkway Drive – Deep Blue
56 Burzum – Belus
57 Melechesh – The Epigenesis
58 Sevendust – Cold Day Memory
59 Cancer Bats – Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones
60 Death Angel – Relentless Revolution
61 Shining – Blackjazz
62 Sick Of It All – Based On A True Story
63 Dark Tranquility – We Are The Void
64 TesseracT – Concealing Fate
65 Wichery – Witch Krieg
66 Orphaned Land – Never Ending Way Of Orwarrior
67 Ion Dissonance – Cursed
68 Holy Grail – Crisi In Utopia
69 Bison B.C. – Dark Ages
70 Black Anvil – Triumverate
71 Rotting Christ – Aealo
72 Allegaeon – Fragments Of Form and Function
73 Atheist – Jupiter
74 Pain Of Salvation – Road Salt One
75 Hail Of Bullets – On Divine Winds
76 Keep Of Kalessin – Reptilian
77 Rob Zombie – Hell Billy Deluxe 2
78 Solution .45 – For Aeons Past
79 Coliseum – House With A Curse
80 Heathen – The Evolution Of Chaos
81 The Acacia Strain – Wormwood
82 Autopsy – The Tomb Within
83 Cough – Ritual Abuse
84 Murderdolls – Women & Children Last
85 Levi / Werstler – Avalanche Of Worms
86 Ratt – Infestation
87 The Crown – Doomsday King
88 Anathema – We’re Here Because We’re Here
89 Forbidden – Omega Wave
90 Kalmah – 12 Gauge
91 Kataklysm – Heavens Venom
92 Zoroaster – Matador
93 Alterbridge – AB III
94 Arsis – Strarve For The Devil
95 Bring Me The Horizon – There Is A Hell Believe Me I-ve Seen It, There Is A Heaven Let-s Keep It A Secret
96 Comeback Kid – Symptoms + Cures
97 Cynic – Re-Traced
98 White Chapel – A New Era Of Corruption
99 Underoath – (Disambiguation)
Tonight you’ll hear 30 through 1 on MarkStriglRadio.com on Stream A at 8PM EST / 5PM PST / 2AM CET
During this episode we have interview with Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens, and James Luna, lead singer of Holy Grail, and former lead singer of White Wizzard. Holy Grail have just released a great new album called Crisis In Utopia. During Luna’s portion of the interview we discuss the making of said album, his influences, playing Waken, and his time in White Wizzard, where he goes into detail to discuss the issues he and former member of the band (James LaRue, and Tyler Meahl both in Holy Grail) had with Jon Leon. Now before anyone jumps to conclusions I did try and contact Jon to get his side of things so that people can determine for themselves what really happened. One of the things that I love about doing interviews for my podcast is that listeners can directly from an artist. It isn’t like playing telephone where things are sensationalized just to put another notch in someone’s proverbial gun. Had I of been able to interview Jon people would have been able to (again) choose for themselves whether what all of these former members are saying is true, or not. Maybe Jon has a good reason that isn’t coming across? Or maybe things are cut and dry, exactly like all of the former members are saying, and is why the label, and Jon himself has decided to not come on the show.
Ripper’s interview was conducted late last year, it is one of a handful of interviews that were conducted for MarkStrigleRadio.com and has yet to be released as a podcast. During this episode we discuss Hail!, his solo album Play My Game, Yngwie Malmsteen, Beyond Fear, Charred Walls Of The Damned, and the abrupt end to his tenure in Iced Earth. Tim is very forth coming, and honest when talking about John Schaffer, and what was promised to him when joining IE, and how it differs to how Judas Priest and Yngwie Malmsteen approached him.
I recommend both interviews to anyone that has been following the dysfunctional history of Iced Earth or White Wizzard, or are fans of either one of these two great lead singers.
During the episode you’ll hear the following tracks:
Holy Grail – Nocturne in D Minor
White Wizzard Shooting Star
Holy Grail – My Last Attack
Holy Grail – Requiem
Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens – Death Race
Beyond Fear – Save Me
Judas Priest – Blood Suckers
Overall we touch on the following topics:
Hail!, David Ellefson, NAMM, Samson Wireless, Andreas Kisser, Jimmy Degrasso, Mike Portnoy, Paul Bostaph, Ray Mayorga, Soulfly, Stone Sour, Spinal Tap, Sepultura, Alice Cooper, Testament, Simon Wright, Motorhead, Pantera, Judas Priest, Accept, Wendy Dio, Bob Kulick, Chris Caffery, John Comprix, Steve Stevens, Jeff Loomis, Michael Wilton, George Lynch, John 5, Scott Ian, Vinnie Paul, Rudy Sarzo, Billy Sheehan, Bobby Jarzombek, Road Runner Records, Road Runner United, Jeff Waters, Cory Taylor, The Grammys, Beyond Fear, SPV Records, Iced Earth, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Schaffer, Matt Barlow, Judas Priest, Ian Hill, K.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Charred Walls Of The Damned, Richard Christy, Play My Game, Heaven & Hell, Hannah Montana, Pink,Amon Amarth, Exodus, Mahevilant Creation, Deep Purple, Klaus Meine, Scorpions, Manowar, Merciful Fate, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Slayer, Witchfinder General, Racer X, Testament, Lamb Of God, Jeff Loomis, Nevermore, Danny Lohner, Nine Inch Nails, Metal Blade Records, Angkor Wat, Waken Festival, Matt Hyde, Steve Evetts, Nuclear Blast, Side One Dummy, Prosthetic Records, Exodus, Kiss, Erik Kluibert, Jon Leon, Sleaze Roxx, Metal Sucks, Metal Sludge
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During this episode we speak to Blitz from Overkill and Jose from Bonded By Blood. The original intent was to release this episode sometime back in July, but with all of the circumstances revolving around my life it made things difficult to do so. For those of you that don’t know my wife had been pregnant, and was bed ridden for most of two months. Unfortunately she had a miscarriage a little after this interview was conducted, and life was pretty much put on hold. A little after this happened my company had to make some difficult decision to help the company stay a float, and anyone that had unemployment benefits was let go. And you guessed it I was given the pick slip at the time. With all of this said, things could be worse and as my brother always says, no matter how bad things are, there is always someone that’s worse off than you are. Luckily, things are looking good for the future, so I can’t really complain.
In any event, the interview with Blitz was done back in January before Ironbound, Overkill’s latest album came out. Among the items discussed during this interview are Ironbound, and subsequent tour, the early days of Megaforce Records, the “Big Four”, his 30 year musical partnership with DD Verni, Randy Blythe of Lamb Of God, Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater, the NY Steel Benefit Show, the project he did with Dan Lorenzo called The Cursed, Hail! and his involvement in Turtlehead!
During Jose’s segment we discuss how the band was started, comparisons to other bands, some of the festivals they were about to play when the interview was conducted, and the recording of their latest album Exiled To Earth
Items discussed during both interviews include:
Korn, Iron Maiden, Angelwitch, Raulph Patland, Cannibal Corpse, Twisted Sister, Brutal Assault Festival, Bloodstock Open Air, Suffocation, Thrash Assault Forum, Exodus, Exiled To Earth, Feed The Beast, Alex Lee, Jerry Garcia, Overkill, Forbidden, Big 4, Suffocation, Bobby Blitz, Overkill, Ironbound, DD Verni, Immortalis, Dave Linsk, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden, Feel The Fire, Killers, Punk Rock, Warbringer, Hardcore, Pop, Green And Black Army, Exodus, NY Steel, In Union We Stand, 9/11, Sid Falk, Sebastian Marino, Merritt Gant, Rob Cannavino, Bobby Gustafson, Tim Mallare, Rat Skates, Joe Comeau, Megaforce, Metallica, Anthrax, Testament, Alex Parialas, Terry Date, Chris Tsangarides, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Anvil, Colin Richardson, Pete Townsend, Peter Tagtgren, Death Angel, Megadeth, Slayer, Kreator, Destruction, Randy Blythe, Lamb Of God, Gigantour, Dave Mustaine, Willie Adler, Chris Adler, Jamey Jasta, Dan Lorenzo, Hades, Non-Fiction, The Cursed, Black Sabbath, Turtlehead, John Ostronomy, Fuse, Motorhead, Mike Portnoy, Frank Bello, Hail!, Tim “Ripper” Owens, Andreas Kisser, Dave Ellefson
The following tracks are featured during the episode:
Bonded By Blood (off of Exiled To Earth) – 600 A.B. (After The Bomb), Genetic Encryption and Prototype – Death Machine
Overkill (off of Ironbound) – The Green and Black, Bring Me The Night, Give A Little
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During this episode we have two very special interviews, one with the legendary Chuck Billy of Testament and Dublin Death Patrol and another with Liam Cormier of the Canadian band Cancer Bats. Items discussed during the Chuck Billy segment include the Rust In Peace Tour, the recording of new albums by Testament and Dublin Death Patrol as well as the expanded rerelease of DDP’s debut album. He also dispels any rumors regarding Alex Skolnik’s original parting with the band, discusses how cancer has changed his life, and gives his opinion on the term “The Big Four”. During the segment with Liam we discuss the recording process of Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones, the multitude of sub-genres associated to the band, and covering various acts among other things.
During this episode you’ll hear the following songs:
Cancer Bats – Doomed To Fail, Dead Wrong and Savatage
Testament – F.E.A.R., Hail Mary, and Eyes Sewn Shut
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For episode 15 I had the pleasure of interviewing current GNR guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal. During this episode we discuss the differences between recording and touring with GNR as opposed to his solo work, being compared to past members of the band, the re-release of The Adventures Of Bumblefoot , and his work with MS Research among other things.
Items touched upon include:
Guns N Roses, D.J. Ashba, Robin Finck, Izzy Stradlin, Chinese Democracy, The Adventures Of Bumblefoot, Shrapnel, MS Research, Rock Band, Guitars Suck, Normal, Abnormal, Guitars Still Suck, UFC, Exodus, Anthrax, Dream Theater, Zakk Wylde, In This Moment, Talking Meal On Fuse, John Ostronomy, Mark Strigl, Judas Priest, Evan Seinfeld and the Spyderz, Paul McCartney, Mike Patton, Axl Rose, L&B Spumoni Gardens, Blair’s Hot Sauce, Tommy Stinson, Frank Ferrer, Thin Lizzy, Gary Cherone, Van Halen, Eddie Trunk, Kiss, Beatles, Led Zepplin, Queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dizzy Reed.
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Last night’s Mars Attacks Radio Thrash special consisted of the following tracks:
Metal Church – Battalions
Exodus – Riot Act
Sepultura – Born Stubborn
Kreator – Hordes Of Chaos
Death Angel – Buried Alive
Sacred Reich – Surf Nicaragua
Testament – Over The Wall
Overkill – Necroshine
Slayer – Gemini
Anthrax – Time
Megadeth – Diadems
Metallica – …And Justice For All
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