This episode contains the second part of an interview I conducted with former Helloween lead singer Michael Kiske, sorry for the delay. As mentioned during a previous post, he just recently put out an album with Amanda Somerville called Kiske Somerville, and is currently working on an album with the band Unisonic. You’ve read a lot of things our there regarding his thoughts on metal music, well if you’re a fan, you need to listen to both interviews to see what he really things of metal, his fans, his future with Unisonic, and his former band mates, etc.

During the episode you’ll hear tracks off of the album with Amanda Somerville, and a bunch of classic Helloween that features Michael on lead vocals.

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This episode contains the first part of an interview I conducted with former Helloween lead singer Michael Kiske. He just recently put out an album with Amanda Somerville called Kiske Somerville, and I was lucky enough to interview him regarding the album, his past with Helloween, and his current band Unisonic. This is a must listen to interview if you are a fan of Helloween as he discusses how and why he was fired from the band, why he thinks the band was never able to recapture what they did on the original two Keeper of the Seven Keys albums, and why Ingo

We also touch on a plethora of other topics, just take a look at the tags to get a rough idea of what we discussed. Part 2 should be up next week.

During the episode you’ll hear tracks off of the album with Amanda Somerville, some of his solo work (including a track that features Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and ex Helloween guitarist Kai Hansen), a Helloween track that was retooled for a solo acoustic album, and of course some classic Helloween that features Michael on lead vocals.

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During episode 11 we interview Frank Salvaggio from Anew Revolution and Robbie Crane from Ratt. Both are very stand up guys, very easy to talk to, and furthers my belief of having just a normal conversation with artists as opposed to doing a “Kent Brockman” type interview (sorry I say Trent during the episode).

In any event, we touch on the following items during the interviews, from Frank’s side his past in Slaves On Dope, putting Anew Revolution together, song writing, gear, etc. With Robbie we talk about Juan Croucier, Vince Neil, being in the band for roughly 15 years, Infestation, the drama surrounding the band, etc.

During the episode you will hear parts of the following songs:

Anew Revolution’s “Head Against The Wall” & “Ashes From Stone” both come off of the bands recently released iMerica
Ratt’s “Eat Me Up Alive”, “Best Of Me” & “A Little Too Much” all off of their latest release Infestation

Other items discussed:

Anew Revolution, Slaves On Dope, Unloco, E1 Music, Bill Meis, Frank Salvaggio, Joey Duenas, Ozzfest, Taproot, Sugar Ray, 311, Lemonade & Brownies, Snot, Drowning Pool, Nonpoint, Limp Bizkit, Shinedown, Sevendust, Gojira, Marilyn Manson, Hatebreed, Journey, Killswitch Engage, Projekt Revolution, Kittie, Insane Clown Possie, Coolio, Tara McLeod, Ivy Vujic, Randall Amps, Pearl Drums, Sabian Cymbals, ESP Guitars, Metallica, EMG Pickups, Ratt, Vince Neil, John Corabi, Motley Crue, Carved In Stone, Dust Brothers, Brent Woods, Kid Rock, Beastie Boys, Young MC, Tone Loc, Funky Cold Medina, Exposed, Steve Stevens, Paul’s Boutique, Phil Sousan, Out Of The Cellar, Vertex, Stephan Piercy, Al Pitrelli, Juan Croucier, Carlos Cavazo, Quiet Riot, Metal Health, Condition Critical, Robyn Crosby, Bobby Blotzer, Warren DiMartini, Michael “Elvis” Baskette, Roadrunner, Loud And Proud, Infestation, Fender Precision Bass, Rotosound Strings, Marshall Amps, Ampeg Amps, Hiwatt Amps, Steve Harris, John Entwistle, Metal Army America, Talking Metal, Mark Strigl Radio, Background Noise, Van Halen, Dan Lorenzo, Hades, Non-Fiction, The Cursed, Misery, Chad Gray, Mudvayne, Cory Taylor, Slipknot

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During this episode of Mars Attacks Podcast we debut an interview conducted a few weeks back with Blaze Bayley, ex-lead singer of Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane. During this interview we discuss his new album Promise and Terror, as well as his history with Maiden, among other things. He also makes some interesting statements along the way regarding Judas Priest and Rob Halford.

Items discussed are as follows:

Blaze Bayley, Promise and Terror, The Man That Would Not Die, Blood And Belief, Iron Maiden, Wolfsbane, Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith, Jase Edwards, Candlelight Records, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Nickelback, Metallica, Megadeth, Concrete Convention, Kerrrang, Ripper Owens, Steve Harris, Sanctuary Management, Nico Bermudez

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With this episode we jump all over the place, touching on various groups, including:

Helloween – Save Us

Prong – Unfortunately

Armored Saint – After Me, The Flood

Anthrax – Bordello Of Blood

Paul Dianno’s Battle Zone – Rip It Up

Bruce Dickenson – The Magician

Blaze – Reach For The Horizon

Snail – Blood

Nudeswirl – F Sharp

Valkyrie – Apocalypse Unsealed

Loudness – In The Mirror

The Almighty – Jonestown Mind

The following topics are also touched upon:

Pantera, Danzig, Rob Zombie, Trent Reznor, Marilyn Manson, Vulgar Display Of Power, John Bush, Metallica, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Nightmare On Elm St., Tales From The Crypt, Bordello of Blood, Redd Cross, Kiss, Steve Harris, Iron Maiden, Worship Music, Dan Nelson, Accident of Birth, Adrian Smith, Roy Z, Silicon Messiah, Megaforce, Man Of Two Visions, Mike Vescera, Crank

You’ll also hear songs by the following acts in the background:

Fantomas, Contraband, Twisted Sister, Refused, Hatebreed, Inflames, Static X, Straight Line Stitch With Jamey Jasta, Scorpions With Billy Corgan