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 we interview Zach Broderick from Nonpoint. We touch upon being the new guy in the band, how he got the gig, what its been like to work with Chad Gray and Gregg Tibbett from Mudvayne on Mircacle, touring with Nonpoint, etc.

During the episode I also mention the recent deaths within the hardrock/metal community. My thoughts go out to Paul Gray from Slipknot, and everyone else that I mention, Rev from A7X, Ronnie James Dio, and Pete Steele. I hope they’re all in a better place, and thank them all for their music.

Other items discussed during the episode are the following:

Zach Broederick, Nonpoint, Miracle, Dirge Within, Soil, Shaun Glass, Dan Donegan, Disturbed, The New Game, Chad Gray, Greg Tribbett, Paranoid, Black Sabbath, EVH Amps, Peavey, Jackson Guitars, EMG X Pickups, Dunlop Pedals, Sam Ash, Mick Mars, Motley Crue, God Forbid, Doc Coyle, Ernie Ball Strings, Download Festival, Rock On The Range, Eddie Trunk, Talking Metal, Ripper Owens, 60 Cycle Media, Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio, Gloria Butler, Geezer Butler, Dimebag Darrell, Pantera, The Rev, Avenged Sevenfold, Pete Steele, Joey Z, Life Of Agony, Paul Gray, Slipknot, Blabbermouth.net

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If what I do with Mars Attacks, Fusion Sonica and Talking Metal isn’t enough, I also now write for Metal Army America. The first bit of content I have provided to the site is a review of Brian Posehn’s album Fart And Weiner Jokes.

It starts out something like this:

SCOTT IAN has been hyping this album (and PEARL’s) non-stop via his Twitter account. Although I had seen BRIAN POSEHN here and there throughout the years, the first time that I really took notice was when I saw the video for “Metal By Numbers”….to read more go here

Here is a recap of yesterday’s show, it will repeat tonight and over the weekend, as well as during the course of the next few weeks. Check the show times at the top right hand side of the home page for more details.

Testament – Hail Mary
Overkill – Necroshine
Megadeth – Ashes In Your Mouth
MD .45 – Hell’s Motel
Metallica – Of Wolf And Man
Anthrax – Catharsis
Fight – War Of Words
Judas Priest – Hell Patrol
Life Of Agony – I Regret
Machine Head – The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears
Pantera – Fucking Hostile
Dio – Strange Highways
Black Sabbath – After All The Dead
Black Sabbath – Cross Of Thorns
Ozzy Osbourne – Thunder Underground
Motley Crue – Let Us Pray
Prong – Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck
Marilyn Manson – Antichrist Superstar
Killing Joke – Millennium
Faith No More – Mouth To Mouth
System Of A Down – Sugar
Rage Against The Machine – Know Your Enemy
Sevendust – Denial
Godsmack – Whatever
Alice In Chains – We Die Young

As mentioned in my previous post, we also discuss the following:

Ozzmosis, Lee Ving, Fear, Joey Belladonna, John Bush, Painkiller, Tony Martin, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Vinnie Appice, Ronnie James Dio, Dehumanizer, Cross Purposes

Mars Attacks first ever live show will take place tonight. Guests on the show will be Joey Z from Life of Agony, Anthony Esposito from Lynch Mob/Ace Frehley, and Mark & John from Talking Metal.

The show will air at a special time 7PM EST / 4PM PST / 1PM PST exclusively on MarkStriglRadio.com

Had the pleasure of interviewing Ivy and Tara from Kittie last night at BB Kings in NYC. I had interviewed Mercedes from the band right at the end of last year. I have to say that her interview was one of my favorites, as we talked for close to an hour, although about half of that was edited out. Although this interview originally aired back in January, I do intend on releasing both of the interviews together as a podcast during the course of the next few weeks. This was the first time I have caught the band, and they did not disappoint. They played fifteen songs total, you can tell that they are extremely happy with their last album In The Black, as they played six songs off of the album. During the interview Ivy and Tara confirmed that Kittie will indeed be touring with Insane Clown Posse.

Opening for the band was God Forbid, this was my second time seeing them, as I had seen them at the Kobetasonik festival in Spain last June. For those of you keeping score I interviewed guitarist Doc Coyle back in November. At the time things were somewhat in limbo with the band, they were looking for new management, a new label, and working a new guitarist into the fold (Matt Wicklund, who I saw back stage). Byron announced during the show that they were recording a new album which should be out at some point during this year. The set list focused on Earthsblood and IV: Constitution of Treason. Aside from songs off of their previous two releases, they played Pantera’s Mouth For War during their set. After their show I had Doc right behind me sporting a Metal Sucks t-shirt, he was watching Kittie’s show and had someone with him at the time. I didn’t see it prudent to walk up to him and bug him, in any event, will be posting his interview shortly as well.

Opening act was Gwen Stacy, unfortunately, didn’t get to catch much of their show, although they did sound great as well.

Thanks to Bill from E1 for making everything happen.

Tomorrow night’s Mars Attacks will go live, I will have interviews with Joey Z from Life Of Agony/Steromud/Carnivore, Anthony Esposito from Ace Frehley/Lynch Mob, and Mark & John from Talking Metal. This is my second go round with Joey; the last time we spoke was right before L.O.A. went out and did the shows in Jersey and NYC commemorating the twenty year anniversary of the band. The podcast version of the interview is available here:

http://marsattacksradio.com/2010/03/audio/podcast-episode-2-life-of-agonys-joey-z/

The show starts at 7PM EST / 4PM PST exclusively on MarkStriglRadio.com

Been a fairly busy week, started things out on Monday conducting an interview with David Starr from from Wildestarr. Tuesday I spoke to former Iron Maiden lead singer Blaze Bayley, who I will miss out on seeing live, since I’ll be in the states (more on that in a sec). Wednesday I got speak to Dallas Cowboy, and Free Reign drummer Cory Proctor. These interviews will air shortly on Mars Attacks Radio!

This weekend you’ll have podcast episode number 2, which will feature an interview with Joey Z from Life of Agony.

As mentioned above, I’ll be heading out to the states on Saturday, I’ll be flying from Santander to Madrid, and then into Newark. Have plenty of things lined up, keep checking back hear and the Talking Metal Wire for more info!

This is the premier episode of Mars Attacks Podcast. This episode features an in-depth interview with Erik Kluiber regarding his playing concepts, his gear, and the jump from Overloaded to White Wizzard.

Other items covered include the writing and recording process of Over The Top, Talking Metal, Dave Meniketti, Robert Fleischman, Ace Frehley, Chad Bryan, Dimebag Darrell, Dusk, Earache Records, ECW, Iron Maiden, Jake E. Lee, Jason Becker, Jimmy Page, Jon Leon, Kerry King, Kill Em All, Killswitch Engage, Kirk Hammett, Korpiklani, Lamb Of God, Led Zepplin, Les Paul Studio, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marty Freidman, Metallica, Misfits, Motor City Pick Ups, Overloaded, Randy Rhodes, Regeneration, Slipknot, Steel Panther, Tyr, Viper Room, White Wizzard, Wyatt “Screamin Demon” Anderson, Yngwie Malsteen

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