Michael Sweet (Stryper) and George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob) have reunited once again to create Unified, the second album by Sweet & Lynch. I had the chance to sit down and talk with Michael Sweet about the new album, working with George Lynch, life in rock n’ roll and of course….Stryper. I found Michael to be very humble and appreciative for the long career in rock music that he has had to date. Although he…
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Today I had the pleasure to talk with Dan Watson, guitarist for the incredible metal band “Hexx”. The band has a new album out called “Wrath Of The Reaper” and I spoke with Dan about the album, life in rock n’ roll and more. Dan had some of the best and funniest answers to some of these questions that I have ever seen. From being stalked by a horny Frenchman to meeting members of Judas…
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Carmine Appice is a legend in the world of rock drummers. Over the years he has played with a virtual who’s who list of artists including Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, King Kobra, Blue Murder, Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Pink Floyd, Michael Schenker, Jeff Beck and the list goes on. Recently, I had the chance to talk with Carmine about his new project, simply called “Appice” that features not only Carmine, but his brother Vinny as well. …
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XS ROCK: Tell me about the latest band news? Any new projects coming out, live shows or announcements? Invidiosus: Matt: We are releasing a split in October 2017 with RETORTION TERROR. Takafumi and I have talked for months and decided to do this split together. This will be our debut release via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. In October-November 2017 we will be touring Japan and South Korea. XS ROCK: How long has the…
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XS ROCK: Tell me about the latest band news? Any new projects coming out, live shows or announcements? Nick: We are sort of on hiatus at the moment, but we might tour Europe next year. Other than that the tape release is the biggest news for us. XS ROCK: How long has the band been together? Nick: Our band has been together since the beginning of 2013. XS ROCK: What is your music background? Nick:…
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Today I sat down with Chris Jericho. Pro wrestler, rock singer, writer, podcaster and the list goes on and on. Chris is a multi-talented guy and was great to interview. We talked about his latest album, Judas by his band “Fozzy”, which is spectacular, by the way. We also talked about a few heavy subjects like terrorism, politics, religion and world chaos. Check out the interview below as Chris updates XS ROCK on his latest…
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Blood, Sweat, Tears…and more sweat! For the four members of Blameshift, those words are much more than a cliche, they are real life. The story of Blameshift is as much about overcoming obstacles, letting go of fears, heartbreak and redemption as it is about the music they make. I recently had the chance to talk with Jenny Mann, lead vocalist for the band. If you haven’t heard Blameshift before, where have you been? They’re an incredible…
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XS ROCK: Tell me about the latest band news? Any new projects coming out, live shows or announcements? Jason: The EP release is happening at Union Pool, October 10/15, punch and pie; We have been rehearsing and revamping older material as well, Jesse: What? Russ: Yes. XS ROCK: How long has the band been together? Russ: 7 years in total, this line up has been playing for about 3 years now. We’re a happy band….
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XS ROCK: Tell me about the latest band news? Any new projects coming out, live shows or announcements? Holly & Jeff: We have a lot going on that we’re excited about. At the moment we’re getting ready to release our second Album called Execution Of Violence, which will be released on Oct 13th. We’re also getting ready to go on tour through Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. The tour kicks off on the CD release date….
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XS ROCK: Tell me about the latest news with The Nearly Deads? Any new projects coming out, live shows or announcements? TJ: We just announced a fall tour with our friends Blameshift, and are working on one more for the end of the year. Working on releasing a lyric video for our song “Revenge” off of our new EP “Revenge of The Nearly Deads” as well! XS ROCK: How long has the Nearly Deads been…
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