• Chrigel Glanzmann of Eluveitie

    Chrigel Glanzmann of Eluveitie

    “When we started, it was clear to us from the very beginning that we want to work hard and we want to work a lot to get where we are as a band and move forward, but if you’re within that it’s more like taking one step after another, in that sense, everything that we ever did is important to [...]

  • David ‘Roadsy’ Roads of Airbourne

    David ‘Roadsy’ Roads of Airbourne

    “We’re the kind of band that’s a live band, we always just want to be touring and playing shows but at the same time you’ve got to tell yourself that you can’t do that until you write a good album and make sure you do it right and release it *laughs*.” From Bio and this sums the band up perfectly: [...]

  • Benny Horowitz of The Gaslight Anthem

    Benny Horowitz of The Gaslight Anthem

    “The one thing that’s important to us and the audience is that the show is supposed to be a way to put aside whatever is bothering you or whatever you have to deal with for a couple of hours a night and you see the show and you listen to the music and that’s what you focus on and try [...]

  • Joe Satriani

    Joe Satriani

    “It’s funny, when I sit down and play guitar I remember the feeling when I was fourteen, struggling on the instrument, and to some degree I still struggle, but I’m just at a different level, but I’ve had plenty of opportunity to quit *laughs* you know what I mean? You ask yourself, well why didn’t you quit? Then I realized [...]

  • Richard Boucher of Funeral For A Friend

    Richard Boucher of Funeral For A Friend

    “I think we always like to keep our listeners on their feet *laughs* without giving too much away I think we’ll always be a band that’s definitely full of surprises and we’ll always try and better ourselves and keep things interesting. I don’t think we’re complacent people at all, so keep a watch on us as you’ll never know. *laughs*” [...]

  • Jasen Moreno of Drowning Pool

    Jasen Moreno of Drowning Pool

    “Resilience” well if ever there’s a band that typifies this word, it’s Drowning Pool.  Since the breakthrough hit Bodies blasted the band through speakers worldwide back in 2001, the band were hit with the tragic death of vocalist Dave Williams in 2002.  Releasing three albums in the years since, with two different vocalists, now in 2013, the band have just [...]

  • Mark Jansen of EPICA

    Mark Jansen of EPICA

    “I’ve heard some things about the crowds, for example Floor Jansen from Nightwish said on their recent tour that the crowds were really wild, crazy and amazing and that we will have a great time over there. So that definitely raised my expectations, so I really look forward to the shows.” The last 12 months or so, sure have seen [...]

  • Richie Ramone

    Richie Ramone

    “I don’t know, I think at this point in my life I was ready. I had a lot of great material and just wanted to do it you know? I think I owe this… you know I want people to see the other side of me…” Richie Ramone is known as the fastest, most powerful drummer who ever played with [...]

  • Robert Ortiz of Escape The Fate

    Robert Ortiz of Escape The Fate

    “This album represents everything we need to do right now.  This is our whole identity, this is it, there’s no turning back for us, it’s now or never, if this doesn’t work out for us then we had our chance…and we blew it, we have to, have to make this album work.” Escape The Fate, well there’s a band that’s [...]

  • Andy Dowling of LORD

    Andy Dowling of LORD

    Digital Lies is the new studio album from Lord, which will no doubt further affirm their standing as one of Australia’s leading, internationally renowned metal bands.  It may have been the best part of four years between album releases, but as one of the hardest working bands here in Australia with relentless touring, an EP release and the occasional video [...]

  • Ronnie Atkins of Pretty Maids

    Ronnie Atkins of Pretty Maids

    For over 30 years now, Danish rockers Pretty Maids have been at the forefront of European hard rock.  Back in 1987, they released their absolute classic album Future World and following on from their 2010 release Pandemonium, founding members Ronnie Atkins and Ken Hammer and co. deliver another slab of crushing melodic rock with new album Motherland.  All the trademark [...]

  • Travis Stever of Coheed and Cambria

    Travis Stever of Coheed and Cambria

    “I consider Coheed to be a rolling ball in a way, and every album has rolled through and collected the parts of that album, the experimenting and this and that and then we just rolled into what Afterman is. I think if I had to choose a record that represents that band, and I know most musicians would say this, [...]