Focus on Metal

This week we sit down with veteran road dog and bassist Rev Jones. Rev has played with an all star list of bands and artists and recently he released his first solo effort “Bakwash”.

So this week we’ll be digging into that as well as looking back at some of the artists he’s played with. Head to RevJones.com to get your own copy of “Bakwash” or to find out more about him.

Track of the week is from Robot Lords of Tokyo off their new EP “Rise Robot Rise”

And as always Focus On Metal…Everything Else is Insignificant.

First up this week we talk with former Alice Cooper guitarist Kane Roberts. Three years in the making and his first since 1991s “Saints And Sinners”, Kane just released “The New Normal”.

Filled with lots of great guests including many of his former bandmates this is an interesting and eclectic album.

After that we talk with Tony Harnell. Tony is best known for his time in TNT but since 2005 he has also been a member of Starbreaker (along with Magnus Karlsson).

This year they have put out their third release “Dysphoria”. Tony talks about the latest album and also delves a bit into his past with TNT.

And as always Focus On Metal…Everything Else is Insignificant.

June 15th 1999 Dokken released their 7th studio album “Erase The Slate”. With its 20th anniversary coming up Don Dokken took a little time while on tour in Cleveland to call into the show to have a look back at the album.

Don will also be giving us some insight to other aspects of the Dokken story as well as what he and the band have in store for us in the near future.

Want to keep up with tour dates and what’s going on with the band, head to Dokken.net

And as always Focus On Metal…Everything Else is Insignificant.

Flotsam and Jetsam recently released their 13th studio album “The End of Chaos” so this week we check in with guitarist Micheal Gilbert to find out about the new album and everything else going on with the band.

Track of The Week is from "Imperium", the debut from Glen Drover and Walls of Blood. Check out last weeks show to get the lowdown on that one.

And as always Focus On Metal…Everything Else is Insignificant.

More returning guest this week. First up is guitarist Glen Drover. Glen’s new band Walls of Blood is releasing “Imperium” this week a solid metal album six years in the making with a who’s who of guest vocalists (Chuck Billy, Todd La Torre, Henning Basse, and more) that is sure to gain a lot of attention.

Also this week we welcome back Andrew Freeman. He’ll be talking about Devil’s Hand, the project he did with Mike Slamer released via Frontiers as well as the much anticipated sophomore release from Last in Line that’s also due out this week.

And as always Focus On Metal…Everything Else is Insignificant.

Once again director and fellow podcaster Bob Nalbandian joins us to talk about his new documentary BAND vs BRAND.

BAND VS BRAND is a feature length documentary film focusing on the current state of the music business and on how “the brand” of a rock group, in many cases, has more power than the band members themselves.

The film dropped on the 12th so after listening to Bob do yourself a favor and go grab a copy of this 92 minute schooling on the value of branding in music.

And as always Focus On Metal…Everything Else is Insignificant.

Aaaand we’re back. Yep, as promised we are back from winter break and ready to launch into 2019. This week we welcome back engineer Mike Fraser to talk about none other than AC/DC.

Mike engineered everything from “Razors Edge” to “Rock or Bust” and this week we’ll get his recollections of those albums.

And as always Focus On Metal…Everything Else is Insignificant.

It’s been four years since the debut but Jake E Lee’s Red Dragon Cartel released their sophomore effort “Patina” via Frontiers Records on November 9th.

This week we talk with bassist Anthony Esposito about the new album, working with Jake E Lee, how the album came together and touring plans for 2019. We also couldn’t resist getting a bit of insight into working on the Lynch Mob albums and working with Ace Frehley.

Find more info about Red Dragon Cartel including their upcoming tour dates at: RedDragonCartel.com

And as always Focus On Metal…Everything Else is Insignificant.

Our guests this week both have albums that were released on Dec 7th. First up we have Kurdt Vanderhoof from Metal Church. Those guys just dropped “Damned If You Do” their second studio effort on Rat Pak with the returning Mike Howe.

After that we talk with Miljenko Matijevic the voice behind Steelheart who just released “Rock’n Milan” via Frontiers.

And as always Focus On Metal…Everything Else is Insignificant.

First up this week we talk with Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffmann. The band just released “Symphonic Terror, Live at Wacken 2017” on Nuclear Blast and Wolf will give us all the details.

After that we talk with Connor Garritty of All Hail The Yeti. The band just put out “Highway Crosses” their third studio effort.

Track of the week is from former FoM guests Reverence from their latest “Vengeance is…Live”

Track down Accept at AcceptWorldwide.com and find Wolf at WolfHoffmann.com

Connor and All Hail The Yeti can be found at facebook.com/officialallhailtheyeti

Reverence is at ReverenceMetal.com

And as always Focus On Metal…Everything Else is Insignificant.