Focus on Metal

Our guest this week is yet another great metal producer, Terry Date. Now I know most people associate him only with Pantera but the guy has done a ton more than just that. If you didn't know that, after this week you will appreciate that Terry is a true master of metal and he continues to produce great metal as evidenced by the latest Soullfly release. Check out what he's doing at: http://www.terrydaterecording.com/

Our track of the week is from Italian metalheads Hells Chopper from their debut release "First Ride". Learn more about the band at: http://www.hellschopper.com/

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

As an AR guy and then as a top ranked producer Tom Werman has been a key influence in the history of metal. This week we sit down with the guy behind the desk for some of metal and hard rock's best selling releases.

Our track of the week is from Massacre Records artist Gun Barrel from their sixth release "Damage Dancer". Learn more about the band at: http://www.gunbarrel.de/ or at https://www.facebook.com/GunBarrel

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

With the release of Dave Grohl's documentary on Sound City this weeks guest has become a household name. It's about time, the guy has been part of recording history since the seventies and has had a hand in some of the biggest albums in rock and metal history. I'm speaking of course of the legendary Keith Olsen. This week Keith takes us through the stories behind some of his recorded work.

Our track of the week is from Metal Inquisitor from their new Massacre release "Ultima Ratio Regis".

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

It's been four years since we lost Dio and it's a tribute to the man that the metal community still holds him in in the highest regard. In honor of Ronnie, this week we are running the sixth installment of our Strange Highways project. This time we talk with Jerry Best who played in Freak of Nature, the opening band for the Strange Highways European tour. Jerry also went on to play in the Dio band for the Angry Machines album and tour.

Find out more about Jerry Best at: http://jerrybest.com/

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

All of us at FoM are psyched to bring this exclusive talk with Ty Tabor in which we go through the entire history and studio output of King's X.

Keep up with the band at http://www.kingsxrocks.com/

Keep up with Ty and get all your King's X merch at http://molkenmusic.com/

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

This is the fifth installment of our Dio Strange Highways series. This time we talk with Scott Warren. Dio fans know that Scott was a large part of the Dio legacy but most people don't know that he actually played on Strange Highways. On this episode we aim to set the record straight.

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

This is the fourth installment of our Dio Strange Highways series. This time we turn our attention to the albums producer Mike Fraser.

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

Back again with another episode in our epic Strange Highways project. This time we sit down with drummer and longtime Dio collaborator Vinny Appice. Vinny was cool enough to give us an hour of his time before he had to hit the stage with Kill Devil Hill on the third stop on their US tour supporting their second release Revolution Rise.

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

Week 3 of Metal Month has arrived and to celebrate we are rolling out another part of our in depth look at Strange Highways. This week we sit down for two talks with guitarist Tracy G.

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

Metal Month is upon us and to celebrate we are finally debuting our massive and in depth look at Dio's Strange Highways. This one will unfold over a large number of shows. This week we start off with talking with bassist Jeff Pilson. We hope you enjoy the journey down Strange Highways.

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