By Pariah Burke
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The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.
Rik Fox, a founding member of W.A.S.P., the creator of the band SIN, and long-time Steeler bassist, is my latest guest.
With new music by Steeler and the upcoming documentary about Steeler, a resurgence of interest in the music of SIN, and new all-star projects on the way, bassist and songwriter Rik Fox, sat down with me to talk about burying the hatchet with Dana Strum, the new Steeler song, the Steeler documentary, and finally getting ahold of his SIN demo recordings after nearly 40 years!
Pariah Burke talks once again to Ray West, lead singer and lyricist for new modern Rock project SupaFly and O.G. New York street metal band Spread Eagle, SupaFly, a new sound, and a much more dynamic way of singing for the guy who sang "Switchblade Serenade" and "Broken City." We discussed the evolution of Ray's voice from that "vicious", raspy falsetto of the 22-year-old Spread Eagle singer to a more mature chest singer who still hits what he calls "the bullet points" of Spread Eagle songs. In between the usual interview topics--appearances, new albums from SupaFly and Spread Eagle, what's next--we chatted about Aerosmith's heaviest music, great Rock singers, U2, the current state of the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame, and when Ray West attended a party in New York with Prince jamming all night.
Topics Discussed:
- the origin of SupaFly
- When the debut album drops
- Exclusive! The next single from SupaFly revealed!
- SupaFly's music was so personal, it almost wasn't released
- That "vicious", raspy falsetto Spread Eagle singer grows as a singer and as a man
- the importance of following your passion
- being addicted to music
- Singing from the chest and things to watch out for
- Behind-the-scenes of Spread Eagle recording
- Hitting the "bullet points" of classic Spread Eagle songs like "Broken City" and "Devil's Road"
- The bottle-and-straw singing practice technique
- The problem of (maliciously) recording concerts live on cell phones
- The industry secret behind live albums
- Preparing for the scary Monsters of Rock Cruise
- Spread Eagle's first appearance on MORC
- Pariah's safety tip about Danger Danger's Ted Poley at sea
- Why would anyone pay $1,000 to go see a band?!
- Prince jamming for 3 hours at a New York after hours party
- Ace Frehley's makeup should have been retired like a jersey number
- Band splits and politics
- U2
- Aerosmith's heaviest music
- Black Sabbath's Black Sabbath
- The joy of Greatest Hits albums
- The Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame... isn't
- Great Rock singers
- Spread Eagle's increased appearances
- The new Spread Eagle album
- SupaFly opening for Spread Eagle?
- Spread Eagle's unusual live set list
Pariah Burke talks with very positive Wig Wam frontman Glam (aka Åge Sten Nilsen) about the band’s new album, Out of the Dark, as well as the music of their past, present, and future.
The pandemic hit the music industry hard. Few were hit as bad as Norwegian Glam Metal band Wig Wam. At the end of 2021 the band couldn't get a booking, and, despite a new record from Frontiers Music SRL, they were about to call it quits for the second time in their 20-year career. Then came Peacemaker.
An offbeat superhero TV show from the mind of James Gunn saved Wig Wam by setting the show's stunning opening sequence dance number to their 2010 song "Do Ya Wanna Taste It?" Overnight Wig Wam was not only saved, but had become one of the hottest bands on earth. A year later, they have another new album and a year long tour lined up, including a slot on the Monsters of Rock Cruise.
The attitude of frontman Åge Sten Nilsen couldn't be more positive, as you'll see when I sit down with Åge on the day their new album, Out of the Dark, dropped.
Now on their 7th album and in their 20th year together, France's BlackRain is among the vanguard of modern Melodic Hard Rock, Glam, and Sleaze Metal proving every day that Rock isn't dead. Pariah Burke sat down with BlackRain frontman Swan Hellion in the latter's first North American interview to talk about the band's history, crazy touring stories, and how the new album, Untamed, is finally the sound Swan and BlackRain sought for all along.
Creator and manager of the new Mark Boals-fronted Metal band Red Ravyn, Holly Roxx is an interesting music business insider. She sat down with Pariah Burke to talk about how she built the international Red Ravyn lineup, new music and new music videos from the band, the early days of Hard Rock, and, revealed EXCLUSIVELY to in this interview, the identity of Red Ravyn’s new guitarist!
Priya Panda, the talented, sexy forever untamed singer and frontwoman of melodic Hard Rock and Metal band Diemonds, and recently solo Pop singer, sits down with the Hard, Heavy & Hair Show’s Pariah Burke to talk about her solo music, that time the band literally crashed the Rocklahoma Festival, how Napalm Records failed Diemonds, and her surprising answer about whether Diemonds is gone forever.
Sam Bam Koltun, arguably the most exciting Rock guitarist under 30, sits down with the Hard, Heavy & Hair Show's Pariah Burke to talk about his work with Faster Pussycat, Dorothy, Budderside, and how a broken finger doesn't stop him being a guitar badass.
Topics include:
- Touring and playing with a broken finger
- How is Dorothy Martin to work with?
- How is Sam Bam Koltun to work with?
- What songs Sam is on on Gifts From the Holy Ghost
- New music from Faster Pussycat
- Sam Bam Koltun and Limewire
- the new Ozzy record
- Sam's favorite guitar player
- Who would Sam most like to play with?
- Guitar and sleep
- Opening for a childhood hero
- Opening for Shinedown--without their instruments and gear!
- Playing that insane Shinedown stage
- Sam's family likes which bands?
- Budderside's new music
- Upcoming shows with Dorothy and Faster Pussycat
- Favorite Stoner Rock/Sludge bands
- Where is Sam Bam Koltun 5 years from now?
Ray West (Spread Eagle, George Lynch’s Electric Freedom) talks with Pariah Burke about joining George Lynch’s band, the music he’ll sing, recording new music for George Lynch and Spread Eagle, the stories behind Spread Eagle’s hits, and the changing atmosphere for our generation to talk about mental health and troubles, among other topics.
There once was a talented Melodic Thrash and Power Metal band from Southern Oregon that was cutting their own path to success. Unfortunately, they stepped off the path, and they've been lost in the woods for 25 years. This year, they found their way back to the trail, and now they're poised to pick up where they left off.
Taking a quarter-century-old demo tape of songs so good it became a fascination for collectors as far away from Oregon as Germany, and applying modern musicianship and mastering techniques, the cult favorite band Emissary has reunited for success. And they've asked me and The Hard, Heavy & Hair Show to host the exclusive, worldwide premiere of their next song, a track that won't be available until they drop their first official album in 25 years, just before 2022.
I spoke with the driving force members of Emissary--then and now--about the song, the new album, and just what the hell happened to get them so off track for so long.
More info at https://rockn.me/emissary | https://PariahRocks.com/Interviews
The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.