Back in 1989 I was in 10th grade when this little band from Memphis released a song/video called “Walkin’ Shoes.”  That band was Tora Tora and they would go on to be one of those sadly short lived bands.  Tora Tora released their debut album Surprise Attack and followed it up with what I consider […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR, FOLKS.  I couldn’t think of a better way of kicking off the new year than to do so with an interview with Michelle Schrotz of one of my all time favorite bands, Brave.  Brave is about to release their first album of new material since 2008’s Monuments entitled The Calm|The Storm and […]

This installment of On the Record has me talking to legendary drummer Simon Wright.  Having come from playing in AC/DC for nearly a decade, Wright was recruited by Ronnie James Dio for his new assembled band to record and release an album called Lock Up the Wolves.  Simon was so much fun to talk to […]

Since being strong armed into finally giving them a listen, Walking Papers very quickly became one of my favorite bands.  In 2018, the band released one of my top albums of 2018 with WP2 and the band has since had a successful opening slot with Alice in Chains, a successful European headlining tour, and now […]

It’s amazing what you can find when just digging for new music.  One day I was listening to Hope Sandoval and I decided to click on the “Related Artists” link.  As I perused through the list, I saw Marissa Nadler.  For some reason, she just looked really interesting so I clicked it and the first […]

As anyone who has read this blog for any amount of time would know, I have been a Blues Pills fan since first hearing their debut EP, Bliss.  After 7 years in Blues Pills, guitarist Doria Sorriaux has stepped into the light, pulled up a stool, and released one of my favorite releases of 2018, […]

Icarus Witch is considered to be one of the forefathers of the NWOTHM movement.  After numerous lineup changes, the creative core of Lukas and bassist Jason Myers still stands strong.  The Witch returned in 2018 with a brand new album and a new line up featuring new vocalist Andrew D’Cagna, formerly of Brimstone Coven.  […]

Thrash metal guitar legend, blogger, jazz master, and cat lover. These are all things that pretty much encompass the man you are about to hear me talking to. Better known for his work as Testsament’s lead guitarist, Alex Skolnick has done everything from jazz albums to playing with Ozzy and his currnet project Metal Allegiance. […]

It was such an awesome time talking to Craig Goldy. The guy is pretty much an unsung legend in my opinion. He played and co-wrote Dream Evil, my fave Dio album. He was also Ronnie’s longest running guitarist and was a great friend of his for many years. While Craig and I did have a […]