Zoiks! Interviews – ZP Network

Devour the Day is a great band that came out of a good band called Egypt Central. What was a good pop rock band in Egypt Central became a great band full of authenticity and intensity. Their new album “Time and Pressure” is sure to be one of the best of 2013 and is hopefully the first album on the way to many. I got the chance to chat with Joey “Chicago” Walser, check it out.

 

If you bought a lot of albums in the rock genre over the last several years than odds are you bought an album that Will Hunt played on. Black Label Society fans, he played on “Order of the Black.” Lately he’s been known for his work with Amy Lee in Evanescence but throw a rock at a handful of hard rock albums and you’re bound to hit one Will Hunt played on. He’s now a full on member of the band Device, David Draiman’s side project from Disturbed and it’s a great new band. They’re gearing up for Megadeth’s Gigantour and I got a chance to chat with Will.

 

I remember where I was the first time I heard “Juke Box Hero.” I was in high school; the song had been out for close to a decade. I was transitioning from grunge back to the 80’s. I was driving around in my ’88 Eagle Summit when it came on the classic rock station. That experience sent me straight to my local cd/record store where I purchased Foreigner’s Greatest Hits only to find out I knew every song on the disc. It was one of those magical musical moments that I will never forget. It was such an honor to speak with Lou Gramm about his up coming biography “Juke Box Hero: My Five Decades in Rock n Roll.”

 

One of my favorite new bands is the “super group” comprised of Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) Mike Orlando, John Moyer (Disturbed) and Russell Allen (Symphony X). This year they released an EP full of covers entitled “Coverta.” They cover Dio 3 times, The Doors, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Heart just to name a few. They’re an amazing band full of amazing musicians who just happen to be really busy; hopefully they get the chance to dedicate 2013 to the Mob. I recently got the chance to chat with Russell Allen of Adrenaline Mob while he was on the golf course, check it out here.

 

This spring the Progressive Rock legends Yes are going out on the road and playing three of their classic albums (The Yes Album, Close to the Edge, and Going for the One). Recently I got the chance to chat with Yes bassist and the only member to play on every single Yes album and tour, Chris Squire. During our discussion we talk about the up coming tour, his take on the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, how Yes came into their sound and their upcoming “Cruise from the Edge” cruise.