All Hail The Queens
Crystal Viper front woman Marta Gabriel is set to release her first solo album on July 30, 2021 entitled Metal Queens. Just six months after releasing The Cult with her main band, Gabriel wanted to pay homage to some of the great female-fronted acts of the ’80s that inspired her. There are some familiar Heavy Metal names on this 11 track covers album (Lee Aaron, Chastain, Wendy O. Williams), and some obscure acts that you may be discovering for the first time (Blacklace, Zed Yago, Malteze). I had the chance to speak with Marta Gabriel ahead of the album’s release.
[Listen to our Marta Gabriel interview to promote Crystal Viper’s The Cult, HERE]Highlights Include
Discussion of her 1st solo album Metal Queens- How Marta discovered some of the more obscure acts she covers
- Why she didn’t take liberties with song arrangements
- Has Marta met or performed with the ‘Metal Queens’ she covered
- Would she consider playing other styles of music
- What Marta thinks about the genre label “Female Fronted Metal”
- Has she ever faced any issues being a woman leading a Heavy Metal band
- Getting together her special guests
- What’s going on with Crystal Viper
- … and much, much more!
Marta Gabriel’s Backup Band
Eric Juris – Guitars
Cedrick Forsberg – Drums
Special Guests
John Gallagher (Raven)
Harry Conklin (Jag Panzer)
Todd Michael Hall (Riot V)
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