Audio Interviews Archives - Page 71 of 73

Harry Conklin performing live with Jag Panzer at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, New York, July 9, 2016

HARRY CONKLIN (JAG PANZER): “Each And Every Track [on The Fourth Judgement] Has Potensial Of Being A Single”

May 26, 1997 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

1997 wasn’t the best year for classic Heavy Metal. Still, that very year Jag Panzer returned with a killer album, The Fourth Judgement, that was praised by the press. This was their third full length …READ MORE

STEVE RAMSEY (SKYCLAD): “If We Feel We Are Repeating Ourselves We’ll Just Create A New Style”

March 8, 1997 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

In 1997 Folk Metal pioneers Skyclad had already recorded 8 albums. The new one, The Answer Machine? still had the strong folk feel to it, but it showed a less aggressive band since the 1991 …READ MORE

Screenshot from the interview with Blackie Lawless

BLACKIE LAWLESS (W.A.S.P.): “[On Kill Fuck Die] This Is The Most Serious And Most Aggressive Album We Ever Did. This Is A Vicious Album”

March 8, 1997 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

Either you love it or you hate it; In 1997 W.A.S.P. released their most brutal and industrial album to date: Kill Fuck Die. In this interview from 1997, Blackie explains how journalists made him pick …READ MORE

GEEZER BUTLER (BLACK SABBATH, GZR): “Some Nights Are Like Playing To The Dead”

March 2, 1997 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

In 1995, Geezer Butler released the debut album, Plastic Planet, with his new band GZR (also known as G//Z/R and Geezer). Two years later he returned with Black Science, but this time the band was …READ MORE

BERNIE MARSDEN & MICKY MOODY (ex-WHITESNAKE, THE MOODY MARSDEN BAND): “I Think David Should Make DAVID COVERDALE Albums Not WHITESNAKE Albums”

December 4, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

In 1996, The Moody Marsden Band did a gig in Oslo. For an old Whitesnake fan it was really nice to sit down to have a chat with the original guitar players Micky Moody and …READ MORE

Interview with Helloween (Michael Weikath) 1996

November 30, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

In 1996 Helloween released their 5th album Time of the Oath and went on tour with Bruce Dickinson’s new band Skunkworks. This interview was done backstage with founder and guitarist Michael Weikath before their gig …READ MORE

Interview with Michael Kiske about his solo album “Instant Clarity”

August 27, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

Michael Kiske about his first solo album after being fired from Helloween. He got some interesting musicians aboard for the album. By Stig Nordahl

KENNY HICKEY (TYPE O NEGATIVE): “I Don’t Think We’re A Goth Band”

August 12, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

In 1996 Type O Negative released their fourth album October Rust that followed their platinum selling album Bloody Kisses. This interview with guitarist Kenny Hickey was conducted in August as the new album was hitting …READ MORE

MARTY FRIEDMAN (ex-MEGADETH): “If Some Other Artist Was Doing The Album, I’d Just Buy It And Wouldn’t Have To Go Through The Trouble Of Making It”

May 23, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

In 1996 three of the members in Megadeth released albums with their own projects. Had Megadeth split? That was an obvious question to ask Marty Friedman when he released his solo album True Obsessions that year. …READ MORE

LUKE MORLEY And DANNY BOWES (THUNDER): “We Fired Everyone, We Just Had To Be Careful Not To Upset Ourselves”

May 22, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

This interview with Luke and Danny was conducted before Thunder released The Thrill of It All album in 1996. A lot of things had been going on in the Thunder camp since the previous album. …READ MORE