Tales from the Road
70 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago -Tales from the Road is your all access pass into the lives and projects of musicians, performing artists and people behind the scene uncovering the stories behind the music, the songs and the concerts.
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Ted Aguilar of Death Angel - Thrash Tales, Big4 Encounters & Future Plans
July 28, 2023 05:30 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBIn the heart of the 80's Bay Area, where metal music thrived, one band emerged as an icon of the 80s thrash scene – Death Angel. Recently, I had the privilege to sit down with the legendary guitarist, Ted Aguilar. Together, we journeyed through time, delving into the band's captivating tales of tours, encounters with the Big Four, technology's impact on music, their unique songwriting process, and future plans. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Richie Faulkner:Judas Priest & Road Stories
July 21, 2023 01:30 - 39 minutes - 36 MBElegant Weapons is the brainchild of Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner. The quartet released their debut album ‘Horns for a Halo’ on May 26th via Nuclear Blast Records.Elegant Weapons are Richie Faulkner, Christopher Williams, Ronnie Romero and Dave Rimmer. I caught up with Richie from his home in Nashville, to talk about the new album, playing live, some epic road stories with JJ Nichols and Zakk Wylde. He also spoke about this collaboration with the legendary Christopher Lee, the new ...
Jamie Adler talks Rock n Roll, saving Steven Adler and helping rebuild his career
July 11, 2023 01:30 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBIn a heartfelt interview, Jamie Adler opens up about his own life, the undeniable power of rock 'n' roll, and his unwavering dedication to saving his brother Steven Adler from the clutches of drugs, reuniting him with Guns N' Roses, and tirelessly working to rebuild his career. ___________________________________________________________________LISTEN TO THE SHOW Apple Music: https://apple.co/3xg7v9Z Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3foYNzm _________________________________________________________...
All things music, mental health and production with Tom 'FountainHead Geldschlager,
July 10, 2023 08:18 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBTom Geldschlager, also known as Fountainhead, is a German guitarist and music producer. He began his musical journey at a young age, learning to play guitar and studying music theory. He developed a unique style influenced by various genres, including metal, fusion, jazz, and classical music. Throughout his career, Geldschlager has collaborated with numerous artists and bands. He has been a member of several notable groups, including the German progressive metal band Obscura, where he made s...
From Martial arts to music with Kris Barras
August 11, 2022 08:30 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBKris Barras is a British blues rock guitarist and singer.Kris began playing guitar at the age of 5, under the guidance of his musician father, Paul Barras. He performed his first-ever gig with his Dad’s band at the age of 9. For most of his adult life, Kris used had an unusual side-job alongside his music career. Although now retired, he had a successful 10 year professional Mixed Martial Arts and Muay Thai career, which saw him compete and train in Las Vegas, Thailand and Singapore. Kris...
Jack Hutchison talks about making music.
April 26, 2022 05:09 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBJack J Hutchinson is a London based blues rock guitarist and songwriter. Described by Classic Rock Magazine as “a real rock contender”, he has toured internationally, sharing stages with acts such as ZZ Top, Bad Company, Kris Barras Band and Blackberry Smoke. His most recent album ‘The Hammer Falls’ was released earlier this year to universal acclaim. I caught up with Jack to talk about his latest album, his songwriting process, playing live and some interesting road stories. ---------------...
Jack Hutchinson talks about making music.
April 26, 2022 05:09 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBJack J Hutchinson is a London based blues rock guitarist and songwriter. Described by Classic Rock Magazine as “a real rock contender”, he has toured internationally, sharing stages with acts such as ZZ Top, Bad Company, Kris Barras Band and Blackberry Smoke. His most recent album ‘The Hammer Falls’ was released earlier this year to universal acclaim. I caught up with Jack to talk about his latest album, his songwriting process, playing live and some interesting road stories. --------------...
Slash talks new album 4 and all things guitar.
April 11, 2022 03:10 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBSaul Hudson, better known as Slash, has created some of the loudest yet melodic guitar riffs in rock history. As lead guitarist for Guns N’ Roses, he helped shut the door on the synth-heavy sounds of 1980s pop and ushered in a new era of salacious rock that sold millions of albums for the band. His solos on songs such as “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” “November Rain,” and “Estranged” have sealed his reputation as one of the guitar gods of rock. We caught up with Slash to talk about 4 , the fourth s...
Joe Satriani and The Elephants of Mars
April 06, 2022 07:07 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBA guitar hero for guitar heroes, Joe Satriani had already served as a teacher for some of rock's most impressive axe slingers before accomplishing the rare feat of breaking into the mainstream with instrumental guitar music. His 1987 album Surfing with the Alien turned him into a star, kicking off a series of hit records that included 1989's Flying in a Blue Dream and 1998's Crystal Planet. There were dozens of successful tours all over the globe, as well gigs backing Mick Jagger in the '80...
No Limits with Steve Vai
March 04, 2022 02:30 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBSteve Vai’s contribution to the world of rock music and to the electric guitar is profound. Starting out under the tutelage of Joe Satriani, Steve is a three-time Grammy Award winner,fifteen-time nominee and a legendary performer across the world. He started out as a transcriptionist and guitar player with Frank Zappa in 1978, replaced Yngwie Mlalmsteen in Alcatrazz in 1984 and then went on to work with David Lee Roth playing guitar on his most seminal albums. Since parting ways with David...
Coming into his own with Simon Mcbride
March 01, 2022 12:42 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBFormer Young Guitarist of The Year and now a full-fledged blues-rock virtuoso,Simon Mcbride grew up in Ireland, influenced by Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore. At the age of 16 he joined Irish Metal Band Sweet Savage and toured and recorded a couple of albums with them. A few years later he joined fellow Irishman Andrew Strong, playing soul, R&B and Pop Songs. Simon’s talent as a songwriter/guitar player came to the fore with his solo work, starting with his first album Rich Man Falling in 20...
Making Music with Robert Berry
February 11, 2022 02:30 - 29 seconds - 500 KBRobert is a multi-talented producer/songwriter/vocalist/instrumentalist. When it comes to creating music, he does it all and does it very well.Across his 40-year career, this Bay Area legend has impacted the lives of hundreds of musicians. Thanks to his band Hush and the Robert Berry Band he has worked with everyone from Sammy Hagar to Steve Howe to Don Airey to Joe Lynn Turner. His most famous collaboration however has to be with the prog band 3 with Berry himself and the legendary Keith...
The life and times of Eddie Van Halen with Paul Brannigan
January 14, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB“I didn’t know how he would react to what I was doing. So I warned him before he listened. I said, “Look, I changed the middle section of your song.” Now in my mind, he’s either going to have his bodyguards kick me out for butchering his song, or he’s going to like it. And so he gave it a listen, and he turned to me and went, “Wow, thank you so much for having the passion to not just come in and blaze a solo, but to actually care about the song, and make it better.” That was a conversatio...
Tales from the Road with Dead Romantic
January 12, 2022 12:30 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBDead Romantic are a melodic hard rock band from the UK. I caught up with Mike, Dan and Sam from the band to talk about thier new single and music video Waste of Who I am , the upcoming album, what touring will be like now, how they found music and a whole lot more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new single Waste of Who I am at https://deadromantic.com --------------------------------------------------------...
Eclectic Electric with Joe Louis Walker
January 07, 2022 02:30 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBJoe Louis Walker is one of the greatest bluesmen of his generation. He is a four-time Blues Music Award winner and 2013 Blues Hall of Fame inductee who has appeared on multiple Grammy-winning albums. He is known worldwide as one of the genre’s top musical trailblazers—a mesmerizing guitarist and soul-testifying vocalist. I caught with with Joe from his home in NY to talk about his upcoming release ECLECTIC ELECTRIC. A 11 track album ]comprised party of originals but also finds Joe applying...
The never ending show with Alan Parsons
December 10, 2021 06:20 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBAlan Parsons is a lengendary producer and engineer. He is also an acclaimed vocalist, keyboardist, bassist and guitarist. His perfection and fingerprint are all over some of the greatest albums of our time from The Beatles’ Abbey Road and Let it Be, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and Atom Heart Mother, and Al Stewart’s Year of the Cat, All this outside of his remarkable work with the The Alan Parsons Project on some of the most seminal prog - pop albums of all time. Alan Parsons’ als...
The final countdown with Ian Haugland of Europe
November 26, 2021 02:30 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBIan Haugland is the drummer for Swedish rock band Europe’s . From the time joined the band in 1984 he has played on all their important releases and seminal albums. Outside of Europe, he has contributed to albums by Glenn Hughes, and Candlemass. Ian lives in Stockholm and his desire to be involved in music also sees him as a DJ for Swedish classic rock station. In this conversation Ian reflected upon The Final countdown days, playing with Glenn Hughes and then Whitesnake, life on the roa...
Ian Haugland of Europe
November 26, 2021 02:30 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBIan Haugland is the drummer for Swedish rock band Europe’s . From the time joined the band in 1984 he has played on all their important releases and seminal albums. Outside of Europe, he has contributed to albums by Glenn Hughes, and Candlemass. Ian lives in Stockholm and his desire to be involved in music also sees him as a DJ for Swedish classic rock station. In this conversation Ian reflected upon The Final countdown days, playing with Glenn Hughes and then Whitesnake, life on the road...
'Appy days with Mick Box of Uriah Heep
November 03, 2021 03:21 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBMick box is firmly focused on serving the music. His unrelenting passion for music has kept British rock legends Uriah Heep alive across a 52 year career spanning 24 albums and 1000’s of shows across 62 countries. I caught up with Mick to chat about the bands latest offering, 50 Years In Rock, a 23 cd and vinyl boxset that celebrates Uriah Heep’s extensive career. Formed by Mick The band started out in 1969 under the name Spice and then got their name from a a villain-like character in ...
John Corabi talks Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
October 29, 2021 02:30 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBUnquestionably, John Corabi is one of the most unique and instantly recognizable voices in rock history. John’s unique vocals and songwriting were standout elements in his music and albums with motley crue and the dead daisies. Over the years John has also fronted his own bands w/ The Scream and Union w/ex-Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick and brief stints in Ratt and Brides of destruction. John has been at the top musically with the bands that he’s been with and in his solo career. John’s voc...
Marty Friedman - Guitar player, Composer
October 15, 2021 10:45 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBMarty Friedman is one of the most unique, engaging and adventurous musicians to ever pick up an electric guitar. Marty has profoundly influenced musicians over the years from the 80’s when he teamed up with fellow guitarist Jason Becker in Cacaphony to his time in Megadeth in the early 90’s, where he contributed to some of their most most seminal albums. Marty moved to Japan in 2003 and has since pursued a solo career and now is a much in demand guitar player, tv show host and is a national...
Doug Clifford of Creedence Clearwater Revival
September 24, 2021 09:23 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBDoug 'Cosmo' Clifford was the drummer and one part of the rhythm section for the legendary Creedence Clearwater Revival. Doug is a creative spirit and after Creedence broke up in the early 70’s Doug put together a whole lot of music, collaborating with various musicians over the years, starting with his first solo album Cosmo in 1972 to his latest offering For all the money in the world with Steve Wright of the Greg Kihn Band . This album while released earlier this year was written and rec...
Roy Venkataraman - Singer Songwriter
September 17, 2021 03:44 - 51 minutes - 47 MBIt took me a while to track Roy down. Roy Venkataraman was a name I heard often when I was growing up in India in the 80’ and 90’s. I knew of him as the Indian guitar player for Bob Marley’s legendary band the Wailers. He is widely considered reggae royalty, at least here in India. Roy started his career in Bombay, playing with some of the most popular bands in the country and then moved to the U.S where he garnered a wealth of experience playing and recording with artists including Atlantis...
Roy Venkataraman
September 09, 2021 08:30 - 51 minutes - 47 MBIt took me a while to track Roy Down. Roy Venkatarman was a name I heard often when I was growing up in India in the 80’ and 90’s I knew of him as the Indian guitar player for BoB Marleys’s band the wailers. He and was widely considered Reggae Royalty at least here in India. Roy was born in India and started his career in Bombay , playing with some of the most popular bands in the country and then moved to the U.S where he garnered a wealth of experience playing and recording with artists inc...
Caitlin Koch - Singer, Songwriter
September 04, 2021 08:21 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBMy next guest is Caitlin Koch, best known for her performances as the singing rugby coach on The X Factor USA. I caught up with Caitlin from her home in Nashville to talk about her new single So different now, the second in a heartfelt, gritty weaving story of releases to come during 2021. The song was originally written by her fellow X factor contestant Josh Maddox but Caitlins made it her own by adding some whiskey, smoke, a dobro guitar.The newly envisioned tale embodies a Muscle Shoals ...
Troy Redfern - The King of the Slide Guitar
September 03, 2021 06:41 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBMy nextt guest is Troy Redfern, British slide guitarist and singer songwriter and dubbed by the British press as “The King of Slide Guitar”. We spoke about his new album The Fire Cosmic that comes out August 6th, his new singles Waiting for your love and Ghosts. The new album follows five unprecedented albums that Troy released in 2020. It was recorded at the legendary Rockfield Studios in North Wales, the same studio where Queen recorded all their early albums. For the recording of the n...
KK Downing of KK's Priest
August 27, 2021 02:50 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBMy next guest is the legendary KK Downing. They say you can’t keep a heavy metal legend down. Although it’s been nearly a decade since guitarist and songwriter K.K. Downing departed Judas Priest, the famous band he co-founded and played with for 40 years, he was never really going to retire. It was only a matter of time before he reclaimed the spotlight. I caught up with KK to talk about KK'S Priest his new project with Tim Ripper Owen and their upcoming album Sermons of the Sinner. Downing ...
Frank Hannon of Tesla
August 13, 2021 03:01 - 34 minutes - 32 MBMy guest today is Frank Hannon of multi-platinum rock band TESLA. Over the course of their thirty-five year + career, the iconic Sacramento melodic hard rock quintet— Frank Hannon (guitar), Brian Wheat (bass), Jeff Keith (lead vocals), Troy Luccketta (drums), and Dave Rude (guitar)—have sold more than 25 million albums domestically and played globally to sold-out crowds far and wide I caught up with Frank to talk about going back on the road with they new tour, their new single Cold Blue St...
Ian Gillan of Deep Purple
August 05, 2021 03:49 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBMy next guest is the legendary voice of Rock and Voice of Deep Purple, Ian Gillan.O caught with Ian from his home in Portugal. We discussed the latest Deep Purple album Whoosh, working with the legendary Bob Ezrin, the art of songwriting, the value of music in these times, touring and a whole lot more. To see what else Ian is up to check out his website For Deep Purple tour dates, merch and everything else Deeppurple.com Follow Tales from the Road on Facebook | Instagram Listen to more ...
Fred and Moose from Sons of Liberty
July 28, 2021 06:14 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBMy next guests are Fred and Moose, from Sons of Liberty, the UK’s very own southern rock band, We caught up to talk about their new album Aces and Eights, their approach to songwirting and structuring an album, getting your music discovered in the era of streaming and a whole lot more. To listen to the album and support the band go here Aces and Eights also streams on these platforms - https://ditto.fm/aces-eights Watch their music videos on their YouTube Channel Follow Tales from the Roa...
Fabrizio Grossi and the Soul Garage Experience
July 26, 2021 10:29 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBMy next guest is the Italian born, but proud Californian, multi talented producer/writer/musician and good friend Fabrizio Grossi. I caught up with Fab to talk about his new project the Soul Garage Experience, their new single Ain't Givin Up and their album Counterfeited Soulstice Vol 1 that comes out Sept 10. Go see what Fab is upto at https://www.fabriziogrossi.com Watch the new single Ain’t No Givin’ Up Follow Fab on Instagram and Facebook Follow Tales from the Road on Facebook | Instag...
Mike Burt of Limberlost
July 19, 2021 06:14 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBI'm joined by Mike Burt, Brittany and Tony from Limberlost, an Award Winning American rock band from Seattle, to talk about the band, the new singles, songwriting, the state of the industry, getting your music discovered, marketing in the era of social media and streaming and in general the business of music. Check out more Limberlost at https://www.limberlostmusic.com Follow Tales from the Road on Facebook | Instagram Listen to more episodes on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google | Gaana...
Steve Lukather of Toto
July 19, 2021 05:32 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBThe last time I spoke with Luke was this week 2 years ago when I shot a show for them in London. By the time I got off the road a month later they had announced that it was the end of TOTO. Luke joins me to talk about the solo album he’s since put out, the end of toto, finding love , playing with Ringo Starr and going back out of the road in 2022 with a new avatar of TOTO. Buy Steve Lukather's new album on his Website Follow Tales from the Road on Facebook | Instagram Listen to more epis...
Aaron Leigh from Y&T
June 28, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBAARON LEIGH is an American Rock musician / multi-instrumentalist Aaron is most known as the bassist for Y&T and the Frank Hannon Band (Tesla’s guitarist). I invited Aaron to talk about his EP and his new single live for today. We spoke about songwriting, the state of the music industry , playing with some of the top names in rock from Steve Vai to Jani Lane, to Gary Hoey, Joel Hoekstra, Brad Gillis and even his audition with Ozzy Osbourne. Follow us on Facebook | Instagram Listen o...
Dave Alford and Chris Hager of Rough Cutt
June 28, 2021 09:50 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBMy next guests are Dave Alford and Chris Hager from the 80’s hard rock band Rough Cutt. We talk about the band making a comeback with their new single Black Rose, the hard rock scene on the sunset strip in the 80’s, why the band didn’t make it as big as they could have, songwriting and a whole lot more. Follow us on Facebook | Instagram Listen on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google | Gaana | Jio Saavn Also check us out on our website tftrmedia.com Hosted and produced by Vikram Chandra...
Don Miggs of Whole Damn Mess
May 26, 2021 05:19 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBDon Miggs, the founder of Whole Damn Mess a rock n roll band from Los Angeles, a band that represents the union of lifelong musicians and friends with a mind-blowing collective pedigree.I caught up Don from his studio and we chatted about working with Indian musicians , Tales from the road touring with Cheap Trick and ZZ Top, different styles of songwriting and his collaborations with everyone from Billy Corgan of the SP to Mick Fleetwood.We spoke about the bands new single nothing in the wo...
Tony Covino of In Theory
May 26, 2021 04:26 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBTony Covino is one part of In Theory” an upcoming shape-shifting rock blues band, a collaborative group with two key players—Mike Mostert and Tony Covino. While Mike plays guitar and produces all the band’s songs, Tony is ‘the voice’ of In theory, The voice with somber despair and resounding rage, reminiscent of Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell. Mike and Tony were signed EMI artists in an earlier life and together have writer/singer/guitarist and producer credits on twenty different HBO, Showt...
Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd
May 26, 2021 04:13 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBRickey Medlocke - SOUTHERN ROCK’S BRIGHTEST STAR, Rickey was one of the original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd back in the 70’s and a founding member of southern rock band Blackfoot. I caught up with him from his home in Florida and we looked back on Rickey’s life and spoke about Blackfoot, Lynyrd Skynyrd, tlife on the road, where he was during the infamous plane crash, Rickeys Indian heritage, his early years growing up, his influences and what he listens to today.
Adrian Ballinger - Mountaineer, Skier, Business leader, and Professional speaker.
May 26, 2021 03:49 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBConquering big mountains Mindset, Fitness, and Humility with Adrian Ballinger. Adrian, is a world class mountaineer, skier, business leader, and professional speaker. In the last 12 years h he has achieved 17 successful 8,000m summits, reaching the summit of Everest 8 times, Manaslu 4 times, Cho Oyu 3 times, and both K2 and Lhotse once. Adrian is also the founder of guiding company Alpenglow expeditions. Most recently Adrian was only the 4th American to summit K2 without Oxygen. Adrian ...
Wayne Nelson of Little River Band
March 05, 2021 13:59 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBYou’re the voice with Wayne Nelson of Little River Band. My next guest on the podcast is Wayne Nelson from Little River Band, Wayne has been in the band for more than 30 years, making him the veteran of the group, the longest surviving member, and, in fact, the primary keeper of the vision. I caught up with Wayne at home in Arizona and we spoke about THEI NEW ALBUM “Black Tie,”.We also spoke about the band and the legal battles they’ve had, Wayne’s early years with LRB, some tales from...
Don Mclean and American Pie
March 05, 2021 13:49 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBMy next guest is the legendary Don McLean is a Grammy award honoree, a Songwriter Hall of Fame member, a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and his smash hit “American Pie” resides in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry and was named by the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) a top 5 song of the 20th Century. A New York native, Don McLean is one of the most revered and respected songwriters in American history. This year marks the 50th anniversary release of the iconi...
Nikki Stringfield of The Iron Maidens
March 05, 2021 13:38 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBMy next guest is Nikki Stringfield. Nikki is an American heavy metal singer and guitar player best known as the current guitarist for both The Iron Maidens We chatted about her EP HARMONIES FOR THE HAUNTED, touring with the maidens, coming to India, gender stereotyping in metal music, her early years and what her top 5 albums of all time are.
Doug Aldrich of The Dead Daisies
March 05, 2021 13:34 - 46 minutes - 43 MBMy next guest is Doug Aldrich. Doug is currently the guitar player of The Dead Daisies. Doug spent many years being the go to guy for Ronnie James Dio and then for David Coverdale and WS. This is an interview I've been looking forward to for a long time and someone who’s guitar playing ive always been a fan of. There are many times ive been disappointed meeting my heroes. Doug though , is one of the nicest people you can meet. We spoke about the new daisies album, working with GH, Touring, ...
Michael Schenker
March 05, 2021 10:54 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBMy next guest on the podcast is the legendary Michael Schenker . He formed Michael Schenker Group (MSG) back in 79’ and laid the foundation for one of hard rock’s most glorious solo careers of all times. And while nobody expected anything less from a former guitarist for The Scorpions and UFO, it’s close to impossible mentioning everything Michael has built over the past 50 years, or the countless people he influenced or played with. This, truly, is the stuff that hard rocking myths are made ...
Michael Schenker of MSG
March 05, 2021 10:54 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBMy next guest on the podcast is the legendary Michael Schenker . He formed Michael Schenker Group (MSG) back in 79’ and laid the foundation for one of hard rock’s most glorious solo careers of all times. And while nobody expected anything less from a former guitarist for The Scorpions and UFO, it’s close to impossible mentioning everything Michael has built over the past 50 years, or the countless people he influenced or played with. This, truly, is the stuff that hard rocking myths are made...
Brian Wheat of Tesla
March 05, 2021 10:49 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBBrian is far from your typical rock star. As bassist for the multi-platinum band, Tesla, he’s enjoyed the spoils of success and lived the sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle to the hilt. But it came at a cost, one that took years to repair. In our conversation Brian spoke about his new Memoir, his influences meeting his hero Paul Mcartney and a lot more. Brian was also very candid and shed light on the many challenges he faces, including bulimia, weight issues, and the crippling anxiety ...
David Ellefson of Megadeth
October 20, 2020 16:29 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBDavid Ellefson , bassist, songwriter, record producer, author He also bassist of thrash metal titans MEGADETH. As a member of MEGADETH, he has been awarded 10 Grammy nominations, countless gold & platinum records and toured the world for the better part of 3 decades.Outside of Megadeth, David has lent his playing and writing abilities to several other recording and touring projects including Soulfly, F5, Temple of Brutality, Altitudes and Attitude (With Frank Bello of Anthrax) and Metal All...
Glenn Hughes of The Dead Daisies
October 20, 2020 16:29 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBVocalist/bass guitarist/songwriter Glenn Hughes is a true original. Known popularly as the voice of rock , Glenn started his career with Trapeze in the early 70’s and then went on to join Deep Purple. Throughout the '80s and '90s, Glenn made countless guest appearances as a vocalist, bass guitarist or songwriter on other artists' albums including a stint with Black Sabbath. Glen was also a part of BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION with guitar star Joe Bonamassa, keyboard player Derek Sherinian (Dream ...
John Petrucci from Dream Theater
October 14, 2020 04:22 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBToday’s guest on the podcast is the guitar extraordinaire and legend John Petrucci. John is best known for his work with Dream Theater AND Liquid Tension Experiment. I caught up with John who was home in NY and we spent time talking about his new album Terminal Velocity, how the album came together, what it was like working with Mike Portnoy and Dave La Rue. John spoke abut how writes songs, his creative process and his work with Dream Theater.
Chuck Billy of Testament
October 14, 2020 04:14 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBChuck Billy from testament is my guest this week. I caught up with him from his home in California and we spent time talking about his recovery from Covid, touring and the new Testament album Titans of Creation . Chuck also spoke about his battle with cancer, native american healers, aliens and a lot more.