Interviews
Submitted by thanos on Sep 25, 2016
Welcome to Grande Rock Harrison and Zach. It’s good to have you here. First of all, do give us a brief bio of Tempt.
Z: I was very young and playing in a band when the writer, producer, manager, Jack Ponti found me. Jack began mentoring me and along the way he really felt that I needed a… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Sep 19, 2016
Hi Cris, I’m glad to have a chance to talk about your new full-length release “The Memories Uninvited”. I have to tell you that I really enjoyed the album.
C: Thank you, we worked very hard on this record and it’s nice to see that for the most part no one hates it yet.
Hence, do tell… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Sep 17, 2016
Hi Thomas, welcome to Grande Rock. First of all, do tell us why Blaak Heat Shujaa became Blaak Heat? What’s with the “blaak” spelling and how did you come up with the name initially?
T: We decided to drop the “Shujaa” because it was too hard to explain the name to drunk guys at bars.
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Submitted by thanos on Sep 11, 2016
Hi Shawn & Alan and welcome to Grande Rock. I’m glad we’re given the chance to talk about your sophomore 7HY release “Stories We Tell”. I did revel in the new album to tell you the truth…
Shawn: Thanks so much! I’m glad you’re enjoying the album and thanks for talking with me.
Alan: I… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Sep 4, 2016
Hi Tom… welcome to Grande Rock. Firstly, do give us a brief bio of the band. When and how did Aperco come to life?
T: The band started as a musical project of Tom Maizel (guitar) and Tal Maizel (keyboards). It was officially formed in 2013 when Yuval Raz (bass) and Dor Adar (drums) joined… Read More
Submitted by rockavlon on Aug 27, 2016
Myrath are back with their fourth release, “Legacy”, can you give us some details about its recordings and release?
EB: We recorded the album under a series of peculiar events and circumstances, yet the whole process was very rewarding. We have recorded with members of the Tunisian symphonic… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Aug 14, 2016
Hi Paul, I’m overwhelmed to be talking to you about your new band The Defiants. By the way, do you consider The Defiants to be an “actual” band or a “music project”?
P: In my heart I view The Defiants as an actual band… It’s hard not to, when you’ve already played in a band with the two other… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Aug 7, 2016
Hi Marc, I’m glad to have the chance to talk about your new album “Wicked Way”. It’s a very intriguing album with lots of great hooks. Kudos. Which were those incidents that urged you to form Echotape initially?
M: We all met each other at school and played in various bands for a few years… Read More
Submitted by rockavlon on Jul 31, 2016
Foray between Ocean is debuting with “Depression Neverending” on Prime Eon, (well the album is out in Greece and coming out internationally in a week or two). Give us a few details about the album, the recordings and the release?
K: Our album was released by Prime Eon on June 20th and we are… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Jul 24, 2016
Hi Niklas… thx for taking the time to speak to Grande Rock about your new melancholic opus “The Fall of Hearts”…
N: Always a pleasure!
First, let me ask you about the line-up changes. Per (guitars) & Daniel (drums) left the band while Roger Öjersson (Tiamat) is the new guitarist and… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Jul 17, 2016
Hi David… always great talking to you dude. It seems that you’ve wasted no time at all and your new album is out almost a year since your previous one. How did that occur?
D: Hi mate, well yes, I’ve been in writing mode since I’ve started my solo CDs back in 2013, so, I’m pleased the songs… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Jul 10, 2016
Hi Clinton and welcome to Grande Rock. Do tell us… which were those incidents or/and thoughts that urged you to form Another Lost Year in the first place?
C: It was right after my Mom died. I realized that you can be miserable at something that you hate doing or you can stop being miserable… Read More