Interviews
Submitted by thanos on Oct 4, 2015
Hi Savvas. Three years have passed since your album “Eidolon”, the first after the band’s reunion. What happened on the band’s camp during those 3 years?
S: Hello and thanks for this presentation! Yes, three years. Three years full of energy and activity. We had some great shows, touring in… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Oct 3, 2015
Hi Stephen… first of all, congrats on “AEAEA”. It’s a really intriguing and stimulating album on the whole.
S: Thank you so much! I appreciate your thoughts on the record.
Do tell us… how did you decide to deal with “Odyssey” on your new album and what’s the main thing that inspired… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Sep 27, 2015
Hi Greg, I’m glad we have you on Grande Rock. Do tell us how did the idea for the Moraz Alban Project occur initially?
G: Thanks, The original idea was a project that was basically for me to play drums on with the material written by Patrick. The project kept evolving and after some time… Read More
Submitted by rockavlon on Sep 26, 2015
Hello John, PM seems to return with a brilliant album after a long period of inactivity, can you give us a few more details about the album and its recording etc.?
JJC: After we met at a festival I received an email asking if Hans and I were willing to join Praying Mantis. I had to sing a… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Sep 19, 2015
Hi Mike… It’s great to have you on Grande Rock. “Travelog” gave me a hard time at first but after some time and various repeated listens, I finally got into it (or I think I did so!)…
M: Hi Thanos. Thanks for offering to interview Old Mikey. I wish you could tell me what threw you off during the… Read More
Submitted by rockavlon on Sep 13, 2015
Hi congrats on “Underworld”... Give us a bit of info on the album’s recording sessions and discuss if it was a conscious decision to cut back on the aggression a little?
M: When we write songs, we never think about what style to go with the music. Whatever comes out of our hearts and fingers… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Sep 6, 2015
Hi Jasmine… welcome to Grande Rock. It’s been 3 years since your previous album. What happened in the meantime?
J: Thank you very much for having me! The last record I did was an acoustic album called “Modern Day Gypsy”. The band was transitioning and with the member changes, we needed time… Read More
Submitted by rockavlon on Aug 30, 2015
Hello Steve and congratulations on “Wolflight”, one of the most complete solo albums of yours so far if I may say so…
S: Thank you, appreciated, I had a great time creating it and I am very pleased with it.
You’ve got an impressive twenty four solo albums to your name apart from your… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Aug 29, 2015
Hi guys… congrats on your new magnificent album, “Silence”. We’ve named it the Best Album of July 2015 on Grande Rock!
JoNo: Thank You so much. It’s big, and nice, words!
Do tell us …which are the differences between “Requiem” and “Silence”?
Stefan: I think our style is more… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Aug 17, 2015
Hi Chris Braide… it’s wonderful to have you on Grande Rock. First of all, tell us… how did the idea to form ‘This Oceanic Feeling’ come about?
C: Thanks for having me. The drummer Ash Soan and myself have been mates or about twenty years of more, we’ve played on my solo records, we’ve toured… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Aug 15, 2015
Hi Je (vocals, Guitars, Organ) and SEB (vocals)… only a year after “D:REI”, you’re back with a new album entitled “Refugeeum”. Which are the main differences & similarities between the two albums?
J: Similarities first: Same band, same people, and the same kind of musical approach. Of… Read More
Submitted by thanos on Aug 8, 2015
Hi Tony. Let’s cut to the chase. Why did it take you almost 3 years to release a new album and what happened in the meantime?
T: We are a self-financed do it yourself band with nobody paying for our recordings or our CDs to pressed or mixed or mastered. We write all our own material. Then we… Read More