Accept "Blood of the Nations" Interview w/
Wolf Hoffmann
DT:
Tell us about the new album. It comes out in September?
Wolf: Yes. September 14th in the States and August 20th in Europe. It's called
"Blood of the Nations" and it's all brand new stuff. Twelve new songs; thirteen songs on a limited edition release. I think it's some of the best stuff we have ever done. I feel really
strong about it. Most people who have heard it are giving rave reviews. It's totally old school 80's metal.
DT:
Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Soulfly, Cradle of Filth & guitarist in Sabbat) is quite the accomplished producer these days. What was it like working with him?
Wolf: h man, it was a dream come true. It's funny because we have met all these people
lately, by pure luck and it's just another example of that......
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Malice Vocalist James Neal
FIB MUSIC:
How about the European tour with death metal legends
Slayer? Any cool stories from your first tour across the pond?
James: Yeah, Amsterdam was a blast! They had these chocolate balls called "Space Balls" that you could munch on while drinking. Two nights later we played a show and I must have been still feeling them, because doing the show was like being on the moon. Scotland and Germany were great too, because I remember the fans really being excited to see us. London was a good show as well. There is a pretty wild story about when we played in West Berlin. We took the autobahn to Berlin overnight. At some point in the early morning I woke up because there was a major discussion going on. Turns out that whoever was driving at the time missed the exit to West Berlin. So, we had to take the exit to East Berlin to the Wall, which was still up at that time. It was like a scene out of Hogan's Heroes. When we got to the gate, I could see the American flag on the other side. On our side the guards were wearing those long coats and sporting machine guns. They went through our stuff and then laughed at us and finally let us through. We could have ended up in interrogation or something worse. We were fortunate, I guess. I was chanting under my breath the whole time. The gig in West Berlin was great, though. So I
guess that sort of made up for the fiasco. Once we got out of Berlin, I made them pull the car over, got out and promptly kissed the ground.
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KEEL Reunion Interview
w/ Ron, Marc, Bryan & Dwain
FIB MUSIC:
Any cool moments stand out from the "Final Frontier" recording sessions?
Bryan Jay: Having Eddie Van Halen coming down to the studio to hang out with us a couple of times. None of us wanting to play guitar in front of him. So we tried to get him to play something but he wouldn't. It was cool to hangout with one of my guitar heroes.
FIB MUSIC:
Tell us one good Gene Simmons story.
Dwain Miller: We were recording and Cherokee I think, and within two or three days, Eddie Van Halen, Greg Giuffria, Joan Jett, Michael Des Barres, all came down. Shannon Tweed used to make soup and bring it to us to eat on break. I was totally star struck, when Eddie Van Halen offered me and Kenny one of his Shlitz talls. He had one left, and we fought over it.
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VH1 Reality Star Brandi M.
FIB MUSIC:
How did you get involved with "Rock of Love"?
Brandi: I was at a night club in Vegas with some friends in town from Buffalo and I got approached by a casting agent and she said I would be perfect for this new show coming up. At first I didn't believe her but I am so glad I went to the interview and they loved me as I loved them and that's how my crazy tv life started.
FIB MUSIC:
How gay is Riki Rachtman to be around?
Brandi: He is NO WAY near gay. He rocks and him and I have always gotten along cuz we are both very honest people. You may think he could've been a dick to some of the girls but it's becuase they probably deserved it. I get along great with him and his beautiful wife. They are such an amazing couple.
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LAAZ ROCKIT Vocalist
Michael Coons
FIB MUSIC:
In '84 the band's debut, "City's Gonna Burn" was released. What do you remember about your time in the studio?
Michael: We came to L.A. to do the record, so that was our first experience on "The Strip". Only Willy was legal drinking age, so we wore him out always getting booze for us. Funny thing, we were in the same studio as REO Speedwagon and Marvin Gaye at the time. I remember meeting Marvin Gaye shortly before his father killed him. It was so tragic. Everything was new and exciting, and our introduction to the er,.."ladies" of L.A. was more than a little enlightening. This was the original "Cougarville", lemme tell you. We even went to a party at Burt Bacharach's mansion where our manager jumped off the roof into the pool in full leathers. Good times!
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