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INTERVIEW: SNAKE SABO OF SKID ROW

Snake1Snake Sabo’s career begins in 1986 when he and bassist Rachel Bolan started a little band from New Jersey called Skid Row. A few years later they had sold millions of records and were true rock stars. Their second album Slave to the Grind won over metal heads world wide including, as you’ll hear Snake explain, the members of Slayer. After that album though metal went on life support and their sub-par record Subhuman Race didn’t help. Before the decade was over the band had split with singer Sebastian Bach. In 1999 they re-grouped with current singer Johnny Solinger. They may not be as big as they once were but they are and always will be Skid Row.

INTERVIEW: RICKY WARWICK (THIN LIZZY, BLACK STAR RIDERS)

Ricky+Warwick+Thin+Lizzy+Concert+cdwRtTon57ylHave you ever had a moment where you’re listening to a band you like and decide to dig a little further into their career only to find a band that you used to love but forgot all about? That’s exactly what happened when I sat down to interview Ricky Warwick. For the last few years he’s been the lead singer of Thin Lizzy, and to be honest that’s all I really knew of the guy. So when I got ready for our conversation about Thin Lizzy and the new off shoot band Black Star Riders I started to dig into his history and found his first major band The Almighty. Now when I was a teen I got hardcore into music specifically metal, punk, and garage/stoner rock. I used to dig through cassettes (later CD’s) at the record store and remember coming across this band. There was a skull on the cover and they were from the U.K. That’s the only convincing I needed. I listened to Soul Destruction over and over again, but lost touch with the band as they never broke in the U.S. Flash forward 25 years and I’m interviewing the lead singer. Weird how that happens.

INTERVIEW: UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER

Udo-DirkschneiderWhen it comes to old school metal legends Udo has to be up there. From his time in Accept to now 25 years with U.D.O. he has assured himself a spot on the top of German metal greatness. Now with his entire catalogue being re-issued in North America plus a new album out at the end of May. Udo isn’t ready to hang it up yet. Press play or download for free the latest Hangar 19 Podcast.

INTERVIEW: IAN GILLAN OF DEEP PURPLE

ian-gillan-press-pic-05-500pxIan Gillan has been doing this along time. In fact Deep Purple’s debut came out in 1969, the same year we put someone on the moon for the first time, when hippies still ruled the alternative scene and the Vietnam war was a thing. Since then Ian and the band Deep Purple have influenced millions of people worldwide from members of Metallica to this radio host. Now not only is he the lead singer but he has been for Black Sabbath, solo work with Tony Iommi and his various own bands. Enjoy the latest edition of the Hangar 19 Podcast with the legendary Ian Gillan.

INTERVIEW: STEVE “ZETRO” SOUZA

n0506zetro1There was something in the water in the early 80′s in the San Francisco area. This is where thrash metal was born and at the forefront was the band Exodus. At the time of the most sought after singers was Steve Souza who before joining Exodus in 1986 was in a little known band called The Legacy. If you know your metal history well you know that The Legacy would later change their name to Testament and hire one of Zetro’s best friends Chuck Billy. The rest is history. Zetro has a great metal story to tell and you can listen to all of it now.