Randy Black is a Canadian drummer, who currently plays with the German thrash metal legend Destruction. Randy officially joined the band in August of 2018, and his debut album with the group, “Born to Perish,” came out one year later. Randy has been living in Berlin, Germany since 1998. There…
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W.A.S.P. – Blackie Lawless discusses the REIDOLIZED album
INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 by Blackie Lawless and Randy Piper. W.A.S.P. gained notoriety for their shock rock-themed image, lyrics and energetic live performances. The band’s popularity peaked in that decade. During the era, the band released such classic…
W.A.S.P. – Live at House of Culture, Helsinki, October 9th 2015
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CHRIS HOLMES INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA (Read part 1 here) Chris Holmes, born 1958 in Glendale, California, is a heavy metal guitarist who started his musical career in the Pasadena, California area in the late 1970s. Holmes is best known as the lead guitarist and one of the…
CHRIS HOLMES – Solo artist, ex-W.A.S.P. – Part 1
CHRIS HOLMES INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA Chris Holmes, born 1958 in Glendale, California, is a heavy metal guitarist who started his musical career in the Pasadena, California area in the late 1970s. Holmes is best known as the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of heavy-metal…
WASP: Live at the Circus, Helsinki
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WHERE ANGLES SUFFER – Drummer Stet Howland and vocalist Rich Lewis
WHERE ANGELS SUFFER INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA Transcription assistance by EvilG Where Angels Suffer (WAS) is a new band featuring former W.A.S.P. members drummer Stet Howland and guitarist Chris Holmes. The band is completed by vocalist Rich Lewis (Animal), and bassist Steve Unger (Metal Church). The original line-up…
W.A.S.P -Blackie Lawless
BLACKIE LAWLESS Legendary U.S band W.A.S.P. would stir up quite a bit of controversy in their mid 80’s heyday thanks to their explicit lyrics and over-the-top stage show, which many deemed violent and sexist. That controversy would fade in time as the band tamed a bit and many more controversial…
WASP Live in FINLAND
24.9 2006 Live at House of Culture, Helsinki FINLAND Blackie Lawless formed WASP in the early eighties together with Randy Piper, Chris Holmes and Tony Richards. The band’s first EP “Animal “F*** Like A Beast” was released in 1983 and it was an instant success world wide. The…