INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA (Read part 1 here) Born in 1958 in Glendale, California, Chris Holmes 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…
Randy Piper
CHRIS HOLMES – Solo artist, ex-W.A.S.P. – Part 1
INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA Born in 1958 in Glendale, California, Chris Holmes is a heavy metal guitarist who started his musician 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 the heavy-metal…
L.A. GUNS – drummer Steve Riley (ex- W.A.S.P, Keel)
STEVE RILEY INTERVIEW AND LIVE PICS BY MARKO SYRJALA L.A. Guns are best known as veterans of the Sunset Strip’s hair metal scene. The band was formed in 1983 by guitarist Tracii Guns, and after several line-up changes, they found the right members. The classic line-up then consisted of Guns,…
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, vocalist Rich Lewis (Animal), and bassist Steve Unger (Metal Church), The original line-up also included another former W.A.S.P.…
STOCKHOLM ROCKOUT Festival, May 30th, 2010, Sweden
MAY 30th, 2010 REVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ If ever, Rarely has one festival organization gone through so many difficulties as Stockholm Rockout faced out during this spring. First, there were many cancellations for whatever reasons. Even some headliners got canceled. Finally, the volcano eruption in Iceland and its…
W.A.S.P -Blackie Lawless discusses new album “Babylon”, the current “Crimson Idol Anniversary” -tour and more.
BLACKIE LAWLESS INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA AND MATTI MARTIKAINEN 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…
Chris Laney of Zan Clan, Animal etc
Here is an interview with the experienced and legendary multi-instrumentalist Chris Laney. I have followed both Zan Clan, where Laney plays guitar, and Randy Piper’s Animal, where he also plays guitar, with great interest. When the opportunity for an interview came I took the chance to speak to Laney who’s…
ANIMAL – Randy Piper, Rich Lewis and Chris Laney discuss the band’s past, present and the future.
INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA Guitarist Randy Piper is an American musician who made his name with W.A.S.P in the early ’80s. The band’s debut single, entitled “Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)” (1983) was an instant success. The self-titled debut album came out year later including such classics as…