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…
Randy Piper
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…
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 being one of the veterans of the Sunset Strip’s hair metal scene. The band formed in 1983 by guitarist Tracii Guns and after several line-up changes they found the right members and the classic line-up…
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…
STOCKHOLM ROCKOUT Festival, May 30th, 2010, Sweden
MAY 30th, 2010 REVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ Rarely, if ever, 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, and finally the volcano eruption in Iceland and…
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…
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…
Randy Piper, Rich Lewis and Chris Laney of ANIMAL
RANDY PIPER’S ANIMAL INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA TRANSCRIPTION BY NEIL BATTY Guitarist Randy Piper is an American musician who made his name in W.A.S.P in the early ’80s. The band’s debut single, entitled “Animal (Fuck like a Beast),” was released in 1983 and it was an instant success. A…