Whole Lotta Talk - Interviews That Rock!

Is it scary how much lives can change? After their win at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021, Måneskin are riding a huge wave of success - after their first american tour they now released their fourth studio record "Rush!". We talked to Damiano, Victoria, Thomas and Ethan about their favourite tour memories and what's about to come for them. Enjoy!

Climate change, social issues and an upcoming election campaign in the US: Times could not be better for a new Anti-Flag record! On "Lies They Tell Our Children" Justin Sane and his colleagues are rubbing salt into societys' wounds - but this time they're doing this with lots of support: Tim McIlRath (Rise Against), Jacey Dee (Bad Cop/Bad Cop), Campino (Die Toten Hosen) and more are singing on the new record which became an international great Polit Punk Statement. We talked to Justin about the many guests on the album, how fun it still is to write political songs and about lies he was told as a child. Enjoy!

Earlier this year, Manowar made headlines when they surprised their fans by going on stage as an undercover tribute band called "The Lords of Steel". In our exklusive ROCK ANTENNE Interview Manowar mastermind Joey DeMaio explains why the band decided to perform like that and what all of this has to do with the perfect show. He also has something to say about internet trolls who complain that the latest Manowar music isn't new, and tells us what to expect of the upcoming tour next year. Enjoy!

Nickelback planned to celebrate the 15th anniversary of "All The Right Reasons" - but then the pandemic kicked in and cancelled everything. Mike Kroeger admits: "We didn't really know what to do" - and so they started making new music. The result "Get rollin'" is finally here and one thing is for sure: Nickelback won't run out of energy and creativity - good for us! We talked to Mike about the songwriting process for "Get rollin'", why Nickelback were the opposite of Dave Grohl during COVID and asked who "Skinny Little Missy" is. Enjoy the ROCK ANTENNE Interview! Foto: EPA/MARCELO SAYAO

"I don't have to ask for anyone's permission" - one of the main reasons why Ville Valo is enjoying his solo project VV so much. In january he will release his first record "Neon Noir" on which he played all instruments himself. We talked to the former HIM-singer about the new musical freedom, his touring habits and of course about the writing process for his record. Enjoy!

Billy Talent are touring Gemany and are about to play twelve hot rock shows! In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE Interview guitarist Ian D'Sa tells us more about the opening acts and what he likes to do in his free time. Enjoy!

Did you know the unknown nickname of Rob Caggiano? In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, the guitarist of Danish Rock'n'Roll metallers Volbeat reveals his secret! Besides that, Rob talks about the upcoming tour dates in Germany and why he so loves the German christmas markets so much. Enjoy!

Rise Against are finally on tour through Germany again and singer Tim McIlrath has a lot to say about being back! In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, Tim tells us why he likes the German fans so much and also reveals which songs he looks forward to playing live the most. And there is the story of Tim's craziest fan moment... Enjoy!

With their new record "Devisive", Disturbed are going back to their roots again! The band from Chicago presents us with really heavy Metal stuff, which singer David Draiman describes as "The Sickness" meets "Ten Thousand Fists". If that doesn't sound promising, we don't know! Which new songs David loves to play live already and why he is the first person who can't wait for the reunion of Pantera - listen to all of his answers in our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview. Enjoy!

Sharon den Adel and Stefan Helleblad from Within Temptation explain why it's easier to release singles than producing whole LPs and reveal if Within Temptation or Evanescence will be the main act on their upcoming tour! Enjoy the exclusive ROCK ANTENNE Interview!

In October 2022, The Cult have released their new album "Under The Midnight Sun". The writing process was particularly exciting, singer Ian Astbury tells us in our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview. But that's not all: Why "Under The Midnight Sun" turned into such a big success, what kind of fans Ian Astbury likes the most and what other stories he has to tell about the new LP - the answers to those questions can be found in the newest episode of "Whole Lotta Talk". Enjoy!

In may 2022, The Rasmus rocked the Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Rise" from their latest, same-titled album. And now they are on tour in Germany! In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, we talked to singer Lauri Ylönen about the new energy in the band with their new guitarist Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen and why "Rise" reminds us of the early The Rasmus.

Finally: After five long years Arch Enemy put out their brand new record "Deceivers" and couldn't wait to perform the new songs live. We talked to singer Alissa White-Gluz and drummer Michael Amott about writing music together, looking forward to their upcoming gigs and why they have the best fans in the world. Enjoy!

They were huge in the 2000s - and they're still going strong! We talked to Sum 41's Deryck Whibley and Simple Plan's Pierre Bovier about their upcoming tour, new music and crazy social media trends. Enjoy! Pictures: Ashley Osborn

What's the will of the people in 2022? Well that's a question no band might answer more perfectly than Muse. With their ninth record "Will of the People" Muse still sound exciting and experimental as we're used to and they still understand it perfectly to create a power like no other band does. We talked to bassist Chris Wolstenholme about the creative process behind the album and of course we asked what he thinks about the "will of the people"? Foto: Nick Fancher/Jesse Lee Stout/Warner Music/dpa

It's time to come to germany! Status Quo will start their tour in September with Manfred Mann's Earth Band as their very special guest. Now they are getting ready to perform songs of their new compilation "Quo'ing In - The Best of the Noughties" - but they won't leave out classics like "In The Army Now" or "Rockin' All Over The World" for sure. In our exlusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, Francis Rossi talks about how the band is getting ready for the tour and what they have planned. Enjoy!

New record - new Five Finger Death Punch! After 15 years of becoming one of the biggest metal acts in the world, Ivan Moody and his bandmates are releasing their ninth album "AfterLife" and broke some old rules while making it. What Ivan means by that we asked him personally for a brand new episode of Whole Lotta Talk. Enjoy!

What is it like as a band when you've had so many number 1 hits that you could fill a whole concert setlist with them? And are Slade actually doing that? Before the British Glam rockers hit the stage at two Classic Rock Allstar Nights in Germany, we talked to mastermind Dave Hill about exactly that and much more. What to expect of Slade now and in the future - listen to our exclusive interview and find out. Enjoy!

Singer Arrow de Wilde and guitarist Henri Cash talking about the upcoming album, that is already finished and just waiting to be released in autumn. They also let us know, what their newest singles "Roadkill" and "She Said" are about. In addition, they are talking about their short stay in Munic, Germany and how they want to win the german fans for their music.

"I Live Too Fast to Die Young" is the title of the new solo album from Michael Monroe, the singer of the band Hanoi Rocks. And that's it, what the album is about. Michael Monroe soon will be 60 and doesn't plan his retirement - actually it is the other way around. He loves to make music and to get out again after two years of the pandemic caused pause. He would like to play more gigs in Germany and win new fans for his music. We talked with him about the german people and who he wants to invite to his birthday. Enjoy!