Whole Lotta Talk - Interviews That Rock!

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!

Måneskin are touring the big European festivals right now and proving to everyone, that the hype about this young, energetic Rock band from Rome is totally justified. After their gig at Rock im Park festival 2022, we met up with Måneskin for a proper interview quickie and talked to them about being on stage, about Rock'n'Roll - and about Pizza Hawaii. ;-) Enjoy!

Halestorm are back - big time! With their new record "Back from the Dead" they underlined why they are one of the most talented bands in their genre and we can't wait to see that energy live on stage again. We talked to singer and mastermind Lzzy Hale about her break after the 2018-LP "Vicious", the feeling to finally perform in front of fans again and why she's looking forward to get lost in german cities. Enjoy!

Joe Elliot talks about the production of the new album and why this record is a little bit different from the previous ones, but still Def Leppard. Joe Elliot tells us why he wouldn't like to go back to the traditional writing process and how the songs were put together.

Bryan Adams tells us how he ended up recording all of the instruments for the record "So Happy It Hurts" himself and which songs are his favourite. In addition, Bryan Adams talks about the upcoming tour in Europe and what song he is looking foreward to play.

Oscar Dronjak talks about the songs he wrote on tour for the new album "Hammer Of Dawn". Important for him is the work with his singer and to be in the right mood for the writing process. Oscar Dronjak is very excited for the fan reactions and looks foreward to tour with their friends from the band Helloween.

A very brand new album, and also very brand new music in different kind of ways. Goodbye June have written an enthusiastic album, not many people have expected. During the pandemic the band wanted to send the right massage into the world: It is time for good stuff and fun!

This year is a new start for the finnish band The Rasmus. Old guitarist Pauli Antero Rantasalmi wanted a live without the band, so new member Emilia 'Emppu' Suhonen joined and brings a breath of fresh air. With their new single "Jezebel" they want to represent Finnland in the Eurovision Song Contest. Band leader Lauri talks about the new energy, and their plans in the future. Enjoy!

Not many may have expected a new Jethro Tull record since their last release was almost 20 years ago. But here we are and celebrating the new album "The Zealot Gene" - still with a flute, still jumping and still rocking! We talked to mastermind Ian Anderson about the songwriting process, why it's the right time to release the new music under the label of Jethro Tull and further plans in the future. Enjoy!

For the 15th anniversary of „Metal“ Annihilator re-recorded their album with the legendary Dave Lombardo and Iced Earth-Singer Stu Block. We talked to mastermind Jeff Waters about the recording process, about his heavy Covid infection and lots of anecdotes from the band history. Enjoy watching!

It's been a hard few months for KoRn and Jonathan Davis! After Jonathan got infected with the Coronavirus the band had to cancel their tour dates and he even had to go to the hospital. But finally KoRn have got some great news for us: Their new album "Requiem" will be released on February 4th and the first singles are promising a heavy melodic record with that incomparable KoRn note. We talked to Jonathan about his hate and love for the songwriting process, the obstacles of Covid and his optimism for the upcoming KoRn Shows!

It's been more than two years, when Billy Talent released their first new single "Forgiveness I + II" with an epic music video. Many things have happened since then, so Billy Talent were able to put an extra amount on creativity in their new record. We talked to singer Ben Kowalewicz about the challenges they had while working on it, about the many topics they sing about and what his bandmates think about a christmas song. Enjoy!