Whole Lotta Talk - Interviews That Rock!

Mark Tremonti is one of the most restless musicians at the moment. While he wasn't able to tour with Alter Bridge during Covid he just sat down and wrote a new solo record. "Marching In Time" is out now and Mark yet already has upcoming plans with Alter Bridge and a big top secret project. Enjoy listenning!

Whitesnake are saying "Farewell" soon - but for now, they've gifted us with a new release of their 1997 record "Restless Heart"! In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, we talked to mastermind David Coverdale about the story behind "Restless Heart", about how Adrian Vandenberg got involved and how it turned from solo-record to Whitesnake-album - and of course David gives more insight into the Re-Release, why they did it, what we can expect etc. Enjoy!

What's going on in the life of notorious Nikki Sixx? Well, quite a lot actually: His band SIXX:A.M. has released their first Best Of-album and only three days earlier, Nikki has published his new book "The First 21: How I became Nikki Sixx". In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, we talked to Nikki about his book, about his album, about Mötley Crüe and SIXX:A.M., about working with Bob Rock and writing songs and much more. Enjoy!

He's done it again! Slash goes solo for the fourth time and will release his new record featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators on february 11th. We talked to him about the new Song "The River is Rising", writing music at home for the very first time, obstacles for recording during the pandemic and why his new record is simply called "4". Enjoy the Legend.

For more than five decades Judas Priest is one of the biggest Heavy Metal Groups in the world. We met bass player Ian Hill and talked about his personal beginnings in music, their huge success of "British Steel" and asked for the secret recipe to keep a band together for that long. Enjoy!

Big days ahead for BADFLOWER! Their new record "This Is How The World Ends" is out now and of course, we had some questions! In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, we talked to singer Josh Katz about the pressure of releasing their second album after putting out a sensational debut like "Ok, I'm sick", about working on the record per se and especially during the pandemic, about moving from the "City of Dreams" to the "City of Music" (or close to it, anyway), about doing everything themselves, about personal life versus art and quite some more. There's a lot of questions and Josh has answers to them all! Enjoy!

The legendary Black Album changed everything for Metallica! Not only the sound was different - the record showed them the door for a whole new league of worldwide success! As the bass player of the band Jason Newsted experienced the whole breakthrough in 1991! We talked to him about memories of making the record, the influence of producer Bob Rock and asked if he liked the new sound from the beginning. Enjoy!

Finally! After six years of waiting Iron Maiden-Fans welcome the brand new record "Senjutsu". We talked to long year guitarist Janick Gers about the songwriting process, their work in the studio, upcoming shows and asked if the three guitarists argue about who can play which part. Enjoy!

Volbeat are going strong! Our Danish Rock'n'Roll Metal icons have been keeping themselves busy - for example, they contributed their version of "Don't tread on me" to Metallica's anniversary cover version of the iconic black album. And Volbeat also present us with new music of their own - so in our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, we talk to Michael Poulsen about their new singles "Dagen For" and "Wait a minute my girl", about the new album that is coming soon, about being heavier than ever, about covering Metallica - and about 2022 and how it's going to be a big year for Volbeat and the Volbeat fan community. Enjoy!

Beartooth are one of the hottest modern metal bands at the moment. With their fourth record "Below" they're taking the next musical step while still sticking to their roots. We talked to mastermind and singer Caleb Shomo about working on the record, the colour purple and about upcoming shows. Enjoy!

Releasing a new record all by yourself - sounds great but it's not easy at all! While She Sleeps went that path anyway and got supported by their great fans. We talked to singer Lawrence Taylor about their loyal fanbase, about the features with Biffy Clyros Simon Neil and Sum 41s Deryck Whibley and of course about the new record "Sleeps Society". Enjoy!

Daughtry is back! Well, at least from the trip down Poprock Lane. And this is something that has to be celebrated - and inquired into! In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, we talked to Chris Daughtry about returning to heavier musical fields, about their new, very promising single "Heavy is the Crown", about heavy music and heavy responsibilities, the upcoming record and more. Enjoy!

Within Temptation have big plans: With their upcoming streaming event "The Aftermath - A Show in a Virtual Reality" (July 8/9), they want to create a milestone. It's going to be big, exciting, inventive - and obviously, we want to know all about it! So we called Sharon den Adel and talked to her about the show, exchanged some German-Dutch kind words and admired her extraordinarily tidy living room. ;-) Enjoy the interview - and if you want to witness Within Temptation's groundbreaking streaming event, get your ticket on www.within-temptation.com!

Wolfgang Van Halen's first record with his (solo) band Mammoth WVH is out now - and what an amazing debut it is! The self-titled album "Mammoth WVH" really has it all - not even ROCK ANTENNE head of music Thomas Moser can hide his excitement. ;-) Great songs, great songwriting, great music - and hopefully the start of a lot more to come. In our exclusive interview, we talked to Wolfgang Van Halen about working on the album, about his personal influences and inspirations, about roots and expectations, about being (only) 30 and having seen & done everything already - and about future plans. Enjoy!

You want the Best? You get the Best! The newest KISS Live album "Off the Soundboard - Tokyo 2001" is out now as a crumb of comfort until we finally get to see them on stage again - and for the last time, too. In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview we talked to the man, the myth, the legend Paul Stanley about the infamous "End of the Road", the last opportunities to see KISS live and his plans for after that. Because "retirement" is a word that is not included in Paul Stanley's vocabulary. ;-) Enjoy!

Rock’N’Roll’s most legendary beard is back! Known for fronting ZZ Top, Texas-born guitarist and singer Billy Gibbons has released a new solo record. "Hardware" (Release: 4th June 2021) delivers 12 songs that incorporate all forms of Billy’s ZZ Top essence of the past 50 years: a contemporary mix of Hard Rock, Blues, Surf and Country. In our exclusive interview with the grandmaster himself, we explored the making of this brand-new album: How did it come to be, that Billy spent months in the dry and hot desert alongside Ex-The Cult and -Guns N’Roses Drummer Matt Sorum? But not only that… Billy Gibbons also let us know that after almost 10 years, there is new ZZ Top music in the making. Enjoy!

They've kept us waiting for quite a while - but now, after four years, Rise Against's new record "Nowhere Generation" is out on June 4th! We talked to singer Tim McIlrath about working on the album, following political & social pressure versus being yourself, touring and how much they miss being with their fans - and also about going back to school (virtually, of course) and making the most of that last year of lockdown and pandemic. Enjoy!

How do you combine Jimi Hendrix and Sir Mix-aLot? Well, ask this guy! He's the rising star in the rocking world: Ayron Jones! We talked to Seattle-born Ayron about his new record "Child of the State", a wild, modern mix of Grunge, Hip Hop, R&B, Rock, you name it. A great album and a great guy that has great stories to tell - enjoy!

Myles Kennedy's second solo album "The Ides of March" is coming out on May 14th. It turned into a Corona album to some extent - exploring the idea of being human in the times we live in and how to navigate through them, exploring the emotions we all are going through and how our expectations and normality are being turned upside down. In our exclusive interview with Grandmaster Myles we talked about all that - and also about becoming cat parents, being home for that long in a row and how to cope (because that usually doesn't happen as an every busy rockstar), about being productive and about looking forward - on future projects as well as on new material with Alter Bridge and Slash. Enjoy!

After having recently turned 70, Saxon mastermind Biff Byford talked to us about their newest record "Inspirations" and paying tribute to personal musical heroes. Also, he reveals when we can expect the next completely new Saxon record... and the big plans that he has with his son. Enjoy!