Talks With Mark Weiss And James Christian on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 466 - The Weiss Guy

Longtime photographer Mark Weiss just published his first book “The Decade That Rocked: The Photography of Mark “Weissguy” Weiss”. Mark is on the show this week to gives us his insights into the music scene and to talk about what inspired him to finally release a book that celebrates the decade that rocked. 

Get your own personalized copy of Mark’s book at: TheDecadeThatRocked.com

Also this week we talk again with House of Lords vocalist James Christian as they release their latest “New World-New Eyes”.

Here's the title track off the new album

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Revisiting Hurricane's Slave to The Thrill With Doug Aldrich & Tony Cavazo on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 461 - Slave to The Thrill

30 years ago this coming July Hurricane released their third studio album “Slave to The Thrill”. The band wouldn’t put out another release until 2001’s “Liquifury”. This week we talk with bassist Tony Cavazo and guitarist Doug Aldrich about their memories of this release.

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Doug Aldrich Talks Burning Rain on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 412 - Face The Music

As if both Keith St John and Doug Aldrich aren’t busy enough they have managed to write and record another Burning Rain album “Face The Music”. It’s been a while since 2013’s “Epic Obsession” (see earlier busy comment) but the wait was worth it. 11 tracks of classic hard rock with all the riffs that Doug is known for. The version for Japan also includes a bonus acoustic track. This week Doug joins us to give the rundown on the album and what else he currently has going on including The Dead Daisies and Revolution Saints. 

Want more info on the band, head to BurningRain.net or you can head to DougAldrich.com

Here's the title track from the album for your viewing pleasure


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Gregg Giuffria Guests on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 380 - Gregg Giuffria

House of Lords, anybody? Yep, this week Richie gets a chance to talk with founder and keyboardist Gregg Giuffria about the origins of House of Lords. Gregg was also a pivotal part of Angel and Giuffria but House of Lords has always been high on Richie’s list of bands so enjoy his chat this week.

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John Bush & John Corabi Guest on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 369 - Two Johns

A double header of metal goodness this week as we bring you chats with vocalists John Bush and John Corabi. Armored Saint will be celebrating the metal classic, “Symbol of Salvation” by embarking on a tour where they’ll play the album in its entirety. John Bush is making his first appearance on FoM and will be giving us the update on that. 

Here they are playing a classic off that album at Wacken 2015

Head to ArmoredSaint.com for tour dates and updates on Armored Saint.

Click over to IndieMerch.com/MetalBladeRecords to get your preorder in for the rerelease of Symbol of Salvation

On April 6th The Dead Daisies will be releasing their latest one “Burn It Down” and John Corabi stops by once again, this time to talk about that and everything else he’s got going at the moment.

Point your browser to TheDeadDaisies.com for your latest Dead Daisies news or head to JohnCorabiMusic.com to keep up with John Corabi.

Don't forget John's great live solo disc "Live in Nashville" available on RatPak Records where he performs the entire 94 Crue album.

Here's a crowd shot video from the show

And as always Focus On Metal…Everything Else is Insignificant.

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THE DEAD DAISIES “RISE UP” ON MARCH 9TH the first Single off their new album “BURN IT DOWN”

“RISE UP”, the first single off THE DEAD DAISIES’ new album “BURN IT DOWN” sets the scene for another huge year for the band. A massive, trailblazing beat, meaty guitars and a thundering vocal deliver a powerful, highly relevant message.
“RISE UP is a blistering old school Sabbath riff with angry lyrics about the state of the world!!! It‘s about the people in power that say they have our best interests at heart but don't!!!! We need to "RISE UP" and let our voices be heard and tell them we want CHANGE and deserve BETTER!!!!!” – says vocalist John Corabi.
In line with the single release, the band is premiering a provocative, extremely visual video underscoring these very issues.

The album “BURN IT DOWN”, set for release on April 6th, 2018 via Spitfire Music/SPV, is a muscular tour- de-force, a tornado of pounding drums, pulverizing bass, screaming guitars and in-your-face raw vocals. Evoking the best of 70s Rock, with moments of Birmingham’s finest, blended with the early works of Boston’s best, “Burn It Down” will do just that: Burn down everything in its path until there is nothing left standing.

The Dead Daisies will embark on yet another massive World Tour kicking it off in April with shows in Sold- Out venues all over the UK, then seeing the band play packed houses in Europe before making their long- awaited return to Japan the USA and South America.

The Dead Daisies are: Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio), John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, The Scream), Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy), Deen Castronovo (Bad English, Journey) and David Lowy (Red Phoenix, Mink).

Rock is indeed alive and well!!! 

Link to video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJetFqrCzgg

Doug Aldrich Returns For More On This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 352 - A Brief History of Doug Aldrich Part 2

Lion, DIO, House of Lords, Burning Rain, Whitesnake, The Dead Daisies, Revolution Saints we could go on and on but the common denominator in all of this is guitarist Doug Aldrich. This week we continue our career retrospective on Doug with a look at what he was up to from 1993 up to the release of Revolution Saints second release “Light in The Dark”. An amazing career and he’s still going strong blasting out amazing new tunes on his Les Paul Gold Top.

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Doug Aldrich Guests on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 351 - A Brief History of Doug Aldrich Part 1

Doug Aldrich has been a frequent guest here on Focus on Metal. They guy has played guitar with some major players in the world of rock and metal and yet he’s still one of the most down to earth people you’ll ever talk with. Given his long history we’ve always wanted to do a career retrospective with him and this week we’re doing it. So on this episode we run through Doug’s career up to Bad Moon Rising and we’ll go from there up to Revolution Saints next week. Speaking of Revolution Saints, be sure to grab a copy of their new one “Light In The Dark”.

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Revolution Saint's Deen Castronovo on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 348 - Deen Castronovo

Revolution Saints are due to release their sophomore effort “Light In The Dark” on October 13th. We had Doug Aldrich aboard for the prior Rev Saints release and while we always are quite happy to talk with Doug it was nice to talk to Deen Castronovo for this one given his long history behind the kit.

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John Corabi of The Dead Daisies Guests on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 334 - John Corabi

On May 19th The Dead Daisies released their first live album “Live & Louder”. 16 tracks of great originals sprinkled with some classic covers recorded during their 2016 through the UK and Europe. As listeners know we really are big supporters of the band and it was great to get John Corabi back on the show to give us the rundown on the album and what else is in store from the band. Along the way John does give us some other teasers on some other stuff he’s been involved with too.

Wanna get more info and perhaps some Dead Daisies swag including the new disc? Head to thedeaddaisies.com

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THE DEAD DAISIES VITAL NEW ‘LIVE AND LOUDER’ CD / DVD / DOUBLE VINYL / BOXSET TO BE RELEASED MAY 19TH ON SPITFIRE MUSIC / SPV

‘Live And Louder’, The Dead Daisies’ highly-anticipated live outing, set for release on May 19th on Spitfire Music / SPV, perfectly captures the awesome vibe of their supreme, sweat drenched, roof-raising live sets, recorded on a heady high at the end of an unbelievable 2016. The video trailer for Live & Louder can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/wzA51aA5XpQ From the moment they dropped their first single ‘Long Way To Go’ ahead of their European Festival Summer in June, the hits just kept on coming. The 2nd single ‘Join Together’ ramped up the release of the third studio album ‘Make Some Noise’. The band were well underway touring the USA with KISS, a tour that finished with a sold-out headline show at LA’s prestigious Whisky A Go-Go.  The next single ‘Song And A Prayer’, was released with an accompanying short-film, refocused attention and rang in the final, massive touring phase of the year which saw the band go to Japan for the first time, where they immediately became media and fan darlings and went down a storm at the world-famous Loud Park festival. A string of dates in Korea for the USO and, as the year’s grand finale, a massive UK & European Co-Headline Tour that played 30+ shows to sold-out venues. The ‘Daisies’ as they are affectionately referred to by their fans, quickly became people’s favourite live band with their relentless energy, stellar musicianship and unabashed joy in bringing the rock back into roll. The big question at signing sessions after each show and on the band’s social media channels continued to be: “When will there be a live album?”. People simply could not get enough of them live. Not to turn down a good opportunity, the band recorded a number of shows on the UK & European Tour and, with the team that already made ‘Make Some Noise’ blow speakers worldwide. The album was mixed by Anthony Focx (Aerosmith, Bad Company, Metallica, Santana) at Focxhole Studios and mastered by Howie Weinberg. They assembled a true monster in the vein of the great Live Albums of the 70s. You can feel the sweat drip from the ceilings, the energy of the crowd becoming one with the band, screaming, hollering and forgetting about the often mundane reality for a night of true Rock’n’Roll. Warts ’n all, ‘LIVE & LOUDER’ is a document of a band in their prime, a raw slice of visceral energy, an in-your-face assault on the senses. Simply: THE DEAD DAISIES in their element and at their best! Lead singer John Corabi adds: “We’re extremely excited and proud of our new album ‘LIVE & LOUDER’!!! A lot of the fans have been writing to us and saying how much they LOVED our records but were even more blown away by the band live!!! So this documents our last U.K./European tour, and also shows the world how truly loud and supportive The Dead Daisies fans are!!!! Thank you and Turn It Up!!!!” ‘LIVE & LOUDER’ will be released in a number of different, exciting formats. Again, the band listened to what the fans wanted and added a spectacular vinyl as well as a limited-edition box set that features, among other cool trinkets, an exclusive 7” vinyl single recorded at The Zoo at Planet Rock Radio’s highly coveted London fan-only gig in November 2016. “LIVE & LOUDER” Formats: • DIGIPAK (Contains CD & DVD & massive photo booklet. The DVD features an exclusive “Live & Louder”-Documentary, a massive “Make Some Noise World Tour”-Documentary, all music videos of the “Make Some Noise” album cycle and a picture gallery) • VINYL (Double 180g Multicolor Vinyl, Gatefold, Printed Inner Sleeves, 4-Page Booklet, CD in Paper-Sleeve) • LIMITED EDITION BOX-SET (contains Digipak with CD & DVD, Double 180g 12” Vinyl, Exclusive Colored-Vinyl 7” Single, Poster, Sticker, Button, Patch, PhotoCard) • DIGITAL DOWNLOAD & STREAM For additional information please visit :  http://thedeaddaisies.com

The Dead Daisies New Single and Short Film Unleashed Friday

Riveting Hard Rockers The Dead Daisies have lined up the release of their captivating new single ‘A Song And A Prayer’, for today, November 4th on Spitfire Music / SPV. A short film, reflecting the poignant story behind the lyrics of ‘A Song And A Prayer’, the new single to be taken from The Dead Daisies’ much acclaimed new album ‘Make Some Noise’, which crashed into the album charts worldwide in August, was unveiled Friday at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDJu9I2zYkY&feature=youtu.be       Says John Corabi: “This song turned out to have a special vibe to it, very accessible, which is really cool. But the lyrics are rather dark. In the end it's about hope, it talks about all the troubles we're all going through - and that you have to be hopeful, that you will come out of it. Always look on the positive side, that's the message.” The Dead Daisies, who were recently special guests on KISS’ entire ‘Freedom To Rock’ US tour, have just played their first ever USO headline tour for Servicemen and –women in South Korea. Today, November 4th, they commence performing with KISS on the Kiss Kruise in Cozumel, Mexico, until November 9th. The Dead Daisies, a ‘must-see’ live act then fly in to the UK to perform sold out shows starting November 12th. The Dead Daisies are: Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio), John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, The Scream), Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy), Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner) and David Lowy (Red Phoenix, Mink). http://thedeaddaisies.com https://www.facebook.com/TheDeadDaisies

THE DEAD DAISIES Make Some Noise new on multiple worldwide album charts and new video unveiled

The Dead Daisies’ hugely acclaimed new studio album ‘Make Some Noise’ racks up impressive chart positions in numerous territories worldwide: ‘Make Some Noise’ stormed the UK Album Charts at Number 35, the Swiss National Album Chart at Number 10, the US Hard Rock Album Chart at Number 11, debuted in the German National Album Chart at Number 22, on the Austrian Album Chart at Number 34, on the USA Top Hard Music Chart at Number 19, on the Swedish Hard Rock Chart at Number 15, on the Canadian Hard Music Chart at Number 42, and came in on the USA Billboard Top Current Album Chart at Number 93. The album landed on a total of 23 official charts around the world. John Corabi says: “We want to thank all of our fans & friends around the world for the AMAZING support of our new record "Make Some Noise"! We have entered all of these charts around the world because of YOU and we can't thank you enough!!!! Keep spreading the word and we'll see you on tour soon!!!! You guys are the BEST!!! We love you all!!!!” As if that wasn’t enough, today sees the band release their brand-new Video for “Join Together” filmed at Europe’s biggest Open Air Festival, Woodstock Poland. Watch it here: http://bit.ly/2b0BCxM With an average attendance of over 625.000 people over the last four years, the festival is truly massive and the Daisies were welcomed by the giant crowd with open arms and left to thunderous applause – a true testament to how music makes people “Join Together”! In July and August of this year, The Dead Daisies played the big European Festivals as well as a string of sold-out headline shows in Ireland, the UK and Germany.  They are currently touring the United States with KISS on their “Freedom To Rock”-Tour. This is topped off by two exclusive headline performances in NYC and Los Angeles as well as an Acoustic Performance at Battlefield Harley Davidson in Gettysburg, PA. They also just recently performed at the coveted Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Later this year, the band will return to perform in Japan and South Korea for the first time, set sail on the KISS KRUISE and embark on an extensive UK & European Co-Headline Tour with The Answer. Rock & Roll is alive and well!! ALL Chart Positions below: # 03   England - Hard Rock & Metal Charts # 10   Switzerland - Album Charts # 11   USA - Hard Rock Album Charts # 12   Germany - Media Markt / Saturn Charts  # 15   Sweden - Hard Rock Charts # 18   England - Update Charts # 19   USA - Top Hard Music Charts # 20   England - Indie Charts # 21   USA - Indie Charts # 22   Germany - Album Charts # 24   USA - Top Internet Charts # 33   USA - Top Current Rock Charts # 34   Austria - Album Charts # 35   England - Album Charts # 42   Canada - Hard Music Charts # 48   USA - Album Core Genre Rock Charts # 66   Canada - Indie Charts # 93   USA - Top Current Album Charts # 104 USA - Current Digital Album Charts # 140 Sweden - Album Charts # 145 France - Album Charts  # 166 Belgium - Album Charts # 187 Canada - Album Charts

Just posted: Doug Aldrich on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 292 - The Dead Daisies

We caught up with guitarist Doug Aldrich just days before he was heading out with The Dead Daisies touring Europe in support of their new one “Make Some Noise” due August 5th. We talk about the making of the new album, catch up on Burning Rain, talk Les Pauls, and generally catch up from the last time we talked.

Head to The Dead Daisies Site for tour dates and other info and point your browser to DougAldrich.com for news and merch from Doug.

Here's the first single from "Make Some Noise"

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THE DEAD DAISIES ANNOUNCE DEBUT U.S HEADLINE GIG AT LOS ANGELES WHISKY A GO GO

Hot on the heels of The Dead Daisies’ announcement of full details of their superlative new studio album, ‘Make Some Noise’, releasing on Spitfire Records / SPV on August 5th, the band have now slotted several more milestone events into their already packed high profile touring schedule. On September 15th, The Dead Daisies will play their first ever headline show in America when they bring their full stunning live set to legendary Los Angeles venue Whisky a Go Go.  Support act will be Steve Rodgers, (son of Free vocalist, Paul Rodgers). Tickets are priced at $20 and are available via www.whiskyagogo.com/home Having wowed the crowds as special guests at last year’s Planet Rockstock Festival, The Dead Daisies have now been confirmed to headline this essential event on Friday December 2nd 2016 at Trecco Bay in Wales. The band state that “Last year was just a warmup. This year, we're gonna blow Planet Rockstock apart!!” Planet Rock Radio organizer Jon Norman raves “We have had some amazing bands perform at Planet Rockstock over the years, and the Dead Daisies are right up there with the best of them. They rocked the house last year, so we’re excited to have them back again, but this time to headline the main stage.” Check out more details at www.planetrock.com/rockstock Expect more major announcements in the coming months as The Dead Daisies’ rapidly rising star goes stratospheric in the run-up to the release of ‘Make Some Noise’, the group’s soon-to-be-acclaimed legendary classic third album. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: www.thedeaddaisies.com  www.spv.de

Doug Aldrich Talks About Revolution Saints on This Weeks Edition of Focus on Metal

Episode 222 - Revolution Saints

The new release from Revolution Saints drops this week and Doug Aldrich returns to the show this week to give us all the lowdown on it. Doug also gives us some insight into his decision to leave Whitesnake as well as an update on what's going on with Burning Rain and his hometown gig with Raiding The Rock Vault.

In keeping with the theme this week, track of the week is from Swedish melodic metallers Eclipse off "Armaggedonize" which was released via Frontiers this week.

Get social with Revolution Saints at https://www.facebook.com/RevolutionSaints or with Doug at https://www.facebook.com/DougAldrich.official

The official website for Doug is http://dougaldrich.com/

If you are heading to Vegas all the info for Raiding the Rock Vault is at http://www.raidingtherockvault.com/

Eclipse can be found online at http://www.eclipsemania.com/

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