Weekend Bonus Edition of Focus on Metal With Eric Martin Available

Episode 453 SE - Eric Martin Special Edition

We live in crazy fucking times but if we can do our part to make it better we’re gonna give it a shot. Lots of you have asked us to publish some extra episodes while the world hunkers down and social distances. This is our first response to that. Here’s an previously unaired interview from the FoM vaults with vocalist Eric Martin. Enjoy and stay safe.

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Billy Sheehan & RavenEye's Oli Brown Guest on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 342 - Billy Sheehan & Oli Brown

Bassist extraordinaire Billy Sheehan graces us with his presence this week as he calls in to talk about the latest from Mr Big “Defying Gravity” and Winery Dogs “Live in Santiago”. 

Also this week we have Oli Brown from UK band RavenEye calling in while on tour here in the states for their first full length Frontiers release “Nova”.

Track of the week is form our friends in Broken Teeth off their latest EMP release “4 On The Floor”

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Pat Torpey of Mr Big Guests on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 339 - Defying Gravity

Mr. Big just set loose their latest upon the world with “Defying Gravity”. This week Richie sits down with Pat Torpey to discuss the new album, touring, Mr. Big History, and what the future holds for Pat.

Track of the week comes to us from perennial FoM favorites Primal Fear off their new live set Angels of Mercy - Live in Germany.

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Just posted: Paul Gilbert on this weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 288 - Paul Gilbert

It’s a very guitar-centric show this week as we bring you Paul Gilbert and Tyler Morris. Paul Just released his latest “I Can Destroy” and he’ll tell us all about it. 

I hear ya asking, who’s this Tyler Morris guy. Tyler is an up and coming player that’s shared the stage with the likes of Vai and Malmsteen and the dude’s only eighteen. Plus we’ll spin some great guitar tracks for you.

Find out more about Paul at PaulGilbert.com

Tyler and his CDs can be found on the web at TylerDMorris.com

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New Mr. Big On The Way

MR. BIG RETURN WITH THEIR EIGHTH STUDIO ALBUM IN 25 YEAR CAREER

…THE STORIES WE COULD TELL

Latest Album Slated for Release on September 23^rd

via Frontiers Music SRL

Amazon Pre-Order Available at http://geni.us/MrBigStoriesAMZ

(August 7^th, 2014 – New York, NY) – Hard rock’s original supergroup, Mr. Big, are back with a vengeance with their new album …The Stories We Could Tell. The band’s eighth studio album is slated for release on September 23^rd via Frontiers Music SRL. The original lineup comprised of Eric Martin on vocals, Paul Gilbert on guitar, Billy Sheehan on bass and Pat Torpey on drums, returns with some oftheir strongest material to date. The new album is the follow-up to the 2011 release What If, an album that marked the band’s return to their signature hard rock sound.

Mr. Big got together this past June to begin recording and laid down the 13 new tracks in just a month.

"This new album rocks!” exclaims Paul Gilbert. “I love playing guitar, singing, and writing with Eric, Billy, and Pat. And after 25 years, I'm proud that we can make an album that is melodic, powerful, interesting, groovy, and emotional."

“We wrote songs individually and collectively on this new record. To me this is the album that we’ve threatened to make decades ago.  A classic, groovin', blues-rock record with the spirit and spark of our Rock & Soul idols from the 70’s. Hells to the yeah it’s a Mr. Big album complete with all the trimmings," says Eric Martin. "I think whether you've been with us from the beginning or just starting, you’re going to dig where we are coming from and where we’ve been."

…Stories We Could Tell was produced by Pat Regan, known for his work with the likes of Deep Purple, Warrant and Keel. The album is currently available for pre-order via Amazon at http://geni.us/MrBigStoriesAMZ.

The track listing for ...The Stories We Could Tell is:

1)     Gotta Love The Ride                                                                            

2)     I Forget To Breathe

3)     Fragile

4)     Satisfied

5)     The Man Who Has Everything

6)     The Monster In Me

7)     What If We Were New?

8)     East/West

9)     The Light Of Day

10)   Just Let Your Heart Decide

11)   It’s Always About That Girl

12)   Cinderella Smile

13)   The Stories We Could Tell

14)   Addicted To That Rush (Live – Exclusive Bonus Track)

Mr. Big recently announced that drummer Pat Torpey has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The diagnosis has left him unable to perform his normal drumming duties on the band’s upcoming World Tour. Mr. Big intends to announce a drummer in the near future who will handle most of MRBIG’s drumming duties on the Fall 2014 tour and expects Torpey to jump on the drums on suitable live songs as well as participating in the group’s acoustic set.

Mr. Big formed in 1988 and immediately began to solidify their place in music history. By combining trademark "shredding" musicianship with awesome vocal harmonies, Mr. Big produced numerous hit songs that ranged across a wide array of rock genres – be it ballads, heavy metal, or blues rock. Their hits included “Alive and Kicking,” "Just Take My Heart" and the chart-topping ballad "To Be With You" (Billboard Hot 100 number one single in 15 countries for weeks, in 1991, propelling the band the band to huge international success and multi-platinum record sales). Mr. Big continues to be a touring force with sold-out shows around the globe and with more dates to be announced in the near future.