Ripper Owens And Author Greg Prato Guest on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 413 - The Ripper

First up this week we talk with Tim “Ripper” Owens. Between Spirits of Fire, The Three Tremors, and A New Revenge, Tim is one busy guy these days but he still took some time to talk with us about everything he’s currently got going on. 

Also this week we talk with author Greg Prato. Greg’s latest book is “King’s X: The Oral History, a 300 plus page book on the band as told mostly by the members themselves.

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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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Chris Caffery & Phil Soussan on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 411 - Spirits of Fire

Another metal double header this week as we round out what has already been a packed March. First up we have guitarist Chris Caffery who’s joining us primarily to discuss Spirits of Fire, the new project he just finished for Frontiers. Of course he does talk about TSO and some other stuff he’s currently involved with too. 

Next up as promised a few shows back we have another person from Last in Line. Bassist Phil Soussan makes his second appearance on the show and he joins us to talk about the new release from LiL, the aptly titled II. Phil has a long history in the music business so we can’t resist asking him some questions about other things he’s done too.

Head to lastinlineofficial.com for all the latest info from Last in Line.

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Bassist Rev Jones Guests on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 410 - Bakwash

This week we sit down with veteran road dog and bassist Rev Jones. Rev has played with an all star list of bands and artists and recently he released his first solo effort “Bakwash”. So this week we’ll be digging into that as well as looking back at some of the artists he’s played with. 

Head to RevJones.com to get your own copy of “Bakwash” or to find out more about him.

Track of the week is from Robot Lords of Tokyo off their new EP “Rise Robot Rise”

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Kane Roberts & Tony Harnell on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 409 - The New Dysphoria

First up this week we talk with former Alice Cooper guitarist Kane Roberts. Three years in the making and his first since 1991s “Saints And Sinners”, Kane just released “The New Normal”. Filled with lots of great guests including many of his former bandmates this is an interesting and eclectic album. 

Here's a track featuring his former boss Alice Cooper along with Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy

After that we talk with Tony Harnell. Tony is best known for his time in TNT but since 2005 he has also been a member of Starbreaker (along with Magnus Karlsson). This year they have put out their third release “Dysphoria”. Tony talks about the latest album and also delves a bit into his past with TNT.

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Don Dokken Guests on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 408 - Erase The Slate

June 15th 1999 Dokken released their 7th studio album “Erase The Slate”. With its 20th anniversary coming up Don Dokken took a little time while on tour in Cleveland to call into the show to have a look back on a release that would be the last for Jeff Pilson and the first for Reb Beach.

Don will also be giving us some insight to other aspects of the Dokken story as well as what he and the band have in store for us in the near future.

Want to keep up with tour dates and what’s going on with the band, head to Dokken.net

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Guitarist Micheal Gilbert From Flotsam and Jetsam on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 40 - The End of Chaos

Flotsam and Jetsam recently released their 13th studio album “The End of Chaos” so this week we check in with guitarist Micheal Gilbert to find out about the new album and everything else going on with the band.

As promised last week, Track of The Week is from Imperium, the debut from Glen Drover and Walls of Blood. Check out last weeks show to get the lowdown on that one.

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Glen Drover And Andrew Freeman on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 406 - The Imperium Hand

More returning guest this week. First up is guitarist Glen Drover. Glen’s new band Walls of Blood is releasing “Imperium” this week a solid metal album six years in the making with a who’s who of guest vocalists (Todd La Torre, Henning Basse, Ripper Owens, Chuck Billy and more) that is sure to gain a lot of attention. This one really shows off Glen's formidable chops and songwriting skills.

Also this week we welcome back Andrew Freeman. He’ll be talking about Devil’s Hand, the project he did with Mike Slamer released via Frontiers as well as the much anticipated sophomore release from Last in Line that’s also due out this week. We've heard all of it and it's well worth your metal dollars.

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Director Bob Nalbandian Talks BAND vs BRAND on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 405 - BAND vs BRAND

Once again director and fellow podcaster Bob Nalbandian joins us to talk about his new documentary BAND vs BRAND. BAND VS BRAND is a feature length documentary film focusing on the current state of the music business and on how “the brand” of a rock group, in many cases, has more power than the band members themselves. The film dropped on the 12th so after listening to Bob do yourself a favor and go grab a copy of this 92 minute schooling on the value of branding in music. If you're a streaming kinda person you can get it that way too. All the purchase and streaming info is below.

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Engineer Mike Fraser Talks AC/DC on This Weeks Focus on Metal

Episode 404 - Mike Fraser Talks AC/DC

Aaaand we’re back. Yep, as promised we are back from winter break and ready to launch into 2019. This week we welcome back engineer Mike Fraser to talk about none other than AC/DC. Mike engineered everything from “Razors Edge” to “Rock or Bust” and this week we’ll get his recollections of those albums.

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