CRY OF THE WOLF MAGAZINE

The following was originally published with the ripple effect magazine. It was my first ever interview and lucky me I got to speak with the metal queen herself, Doro Pesch. I'm going through my archives re publishing relevant interview from the past and other outlets. Doro is currently on tour. An Interview With Doro Pesch      Years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Doro Pesch at the New Jersey Metal Meltdown.   She rocked that stage, sandwiched in between a host of death and new age metal bands;   she stood her ground and played from the heart. Doro is one of the metal community's shining stars. A veteran musician she has been on tour in some form or another almost her entire life. That dedication and passion comes through, not only with her music, but also her personality. She is metal.   You can hear her love for the genre in her voice as she excitedly speaks of music she has created and plans for the future.   Her latest album,...

                                                                        Azrael’s Bane     HIghvolmusic has unleashed a sleeping giant on the metal world. They have brought us Azrael's Bane and this is true metal for the masses. Expect big things from this band and this label.            Here we have a proper progressive metal act. These guys know how to tear it up and when to let the music do the talking. Blistering but tasteful leads intertwined with soaring vocals. In terms of getting your moneys worth this band and this album is worth it's weight in gold. You have a ton of good, s...

                                                                      Inglorius    Let me preface this one by stating the undeniable fact that Frontiers Records is keeping the flame of both hard rock and metal alive. Here is another killer release from this giant of a label.   This band tears through your ears at breakneck speed. Not since the mighty days of Led Zeppelin has a band captured such soul searing hard rocking tones. The production is 100% superior to most albums I have heard to date. The blistering combination of melodic leads and hard rocking vocals are a testament to this bands power. Inglorius is the band of the year so...

Before Lita Ford became an icon of 80's MTV, the guitarist was a pioneer in the all female rock band, The Runaways.        Alongside Joan Jett, Ford made a name for herself as a hard rocking, hard living musician. “Living Like a Runaway. A Memoir” takes us through her career from struggling to be recognized as a female guitarist, to a video icon and darling of the 80's hair metal scene. Ford talked about her book, her life, and her passion for music       "Looking back. It was a ride. I'm glad it's over.   Some of it was funny, some was painful, and it wasn't easy. I'm glad it's out. I put so much into what I do. I wanted the book to be real. I wanted it to be filled with a lot of things people didn't know about. It's hard to put down once you start reading it." Ford left the music scene in 1994 to raise a family and live on an island. Ford talked about her coming back to the music scene.   ...

     Def Leppard was the premier hair band of the 80's and MTV aired their videos almost hourly.   After almost 30 years of performing with the band, guitarist Phil Collen has assembled a side band of deep rooted southern blues enthusiasts. Delta Deep is far removed from the glam drenched arena rock that def leppard honed to perfection. This is a return to the southern delta sound of blues purists. Collen squeezed a lot of emotion and love of the genre into this disc. Collen explained how it all started. "My wife's Godmother has one of those voices. Like Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner. We would just sit around the house singing and playing and it developed from that. As soon as we got together it just clicked. We just wanted to create this sound."   Collen explained how Delta Deep compares to Def leppard. Def leppard is structured. It is such a huge production.   But the show is amazing. I love that. I wouldn't change it at all.   With ...

A conversation With Charlie Calv from Radio Exile     Radio Exile is a powerhouse melodic rock band with pure, honest, straight ahead conviction and soul. Their debut cd, Simply entitled ,Radio Exile, is a master class in concentrated riffs, harmonious vocals and hard rocking tempos. This is one of those unexpected hit albums that you can never stop playing. Every song is a gem of genuine classic songwriting.  When asked if they recording together as a group or file shared like so many of their peers, keyboardist, Charlie Calv explained. " We wanted to get guys from different backgrounds and generations and throw them in a room together and see what happens. The intent from the beginning was to make a record the old fashioned way. We rehearse together and we go into the studio together. Not too many records are done like this these days. Calv noted further how involved the band is during the video production especially for the first release. ...

THE GREAT KAT INTERVIEW FOR CRY OF THE WOLF METAL BLOG     She is A sonic, sorceress of the shred guitar. A universally acclaimed leader in over the top superior guitar genius. SHe is loud, she is proud, she is ...THE GREAT KAT!!!!!     Hail to the Great Kat. These are a few questions for the Cry Of The Wolf Metal blog 1. Tell us about the upcoming DVD and what else is new in your world   Answer: Bryan – You are CORRECT:  HAIL to THE GREAT KAT!!!!!!!   The Great Kat is the ONLY GUITAR/VIOLIN DOUBLE SHREDDER since NICCOLO PAGANINI, taking NOTE-FOR-NOTE AUTHENTIC CLASSICAL ORCHESTRAL complicated music scores from Wagner, Beethoven, Bach, Rossini, Liszt, Paganini, Vivaldi and MORE and RESURRECTING these GENIUSES by combining it with SHRED GUITAR, VIOLINS, METAL BAND AND ORCHESTRA, PLUS VIOLENT IMAGERY and BRUTAL INSANITY!!!   Quick Background on Katherine Thomas/The Great Kat: Katherine Thomas was born listening to Lu...