CRY OF THE WOLF MAGAZINE

CRY OF THE WOLF MAGAZINE INTERVIEW WITH JEN JANET OF BLIND REVISION Tell us a little about the start of the band. Three of our band members met at college and started jamming. We didn’t sound anything like we do now, but we decided to enter a battle of the bands competition in Boston. It was technically our first show playing together, so we weren’t expecting much. But then we won first place, and we decided to keep going and write songs together. Over time we had a few lineup changes, and we met our other two members through mutual friends. But we’ve been playing together now with this current lineup for almost two years and we are very happy with what we’ve accomplished thus far. We are not only a band, but we are good friends as well. We recently went on tour together and it was a great feeling to be able to do that with people you love hanging out with. who writes the songs? It’s a collaborative effort. Usually one of the guitarists will think of ...

The Very Metal Diary Of Cleo Howard By sarah tipper SO when the book arrived and I dove into it, I was impressed by the listing of so many good bands and songs. The diary itself is a great read as we plow through the life of a teenage metal head in England. I learned also that "sixth form" is some sort of  grade or school. For years the song "Sixth form girls"by the band SAXON , eluded me. Now I know at least partly what it means. Overall this is a great book. A cleverly written, metal filled Journey. The metal world needs more authors like Sarah to convey what the genre has done for all of us. Metal music is the medicine to get us through hard times and life's curve balls.  Our main character is dealing with a lot of adult issues, the death of her father, life in her home town, the day to day of a students life, a blossoming sexual awareness. All of this set to a heavy metal soundtrack. She is at once shunned for her metal "looks" and accepte...

CRY OF THE WOLF INTERVIEW with John Adams of LOVE-N-WAR Energy. This band is over loaded with it. Talking to John was a breath of fresh air. His excitement and passion was clearly evident as he talked about his music and his love for music in general. You can tell he eats and breathes rock and roll. What is going on with Love-N-War? Well we are working on a new album. About 2/3 of the way done. 3/4 of the rhythm tracks and solos are done.  Recording in Arcadia Falls, Missouri. Our first record, "UP THE ANNIE" was done there. It's a long haul but I think it is worth it. Everything is sounding fantastic so far. This will be a better record. Heavier, more melodic. Should come out by end of August. Planning on a CD release party probably with..and just between you and me...Night Ranger. The new one is called "EDGE OF THE WORLD". Who writes the songs? I do. I write everything, and most of the lyrics too. I get an idea and just hit the 8 track recorder.I ...

CRY OF THE WOLF INTERVIEW WITH AL RAVAGE of RAVAGE Tell us what is new? well we have a new album out now how long did it take to write the album? It was actually already recorded. we originally recorded it 2003. released in 2005. Production wasn't that good. did not get  wide release, only in Europe. was kind of ignored so we always wanted to put it out again but we didn't have the master tracks. so we put together a new studio, and figured the best way to test it out would be to record the whole album over again. so we did. Artwork was done by the goosebumps book artist. How did that come about? We had used the MEGADETH artist ed, for the other albums. I wanted to use him again but my brother who is the guitarist in the band, said we didn't want to become a MEGADETH album cover band. It was cool last time, but we wanted something different. So we contacted the artist who did the goosebumps covers so he did. nice guy. we were surprised he would work with us ...

CRY OF THE WOLF INTERVIEW with BILL FISCHER of MEGA COLOSSUS What is new in the world of MEGA COLOSSUS? We are doing the Jaws Festival in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.This guy just started it because he loves that movie. Gets a bunch of bands and vendors and then at the end they show the movie. Going to the harder than steel festival in Germany in the fall. We know a guy who owns an online record company. He's a fan who wanted to bring a band over seas. Take us through the writing process Someone comes in with a solid structure. Sometimes we start with the lyrics. It's a group effort. How do you approach Recording? When we record it is track to track. We map it out and then put it all together. Nowadays with digital recording being what it is, you cannot leave mistakes on your record. Influences? Van Halen is the reason why I bought a guitar, Iron Maiden. I soaked it all up as a kid. Boston, Priest. I was a thrash kid. But Boston, we were just talking...

CRY OF THE WOLF MAGAZINE Interview With Brian Blake from ETERNAL VOYAGER I listened to their 2014 release, "THE BATTLE OF ETERNITY", and was immediately impressed by this bands sound and lyric approach. This is American Power Metal in all its pure and powerful glory. You can tell the influences but EV spins it into their own form of metal. This is controlled rage and passion for the metal that exists within us all. You will find yourself headbanging and singing along.  I had the chance to talk with guitarist, songwriter Brian Blake about the upcoming release. What is new for Eternal Voyager? Working on the new album, Darkened Times. This release will have better production. We are excited to get it out.We feel the songs are better. You have opened for a good many bands. Do you get time to hang out with those musicians? Not a whole time to talk. When we played with HAMMERFALL that was great.They actually watched our set from the side of the stage. So that was gr...

CROWN OF EARTH is full tilt classic metal band pounding through the modern era like a juggernaut. Their sound is power, their attitude is uncompromising.I spoke with Danny Knight, vocalist, regarding shows, metal, and the rise of social media. How long has CROWN OF EARTH been around? " 5 years. We have opened for a lot of national acts. Coming up will be Raven, and Blayze Bailey. Working with a guy for our next video. He has a warehouse full of lights. Some were even used by KISS. and he has all this memorabilia like POISON'S wardrobe chest. Things like that. We take things day by day. Some bands get stars in their eyes. We are a basement band trying to kick ass." On the subject of the negative or positive effects of social Media, Knight stated;  "We use social media. You have to. I think that live streaming video is the way to go. It seems that it's just easier to do. Nobody wants to go to shows. They click "going" on face book, but never sh...