“I had kind of shut down creatively, I wasn’t really sure I wanted to do this anymore” - Russell Allen
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with RUSSELL ALLEN of SYMPHONY X
Ep.255: Interview with GENE MARCHELLO of MARCHELLO
”OZZY came down to see me…because he wanted a new guitar player to replace Jake E. Lee. He ended up going with Zakk Wylde.” - Gene Marchello
Ep254: Interview with RICHARD FOOS, Co-Founder SHOUT! FACTORY & RHINO RECORDS
“All James Brown music was out of print in ‘78, ‘79…except for his latest album that wasn’t selling very well. We went to [his record label] and they gave us the rights [to his music]…it was our biggest seller ever.” - Richard Foos
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with RACHEL BOLAN of SKID ROW
“I learned to trust myself by trusting [producer Nick Raskulinecz].” - Rachel Bolan
Ep.253: Interview with JOEY VERA of ARMORED SAINT
“I’m not a huge fan of really long records…when CDs came out it was like, oh my God we can put like 75 minutes worth of music on this thing, let’s do it…for me it was too much.” - Joey Vera
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with BEN JACKSON of CRIMSON GLORY
“[On “Chasing The Hydra”] I feel like its the dragon that CRIMSON GLORY has been battling through our whole career, we cut one head off and there’s six more…life in the band, it’s been really cool, but also it’s been a bit rocky.” - Ben Jackson
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with TRACE FOSTER of CLOSE ENEMIES
“There’s no egos [in CLOSE ENEMIES]. This is our philosophy, there are no wrong ideas, just better ones…we are all smart enough and good enough to not get butthurt if someone says I like their idea better.“ - Trace Foster
Review: MICHAEL SWEET – The Master Plan (2026)
If you blinked then you might have missed the release of ‘The Master Plan’, the latest solo album by STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet. The album was released on April 3, 2026 through Frontiers Music…
KNAC.COM: CLUTCH, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, J.D. PINKUS Live in Worcester, MA
If you’ve read any of my show reviews this year then it wouldn’t surprise you to learn that it has been 20 years since I have seen CLUTCH live. For some reason I like to wait a couple of decades before seeing a band more than once...
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with KURDT VANDERHOOF of METAL CHURCH
“I had no intention of starting [METAL CHURCH] up again. I couldn’t start it up with the previous line up.” - Kurdt Vanderhoof
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