“We came to a mutual decision that my time was over in VIO-LENCE…all my [APOCÆLYPSE] stuff was getting released simultaneous with all this stuff that’s going on with VIO-LENCE.” - Ira Black
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with IRA BLACK of APOCÆLYPSE
Ep.261: Interview with JAMIE JAMES
”[THE KINGBEES] toured for a long time, out there beating a path that had not really been forged yet, for what we were doing. Radio stations didn’t know what to do with us…after two or three years of that, I was done with the spotlight” - Jamie James
Ep.260: Interview with THE DAMN TRUTH
““Be Somebody” has become a defining track in [our] shows. It sets the tone.” - Lee-La Baum
Ep.259: Interview with BRIAN TICHY of LED BY VULTURES
”It’s no fun to get excited about an original piece of music and have it sit on a hard drive as a demo” - Brian Tichy
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with MICHAEL SWEET of STRYPER (2026)
“That’s the goal and that’s the plan, to do three STRYPER albums in January [2027], and release them every couple of years… Get us while you can. Get me while I can still sing how I sing now, cuz in two years I may not be singing like I’m singing.” - Michael Sweet
Ep.258: Interview with PAUL LAINE of THE DEFIANTS, TROOPER, ex-DANGER DANGER
For me, this is a follow up to ‘Stick It In Your Ear’, because the ‘Can’t Get Enough’ record was just a record of a bunch of demos.” I never got to produce that album, or have too much involvement with it.” - Paul Laine
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with FRANCESCO CAVALIERI of V.B.O. & WIND ROSE
“[Hasbro doesn’t need] to apologize, because life and death are both part of this world. Obviously, if you love a character you don’t want him to die, but at the end…it’s just a cartoon.” - Francesco Cavalieri
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with BRITTANY SLAYES of UNLEASH THE ARCHERS
“[UNLEASH THE ARCHERS is] not the kind of band that is constantly shoving junk in your face to get engagement.” - Brittany Slayes
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with RON FRESCHI of SCAR CHAMBER
“I didn’t want [the band name] to sound like we’re playing at Back Angus on Thursday, and I didn’t want it to be like we’re Norway’s latest Death Metal band.” - Ron Freschi
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with MAT SINNER of SINNER, PRIMAL FEAR
“When I saw my schedule for PRIMAL FEAR, I thought, there’s not enough space to do anything with SINNER.” - Mat Sinner
