One of the most explosive metal acts of the 1980s, W.A.S.P. blew the doors off the shock rock genre with their over the top image and theatrics. They had the songs too, most notably from the off, with their classic 1984 debut which they'll be celebrating in full on their forthcoming 'Album One Alive' tour. "When we first came up with the idea a couple years ago, I wasn't sure how well it would be received", confesses main man Blackie Lawless as we sit down for a chat; "it wasn't until we got in front of people that I saw their reaction, and I went; "oh, we've got a huge fish on the hook here!" Discussing the tour, how grunge affected 'The Crimson Idol', the darkness of 'KFD' and the supposed over correction of 'Helldorado', we go in depth with the creative behind W.A.S.P. Hellion; Eamon O'Neill.
Eric Bell is an Irish rock legend. Part of the original line-up of Thin Lizzy who helped secure the band their early successes including a Number One single in Irish charts, the guitarist recorded three albums with the band before he was 22 years old. Famously leaving after a show in Belfast, he's documented with painful honesty how it all came crashing down on both 'Tales of Thin Lizzy', and 'Away with the Fairies, two of the standout tracks on new solo album. "I was losing a plot. Everything was great and then slowly, but surely, my personal life started crumbling", he confides. Talking 'Authenticity', the last time he saw Phil Lynott, and his journey from Thin Lizzy rocker to solo bluesman, we caught up with the softly spoken Belfast native. Vagabond of the western world; Eamon O'Neill.
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