As co-leader of Anthrax Charlie Benante has been with the Big Four icons since their inception in 1981. Finding himself marooned like the rest of us during the pandemic, the multi-instrumentalist most famous for his drumming skills assembled a cast of musical friends to record ‘Silver Linings’, a collaborative covers set which features an eclectic mix of tracks from the likes of U2, Massive Attack, Fleetwood Mac and more. In this interview first published on eonmusic in April 2021, we sat down with Charlie to chat the album, his love of U2, and his work on Anthrax reissues.
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Ozzy Osbourne Guitar Hero Jake E. Lee discusses his work on 'Bark at the Moon', 'The Ultimate Sin', how Sharon Osbourne fired him, and How Ozzy Wanted him BACK in 2010! We spoke to the guitar hero in October 2018, where he also spoke about current project Red Dragon Cartel and supergroup Badlands. Faith No More's Billy Gould Talks of the Highs and Lows of Life in Metal's Most Combustable Band!28/12/2024 FNM have been being “kind of stupid in a different way” for over three decades; from the commercial highs of ‘The Real Thing’ to the avant-garde genius of ‘Angel Dust’ and the dark, end of days ‘Album Of The Year’, they’ve done things their way. About to delve back to their inception with the upcoming re-release of 1985 debut ‘We Care A Lot’. We caught up with the founding bassist in the bar at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in London, to discuss their remarkable career, and find out what the future might bring. Faith No More's Mike Bordin and Bill Gould joined us for a chat at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods in London on 15th June 2015. Talking to eonmusic and current Total Rock DJ Hobo on the Radio, the pair discuss their award for 'Best Album' for 'Sol Invictus'. Thin Lizzy Man Scott Gorham Talks Art, Black Rose & Song Writing with the Irish Rock Legends.21/12/2024 Celebrating his continuing success in the art world, Scott Gorham has just released a range of t-shirts featuring a brace of his striking designs. Joining us for the second time this year, the Thin Lizzy guitarist is finally settling into life creating in a newer medium; "I'm kind of getting used to it now", he tells us as we sit down for a chat over Zoom; "my confidence is up and running". Discussing 50 years of Thin Lizzy, who his favourite guitar partners were, who he'd like in a 2025 Lizzy, and the final days of Phil Lynott, we caught up with the Glendale Gunslinger. Skillet main man John Cooper talks about new album 'Revolution', his busy 2024 which has seen the band tour Australia, Japan and other far flung places, and his positivity. "It is very empowering, but empowering in a positive way", he tells us as we sit down for a chat at Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, California. Talking all of the above, and how religious beliefs are nothing new in rock and roll, we joined the band leader. Now in Pantera, guitar hero Zakk Wylde discusses being Ozzy Osbourne’s right-hand man for more than three decades, his time with Pride & Glory, solo construction, and more. Recorded backstage at Download Festival in June 2022. Ann Wilson of Heart has had a career spanning almost five decades. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee with 35 million album sales, the Seattle-based musician has little left to prove. All of which makes “Fierce Bliss”, her latest solo release all the more remarkable. “It’s only challenging because people need to be convinced that they can enjoy my stuff without the Heart name on it”, she admits as we sit down for a chat. Talking the new album, the excess of the ‘80s, and Heart’s plans to celebrate five decades in music, we joined Ann via Zoom. As the founder of Iron Maiden, one of the biggest and most celebrated heavy metal bands of all time, it’s fair to say that Steve Harris has little left to prove. The West Ham United fanatic however, isn’t one to rest on his laurels, and launching British Lion in 2012, the bassist returned to his pre-premier league roots, swapping Maiden’s Ed Force One 747, for the confines of life in a far less glamourous tour bus. Taking to the road with British Lion again on an extended twenty-seven date 2016 tour, we caught up with Steve on the final date in Belfast, to talk about the band, life on the road, and his famed ‘Hammers’ Fender Precision bass. With almost four decades spent fronting both Warlock and her own solo band, Doro is the undisputed metal queen. Making waves in the '80s with the celebrated metal act, Ms Pesch was the fist woman onstage at the Monsters of Rock Festival in the U.K., a fact she still finds hard to believe even today. Taking to the stage at Stonedead Festival, we sat down with Doro for a chat about her current work, plans for the future, the messy court case that ended Warlock, and working with Gene Simmons. Burning the witches; Eamon O'Neill. |
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