Jimmy Kay from Canada’s The Metal Voice spoke to Chuck Billy of Testament and Doro Pesch at the Hall of Heavy Metal History Gala on Jan 23 2019
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Chuck Billy told The Metal Voice, “The Testament tour is done and the band has started to write a new record. We hope to get into the studio by April and get the new album out by July 2019. We don’t know yet what the musical direction will sound like, until we have the songs completed. Up until now the new material does not resembles any of the last songs we have written in the past . Right now I have about 8 songs that are totally different. Once you write over 100 songs you have to ask yourself how do I get more creative and do something different and that is where we are at.”
Doro told The Metal Voice, “we are planning on recording a Warlock Live album on the upcoming tour, it’s in the making, it’s not done yet.”
Jimmy Kay from Canada’s The Metal Voice spoke to current Vinnie Vincent singer Jim Cream about how he landed the gig with Vincent and Crean’s new solo album that will be released in Spring 2019.
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The Metal Voice asked Jim Crean how he got the job singing on two upcoming tour dates, Crean said, “Well initially Carmine Appice and Tony Franklin they were booked to play with Vinnie back in December and those dates got postponed, I guess Robert Fleischman was going to sing for him but that did not work out. So they were looking for a singer, so then Carmine had mentioned it to me and I submitted some demo tapes to Vincent management. Vinnie seemed to like it and that was really it. I have never met Vinnie, I don’t know him. I only got through his managers and lawyers, we got contracts and all that stuff all put together.”
Jim Crean has a new solo album coming out Spring 2019, to include guest such as Mike Tramp, Vinnie and Carmine Appice, Rik Fox, Rudy Sarzo and Tony Franklin
Robert Fleischman revealed he’d decided to quit Vinnie Vincent’s two comeback shows, which had originally been scheduled in Memphis, TN in December, but were moved to Nashville on Feb. 8 and
Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent has recruited Jim Crean to handle lead vocals during his two comeback concerts on February 8 and 9 at the Rocketown Entertainment Complex in Nashville, Tennessee. Also appearing with Vincent will be drummer Carmine Appice(VANILLA FUDGE, ROD STEWART, JEFF BECK, BLUE MURDER) and bassist Tony Franklin(DAVID GILMOUR, JIMMY PAGE, THE FIRM).
A recording/touring musician for well over 35 years, Crean has released four solo albums on major labels, including his latest effort, “Insatiable”, which was issued through Carmine’s label Rocker Records.
The vocalist for the popular tribute band HAIR NATION, Crean has been rocking bars and nightclubs in the Buffalo area since the eighties. He has opened many a show for such national acts as Bret Michaels, SLAUGHTER and DOKKEN. Crean also makes a guest appearance on “Sinister”, the first joint studio album by Carmine and his drumming brother Vinny Appice, which was released in October 2017.
Jimmy Kay from Canada’s The Metal Voice spoke to Wendy Dio at this years annual Hall of Heavy Metal History on January 23 2019. Wendy spoke about the last stages of the new Dio Hologram, a Dio documentary in the works and gave an update on the Dio autobiography book.
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When asked about the update version of the Dio Hologram
“We have a new one that we are developing and it’s going to be fantastic I am actually seeing the finished version on the 4th of February and we are hoping to tour from May 2019 and on wards.”
When asked about the new Dio Documentary
“We are doing a Dio documentary, we are not sure yet who will be producing it yet, we are still interviewing candidates. The documentary will be distributed on the BMG label. The documentary will go back to Ronnie’s childhood, I have many photos and videos that people have never seen before. “
Jimmy Kay from Canada’s The Metal Voice recently spoke to legendary Megaforce record label founder Jon Zazula at this years annual Hall of Heavy Metal History Gala on Jan 23 2019. Former manager of METALLICA Jon Zazula spoke about his new memoir book that he co-wrote with his wife Masha that will be released in October 2019.
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When asked about the book
“The book is coming out in October 2019 Halloween of this year, it is finished we are just filling in some parts, I am trying to finish my thank you list. The book starts where most people want it to end at the Roseland Ballroom, when Metallica, Anthrax and Raven played and all three bands got signed to major labels that night in 1984. This will be the kind of book that you pick up and put down in one reading or two. My wife and I Marsha went from total obscurity in a flea market making 50 dollars a night, to one point being worth 10 million dollars. It’s a great story. It’s a great story about a husband and a wife how they worked together though thick and thin without a pot to piss in and living in the hole for years to where we are today. It’s a blue collar story. ”
When asked about about the first time they got the original Anthrax demos
“I didn’t want anything to do with Scott Ian and Anthrax I hated those guys at the time, they were pains in the ass. They chased me and Marsha from here to hell trying to get us to listen to their music and we did. We listened to every note they gave us and we listened very carefully, we wanted to love it but we didn’t. It wasn’t until Scott Ian came to us with the demo single of Soldiers of Metal that we said now that sounds great , give us an album of these types of songs. ”
When asked if he had his hand at dismissing Dave Mustaine
“I had no hand in that , Metallica had come to me to use me as a feeding board but they did this all by themselves.”
Jon Zazula was inducted into The Hall Of Heavy Metal History on Wednesday, January 23 at Marriott Delta Garden Grove in Anaheim, California. The annual Metal Hall Of Fame gala
For The Metal Voice former Anthrax singer Neil Turbin spoke to solo artist Lita Ford at the 3rd annual Hall of Heavy Metal History on January 23rd 2019. Lita spoke about her new music that will be a concept album and one of the songs called Monsters and the idea behind it.
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Lita told Neil Turbin from The Metal Voice “I went to work with Gary Hoey in the studio and we recorded some awesome songs for a 2019 release and it will be a concept album. Since it it is a concept we have to keep the songs consistent, so they all work together. The music will be dark and riffy. The album is all done and written all we have to do now is put pen to paper. Also we just recorded a song called Monsters for the new album. Monsters is about the Charles Manson’s types in the world, who brainwash and take advantage of people. It could be someone like an attorney or it could be someone like your Mom who is the monster of your life or could be your manager.”
Lita Ford was inducted into The Hall Of Heavy Metal History on Wednesday, January 23 at Marriott Delta Garden Grove in Anaheim, California. The annual Metal Hall Of Fame gala
Jimmy Kay from The Metal Voice interviewed Pat Guesaldo CEO of The Hall Of Heavy Metal History. Guesaldo spoke about how Ozzy Osbourne graciously gave Lee Kerslake his dying wish in receiving two platinum RIAA discs for Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman. In the interview Guesaldo also explains how Kerslake got the discs and how it all happened.
Pat Guesaldo then tells The Metal Voice that the two discs will be presented to Lee Kerslake at this years Hall of Heavy Metal History annual Gala on Wed Jan 23 in Anaheim CA and the presentation ceremony will be filled for Lee Kerslake’s documentary.
2019 Hall Of Heavy Metal History inductees include:
– Jon and Marsha Zazula (Founders, Megaforce Records)
– Lita Ford (with 2018 inductee Doro Pesch presenting)
– Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, The Winery Dogs)
– David Ellefson (Megadeth)
– Saxon (with Nigel Glockler accepting)
– Max Norman (Producer: Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth and Savatage | Jean Beauvoir presenting)
– Frank Bello (Anthrax)
– Testament
– Bob Daisley (Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow and Gary Moore | John Sykes accepting)
– Jeff Scott Soto (Yngwie Malmsteen, Sons Of Apollo)
– Lee Kerslake (Uriah Heep, Ozzy Osbourne | Limited Autograph Signing)
– KLOS FM – 50th Anniversary
– Jeff Pilson
The annual Hall Of Heavy Metal History’s Metal Hall Of Fame gala will take place on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Marriott Delta Garden Grove in Anaheim, California. The event will be hosted by iconic television, radio personality and heavy metal champion Eddie Trunk, and will feature appearances by heavy metal greats of today and years past.
Pat Gesualdo, Hall Of Heavy Metal History founder/CEO, says: “We are looking forward to another amazing year at the 2019 Metal Hall Of Fame gala, and following up on last summer’s amazing live induction of JUDAS PRIEST and ‘The Metal Queen’ Doro Pesch in conjunction with our festival partners Wacken Open Air.
2019 inductee Bob Daisley says: “I’m very pleased and feel honored to be inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History after all these years. I’m pleased for Lee Kerslake too. He’s been a major player in the genre. Thank you to John Sykes for accepting our awards; I’m grateful and honored to have you do it.”
Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST, who was inducted this past summer at the 2018 Wacken Open Air festival, says: “JUDAS PRIEST are thrilled and honored to accept induction into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History and be amongst so many of our friends. This also sends a great message of inclusion for the metal community around the world, and keeps us defending the metal faith together.”
Inductees awarded in previous years include Ronnie James Dio, Randy Rhoads, Lemmy Kilmister, SCORPIONS, Bill Ward, Billy Sheehan, Jordan Rudess, Nick Menza, Munsey Ricci, EXODUS, and many more.
The Hall Of Heavy Metal History is a non-profit organization dedicated to forever enshrining the iconic musicians and music industry executives responsible for making rock and metal music what it is today. Their contribution to the genre is invaluable, and they continue to inspire fans throughout the world, from generation to generation.
The Hall Of Heavy Metal History hosts the annual Metal Hall Of Fame awards gala, in addition to an onstage induction ceremony at Wacken Open Air.
The Hall Of Heavy Metal History is part of the D.A.D. program to help children fight disabilities on a global basis, and is partnered with the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund.
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