Drummer, Simon Wright is on Talkin' Rock to discuss the upcoming Ronnie James Dio Hologram tour. Dio Returns will hit the road to keep the spirit of Ronnie alive. Simon has played with a bunch of heavy-hitting legends and we talk about a lot of them today. Among the topics we talk about.... Preparing for…

Criss Angel is taking his show on the road and it comes to Caesars Windsor on June 6th. I was pretty excited to talk to him because he really brings an element of rock to the world of magic. Today, we discuss lots of topics..... His late friend Vinnie Paul Is he a magician or…

This is a great, emotional interview with Chad from HellYeah. It's the first time I've spoken to him since the passing of Vinnie Paul and he gave me more than I expected. The new record drops on September 27th and I'm grateful that Vinnie was able to complete his drum parts to bring this album…

Jerry Horton from Papa Roach is on Talkin' Rock today as the guys continue to tour the world for 2019 in support of their latest record, "Who Do You Trust". * The upcoming 20th anniversary of their debut record "Infest" * The Ozzfest tour * The term Nu Metal * The last two albums and…

Today, Gary Holt is on Talkin' Rock. The Slayer/Exodus guitarist checks on while on the road during the final Slayer tour. He's stopping by Rock City Music in Livonia, Mi. for a guitar clinic Saturday, May 18th between 3-7pm. Gary was nice enough to give me a call on Mother's Day, better late than never,…

Jason Aalon Butler from Fever 333 is my guest today. These guys have kinda taken over where Rage Against The Machine left off. The new album Strength In Numb333rs is out and it's a full-throttle assault. It's the first time I've had a chance to talk to Jason and we touched on many topics.... *…

Many know Nita Strauss from her work the legendary Alice Cooper, but she's done a ton more. She's about to go out on tour in support of her solo album before playing shows this summer with the Coop and Halestorm. She just played with Alice to a crowd of 85,000 over the weekend so I…

Duff McKagan is on Talkin' Rock today. He's got a solo album dropping at the end of the month called "Tenderness". It's got 11 tracks (vinyl has 10) and it's kind of the opposite of most of anything he's done with GNR. It's more chill Rolling Stones, than a high-produced rock record. Today, he talks…

I caught up with Brad Stewart, Wayne Swinny and Bobby Amaru from Saliva on a recent tour stop on the MuddFest tour. They don't do many interviews, so I'm very thankful that they sat down with me for a while to talk about the band and tell awesome stories. The band is hitting on all…

Damon Johnson is my guest today on Talkin' Rock. Some people know him from Brother Cane, or his time in Thin Lizzy/Black Star Riders, or maybe Alice Cooper. His new album "Memoirs Of An Uprising" is out, and it's stellar! Go grab it! Damon's now living in the heart of music in Nashville, so he's…