Interviews

Vocalist and songwriter Charlie Granberg co-founded the Swedish rock band Hellsingland Underground in 2006.

In the 1980s, Swedish vocalist Zinny Zan (aka Bosse Stagman) fronted Easy Action, the Swedish glam rock band.

Terrific Spanish singer Diva Satanica is the vocalist for Brazilian thrash metal band Nervosa and Spanish melodic death metal band Bloodhunter.

The British bassist and vocalist Tony Dolan, aka The Demolition Man, made a name for himself with NWOBHM band Atomkraft. Then he fronted Venom in the late 1980s and early 90s before moving onto M-Pire of Evil and now Venom Inc.

Bassist and vocalist Marco Mendoza is best known as a former member of Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy.

In 1990, guitarist, songwriter and producer Marko Tervonen co-founded The Crown, one of the early Swedish death metal bands.

Marc Storace has fronted Swiss hard rock band Krokus for more than forty years.

Best known for his work with Michael Schenker, The Sweet and Lionheart, Steve Mann is a British guitarist and keyboardist as well as a composer, producer and engineer who is based in Germany.

American singer and guitarist John Corabi is best known as the former frontman of Mötley Crüe. He has also been a member of Ratt, The Dead Daisies, The Scream, Union, Eric Singer Project and Brides of Destruction.

Jimmy Waldo co-founded Alcatrazz in 1983. At that point, he had already made a name for himself with the band New England and later went on to play with bands such as Quiet Riot, Blackthorne, Graham Bonnet Band, Rock Island Orchestra and many more.

With Alcatrazz being busy working on a new album and the first tour dates getting nearer, Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson checked in with the band’s new vocalist Doogie White.

Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson checks in with Gary Shea about the new Alcatrazz album that will be released later this year.

Following the recent Japan release of his new album “Tokyo Jukebox 3”, Marty Friedman has a special New Year’s Day live-streamed show and a Japan tour coming up.