This is a band where each album has had its own distinguishable character to be different from the previous ones. Being amongst Ghost fandom almost reminds me of how KISS fans must’ve felt when an album as cinematic as Destroyer came out, and bore barely any resemblance to the previous three studio albums that came before.
“The band is sounding better than ever, so we can, and will do whatever we want. The best is yet to come.”
Acoustic legend, Tommy Emmanuel’s fifty-year presence on the scene proves one simple fact – you don’t need to sling an electric axe to classify as a virtuoso in the guitar world.
“Unfortunately, what happens is, most humans have these creative impulses, but then they become obscured by the little voice in their head, insecurities, and fears that cut out the root of their ability to be uniquely creatively inspired. So, I chase those fantasies in my music.”
“In our little world that success was a major accomplishment, as we went from borderline starvation to actually being able to eat at decent fast food joints. Success in our camp was measured in calories.”
After a move up north to their new home on Long Island, NY, a feature amongst other local Long Island bands on WBAB’s Homegrown compilation followed, and soon, Zebra found themselves the apple of Atlantic Records’ eye. With major label support, coupled with a ravenous hard rock consumer base, Zebra hit the ground running, and their self-titled debut found nearly immediate critical and chart success.
Turn Out the Lights is an album of great lyrical and musical depth and is an important record for all to hear. It’s one of my all-time favorites, which I return to frequently.
Stepping in the shoes of a legacy of bass players such as Neil Murray, Colin Hodgkinson, Rudy Sarzo, Guy Pratt, Michael Devin, and more, O’Callaghan is forging her very own path towards heavy metal immortality as she begins to take the stage with legendary outfit, Whitesnake.
From humble east coast origins to the biggest stages in the world, that, in a nutshell, is a brief summarization of the career of veteran bassist, Rob DeLuca. But if we simply boiled it down to those few short turns of phrase, we wouldn’t be giving DeLuca his due.
“This wasn’t trying to copy Krokus and fill the gap that Krokus leaves behind, it’s actually trying to create stuff that’s coming deep within me, together with good songwriting partners, and going my way into the future because Krokus came to an end.”
