Interview by Marty Adem
Camera and edit by Rob Botten


(C) 2018 www.metalmasterkingdom.com

@ The Mod Club
Toronto, ON, Canada
July 4, 2018

Presented by Inertia Entertainment

​
Full Toronto show review and pics here

Godsmack is a band that needs no introduction.  Ever since 1998, the band established themselves as one of the biggest and best mainstream heavy rock acts of the late 90s and 2000s, with worldwide records sales of 20 million, and a string of really strong records like the self-titled debut album, Awake, Faceless and The Oracle. 

Over the years, the band have toured and shared the stage with Metallica, Disturbed, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Motley Crue and Staind just to name a few. 

Most recently, Godsmack released their seventh studio album When Legends Rise to a lot of great response.  At the same time, there were some hardcore fans that were skeptical about the band's shift to a more melodic sound, but the record contains some great tracks like "When Legends Rise", "Take It To The Edge", "Unforgettable" and my favourite track "Eye Of The Storm".  You can see our review of the record here.

We had the great pleasure of speaking to Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin on the phone about the new record, the band's upcoming tour with Shinedown, whether the band plans on playing the first record in its entirety in celebration of its 20th anniversary, and a couple other things as well. 

You can read the entire interview below.

Interview and camera:  Alex Stojanovic
Copy edit:  Rob Botten

​
@ The Opera House
Toronto, ON, Canada
April 20, 2018


(C) 2018 www.metalmasterkingdom.com

​​
Full Toronto show review and pics here

Interview and camera:  Alex Stojanovic
Copy edit:  Rob Botten

@ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Toronto, ON, Canada
March 26, 2018

(C) 2018 All rights reserved by www.metalmasterkingdom.com

Click here for the show review and pics of the Toronto show

Click here for the Sanctuary interview

​Interviewer:  Alex Stojanovic
Film and edit: Rob Botten

@ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Toronto, ON, Canada
March 1, 2018

(C)2018 www.metalmasterkingdom.com
​ 
Click here for the full Toronto show review.

Interview by Alex Stojanovic

Damon Johnson has been a staple in the music scene since the late 80s, having performed, toured and recorded with many different bands like Brother Cane, Alice Cooper, Thin Lizzy and of course Black Star Riders. 

​He has also collaborated on albums from not just rock artists, but artists from all over the musical spectrum like Sammy Hagar, Queensryche, Ted Nugent, Carlos Santana, Skid Row, Stevie Nicks and Faith Hill just to name a few.  He also has a few solo releases, and goes out and does solo shows where he plays much of the music he's been involved with as well.

​We had the great pleasure of speaking to Damon on the phone about the upcoming Black Star Riders tour with Judas Priest and Saxon, how he got started on playing guitar, some of his past projects, the next Black Star Riders album and more.

Interview by Alex Stojanovic

Michael Schenker is a man that needs no introduction.  His unique style of guitar playing has inspired a generation of guitarists for decades to come.  He has played and recorded with legendary names like Scorpions, UFO and his own bands like the Michael Schenker Group and Michael Schenker's Temple Of Rock.  He is getting ready to release his new album titled Resurrection under the name Michael Schenker Fest.

The list of high-profile players that Michael has influenced is endless.  He has influenced players like Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Slash, Eric Peterson, Alex Skolnick, Dimebag Darrell, Mike McCready, Warren DeMartini, Jeff Waters, Michael Amott, Gary Holt, Kerry King, George Lynch, Randy Rhoads, Paul Gilbert, Adrian Smith, list goes on.

We had the great honour of speaking with Michael on the phone about the new album and his upcoming tour plans.  We also touched on UFO, Scorpions, who is still on his bucket list of people to work with, and more.  You can check out the transcription of the conversation below.

​Interviewer: Amina Abdelwahab
Copy, and edit: Navneet Johal 
(C)2017 www.metalmasterkingdom.com

​@ The Phoenix 
Toronto, ON, Canada
​November 28, 2017

Full Toronto show review here.

​​
 
@ The Phoenix 
Toronto, ON, Canada
​November 28, 2017

Full Toronto show review here.