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LIONS SHARE start a band and to play guitar.
Brian: How much different is
compared to today?
(Continued interview from page 16) recording when you first started CONCERT PHOTOS
Brian: Were there any recent Blistering Lars: When we started out it was all analog
signing and do you take band in big expensive studios. Now our demos
submissions? sound pretty close to the finished albums
Lars: We do, but it’s both hard and very at no cost at all. The Road To Ruin album
expensive to break a baby band so right for example was recorded and mixed in Exclusive photos for Rocknation & www.theywillrockyou.com by Mary Ouellette
now we are more interested in established our own home studio at no cost at all and
bands that can tour on their own without everybody tells me it sounds excellent. All
tour support and together with their guitars, vocals and bass for “Dark Hours”
management can take care of themselves. and “Emotional Coma” were recorded
Brian: What does a band need to be there too. We went to a bigger studio for
signed to Blistering? the drums and the mix was done by Jens
Lars: The usual Bogren (Opeth, Para-
“it”, something that dise Lost, Symphony
strikes a chord with X, Amon Amarth), at
us. A big buzz and his Fascination Street
following is some- Studios.
thing that can work Brian: So what do you
too even if I person- do in your spare time?
ally may not like Lars: I’m a big fan of
the band that well. ice hockey. I follow my
We also make sure Swedish favorite team
we own the master Timrå IK on TV several
and publishing so times per week and of
we can invest and course Team Sweden in
build the bands for international champion-
many years. If you only license the rights ships. I keep an eye on the Swedish
it’s harder to get a label behind you. That players in NHL too, but those games are
more short term thinking is like selling milk aired in the middle of the night my time so.
or something and I don’t believe in that for Brian: Have you thought of doing some
either band or label. kind of history DVD of Lion’s Share?
Brian: Will the US fans ever get to Lars: People ask me about this all the time
see an upcoming US tour from Lion’s so maybe it’s something we should
Share? consider doing. I have tons of stuff record-
Lars: That would be a dream-come-true ed all the way back to the very first show.
for sure. The reactions on “Dark Hours” Brian: Lars we appreciate you taking
both sales wise, from the success on metal time out to talk with us at RockNation,
radio and video charts, from the press in would you like to say anything in
the US has been absolutely awesome so ending?
hopefully we can find a tour that make Lars: We are very grateful and blown away
sense economically for us to fly over. by the awesome response on “Dark Hours”
Brian: Why did you originally go into in the U.S. Keep visiting our sites:
music? www.lionsshare.org
Lars: I was into music at a very young age, www.myspace.com/lionsshare
but it wasn’t until I heard KISS for the first www.youtube.com/darkhours2009 AEROSMITH
time at age 8 that I decided I wanted to for news and updates.
LILLIAN AXE Mark: Do you have any other
projects you want to talk about?
Steve: At this point, I have all I can
(Continued interview from page 16) handle!I am working on a children’s
Mark: You signed with new label record with my brother Glenn and
Blistering Records for the US some soundtrack stuff. I would also like
release. How do you feel it’s been to do another solo record soon. I have
working with them so far? a 3 and a half month old baby boy, so
Steve: So far, so good. We wanted that’s my most important project.
a label that wanted to be with us for Mark: On your downtime what do
our career, not for an album. They are you do?
getting the record out ther which is the Steve: Downtime? lol I take Kung Fu,
most important play organized basketball, work out,
element. and raise Jude. SCRAP METAL -Jani Lane & Nelson
Mark: Will the band
be doing a US tour
in support of the
new record?
Steve: We have
done 5 weeks
already, and we start
again on Aug. 25th
in Minnesota. We do
3 weeks in the
midwest and north-
east, then some
southern shows,
then off to Europe!
Mark: Are you also
still involved with
the band ANGEL
and what’s up with the new Album? Mark: Well Steve thanks for taking
Steve: Still in Angel, but waiting on the time out to talk to us at
Frank Dimino, the singer, to make the RockNation, would you like to say
next move. Hope to do a new record anything in conclusion?
soon. Steve: Thanks so much for this
Mark: Anything going on with Near interview. Check out lillianaxe.com
Life Experience? and pick up Sad Day on Planet Earth!
Steve: We have our third record in the
can. We are trying to get it finished by For more details check out:
the end of the year. www.myspace.com/lillianaxe ZZ TOP