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ROCKNATION ISSUE 19 PAGE 3

Rocknation: Hello Eddie and welcome to great bands here and we have some really
Rocknation. You just released your album cool venues. Most of the bands get along
“Show No Mercy” on Perris Records. Please really well and we all support each other,
tell us about the recording process for this there isn’t a lot of that petty rivalry thing that
release. goes on sometimes between bands. I think
Eddie: We started the songwriting process a people would be really surprised at some of
little over a year ago. Once we got the songs the rock and metal that is coming out of the
together we went into a studio here in Atlanta dirty south!!
and recorded all the drum tracks. All the Rocknation: Your band has played some of
vocals, guitars and bass were recorded at the biggest festivals in the USA please tell
Carl’s house during the fall and winter of us about that.
2012. Our original idea was to take all the Eddie: During the past few years we have
tracks when they were done and mix them done Rocklahoma, The South Texas Rock
at one of the big studios here in Atlanta. We Fest, The SA Summer Fest and the Muscle
had a change of heart after hearing some of Racing Fest. It is so cool doing those kind of
the rough mixes that Carl did. We really liked shows. There is nothing more exciting than
what he did and decided it would be best to being able to perform in front of thousands
have him mix the cd. It turned out to be a of people, it is a total adrenalin rush!! An-
really good decision, he did an amazing job! other cool thing is getting to hang out with
The mastering was done by Rodney Mills who all the other bands. I’m a huge fan of 80’s
has worked with everyone from Dio and Rage rock so being on the same bill with all the
Against The Machine to bands like Journey, bands I grew up listening to is a dream come
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pearl Jam, Zac Brown and true. A few years ago we played a bunch of
Sugarland. the same festivals that Faster Pussycat, LA
Rocknation: What was some of the influences Guns and Bang Tango played on. We got to
and writing process for this “Show No Mercy” spend a lot of time with them and I have to
release? say, Joe Leste from Bang Tango is a com-
Eddie: I can’t say that we were really influ- plete nut! But I mean that in a good way. It
enced by any other bands when we were writ- was really cool hanging with all those guys,
ing. Of course we all love the music from the we had a great time on that tour.
70’s & 80’s so that influence is gonna show Rocknation: Please name some bands you
up in our songs but there weren’t any specific have appeared with.
bands that influenced our sound on this cd. I Eddie: In the early days when we first started
think all the cd’s that we have put out are like touring we opened up shows for Ratt, Kiss,
a snap shot of where we were at that point in Warrant, Slaughter, Cinderella, Poison,
time. When we did the ANIMAL cd there was Whitesnake, Skid Row, Quiet Riot, Great
a lot of tension in the band and the songs White, The Bullet Boys. More recently it’s
ended up sounding very dark and angry. I ac- been LA Guns, Faster Pussycat, Bang
tually love the songs on that cd and I’m really Tango, Firehouse, Bret Michaels. Of course
happy with how it came out but the vibe in the at the big festivals we did a few years ago
band was really bad and changes needed to there were a ton of bands on the bill, Queen-
be made. Once we got Carl and Brandon in sryche, Twisted Sister, Styper, Jackyl as well
the band we started clicking again on all cyl- as some of the other bands that we had
inders. We were all really focused on putting previously played with like Ratt, Warrant,
out a kick ass high energy sounding cd. We Skid Row, etc...
all get along great together and have a blast Rocknation: Your band has been described
when we are performing together. I really feel as melodic hard rock. Please name bands or
like the new songs reflect that, everything on artist that influenced you.
this disc is full of raw energy and excitement. Eddie: For me personally it was bands like
We had so much fun making the album and it Motley Crue, Skid Row, Cinderella, really all
really shows in the songs. of the 80’s rock and metal stuff had a huge
Rocknation: You live in Atlanta, Georgia. What influence on me. Not only did I love the glam
is the music scene like there? stuff but I loved the heavy stuff as well. Iron
Eddie: I think we have a great scene here Maiden and Dio are two of my all time favor-
in Atlanta. We have toured the USA several ites. I also loved a lot of the 70’s bands like
times and have played up and down the east Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Ted Nu-
coast more times than I can remember so gent, Kiss. I know Carl is a huge Van Halen
we have seen what the music scene is like in fan and Randy Rhoads was a big influence
other cities. I have to say that I am very proud on him. Skip is really into Maiden and Dio so
of the Atlanta music scene. There are a lot of we have that in common. (cont. on page 4)