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Ozzy Osbourne 1974 | The Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Interview

This 1974 Ozzy Osbourne interview has never been heard until now. It's the earliest known long-form audio interview with the Prince of Darkness. It’s also the only audio

#66 David Lee Roth 2019 Interview

Last week, we released an interview with David Lee Roth from 1984. This week, we are releasing another Roth interview, but 35 years later. We go from the height of Roth’s

#65 David Lee Roth 1984 Interview

A never-published interview with Van Halen's Diamond David Lee Roth. At the time of this interview in December 1984, Roth was 31 years old, and only months away from no l

#64 Sammy Hagar 1997 | The Post-Van Halen Interview

A never-published interview with the Red Rocker Sammy Hagar. At the time of this interview in 1997, Hagar was 50 years old, freshly out of Van Halen, and promoting his ne

#63 Alex Van Halen 1995 Interview w/Steve Newton

A never-published interview with Alex Van Halen. At the time of this interview in 1995, Alex was 42 years old and was promoting an upcoming Van Halen concert in British C

#62 Eddie Van Halen & Michael Anthony | The OU812 Interview

In this episode, we have Eddie Van Halen and Michael Anthony. At the time of this interview in 1989, Van Halen was in Japan promoting their OU812 tour and record.. In the

#61 David Lee Roth 1988

In this episode, we have the one and only Diamond David Lee Roth. At the time of this interview in 1988, Roth was 34 years old and was promoting his Skyscraper tour and r

#60 Ronnie James Dio | The Sacred Heart Interview 1985

In this episode, we have one of the greatest heavy metal vocalists of all time, Ronnie James Dio. At the time of the interview in 1985, Dio was 43 years old and was promo

#59 Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) 1984

In this episode, we have Black Sabbath’s guitarist and the godfather of heavy metal, Tony Iommi. At the time of the interview in 1984, Iommi was 36 years old and was prom

#58 Steve Vai | The Eat 'Em and Smile interview

In this never before-heard 2016 interview, Vai talks with author Greg Renoff about the landmark David Lee Roth album Eat ‘Em and Smile. At the time, it was the 30th anniv

Steve Vai - His First 30 Years | Audio Documentary

PLEASE WATCH ON YOUTUBE. https://youtu.be/ui_kEJ7C3O0 The documentary has hundreds of Vai-centric facts and stories that even the most ardent fan will not have known. Co

Black Sabbath - Master of Reality | The audio documentary

PLEASE WATCH ON YOUTUBE. You can watch the video version here. https://youtu.be/A6GTf6rOepQ We take a look at Black Sabbath's masterful third album Master of Reality. Fo

Black Sabbath - Sabotage | The audio documentary

PLEASE WATCH ON YOUTUBE. https://youtu.be/CH8c4TKrIOo Sabotage is the sixth studio album by metal pioneers Black Sabbath, released in 1975. It was recorded in the midst o

#57 Joey Ramones (The Ramones) interview 1988

In this episode, we have the Ramones’ frontman, Joey Ramone. At the time of this interview in 1988, Ramone was 37 years old and was in Japan for a tour. In the interview,

#56 Brad Delp (Boston) 1978 | The first known interview with Delp

A never-before-published and first known interview with Boston's original singer Brad Delp. At the time of this interview in 1978, Delp was 27 years old and was in the mi

#55 Adrian Belew (King Crimson) 1981 Interview

A never-before-published interview with Adrian Belew from 1981. Full transcript The Tapes Archive In this episode, we have a multi-instrumentalist and the secret weapon f

#54 Pete Townshend (The Who) 1996 Interview

In this episode, we have a founding member of The Who, Pete Townshend. At the time of this interview in 1996, Townshend was 51 years old and was promoting his greatest hi

#53 Roger Daltrey (The Who) 1994 Interview

A never-before-published interview with Roger Daltrey from 1994. In the interview, Daltrey talks about: Whether he has gotten his due from his solo albums Which album w

#52 Axl Rose (Gun N' Roses) 1987 Interview

In this episode, we have Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose. At the time of this interview in 1987, Rose was 25 years old and was promoting an upcoming tour of Japan. Appeti

#51 Steve Harris (Japanese translator) 2021 interview | (Podcast Exclusive)

Today we are releasing two interviews -- one with Axl Rose and one with the man who interviewed him, Steve Harris.  Steve grew up in San Francisco but went to Japan as a