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Alan Craig- Rhythm Guitars, Keys	Q: Who are your musical influences? "I think I'm kind of influenced by everything I listen to in some form or fashion. I mean, I have a lot bands I like or even love across different genres, but influenced? To me that's a big word, a big deal. I would have to say the bands that have had the biggest impact on my style, my playing, and writing would be Savatage, Judas Priest, Scorpions, and Metal Church." Q: What was your first music concert? "RUSH, Signals tour 1983. Needless to say, I was blown away!" Q: What is your songwriting process like? "It has changed somewhat over the years. I used to always write the music first. I would come up with a riff and build off it from there writing the lyrics after the music was written. I have to like all the parts you know? Verses, pre-chorus, bridge, all of it. It's super important to me that they all mesh, that they all...	View Profile
Cavan Bunting- Drums	Q: Who are your musical influences? "Black Sabbath, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Iron maiden, Judas Priest, Anthrax, Flotsam and Jetsam." Q: What was your first music concert? "When I was a kid my real first concert was Willy Nelson & Waylon Jennings, but Kiss was my first arena show!" Q: What is your favorite song of all time and why? "That’s a tough one I have so many! The Odyssey by Symphony X. Epic journey of song writing!" Q: What inspired you to play the drums? "Well I started as a bass player then my brother knew friend who played bass, so I was out! But they needed a drummer so it all began again! Love of the music inspires me to this day!" Q: What do you like to do in your free time outside of music? "When not working or playing music I’m ether playing games or working on some kind of multimedia project. I have a project that I'm working on ...	View Profile
Mike Rios- Bass	Q: Who are your musical influences? "I would have to say Yes, Led Zeppelin, Ramones, Genesis, ELP, Pink Floyd, Sex Pistols, Iron Maiden, and Primus." Q: What was your first music concert? "It was Genesis, Lights Out tour." Q: What is your favorite song of all time and why? "My favorite song is Tommy The Cat by Primus. When I played guitar and sang in the Bitch Magnets, before our set, we would blast Tommy The Cat as an intro into the kind of lyrics people could expect from the rest of the gig!" Q: What inspired you to play the Bass? "One of my first memories is being at home at night, my father had a fire pit and some of his friends were there, one of them had a red Stratocaster and I was hooked ever since." Q: What do you like to do in your free time outside of music? "My free time is spent with my sweetheart and wife, Beverly, whom Ive known since I was 14, i...	View Profile
James Lane- Lead Guitars	Q: Who are your musical influences? "I have so many influences. Off the top of my head, would be all the Ozzy guys, Randy, Jake, Zakk and Gus. Edward Van Halen is a huge influence in my playing, also Blues Saraceno. Saraceno is an incredible player and does a lot of music for movies and TV." Q: What was your first music concert? "The first concert I ever went to was Alice Cooper at the Grove in Anaheim. The opening band was Wicked Wisdom. Which had Jada Pinkett-Smith as the lead singer! She was the lead singer of a metal band, she even screamed. I was blown away." Q: What is your favorite song of all time and why? "My favorite song changes from time to time, but the one I’m always going back to is the song Diary of a Madman from Ozzy. Randy’s genius really shines here, and the arrangement never gets old." Q: What inspired you to play the guitar? "I was inspire...	View Profile
Spiros Zoumperis- Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals	Q: Who are your musical influences? "When it comes to metal music, I've always kept an open mind and allowed myself to absorb different elements from a diverse range of bands. A few of these that come to mind are Motörhead, In Flames, Iron Maiden, Opeth, Pantera, Kyuss, Paradise Lost, Sentenced, and the list goes on. Sometimes it's hard to define your exact influences so I am always excited to hear what people who listen to our music have to say about it." Q: What was your first music concert? "The first vivid memory I have was a festival which took place in my hometown when I was about 14. I got to see Judas Priest, WASP, Queensryche and Running Wild among others. Especially Judas Priest were fresh off their reunion with Rob Halford and it was insane to witness that live! It was a definite highlight of my teenage years since I was completely into all of these bands. ...	View Profile

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