Whole Lotta Talk - Interviews That Rock!

KISS are history, but original guitarist Ace Frehley is happily releasing his new solo album “10,000 Volts” in February! You can find out everything about it and his eternal love-hate relationship with the other KISS members here in our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE Interview!

Mike Shinoda is back! The Linkin Park singer has talked to us about his new song "Already Over" and what to expect from his upcoming music. In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, Mike also tells us why he thinks of Steven King during his writing sessions - and he confesses that Bon Jovi was always there when he went to sleep in earlier days. Enjoy!

How does it feel to open up the show for bands like Guns N' Roses or Aerosmith? How do you turn an audience into people who love what you do? Rival Sons guitarrist Scott Holiday has the answers - listen to them now in our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview. Enjoy!

One project isn't enough for someone like the mighty Ann Wilson! Together with her sister Nancy, she still appears on stage as Heart. With her Band Tripsitter, she recently released her new album "Another door". What's it like to have several irons in the fire? Listen to Ann Wilsons thoughts here in our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview. Enjoy!

With their new album "Bleed Out", Within Temptation are doing some things differently in comparison to their previous records. Most Songs were released as a single at first and the album was formed afterwards. In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, Sharon Den Adel tells us what the songs are about and how they refer to the current world situation. Enjoy!

Not only does Duff McKagan have his own Rockstar-Radioshow on ROCK ANTENNE together with his wife Susan (every saturday at 6pm CET - check it out

Southern Rockers of Black Stone Cherry are back - with a new record called "Screamin at the Sky" and a new bass player called Steve Jewell. In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, we talked to guitarist Ben Wells about their new album and how (and where) they worked on it, about how Steve fits in with the band - and when we might expect Black Stone Cherry back on German stages. Enjoy!

Simple Plan are celebrating 25 years of punkrock and are touring through europe in 2024. We talked to founding drummer Chuck Comeau about the highlights of his career, playing onstage next to his idols and about suddenly going viral on TikTok. Enjoy!

After 25 years of Eclipse, nobody would doubt that the band has changed - apart from Eclipse themselves! Although they have welcomed several new members over the past years, they still embody the essence of Eclipse. Tune in to hear what that means to them and how they have achieved it! In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, we also talk about the new album called "Megalomanium" and why this isn't some kind of dinosaur - AND why they always go to the snack section first whenever they visit Germany. Enjoy!

During the Covid pandemic, bands had to reorganize themselves. So did Canadian rockers Danko Jones - but now that most things are back to normal, they have still kept up their routine to write songs far away from each other. In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, singer Danko Jones himself tells us how their new record "Electric Sounds" was created. He also reveals which surprises the band has come up with for their fans. Enjoy!

Time really does go by: The Dead Daisies are celebrating their 10 year anniversary already! In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE Interview guitarist Doug Aldrich tells us stories from the past and what's his all time favourite on their Best Of-Album. Enjoy!

Ayron Jones' new record "Chronicles Of The Kid" is out now and we had a chat with Ayron about various topics that have had an influence on this album in particular and his music in general. The singer tells us how it felt touring with The Rolling Stones, why he cried on stage once and why he won't do it again - enjoy our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview!

With their new record "Skeletons" Pop Evil released a new highlight in their band discography. We talked to singer Leigh Kakaty and bass player Joey Walser about the influence of their new producer and about processing scary topics in songs that are entertaining. Enjoy!

Besides touring with Slipknot - Corey Taylor still found time to record a brand new soloalbum "CMFT2". Just like on his debut LP the new songs have a lot of variation so all his fans - if Slipknot or Stone Sour - can really look forward to it. Corey tells us about the advantages of working alone, a very exciting phone call from KISS' Paul Stanley himself, about the plans of releasing another B-side LP with only cover songs and of course we're talking about Slipknot as well. Enjoy!

The career of US-Rockers Rival Sons started back in the day on Myspace - now they have just released their seventh studio album "Darkfighter" in 2023. In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, singer Jay Buchanan looks back at their band history. What he has to say about the new songs and why the NOW is the most important thing to spend your energy on - listen to it now. Enjoy!

It is always a pleasure to talk to Papa Roach. We met Jacoby Shaddix and drummer Tony Palermo at the Rock am Ring festival and talked to them about their must haves when being on tour. They also reveal what Disney princess they would like to be the most and what kind of music they would like to try out for the first time in their 30-year long history. Enjoy!

Extreme are back! Nuno Bettencourt and his bandmates just released "Six", their first album in 15 years. In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, Nuno reveals what he TRULY thinks about their new songs. We also talk about soccer - and the Extreme guitarist tells us what he does if he has some free time at festivals. Enjoy!

What's more difficult: Writing the first, or the second album? ROCK ANTENNE spoke with Wolfgang van Halen aka Mammoth WVH in an exclusive Interview - and he has a very clear opinion: The Second Album was much more fun! Musically, Mammoth WVH could let go off any limitations to his creativity and focus more on the challenging, fun side of rock. Tune in to learn more about "Mammoth II" and why Wolfgang will be able to run a marathon next year - yet only in circles.

In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, Sharon Den Adel of Within Temptation tells us EVERYTHING you didn't want to know about hairstyles, raising children and the Eurovision Song Contest.  And of course we get some interesting information about Within Temptation's new single "Wireless", too. Enjoy!  And of course we get some interesting details about her new single "Wireless", enjoy!

He is popular for being part of the ManDoki Soulmates and playing the guitar, but there is more to know about Al Di Meola. In 2023 he represents Europe's biggest exhibition of high technology for audio and video. In our ROCK ANTENNE interview we talk with him about the challange to be a musician nowadays and what he is thinking about streaming services. We also talk about the comeback of the vinyls and his upcoming personal music projects. Enjoy!