Interviews

With Wingstock 2012 going down on Saturday, WGRD had the opportunity to sit down with a bunch of bands. JT and Dave Kim chatted with Foxy Shazam. Check out the video for the full interview.

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This year's Rock on the Range festival has come and gone, but we still have great stories to share. Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Jason Hook talked to us about their upcoming Trespass America tour, how tight-knit of a group metal fans are, balancing their love of music with business and more.

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We are less than two weeks away from Wingstock 2012, June 16 at Fifth Third Ballpark. Our Lady Peace, Pop Evil, Dokken, Wayland, Foxy Shazam and Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys are set to make this one night to remember. Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida shared his thoughts on the band's new album, Curve, two decades of OLP, his passion for mixed martial arts and more.

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If beauty and charm had a name it’d surely be Jaclyn Swedberg. Having just been announced the 2012 Playboy Playmate of The Year in early May, the beautiful 22-year-old still seems to be innocently elated. Last April she was graced with the title of Miss April 2011 and since then has had an incredibly successful, not to mention fun, career at Playboy.

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It's been a few days since the 2012 edition of Rock on the Range came to a close Sunday night (May 20). We're still recovering from the long weekend, but enjoyed every minute of it. We were able to talk to some awesome bands in Columbus, OH during the festival. One of those bands was Halestorm, who performed on the main stage Saturday afternoon. Drummer Arejay Hale shared his thoughts on the band's new album, The Strange Case of..., the growth of the band and more.

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Loudwire had a blast at this year’s Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio, but the highlight came when we were called upon by the rock gods to sit in a room and have a conversation with Rob Zombie. The rocker and filmmaker was incredibly gracious and offered insight into a number of items on his plate.

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Wingstock artist Foxy Shazam were in town for a GRD show a couple of weeks ago at The Intersection in downtown Grand Rapids. Frontman Eric Sean Nally and trumpeter Alex Nauth joined us for a conversation about their new album, The Church of Rock and Roll, how the band was able to stand out, sexy Dutch girls and more.

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Pantera is one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Pantera brought us Dimebag Darrell, unforgettable songs like 'Walk,' 'Cowboys from Hell,' '5 Minutes Alone,' and so much more. Getting the opportunity to talk to Phil Anselmo, the lead singer of Pantera and Down, was quite the trip. Seems like there is a lot going on in Phil's world, and he wants you to know about it.

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