CHECK OUT VESSEL OF LIGHT GUITARIST DAN LORENZO’S DOCUMENTARY ON “IT’S ALL ABOUT THE RIFF”

Hey Metalheads! Hope you’re having a great Wednesdy! I’m on a bit of a vacation this week as I’m moving so I’m reposting an interview with Vessel of Light guitarist, Dan Lorenzo from The Metallicave Radio show. 

Jason and Dan talk all about his musical journey including his time with Hades, Non-Fiction and The Cursed with Bobby Blitz, as well as his current band Vessel of Light.

HADES

NON FICTION

THE CURSED

DAN AT “WORK”

CHECK OUT THE LINK BELOW TO SEE THE INTERVIEW

It’s All About the Riff featuring Dan Lorenzo

 

Don’t forget to check out Vessel of Light, Hades, Non-Fiction and The Cursed and the latest album by Vessel of Light – “The Last Ride” is also available for purchase here. Check out Dan’s website here for all the latest news and updates on ALL his musical endeavors!! Great interview Dan! Rock on and thanks for some awesome music over the years!

CHECK OUT VESSEL OF LIGHT GUITARIST DAN LORENZO’S DOCUMENTARY ON THE DEBUT EPISODE OF “IT’S ALL ABOUT THE RIFF”

Hey Metalheads! Hope you’re having a great Thursday! In case you missed it the other day, check out The Metallicave Radio Show interview with Vessel of Light guitarist, Dan Lorenzo. Below is the press release Dan wrote regarding his appearance on the show.

ALL ABOUT THE RIFF/DAN LORENZO DOCUMENTARY

Back in early March, Vessel of Light played three shows in NY/NJ. Jason Stewart did a video interview with our singer Nathan Opposition. Nathan commented that he’d be flying back to NJ in June to do a five day run with Vessel of Light. We were supposed to be playing at the Maryland Doom Fest plus four other shows last week. Before the corona-virus shutdown, we had plans to release our 4th album in 2021.

A few days after our last show in March Jason Stewart came to my house to film a lengthy interview with me, guitar in hand. I discussed my times with Hades, Non-Fiction and The Cursed with Bobby Blitz.

HADES

NON FICTION

THE CURSED

Due to the stay-at-home orders, we are way ahead with our next record. I wrote and recorded my guitar parts to sixteen new songs and drummer Ron Lipnicki has tracked fourteen of those. I told Ron to “go off” on this record and I doubt many drummers could pull off the intricate rhythms Ron has laid down. Jimmy Schulman and Nathan will be tracking their parts in July and August so we could have a new single out in September and a brand new full-length album/CD in late September or October. A California label Nomad Eel Records will be releasing the CD first and then vinyl in early 2021.

Now, I mentioned Ron recorded some complicated drum tracks for our new album. My riffs are still very simple. Pretty much anybody who has played guitar for a few months could probably play most of these songs. For some reason Jason has chosen me to debut his new video series It’s All About The Riff. Jason has spent countless hours these last three months editing my (musical) life story.

CHECK OUT THE LINK BELOW TO SEE THE INTERVIEW

It’s All About the Riff featuring Dan Lorenzo

Don’t forget to check out Vessel of Light, Hades, Non-Fiction and The Cursed and the latest album by Vessel of Light – “Thy Serpent Rise” is also available on all streaming services. Check out Dan’s website here for all the latest news and updates on ALL his musical endeavors!! Great interview Dan! Rock on and thanks for some awesome music over the years!

OVERKILL – UNDER THE INFLUENCE – METAL REWIND

Happy Friday Metalheads! Today we’re going to take a trip back to 1988 to the third studio album by Overkill called “Under the Influence” released on Megaforce Records.

Produced by Alex Perialas, “Under the Influence” reached #142 on the Billboard 200 chart and remained there for 12 weeks. The track “Hello From The Gutter” was released as a single and the video was played in heavy rotation on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball while the band toured constantly in support of the album. The lineup for “Under the Influence” includes: Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth – vocals, Bobby Gustafson – guitars, D.D. Verni – bass and Sid Falck – drums. The track listing is as follows:

1) Shred
2) Never Say Never
3) Hello from the Gutter
4) Mad Gone World
5) Brainfade
6) Drunken Wisdom
7) End of the Line
8) Head First
9) Overkill III (Under the Influence)

Overkill has gone through several lineup changes and singer Bobby ‘Blitz’ has had a few health issues over the years but has rebounded from them.  The band released their 19th album this past week called “The Wings of War” and will be headlining the 2019 Killfest Tour as well as a tour of North America with Death Angel and Act of Defiance in the spring.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO BELOW FOR “HELLO FROM THE GUTTER”