A few years ago I had the good fortune to sit down with guitarist Doug Aldrich and record an interview whilst he was in Belfast with Whitesnake. Five years later, he is now a member of The Dead Daisies who will be playing in The Limelight, Belfast on 22nd November. I was keen to catch up with him for a chat to talk about The Dead Daisies as well as Burning Rain and a few other things. I spoke to Doug via Skype on 26th October, a few days before he headed off to the Kiss Kruise with The Dead Daisies. Following that the band head off on a European tour that takes them up to Christmas.
The interview can be read below or heard on the Friday NI Rocks Show for 2nd November which is now on our MixCloud page - https://www.mixcloud.com/NIRocks/interview-with-doug-aldrich-on-the-friday-ni-rocks-show-2nd-nov-2018/
Read more: NI ROCKS Interview with DOUG ALDRICH (The Dead Daisies, Burning Rain etc)
English band City of Thieves released their debut album “Beast Reality” through Frontiers Music on 12th October. This follows the release of their EP “Incinerator” back in 2015 – tracks from that EP have been included on the Shows a few times. The band produced the new album alongside Toby Jepson. A number of singles have been released ahead of the album and four tracks have now featured on the Friday NI Rocks Show over recent months – “Buzzed Up City” (20th April), Born To Be Great (22nd June), “Reality Bites” (7th Sept) and “Fuel and Alcohol” (2nd Nov).
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Beast Reality" by CITY OF THIEVES
“Life Is Not Beautiful” is the second album from Finnish symphonic power metal band Arion and it was released on 19th October by AFM Records. It includes the single “At The Break of Dawn” which features Elize Ryd from Amaranthe. That single was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 28th September and “Unforgivable” had been on the Show on 7th September.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Live Is Not Beautiful" by ARION
“Demoncracy” is the second album from German metal band God’s Army and it was released on 12th October via Rock of Angels Records (ROAR!). The band formed initially in 2004 but it was 2014 before their debut album was released. The track “Enemy Maker” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show this week (26th Oct).