Post by butts on Feb 17, 2009 8:05:56 GMT -5
This is an excerpt from an interview Mike did back in November of last year in which they ask him about Sebastian's Country music. Looks like Mike's not into it.
You also worked on Sebastian Bach’s latest offering Angel Down. How did you first get hooked up with him and what was that experience like for you?
Sebastian lives about an hour and fifteen minutes away from me. He has been a big fan of my work with Rob. Steve Digiorgio, who I met when he was playing with Testament when they toured with Halford in 2003, we ended up becoming good friends. He played on the PainmuseuM Metal For Life album and he ended up playing with Sebastian. Steve called me and said “Sebastian is putting together this metal album, do you want to write a couple of songs?” I am always up for writing metal songs so I told Steve that I would write a song or two for the record. In the next thirty seconds, I got a call from Sebastian saying “I want you to join my band, man!” I couldn’t because I was doing, in 2004, a short run with Testament.
So he called me again and said “I am playing Sweden Rock and Bang Your Head in 2005.” I have such a soft spot for these festivals overseas because they are a lot of fun. I said “Alright! I will go out and play these few shows.” Before you know it, it is 150 shows later and we are on a World Tour with Guns N’ Roses and then Poison and the record is out! It has been fun! It is a pure rock n’ roll experience with Sebastian. Really, what you see is what you get.
Sebastian Bach is currently dabbling in the country scene. Have you checked out any of that yet and is there any chance we might see Metal Mike cross over to “The Dark Side” (Country Music)?
The answer to you is double no. [laughs] I haven’t heard any of it. Well, I heard something he was playing, “Battle with The Bottle”, on the bus. I didn’t even know it was Sebastian.
It definitely has a different sound for sure.
Yeah, it sounded pretty good. At this stage, everyone has a blessing to do whatever they want to do. If he wants to do a country record, then more power to him. I mean, it is a big world and you only live once. I am not interested at all in playing country. One, I don’t really like it and Two, I don’t really know how to play it.
Yeah, you would look a little funny up on stage with an acoustic guitar in front of all those Marshall Stacks.
Yeah, playing “I Remember You” is already a stretch for me! [laughs] But, it is a great song, people love it and it is a wonderful thing to be a part of too. If Sebastian is having a good time doing country that is a beautiful thing for him to do and I would rather go on and make a metal record in the meantime.
To read the full interview -- www.iconvsicon.com/2008/11/25/metal-mike-chlasciak-dispatch-from-planet-shred/
You also worked on Sebastian Bach’s latest offering Angel Down. How did you first get hooked up with him and what was that experience like for you?
Sebastian lives about an hour and fifteen minutes away from me. He has been a big fan of my work with Rob. Steve Digiorgio, who I met when he was playing with Testament when they toured with Halford in 2003, we ended up becoming good friends. He played on the PainmuseuM Metal For Life album and he ended up playing with Sebastian. Steve called me and said “Sebastian is putting together this metal album, do you want to write a couple of songs?” I am always up for writing metal songs so I told Steve that I would write a song or two for the record. In the next thirty seconds, I got a call from Sebastian saying “I want you to join my band, man!” I couldn’t because I was doing, in 2004, a short run with Testament.
So he called me again and said “I am playing Sweden Rock and Bang Your Head in 2005.” I have such a soft spot for these festivals overseas because they are a lot of fun. I said “Alright! I will go out and play these few shows.” Before you know it, it is 150 shows later and we are on a World Tour with Guns N’ Roses and then Poison and the record is out! It has been fun! It is a pure rock n’ roll experience with Sebastian. Really, what you see is what you get.
Sebastian Bach is currently dabbling in the country scene. Have you checked out any of that yet and is there any chance we might see Metal Mike cross over to “The Dark Side” (Country Music)?
The answer to you is double no. [laughs] I haven’t heard any of it. Well, I heard something he was playing, “Battle with The Bottle”, on the bus. I didn’t even know it was Sebastian.
It definitely has a different sound for sure.
Yeah, it sounded pretty good. At this stage, everyone has a blessing to do whatever they want to do. If he wants to do a country record, then more power to him. I mean, it is a big world and you only live once. I am not interested at all in playing country. One, I don’t really like it and Two, I don’t really know how to play it.
Yeah, you would look a little funny up on stage with an acoustic guitar in front of all those Marshall Stacks.
Yeah, playing “I Remember You” is already a stretch for me! [laughs] But, it is a great song, people love it and it is a wonderful thing to be a part of too. If Sebastian is having a good time doing country that is a beautiful thing for him to do and I would rather go on and make a metal record in the meantime.
To read the full interview -- www.iconvsicon.com/2008/11/25/metal-mike-chlasciak-dispatch-from-planet-shred/
He seems like an awesome guy, you have to respect his honesty.