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Chris Caffery of  Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Savatage, Doro, his solo band, and others. This features two excerpts from his MetalAslyum interview with Jack Mangan and Rich Catino. Watch the full interview here. Quotes from this episode: -There’s not a lot of money coming from the sales. So you’re going to have to get on the road. -It’s…

The amazing Doro Pesch joins Jack Mangan for SLAM Summit: Music Survival Guide 32! Lyrics reference: Warlock -An amazing story involving lightning.-Doro’s Metal Queen Metal Music cruise-The “Warriors of the Sea” album.-I think our live versions, they are always 10,000 times better -than the studio versions because of the fans.-It’s very hard for musicians to…

David “Rock” Feinstein of The Rods, and formerly of Elf. Lyrics reference: The Rods Topics and quotes: -I had to call Ronnie back and say, “Ronnie, as much as it breaks my heart. . .”-Lots of amazing stories about his cousin Ronnie James Dio, their time together in Elf, the tragic 1968 car accident, Ronnie’s…

Mike Bolenbach of Full Well Studios Lyrics reference: Alice Cooper Quotes: -Being in the studio with Alice Cooper and Bob Ezrin-The music industry is in a sort of depressing state when it comes to compensation for your recorded material-As an engineer in the year 2025, you need to be adaptable. You need to be able…

Gabriel Bey – a Phoenix-based musician, entrepreneur, and a major idea slinger for the improvement of culture and community, especially in the arts. It takes you a lifetime to learn all of these things, so much better when you have someone to show you the way.Hopefully you can find your niche and live a healthy…

The band Rahway are here! Well, ¾ of them are calling in from their cars. Nick Hade – Vocals. David Cardenas – Guitar. Steve Cardenas – Drums. Tim Louie a.k.a. Chigger – Bass. Manager: Larry Jones Lyrics Reference: Overkill -You’re definitely in charge of your own happiness, you know? And if you’re not gonna be…

Acclaimed Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Neil Giraldo talks to Mark Pruett (The Whiskey Network) and Jack Mangan of Support Life And Music about his life, career, spirituality, family, and much more. Lyrical reference: Pat Benatar Quotes from this episode: -Most of the time, when people fall into dark places, there’s a part…

James Rivera, a.k.a. Vampiro Lyrics reference: Helstar Quotes from the episode: -Why do you think Jeff Loomis is one of his biggest fans?-Management can either make you or break you. We had a bad management.-and so for the younger bands, you know, you’re pretty much going to be on your own, and you’re going to…

SLAM Summit 25 – Junior Bourcier and Francois Babin of Atomik Train Episode 25 in 2025! Lyrics reference: Red Rider It’s a lifetime quest. If we want our lives to change, we have to change. You have to work on yourself. As Francois said, you have to give yourself love. There’s a lot of heart…