Metal Mythos AFTERSHOCK - Interview with Rik Fox (of W.A.S.P. & STEELER)

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  • @laz4erin
    @laz4erin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    1st dislike was by Blackie Lawless.

    • @DavidAtomic
      @DavidAtomic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      The 2nd dislike was by Chris Holmes

    • @kjemradio
      @kjemradio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@DavidAtomic 3rd is Yngwie

    • @MOE-db8oc
      @MOE-db8oc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Spot on guys.

    • @WishedUponAVlog
      @WishedUponAVlog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Anyone who disliked is an idiot ha ha

    • @WishedUponAVlog
      @WishedUponAVlog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Dislikes probs by people who listen to the crap on the radio nowadays lol

  • @jasonedwards155
    @jasonedwards155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Rik is a good friend of mine, the man has never lied to me about anything...when I first heard of all the crap that went on with blackie and W.A.S.P. in the early days and how much Mr lawless had rewritten history, I lost so much respect for the band. Rik is a stand up kinda guy who has never really gotten his fair share of the pie in the industry...but then there are whole bands out there that have been the catalyst of great things but never went anywhere huge...Steeler and London immediately spring to mind.

    • @YogaArmy
      @YogaArmy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is so true!

    • @LewNewmark56
      @LewNewmark56 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Jason, thanks for your comment. I became friends with Rik back in 1980. He joined a cover band that came to Rumors, a Rock club in Middletown, in Upstate NY. I swear I saw him maybe 2 more times in that band, and then he was in a band called Agressor...and all of a sudden, I was married in 82, and Rik flew out to Cali...I didn't know that, and I actually found him on FB about 3 years ago now, and I check in with him and his wife fairly often to see how they're doing, and what he's got going musically.

    • @jasonedwards155
      @jasonedwards155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@chethammer well, honesty and talent are two separate things. When you have Tony and Randy, two former members saying the exact same thing as Rik, and Chris is writing songs like "two faced mother f*cker" which is about his dealings with Mr lawless...add to that blackie not ever saying anything about it to fully disprove any claims, it tends to be a bit fishy. I am one who can honestly say I have met Tony, Chris, Randy, and a few others who have been in the band, Randy and Chris are also good friends as well....I can honestly say, I get some weird vibes off of blackie, especially if you ask him about Rik face to face, he dodges the question, and looks really nervous while doing it. Chris & Randy are right up front with their reasons or circumstances about their departures....blackie, not so much on any of them. He may be talented but he is very shady when it comes to things like band members. 3 against one, you know who is lying big time.

    • @IggyTthunders
      @IggyTthunders 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cirith Ungol springs to my mind. A killer band that inspired a black metal icon (Celtic Frost) that was black hole-heavy doom metal with a one-of-a-kind vocalist singing Lord of the Rings lyrics like the Witch King of Angmar.

  • @gabrieljohannson6777
    @gabrieljohannson6777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Please get a podcast going RazörFist.

    • @McCaffery
      @McCaffery 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He already does.

    • @LogiBear59
      @LogiBear59 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      McCaffery what’s it called?

    • @berserkshirtbear1271
      @berserkshirtbear1271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's about the Shadow, the pulp character, called The Shadowcast here on TH-cam

    • @adrianshephard378
      @adrianshephard378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he needs to go on efap

  • @rayprevailer8454
    @rayprevailer8454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Razor this was amazing. Do more of this PLEASE.. 51 year old 80's metal guitarist still at it in the studio. While listening to this I was building a guitar Fuzz circuit. Great day!

  • @thealleys
    @thealleys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Met Rik in Texas. He is a good guy.

  • @therasslintheatre2960
    @therasslintheatre2960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    1:26:01 Razor, one of these days you must make a Music Mythos explaining this whole topic about Grunge and how it killed everything that was good about rock during the 90's, I feel that's one big essay on it's own

    • @luisnunes2010
      @luisnunes2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Short version. That simplistic crap took all the atention from all the incredible music being made, but yeah, I want it too.

    • @deathsheadknight2137
      @deathsheadknight2137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      not to mention the unholy rise of rap

    • @luisnunes2010
      @luisnunes2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@deathsheadknight2137 That the media pushed...

    • @deathsheadknight2137
      @deathsheadknight2137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@luisnunes2010 well it certainly wasn't pushed by anyone who believes Jesus was the son of God.

    • @luisnunes2010
      @luisnunes2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@deathsheadknight2137 Just the contrary, in fact.

  • @paralykeet-
    @paralykeet- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Had to listen to this one thrice. At first, I thought Rik sounded kindof full of himself. So I checked his shit, he's more legit than legit. The second time, I realized that people used to genuinely treat bass players like shit, especially responsible ones who weren't raping passed out groupies. The third time, after listening to recordings of Rik playing live, I realized that he's much in the same boat as bands like Testament, where he gets a superficial pass; in spite of his ability to turn a room inside out. Learning about Rik has been a fucking treat, and I hope he continues to get exposure- dude thumps the bass without a bunch of thrills, and never drops the ball on harmony vocals- he's an honor to Lemmy's memory.

    • @xjbomb4463
      @xjbomb4463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bottom line .Riks a good person .and he's not Bullshiting .His story is interesting n truthful and deserves due respect.

    • @IggyTthunders
      @IggyTthunders ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "I call the bass a tool of ignorance."
      Blackie Lawless
      (Still love his later work, like 'headless children', 'crimson idol' and 'neon god', but yeah: uh, blackie was a bit of a shit weasel in his 20's.)

  • @YogaArmy
    @YogaArmy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    WOW I remember seeing Rik Fox play w/ his band SIN. Wow... that was at Perkins Palace in Pasadena in March 1984 I believe it was on the 16th? I still have the ticket somewhere in the attic. The headliner was Armored Saint, Malice with Odin. Such an AMAZING show... wow.. Perkins was beyond packed. John Bush rode out on stage on a white horse! It was crazy. I remember Rik being really nice (always had a lot of respect for him) as I met him as my friend knew him and the promoter Gina Zamparelli. That was the best club! OMG Everybody played there back in the 80s. It was incredible! GREAT interview Rageaholic love the Metal Mythos series! You Rock! \m/

  • @RolandDeschain1
    @RolandDeschain1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Rik Fox REALLY needs to write a book. I bet he has stories for days.

  • @Politov
    @Politov 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I was enjoying the interview, then I opened the video details AND THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

    • @theg-man4474
      @theg-man4474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Given Razorfist's affinity for history and heavy metal, it would not surprise me at all that he listens to Sabaton....

    • @evanrose96
      @evanrose96 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      But does he like Sabaton?

    • @joshuaperrin3910
      @joshuaperrin3910 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I could have sworn he said good things about them at least once or twice. I just hope that's a clue about the next Mythos!

    • @mitchelltheawesome1
      @mitchelltheawesome1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@evanrose96 He digs Sabaton, said the new record was killer.

    • @alexiraza
      @alexiraza 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mitchelltheawesome1 which video

  • @tiffanybarleyrdmsrdcs4534
    @tiffanybarleyrdmsrdcs4534 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Shout out to my dad's & uncles' band . . . Harlow!

  • @mezotech5419
    @mezotech5419 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    HOLY HELL MAN!!! Good for you! I'd kill to see you snag an interview with Blackie Lawless, Alice Cooper or hell even Rob Halford!

    • @ThinWhiteLuke
      @ThinWhiteLuke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Mezotech Rob Halford interview would be awesome

    • @mitchelltheawesome1
      @mitchelltheawesome1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ThinWhiteLuke It would be wise to avoid the Doris Day question.

    • @RolandDeschain1
      @RolandDeschain1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Blackie and Alice, no chance.
      Halford is a possibility.

    • @EmperorNero
      @EmperorNero ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@RolandDeschain1Both Rob and Alice are in Phoenix he very well could get in person interviews for both.

    • @IggyTthunders
      @IggyTthunders 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@mitchelltheawesome1well, hold on. Bro scored a chat with Graham Bonnet. If he can get an interview with the guy who replaced Dio in Rainbow, Alice is absolutely possible.

  • @Off-Brand_Devin
    @Off-Brand_Devin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    My metal fandom doesn't extend much past listening to Razor's Metal Mythos, but this was really interesting. What a career this guy had.

  • @txmatt2112
    @txmatt2112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Really enjoyed this After Shock. As a huge WASP fan it was cool to hear. I love Tony’s drumming on the first album so much. You should seek him out too. You do a great job interviewing people. Well prepared and knowledgeable about your subject. In a time where most interviews are shallow and seem to ask the same questions you are ahead of 99% of most interviewers. KFD Razor 🤘🏻🤘🏻!

    • @Nissardpertugiu
      @Nissardpertugiu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You 'll dig even more Tony s drumming on demos

  • @rich6867
    @rich6867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This is great. Loved your interview w Graham last year. You do a good job asking the tough questions. Looking forward to it.

  • @daverawks
    @daverawks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the best interviews that one heard in a long time that is more than 6 minutes.
    Keep em coming, Razorfist!

  • @rayprevailer8454
    @rayprevailer8454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Good god what a head spin this guy went through. That's enough drama for several life times. Fantastic interview. I can appreciate it as I was in my teens in the 80's.

  • @RedArtistx
    @RedArtistx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He has so much to say and so many memories. This needs to be a book.

    • @acesteele8559
      @acesteele8559 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can offer up a couple of titles : "In the Proximity of Greatness" - ( How I met & got fired by a ton of musicians who found success) OR "A Bugs Life" (Some Fat Guy Stepped On Me) , OR Rik Fox: How I tiptoed thru a minefield of success, (while maintaining totally anonymous ) without ever having any musical success on my own.

  • @johnconnell4503
    @johnconnell4503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Rik fox is a class act.......what a amazing storyteller

    • @MrOctober44
      @MrOctober44 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Class act? How many people did he insult or complain about? 😂

  • @scareviewzombies
    @scareviewzombies 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great interview wasp and Yngwie some of my favorites bands

  • @LEIFanevret
    @LEIFanevret 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Seems a good honest guy! Awesome one of the few honest in the bizz!

  • @sarcastanaut
    @sarcastanaut 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a riveting interview. Thanks Rik and Razor!

  • @deadguydan
    @deadguydan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Holy crap Rik mentions Warlord! That's pretty cool.

    • @deadguydan
      @deadguydan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And was in Warlord? I had no clue.

    • @Quorthon100
      @Quorthon100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      One by one, to be swords, to be guns...

    • @acesteele8559
      @acesteele8559 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@deadguydan Because he only rehearsed with them less than 3 weeks before getting fired. (a very common thing for him. Repeatedly. )

  • @darkma1ice
    @darkma1ice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Man razor, I’m not a metal fan, I like some but not enough for the label, but you make a damn good interviewer

    • @luisnunes2010
      @luisnunes2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No substitute for a interviewer that knows the subject.

    • @JohnSmith-mx8wp
      @JohnSmith-mx8wp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Aldreth Same here. This is very interesting, in a historical sense.

  • @kjemradio
    @kjemradio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What an incredible interview! Rik Fox is a legend!

  • @AnonByProxy0
    @AnonByProxy0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    TH-cam is broken, I have two thumbs and can only like this once!

  • @scottanderson4175
    @scottanderson4175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Nobody had a voice like Blackie and he still sounds amazing 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @ScammerTrolling
      @ScammerTrolling 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@paulcosta5854 and who are you?

  • @YogaArmy
    @YogaArmy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "We're gonna kick Rik out of the band and steal the name. It's a special kind of stupid and that was one of them." Rik Fox
    Rik rocks! Sadly so many ppl didn't appreciate his contributions... sign of the times in the 80s. Ppl were so stupid in the 80s and so many times it's backfired on them. This is a really great interview and one of the FEW I listened to the end.

  • @edsnark3781
    @edsnark3781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome work man, I can't wait for some more metal mythos. I just love metal and rock history and it's cool to see it told in a more real and entertaining way

  • @SkywarpV
    @SkywarpV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    This dude's musical life is just one big series of bad breaks and being shit on lol

    • @xjbomb4463
      @xjbomb4463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      But he doesn't complain about the shitty way he was treated.

  • @PreacherwithoutaPulpit
    @PreacherwithoutaPulpit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you both...

  • @NeonKnight83
    @NeonKnight83 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    W.A.S.P. fucking slays. Got me into harder rock and metal and there was no turning back.
    I actually own the moccasin boots Blackie wore in the Wild Child and Blind in Texas videos, and I believe also on The Last Command Tour. Bought them like 20 years ago from the W.A.S.P. site when he was selling old props and clothing from back in the day.

  • @gallaxy70
    @gallaxy70 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for keeping WASP on the Scene... Top Great Musicians. Songs.. Continued Fortitude..... Thanks.... Continued Underated Band....Thanks for Golgatha Blackie.....

  • @Blizofoz45
    @Blizofoz45 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Isn't it an amazing coincidence how Beavis and Butthead fit MTV's agenda so perfectly? It was like they handed Mike Judge a list of bands to support and a list of bands to dispose of.

  • @AusDenBergen
    @AusDenBergen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Most excellent, dude! Thank you for this.

  • @ildabaothfrozendevourer2100
    @ildabaothfrozendevourer2100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Boom! Great interview guys, thanks a trillion

  • @stephanieu.
    @stephanieu. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm only 18 and I'm a huge fan of W.A.S.P.

  • @joeyskar
    @joeyskar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This guy deserves a fucking movie or a Netflix series. It's crazy how much he was constantly getting shit on and the sad reality is this happened to a lot of really bad ass musicians but he's one of the only ones that can tell a true story. At least he had the last laugh in some of the situations.

  • @zeppyprimo1013
    @zeppyprimo1013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Before the video I never even heard of Rik Fox, after the video he became one of my biggest inspirations

  • @ericbrewer2409
    @ericbrewer2409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Greg Chaisson, the bass player he replaced, started Surgical Steel, and also played with Ron Keel.

    • @shovelheadseven
      @shovelheadseven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I remember seeing Greg when he played with my friend Joe Holmes in Terrif. Then he went to play with Jake.

    • @MrOctober44
      @MrOctober44 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      He played in Badlands!

  • @harry2361
    @harry2361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've always wondered how or when the buzzsaw sound effect from Steeler made its way onto the intro sound of the radio show I'd listen to on Saturday nights I think called METALSHOP on LA radio around 1984.

    • @richardcurtis1912
      @richardcurtis1912 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you don’t know, it’s a single note played on the low e string. Then you turn the speed and intensity knobs on a delay pedal slowly against each other.and then back away from each other. Just try it slowly and you’ll get it. It sounds really wicked through a full stack!

  • @charlesguthrie1844
    @charlesguthrie1844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Luved the interview ! Great Job Razor \m/

  • @bryanvaughn80
    @bryanvaughn80 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    GREAT interview, dude!!!!! you did you homework and it showed!!! keep up the good work!!! let me know if there's a podcast!

  • @screamsfromthegrave3324
    @screamsfromthegrave3324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love Warlord, I didn't know that was how it went down...It would've been great if he stayed and recorded the EP with them.

  • @Sackheadjason13
    @Sackheadjason13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome interview. Rik is a really nice guy!

  • @jacksdrums1
    @jacksdrums1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I saw the E. Walker many times in the NJ clubs , Great band , saw them few times with Rik on Bass

  • @jdsrcs8061
    @jdsrcs8061 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a cool interview Razor!!!! Wow I had forgotten about Sin!!!! They were pretty cool. I loved the video for On The Run, it was one of my favorites. All ski crashes for the entire video!!!🤘🤘🤘

  • @kibadubio
    @kibadubio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yes! I’m so excited for this! 😲

  • @EthanAndViolaVlogs
    @EthanAndViolaVlogs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Greatest interview I’ve ever heard in my life!!!!!

  • @obodude71
    @obodude71 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This changes everything!

  • @WishedUponAVlog
    @WishedUponAVlog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing as always.

  • @wingedassassin9999
    @wingedassassin9999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    rik fox? hell yeah. he was with wasp before the first album released right? btw just some thought, i would sacrifice 11 virgins if you'd be able to interview blackie or chris.

    • @TheRageaholic
      @TheRageaholic  4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@requited2568 A game of DND.

    • @wingedassassin9999
      @wingedassassin9999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@TheRageaholic shit. how did you know?

    • @DudeInOhio85
      @DudeInOhio85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Just go to any twitch thots stream and pick the first 11 guys donating money

    • @lubetubeshinoda2535
      @lubetubeshinoda2535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Blackie is really distant in a lot of interviews lately so that’s iffy.

    • @scareviewzombies
      @scareviewzombies 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chris would probably do interview

  • @seansantarsieri2984
    @seansantarsieri2984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You should do a metal mythos about Iced Earth. You have mentioned the band a few times.

  • @k-chill8428
    @k-chill8428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You really should do more of these long-form interviews. They're kind of like the Yin to your Yang of short-form rants.

  • @matthewfeduzi4751
    @matthewfeduzi4751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Outstanding interview.

  • @Grindtone603
    @Grindtone603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a fellow bassist, this was a fun listen

  • @freaky_j2207
    @freaky_j2207 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I have to do my research. The only other aftershock episode I remember is graham bonnet. Love interviews with lesser known dudes who were there at ground level when all the shit went down but never got mainstream press.

  • @holspa
    @holspa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nice interviu, a lot of cool info. I was surprised to hear that Malmsteen was already famous before the debut by STEELER came out. Because he said that the club in SAN FRANCISCO was full with people that came to see Malmsteen. How did they knew about him? Thanks for this recording.

    • @TheRageaholic
      @TheRageaholic  4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      We mentioned it for a moment in the interview, but a tape of Malmsteen soloing had been circulating in the scene even before he arrived. Mike Varney of Shrapnel records was eager to play it for pretty much anyone.

    • @holspa
      @holspa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheRageaholic Cool, thanks for letting me know, i didnt hear that. Thanksssss for the info.

    • @montyjohnson2708
      @montyjohnson2708 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yngwie had been featured in one of the guitar mags where Varney reviewed his demo.

    • @holspa
      @holspa 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@montyjohnson2708 Okay. Thanks for the info. That makes sense then, people knew about him because the magazine. Cool.

  • @AoCJohnny
    @AoCJohnny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great interview. Would live to hear more in this vain.

  • @heavymetalmadness666
    @heavymetalmadness666 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's not often I watch your Metal Mythos , and find some bands I never new about, or forgot about. Then I click to Spotify to check out all of their songs, and add many. God fucking speed Razor.

  • @whome5386
    @whome5386 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    God Bless ya Rik, I still have a Steeler Cassette, Sad, so many bad people in the industry.

  • @GuitarsZnuff
    @GuitarsZnuff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great interview guys!

  • @allsystemsgo8678
    @allsystemsgo8678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Would love an interview with Randy Piper.

  • @JunkyardKid
    @JunkyardKid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    We’re All Side Players

  • @Glendoras
    @Glendoras 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rik Fox, what a lovely guy!

  • @seagullpoet
    @seagullpoet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    After 3 minutes - hooked !

    • @seagullpoet
      @seagullpoet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’d buy a book from him for sure !

  • @sleepy_druid1001
    @sleepy_druid1001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The bass player that got shot in the back I think is Joey Palermo

  • @paulmessis1985
    @paulmessis1985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Unluckiest man in Rock N Roll, yet still very humble.

  • @SonicVR12
    @SonicVR12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very cool interview

  • @vaekkriinhart4347
    @vaekkriinhart4347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:32:00 ish
    great analysis of what really happened to metal in early 90s n emergence of 'grunge'

  • @AEMachinas
    @AEMachinas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is brilliant! Keep this up!

  • @MaidenLiberty
    @MaidenLiberty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Underrated band dude....this is sick

  • @theresakaplanamuso6342
    @theresakaplanamuso6342 ปีที่แล้ว

    Utterly 😎 cool, I had no clue! I played guitar & drums like decades ago-!!

  • @MB-oc1nw
    @MB-oc1nw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Not many people have anything good to say about Blackie lawless.

    • @stephanieu.
      @stephanieu. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Blackie Lawless is one of my favorite singers. I'm only 18 and I huge fan of W.A.S.P.

    • @MB-oc1nw
      @MB-oc1nw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@stephanieu. Yeah I'm a fan too. I mean people who know him or have worked for him though.

    • @DannyGadish
      @DannyGadish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He may have been a dick. But he was a genius songwriter and lyricist. I put him right up there with Rob Halford and Geoff Tate

  • @darkstar6909
    @darkstar6909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great interview, and I agree the whole grunge scene was anything but organic.

  • @Megatron_95
    @Megatron_95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is going to be fun

  • @d_rocka
    @d_rocka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amityville!!! 10 minutes from me! Great interview

  • @joseguerra3456
    @joseguerra3456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When I grow up i wanna be like RIK

  • @Dokken1975
    @Dokken1975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is awesome!!!! You should do one of these on the metal band Banshee!

  • @DudeInOhio85
    @DudeInOhio85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great interview dude.

  • @d_rocka
    @d_rocka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    An angel retrospective would be so awesome!

  • @jomofo42
    @jomofo42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great interview!

  • @jimkalfakis9893
    @jimkalfakis9893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rage this was an awesome interview

  • @superstraight8402
    @superstraight8402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He left ss because HE threw the pick at his band mate at hit him and they threw it back and accidentally hit him in the eye? Uh…
    Rik seems a bit full of himself. I felt it throughout the whole interview (still a great interview by the interviewer). But even if it’s warranted, I’m not saying rik is lying, it’s the attitude he delivers the stories with that puts me off. If everyone you’ve been in any band with ends up disliking you or cutting you out of their life…maybe you’re the problem, rik. Idk.

  • @275Ranger275
    @275Ranger275 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This poor dude had to deal with so much ridiculous drama. hahahaha

    • @heisensperg9264
      @heisensperg9264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ray Robinson now that's a fighter

  • @image30p
    @image30p 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting. This guy was there from the beginning helping to create some of the bands I enjoy.

  • @VoiceOfGood
    @VoiceOfGood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Blackie, Randy, Joey, Ronnie Babajko & Myself, all went out one night to the Rainbow, but on the way there we stopped at a liquor store on Melrose, and Joey grabbed a couple bottles of wine and stuffed them down the sleeves of his leather jacket .. later that night, we nearly had a food fight in Denny's on Sunset near the Hollywood Fwy .. I was there from earliest days of Sister, Circus Circus, London, Baby Jane & what finally became WASP .. I had what I felt was a mutually respectful friendship with Blackie and I was relieved to find out(months after the fact,) that the one night that my girlfriend( at the time,) was too tired/buzzed to drive home, had stayed overnight with him .. Blackie called me the next day and told me that she had stayrd iver but that was all it was .. said that I knew that he wasn't attractedto the kind of girl I was seeing at the time .. she said that nothing happened, just slept over and that was the extent if it .. honestly, most of my experiences in the 80's Sunset Strip days were good Ones .. Memories 🤘

    • @vincentgarzoli3197
      @vincentgarzoli3197 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh yeah! The Glory Days! Good Times for many of us!

    • @wickedmountain
      @wickedmountain 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who was in Baby Jane never heard of that Band ?

    • @johnconnell4503
      @johnconnell4503 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude you need to tell MORE STORIES...and blackie may be a dick but he dont fuck his friends women

    • @acesteele8559
      @acesteele8559 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@wickedmountain Lizzie Grey.

  • @darkma1ice
    @darkma1ice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You should try to get a Michael sweet interview

    • @adrianshephard378
      @adrianshephard378 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      be a bit awkward with the feminine comments

  • @rustyheckler8766
    @rustyheckler8766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Not calling him a liar or anything but he kind of reminds me of that chic who is always in and out of relationships and cannot figure out why, totally oblivious to the fact it may have something to do with themselves.
    That being said, it does feel he is trying to be honest about what went down.

  • @walrusaurelius4801
    @walrusaurelius4801 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Razor, you ought to do a 20-30 min News Roundup sort of thing once a week. I know the market for that stuff is pretty saturated, but it's the sort of thing that would be easy to slot into the lineup and you've clearly got the chops to do it right.

  • @nicholastotoro7721
    @nicholastotoro7721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Well... in all fairness to Yngwie, the songs on that Steeler album really are pretty pedestrian... 🤣

    • @Nissardpertugiu
      @Nissardpertugiu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      But i re listened in a long time , some songs i had great hooks and rawness .
      Hot on your heels its a pretty cool Priestish tune
      The drummer was good .
      Riot asked him just before Thundersteel.
      But yeah for Yngwie i get it completly

  • @vaekkriinhart4347
    @vaekkriinhart4347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    he mentioned 'the two guitar gods in 80's' : EVH n Yngwie..
    but forgot to mention Randy Rhoads.. Most ppl then didnt put Yngwie in that category. He was an afterthought. The 2 gods were EVH n RR. period.

  • @ScammerTrolling
    @ScammerTrolling 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish you could get Blackie on

  • @kamikage9420
    @kamikage9420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yo RazörFist!
    I don't know if you've heard of them, but I'm kinda a fan of the demonic Japanese metal band Seikima•II (Pronounced Seikimatsu, it's a Japanese pun or something.).
    I'd love to see your take on them sometime.

  • @johnconnell4503
    @johnconnell4503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I literally have no music talent.. .i grew up 5 uncles who did nothing but music and girls. Listening to rik is like listening to my uncles talk when i go back to new york

    • @acesteele8559
      @acesteele8559 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You have lots in common with Rik. Especially the "have no music talent". part

  • @vh4ever489
    @vh4ever489 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ROCK ON RIK!

  • @frederickcaligari9725
    @frederickcaligari9725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's your Thoughts on pentagram?

  • @stevenr6874
    @stevenr6874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm from LA and grew up on the sunset scene. BAMM magazine was a free mag that promoted shows and unsigned bands.Rik Fox was the coolest looking dude on the scene and Sin always had a full page add.Sin should have been huge right there with Crue,WASP, Great White and Ratt. This guys music and image were ripped off by many who went on to fame and fortune. He deserves his place in metal history and that Sin album needs to see the light of day.

  • @ItsHd_YT
    @ItsHd_YT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Holy shit Rik Fox is hilarious

  • @Neilbear5820
    @Neilbear5820 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never heard of him except for your Mythos video.

    • @kjemradio
      @kjemradio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was hand picked by Ron Keel to play in Steeler for one :-)