WHIPLASH members Tony Portaro and Joe Cangelosi are featured in a new interview with Luxi Lahtinen at Metal-Rules.com. An excerpt appears below.

Q: What are your overall feelings about the songs on (forthcoming album) Unborn Again? Do you strongly believe that many Whiplash fans will love it unreservedly because as you have already stated the material on Unborn Again will throw Whiplash back to the times of your first two albums, Power And Pain and Ticket To Mayhem?

Tony: "Yes, definitely. It has many ripping thrash riffs that break down into serious mosh sections that will keep the live crowd very busy! Some of these mosh parts are the heaviest sounding Whiplash material in a very long time. The speed metal riffs are very fresh and modern, yet bring you right back to the mid-'80s Whiplash style at the same time."

Joe: "It's going to be fun to see the reaction!!!"

Q: How easy (or difficult) was it actually for you to find that same raw and relentless thrash vibe back to Unborn Again that you had on both Power and Ticket albums?

Tony: "It was frightening how easy it was. Joe and I knew our hearts were always there, but had no idea how fast we would be able to produce and albums worth of new material. To watch the collection of songs grow so fast was exciting and kept the drive going. Now we are the point where we can burn a CD and hear the songs one after the other and it’s easy to hear the songwriting quality of the album as a whole. It definitely has the potential to be the best Whiplash album of all and that is very, very exciting for us after all these years."

Joe: "This is a dream come true for me, I'm back home where I belong!! It feels great to be back in the band that I grew up in! The energy is brimming over the top still and I knew after we started to write songs that we were going to have something special again. The vibe was there in an instant because of the great chemistry Tony and I have together. Rich Day who I played with since I was like 14 is the perfect fit without a doubt."

Go to this location for the complete interview.