Greece's Rockoverdose.gr had the chance to meet Jon Drenning, guitarist and founder of CRIMSON GLORY and the new singer of the band, Todd La Torre, one day before their show in Thessaloniki, Greece on October 22. Here are a few excerpts from the chat:

Rockoverdose: How does it feel becoming from an unknown artist to a very famous singer in such a short period?

Jon: "I tried to prepare him!"

Todd: "Actually there is a funny story that I never shared before. When we did the songs for the YouTube for the official presentation of me, we were both on the phone and Jon asked me: 'Ok dude. Are you ready? Because when I hit send on this e-mail, that’s it. There’s no turning back.' And I said 'Yeah, let’s do this.' It was a celebration for me when he hit that send button. It was very exciting. But, you know, not to sound cocky, but in my mind, not as a singer but as a musician this is something I wanted since I was a kid. So in my mind I felt like I was destined to do something on a larger global scale musically. I’ve done it in my mind so many times. It was a reality to me that just had not materialized. People were saying to me: 'Man you act so cool about it, like it’s not a big deal.' It is a big deal but I’ve done it so many times in my mind that when I actually did it, I knew how it was feeling. Because I drummed my whole life, in various bands so the stage was very comfortable for me. But in my personal life I am very private. I am never seeking attention. So when I walk in somewhere, I am fine if people don’t know me. But I’m very thankful and very appreciative. I am sometimes considered too easily accessible through social sites because I acknowledge the fans and their praise. I don’t let it get into my head though. I am always judging myself very strictly. You can think it’s perfect but for me it will never be good enough. So I know that there are always ways to improve in some aspects. And that keeps me on the ground and I am very thankful and much honored at the same time."

Rockoverdose.gr. You mentioned that you have the blueprints of great Crimson Glory releases and you’re going to follow them for the new album. Will it be again mystical, dark and powerful?

Jon: "Yes. It’s going to be very colorful, dramatic and mystical. It will have all the elements of Crimson Glory that we worked so hard to develop in the early days. It’s what made Crimson Glory’s music last so long. I don’t write music just to do it. It has to have an inspiration behind it and it has to be beautiful. And for me Crimson Glory always had the ability to be beautiful, passionate, aggressive and melodic. So it will be very dynamic."

Todd: "It’s going to be very eclectic."

Rockoverdose.gr: I read that it will be a concept album about life and death of Midnight. Is this true?

Jon: "Yes it will be inspired by (late singer) Midnight."

Read the entire interview here.