Dave'sOnTour.com has issued a new interview with LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze in which he discusses Lillian Axe, NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE, ANGEL, and much more. The following is an excerpt from the interview, conducted by David Iozzia:

Q: Your band Lillian Axe released its first studio almost in almost 15 years on July 17th. It’s almost 70 minutes long, and there are 12 different tracks. Please give my readers a preview of what they should expect musically from Water’s Rising.

A: "I say this about every record, but I firmly believe it: Water’s Rising is the quintessential Lillian Axe record. Sonically, it’s our best sounding record. Song-wise, we had no restrictions and we spent four years recording it. Nobody micro-managed me. We didn’t even have a record label until the album was done. My engineer, Rob Hovey, and I spent all of this time making sure it was perfected in our eyes and that it was the best possible record we could do. It’s well-rounded thematically, sound-wise, and material-wise. We have a lot at stake in the fact that it’s been so long since Lillian Axe put out an original album. We released a live album and our b-sides record, Fields of Yesterday. We’re putting out a brand new record after 12 years when so many things have changed in the world and in the music environment. I didn’t want to think about all of that or over-analyze things. I just wanted to make a record that we like. I didn’t want to worry about anything other than doing the best possible record that we could do. I think the fans will be pleasantly surprised. As a band, Lillian Axe has grown and gotten better all-around. I like to think that my writing improves every time. Yet, by the same token, we’ve maintained the style that defines Lillian Axe. That will never change. The band’s chemistry may have changed a little because of the new members but since we’ve been around for a long time, we’ve developed our own niche. I think we’ve excelled with this record and we have a lot to prove in a certain way. We have a new singer, and it’s our first album in 10 years but so what? Lillian Axe is not going to falter or digress or put anything else out other than what we feel is an advancement in the band’s career."

Read the full interview at Dave'sOnTour.com.