ADLER drummer Steven Adler (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) and guitarist Lonny Paul are featured in a new interview with Anthony Morgan at Metal Forces. An excerpt from the story is available below:

Even all these years later, Steven’s musical influences remain the same. “My influences have always been the SEX PISTOLS, and rock ’n’ roll like QUEEN,” he cites. “Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) is my biggest influence. Lonny, who are your influences?”

“There are even JOURNEY influences in there, and obviously Guns N’ Roses because we’ve got the backing of it,” responds Lonny.

“I took my drum sound from Appetite, and used it on this record (Back From The Dead),” Steven confesses. “I feel that that’s my sound, my God-given sound. I figure if John Bonham (deceased LED ZEPPELIN drummer) had played on another band’s record, he would’ve taken his sound with him too, and Roger Taylor, so that’s on the record (laughs). There’s every influence, from Journey to Bryan Adams. We stole from the greatest. You tell me of a band who doesn’t steal from their influences, and I’ll tell you about a rock band who doesn’t have a record.”

The Adler band doesn’t sport heavy metal influences though, Steven insists. “There’s no metal. This is a hard rock band. People think that MOTÖRHEAD is a heavy metal band, but Lemmy (Motörhead frontman) himself will tell you that they’re a rock ’n’ roll band. That’s all we are.”

Erstwhile DOKKEN / DIO musician Jeff Pilson (T&N;) handled bass and production duties on November 2012’s Back From The Dead, the Adler band’s debut full-length. “We actually look at him as being like a fifth member of the band,” imparts Lonny. “He came with on Kiss Kruise II, actually. In fact, we had Thanksgiving with him. Some of the best compliments that we got were people coming up to us after the show, saying ‘We came out here not knowing what to expect, expecting to see some Guns N’ Roses songs. By the end of the set though we couldn’t care less about Guns N’ Roses.’ That’s not me saying that; that’s what some of the people were saying to us. We couldn’t have asked for a better compliment.”

“He is the fifth member of the band,” Steven confirms. “I will bet anybody 25¢ that by this time in 2013, he’s gonna be winning all kinds of awards for bass playing on this record. I am so proud of him; I am honoured to play with him. I am honoured to have him on this record.”

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Adler's debut album Back From The Dead was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Jeff Pilson and mixed by Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STONE SOUR). The album features guest appearances from Steven Adler's former Guns N' Roses bandmate SLASH and ROB ZOMBIE / ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist JOHN 5.

'Back From The Dead'

'Own Worst Enemy'

'Another Version Of The Truth'

'The One That You Hated'

'Good To Be Bad' (featuring John 5)

'Just Don't Ask' (featuring Slash)

'Blown Away'

'Waterfall'

'Habit'

'Your Diamonds'

'Dead Wrong'

Adler issued their debut single, 'The One That You Hated', on iTunes on April 10th. Check out the new video for the track below, courtesy of RollingStone.com:

More on Adler at the band's Facebook page.