IRON MAIDEN Or BLACK SABBATH? - FIFTH ANGEL Bassist Weighs In; Video
November 26, 2024, 3 weeks ago
Rockpages.gr has issued a new interview with guitarist Ed Archer and bassist John Macko of legendary metal stalwarts, Fifth Angel. A couple of excerpts from the chat follows...
Rockpages.gr: Was the arrival of grunge such an abrupt end for heavy metal in America?
John Macko: "Absolutely. It practically killed our career. You know we had just released Time Will Tell and things were going really well. We had several songs on the charts and then 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' came along and all of a sudden everybody forgot about the classic metal sound. The record companies turned their attention to this new sound. Of course, this didn’t happen only to us. A lot of the bands in the 90s, even bands much bigger than us really struggled to survive.
Rockpages.gr: Iron Maiden or Black Sabbath?
John Macko: "I grew up with Black Sabbath. They were the first heavy metal band I listened to besides Led Zeppelin. Iron Maiden I listened to years later. So I'm going to say Black Sabbath. We also had met Ozzy in Los Angeles. I cornered Ozzy and we talked for 5-10 minutes. That's when he had hired Zakk on guitars and back then Zakk was a skinny teenager (laughs). It was an epic party back then."
Read the complete interview at Rockpages.gr, and watch the video below:
