LoudMetal.com recently conducted an interview with drummer John Macaluso (ex-ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TNT, STARBREAKER), who discussed his new band UNION RADIO as his past with TNT and Yngwie Malmsteen. The following is a brief excerpt:

LoudMetal: Please tell me a little bit about your new album John Macaluso & Union Radio - The Radio Waves Goodbye and why did you choose this title for the album?

Macaluso: "Well, Union Radio is the band name and it was the rebel radio station in the Spanish Civil War that the rebels would tune into to find out what was happening or what needed to be done. I thought the name fit because it had the union of all my band members from all over the world from France, to Italy to Canada to Russia and Brazil. I have traveled all over the world recording this record with my great friends from around the planet and they are all my favorite musicians. I had to do the album this way, I wanted each and everybody on the record to be on, I chose them all, because they rock. 'The Radio Waves Goodbye' is kind of saying goodbye to the radio today because it is a joke and is all paid off and is the equivalant of American Idol to me. The musician are getting back the power now with satellite radio and the internet, it is a beautiful thing. So goodbye to the radio until it regains respect and starts playing the great music and not the flavor of the month. It is only for beach days, when you don’t care what’s on anyway."

LoudMetal: Is this an album for drum freaks only?

Macaluso: "No man, Drum freaks and non drum freaks. I said to just do a drum album would be the kiss of death. I wanted to make an album with songs, but done in my style. So I blended my drumming style with the influence of my favorite classic bands, Pink Floyd and others and came out with this. It’s vibe is very dark, kind of like Floyd Animals with the drumming three times the speed. All people can dig it. For drummers, it’s got it though, this is my best drumming in over 200 albums that I have recorded."

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As previously reported, Macaluso's new Union Radio album will be released on May 25th. The release will bear the title JOHN MACALUSO & UNION RADIO - The Radio Waves Goodbye. Guests on the record include singer James LaBrie (DREAM THEATER), keyboardist VITALIJ KUPRIJ, singer Mike DiMeo (MASTERPLAN, ex-RIOT) and guitarists CHRIS CAFFERY (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA/SAVATAGE), ALEX MASI and Marco Sfogli (JAMES LABRIE band) among many others.