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string, which is an E string, is tuned down to a D. Now the third string is a D, and my last string is tuned down to a D. So everything’ s tuned to D. I’ m playing all the D strings with this arpeggio and I’ m skipping between each D string. It’ s very technically challenging, but it’ s a lot of fun.
Mosh: The title track is by far the heaviest track on the album. It seems to have a lot of industrial metal influences in the vein of Rob Zombie or Ministry. John 5: Yeah, that’ s who I am. The whole record is who I am. But“ Season of the Witch” is who I am. It’ s what I write and what I listen to. Obviously, I love Ministry and Rob Zombie, and Nine Inch Nails and all this stuff. I love that track and people really enjoy it as well. I have not done a video for that one yet, but I will eventually.
Mosh: You played on David Lee Roth’ s 1998 self-titled album and you’ ve mentioned before that there are some unreleased session tapes. Man would I love a chance to get to hear those recordings! John 5: It is exciting. I have it and I’ ll listen to it every once in a while. It is exciting because it’ s kind of like this lost tape of a certain band you like to listen to; a lost album that hasn’ t been heard yet. Dave of course is in Van Halen and I don’ t think he’ s going to want anything to come out and confuse the audience. But it’ s something that hopefully he’ ll release in the future. But it is something else, I’ ll tell you that much. I’ m happy I get to enjoy it every once in a while and hopefully the world will get to enjoy it someday as well.
Mosh: You’ ll be at Reggie’ s on the 16th. What do you like about playing Chicago? John 5: Yes! Really excited. We’ re [ also ] going to be playing Chicago Open Air( July 14-16) with Zombie opening up for KISS, which is going to be really cool. Chicago’ s a great place to play and there’ s always great crowds. And I’ m very thankful for that. Whenever I get up on stage I’ m so happy to be there, and I think the crowd feeds off that as well. I don’ t address the crowd very well with a microphone. I’ m better with a guitar in my hands. I’ m just really lucky to do what I do and I don’ t take it for granted for sure.
Appearing 4 / 16 at Reggies, Chicago.
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MENTION-WORTHY NEWS: German power metalers Edguy will release Monuments on July 14th with a 25th Anniversary 2CD / DVD which includes new material, best of tracks and rarities. Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein is set to star in the classic cult horror film Don’ t Look In The Basement remake, Death Ward 13. With his perfect horror / punk look and towering physical presence, he’ s perfect to play the most terrifying character in the film.
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