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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 .
MOSH-WORTHY RELEASES : Within The Ruins Halfway Human ( eOne ), Signum Regis Decennium Primum ( Independent ), Infernal Majesty No God ( High Roller Records ).
MOSH-WORTHY LIVE : Testament , Sepultura , Prong ( Concord Music Hall , 05 / 02 ), Opeth , Gojira , Devin Townsend Project ( Vic , 05 / 09 ), Mastodon , Eagles of Death Metal , Russian Circles ( Aragon Ballroom , 05 / 13 ).
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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