"Jersey's Biggest Metal Event: Metal Allegiance Celebrates 10 Years on Sept 6th!"

We’re joined by Guitarist Alex Skolnick, founding Member of Supergroup Metal Allegiance, to promote the upcoming East Coast 10th anniversary show in New Jersey. Alex gives us insight into the background & origins of the Band, the core four Members, including Mike Portnoy and Dave Ellefson, & how they make it work with the rotating cast of Singers & Musicians on albums & on stage. In addition, Alex explains the song-writing process & differences in composing material compared to Testament, & he talks about playing on the Motorboat Cruise, Japan, and Bloodstock Festival.
Alex shares expectations & what’s in store for the Metal Allegiance Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ show on 06 Sep, recaps the Testament European Summer tour & their planned Fall 2024 US & EU co-headlining tours. He also talks about his illustrious Jazz career, touring with the experimental instrumental Band PAKT, and revisits his time with Savatage on the “Handful Of Rain” album & tour (1994). Lastly, he plugs his own Podcast, “Moods & Modes”.
00:00: Open & Alex Skolnick introduced
01:28: MA background: Origins as a Metal clinic Band, core four original Members (Mark Mengi, Dave Ellefson, Mike Portnoy, Alex Skolnick), a rotating cast of Singers & Musicians on albums & on stage
05:55: Song-writing process using multiple Singers, differences in composing material for Metal Allegiance compared to Testament
15:42: Metal Allegiance concerts: Saint Vitus Bar (NYC club) Motorboat Cruise, playing Japan, Bloodstock Festival & other clubs
18:35: MA Sep 2024 10th anniversary East Coast show (Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ), expected guest Vocalists, New Jersey Heavy Metal history
22:50: Recapping Testament Summer 2024 European tour, Wacken Festival, planned Fall 2024 US & EU co-headlining tours
27:28: PAKT tour (experimental instrumental Band), Alex’s jazz music career (Alex Skolnick Trio) & reinventing Metal classics in a Jazz setting, releasing a cover of The Police classic King Of Pain on social media
37:10: Re-visiting the Savatage “Handful Of Rain” album & tour (1994): Replacing the late Criss Oliva & working with Jon Oliva, why he didn’t stay with the Band, becoming a touring member of Trans-Siberian Orchestra
47:55: Promoting Alex’s “Moods & Modes” Podcast
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