FRANKENSHRED INTERVIEW

Genre: Heavy Metal

Country: U.S.A.

Questions by: Nick Parastatidis

Answers by: Dr. Frankenshred (Guitar)

Site: Facebook

1. Hello and happy New Year. As we are in the start of 2020, I would like to tell us if you have any plans for this year or you leave things in chance?

Dr. Frankenshred: Hello Thank You Happy New Year...Yes To release as much music as I can… and play as much guitar as possible lol

2.  “Electric Axe Attack” comes 10 years after your previous album “Cauldron Of Evil”. Why did it get you so long?

Dr. Frankenshred: Well Unfortunately that line up disbanded not long after the Cauldron of Evil release.. Since then I have had reissues of the 2 Frankenshred instrumental releases [Self-Titled and Evil Shred] with bonus tracks in 2012, 2013.....   By 2015 I had the current Frankenshred lineup together that's on Electric Axe Attack.

In 2016 I started working with Exiled for the 2018 “Ghost in the Winter” release on Killer Metal Records...which led to signing Frankenshred to Killer Metal Records

Also in 2019 I had a reissue of an instrumental release I had on David T. Chastains Diginet/Leviathan Records label called The Guitar Masters series Frankenshred-Revenge

3. One other thing that I have noticed is that in your new release you have a constant line – up and not participations like your previews release. How did this work for you? How did you find your new band members and did they have any past experience with other bands?

Dr. Frankenshred: Yes the current Frankenshred line up I think sounds the best...works and gets along well...have the same goals … And we have fun doing it.

4. How long did it get you to compose and produce “Electric Axe Attack”? Which were the biggest obstacles that you had to surpass?

Dr. Frankenshred: Well I’m always writing songs but yes had plenty of songs piled up...The hardest part was finding the right guys for the band and the right record label behind them.

We are already starting to record a follow up release...

5. From the 12 compositions that you have included in your new album which one was the easiest to complete and which one the most difficult and why?

Dr. Frankenshred: Lol well sometimes the songs you think are easy turn out to be the hardest.

I enjoy writing both simple and more complicated arrangements

So you got a more straight forward metal song like Nothing to Lose and a more complex one like the title track Electric Axe Attack.

6. You are also member of bands like EXILED and COMMADMENT. So, how do you choose which ideas or compositions will fit to the above mentioned bands and which ones to your personal project?

Dr. Frankenshred: In Exiled the vocalist John Cason is the lyricist ..so it’s my job to supply an unlimited supply of riff to write to...He picks the ones he likes and the band works the song out.

The drummer in Commandment is also the lyricist so its a similar process

7. What kind of response you would like to get for “Electric Axe Attack” from the metal fans worldwide that will make you happy and think that you have achieved your purpose with this release?

Dr. Frankenshred: Well of course you want everyone to like it ...but you can’t please everyone;;

I would say this release is the first release of many more to come to be considered the classic Frankenshred lineup.

8. So far from the reviews that you have received for your new album which is the common ground that you find in them? Is there a review that put you in thoughts and for which reason?

Dr. Frankenshred: So far it’s been  positive....We are happy about that...Of course Im going to get the self indulgent over playing comments but Im ok with that...probably true anyhow.lol

9. You are many years in the heavy metal music. So, all these years which is the most important thing that you like from this music? Have you ever thought that you deserved more opportunities and acknowledgement that you have already received?

Dr. Frankenshred: For me I just loved to play guitar and want to play in a band....Ill still do that no matter what level of success I achieve.

10. I would like to thank you for answering my questions. Hope to see you for a live show here in Greece. Please add the epilogue you like to this interview….

Dr. Frankenshred: Yes would love to play Greece...Well new Frankenshred Exiled and Commandment releases in 2020...Yes I’m busy...Also Check out all the other great bands on Killer Metal Records Thanks again