By Aniruddh ‘Andrew’ Bansal
Based out of Toronto, Canada, hard rock quintet Diemonds started out in 2006 and consist of Priya Panda on vocals, C.C. Diemond and Daniel Dekay on guitars, Tommy Cee on bass and Aiden Tranquada on drums. They play a very bold, energetic, bombastic style of rock ‘n roll, with an element of sleaze. They put out their debut full-length album ‘The Bad Pack’ last year via the Underground Operations label, and had a busy time touring North America from coast-to-coast including notable slots at Heavy MTL, Seattle Hempfest, The Whisky A Go-Go and opening for the likes of Slash and Steel Panther. The year ended with the band receiving a nod for their music video “Get the F*&k Outta Here,”named the number four video of the year by UK’s prestigious Classic Rock Magazine. Yesterday, I had a long and fun chat with Daniel Dekay to talk about all things Diemonds. Check it out below, along with their fantastic music videos, and visit them online using the links at the bottom. Continue reading “In-depth Interview With Diemonds Guitarist Daniel Dekay”
Sweden’s newest hard rock export Free Fall have just released their debut album ‘Power & Volume’ in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records, and the album will be released in the UK on February 25th and in the US on March 19th. The quartet have come up with ten tunes that should gratify anyone who considers himself a classic hard rock fan. To promote the release, the band will embark on a short European run with Witchcraft and Orchid in April-May. Yesterday, I did an interview with the band’s drummer Ludwig Dahlberg, to talk about the making of the album amongst other things. Read the conversation below, check out two songs from the album via the YouTube embeds, and visit the band online using the links at the bottom.