{"id":5943,"date":"2017-01-28T16:53:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T00:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/?p=5943"},"modified":"2017-02-05T12:51:33","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T20:51:33","slug":"in-conversation-with-striker-guitarist-tim-brown-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/2017\/01\/28\/in-conversation-with-striker-guitarist-tim-brown-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;There&#8217;s Never a Drought of Songwriting Ideas&#8221;: In Conversation with Striker guitarist Tim Brown (audio)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Andrew Bansal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/striker_press.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5951\" src=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/striker_press.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/striker_press.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/striker_press-300x187.jpg 300w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/striker_press-768x479.jpg 768w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/striker_press-1024x639.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unrelenting in their quest for metal domination, Canadian quintet Striker are ready to release their fifth album, a self-titled effort, on February 24th, even as they continue to savor the success of their fourth full-length &#8216;Stand in the Fire&#8217; which came out less than a year ago. Striker are currently scorching stages across the United States, playing headline shows on the way to getting on board the 70000 Tons Of Metal Cruise. They put forth a scintillating 14-song set at Complex in Glendale CA last Tuesday January 24th 2017, and before the show, Metal Assault caught up with guitarist Tim Brown for an in-person interview to discuss the ongoing tour, &#8216;Stand in the Fire&#8217;, the upcoming self-titled release, songwriting, and more. Listen to the chat below:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ApZf4IZiKfY?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you like what you\u2019ve read\/heard, <a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/MetalAssault\" target=\"_blank\">make a donation<\/a> of any amount and help keep Metal Assault running full time!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related MA link: <a href=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/2017\/01\/26\/beyond-shred-city-limits-striker-reconquers-los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\">[Concert Review + Live Photos] Beyond Shred City Limits: Striker Reconquers Los Angeles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Striker links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.striker-metal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/strikermetal\" target=\"_blank\">facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StrikerMetal\" target=\"_blank\">twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/strikermetal\" target=\"_blank\">instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Striker &#8216;Out For Blood&#8217; US tour remaining dates:<\/strong><br \/>\n01\/28\/2017 \u2013 Houston, TX @ Rudyards<br \/>\n01\/29\/2017 \u2013 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia<br \/>\n01\/31\/2017 \u2013 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits<br \/>\n02\/01\/2017 \u2013 Winter Park, FL @ Haven Lounge<br \/>\n02\/02 to 02\/06\/2017 &#8211; 70000 Tons of Metal Cruise<br \/>\n02\/07\/2017 \u2013 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl<br \/>\n02\/08\/2017 \u2013 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar<br \/>\n02\/09\/2017 \u2013 Chicago, IL @ Reggie\u2019s<br \/>\n02\/10\/2017 \u2013 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to the brand new Striker single &#8216;Born to Lose:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/39j6gazeWKo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Andrew Bansal Unrelenting in their quest for metal domination, Canadian quintet Striker are ready to release their fifth album, a self-titled effort, on February 24th, even as they continue to savor the success of their fourth full-length &#8216;Stand in the Fire&#8217; which came out less than a year ago. Striker are currently scorching stages &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/2017\/01\/28\/in-conversation-with-striker-guitarist-tim-brown-audio\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8220;There&#8217;s Never a Drought of Songwriting Ideas&#8221;: In Conversation with Striker guitarist Tim Brown (audio)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5943"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5943"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5994,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5943\/revisions\/5994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}