
E16: Ira Black - Interview Sessions With The Guitar Player For Of Gods & Monsters, Lizzy Borden, Metal Church, Vicious Rumors, And More – Plus Gear Talk In This Overview Of His Career To Date.
In this episode, Ira Black speaks with host Cole Coleman about the newest band he’s in Of Gods & Monsters and their new release due out soon; getting his home studio together and mixing and mastering; experimenting with different instruments and studio tools; his plans to release a solo metal record featuring him on vocals as well as guitar; how he got started playing guitar; how destiny seems to have put him on the road to being a musician from birth; how from the day he got his first guitar he started writing his own music and never was drawn to play covers; remembering his first show with his first band Arcane which was opening for Tommy Tutone; remembering his crossover point from local musician to professional with the band Heathen; his path through Vicious Rumors, Metal Church, Chris Caffery; and Lizzy Borden; recording a track with Vinnie Paul Abbott of Pantera; focusing on Of Gods & Monsters; studio gear for guitar. (Photo By: Karuna Tanahashi)