For Those About To Rock

"In the US we are seen as a heavy metal band, in Finland we're pop." Singer Susanna Alexandra and Niila Perkkiö from Finnish band Cyan Kicks opened up about challenges of the music industry and their love for the Eurovision Song Contest before their show at Viper Room Vienna. During the interview with host Aaron Olsacher they also shared how to deal with online hate and how it feels to be the only female in a tour bus with eight men.   Timestamps (00:00) Intro: Cyan Kicks live in Vienna (01:09) Their love for Eurovision & thoughts on Austria's JJ (04:55) How Spotify changed the music industry & sneak peek at the next album (08:03) Too heavy? Too soft? Cyan Kicks on finding their sound (09:13) From small-town girl to musician and almost becoming a bank employee (11:08) The real sacrifices behind being a full-time musician (13:14) What happens on tour (14:15) Mental health in music & dealing with hate comments (17:12) Turning pain into music (18:44) The healing power and joy of live shows (19:52) Songwriting secrets & how they work in the studio (21:53) Should bands be political? Cyan Kicks on values & messages (23:32) What's on the band's tour rider? (24:23) What do they know about Austria? (25:09) Advice for aspiring bands: How to make it in the music industry SHOWNOTES: Tourdates and Info on Cyan Kicks: ⁠⁠https://www.cyankicks.com/ Cyan Kicks on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/6nA097TpH4DgdzRYFXAXry The podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts & everywhere else: https://bit.ly/FTATRock-CyanKicks What’s your favorite Cyan Kicks song? Drop it in the comments! Subscribe for more interviews with rock and metal bands and rate if you enjoyed this one!   FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK INFO:   PLAYLIST ️ PODCAST and other LINKS: ⁠⁠linktr.ee/ftatrock⁠⁠  Every Sunday 20:06 CET on ⁠⁠agora.at/livestream⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠@FTATRock⁠⁠  Youtube: ⁠⁠FTATRock ⁠⁠  Instagram: ⁠⁠FTATRock⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠@FTATRock⁠   CREDITS: Interview & Post-Production by Aaron Olsacher Camera & Editorial support by Nina Oberbucher Thanks to Connor McBriarty for the photos and help with filming Intro Music written by ⁠⁠⁠Georg Pippan⁠⁠⁠ & Aaron Olsacher Mixed and mastered by ⁠⁠⁠Martin Knapp Sound⁠⁠⁠ Other Music written and produced by ⁠⁠⁠Mike Wriessnig⁠⁠⁠

“Wann lernst einmal was G’scheites?”  – jeder Musiker kennt diese Frage. Warum entscheidet man sich trotz harter Arbeit, wenig Verdienst und Hasskommentaren für den Beruf des musikalischen Taugenichts? Darüber sprechen Alea der Bescheidene , Luzi das L und Jean Méchant Der Tambour von der Band Saltatio Mortis mit Aaron Olsacher und Felix Perger! Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:12) Interview SHOWNOTES: Tourdates und Infos zu Saltatio Mortis: ⁠https://www.saltatio-mortis.com/⁠ Saltatio Mortis bei Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/09Z51O0q4AwHl7FjUUlFKw ️ "Met & Moshpit" - der Podcast von Saltatio Mortis bei RADIO BOB: https://www.radiobob.de/met-moshpit-der-mittelalter-rock-podcast FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK INFO:   PLAYLIST ️ PODCAST and other LINKS: ⁠linktr.ee/ftatrock⁠  Every Sunday 20:06 CET on ⁠agora.at/livestream⁠  X (Twitter): ⁠@FTATRock⁠  Facebook: ⁠@FTATRock⁠  Youtube: ⁠FTATRock ⁠  Instagram: ⁠FTATRock⁠ TikTok: ⁠@FTATRock ️ CREDITS: Intro Music written by ⁠⁠Georg Pippan⁠⁠ & Aaron Olsacher Mixed and mastered by ⁠⁠Martin Knapp Sound⁠⁠ Other Music written and produced by ⁠⁠Mike Wriessnig⁠⁠

We met Mirza Radonjica, singer of the Danish band Siamese, on their concert at the Flex Vienna on Oct 2, 2022. Aaron Olsacher sat down with him and had a talk about their new album "Home", personal and vocal struggles on tour and recording and confidence in one's own creation.  SHOWNOTES: Tourdates and info of Siamese: https://www.facebook.com/siamesedk/ Siamese on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Hx4gv3eoiodtu6XYHF1X0 The interview the two did in 2019: https://youtu.be/f1pcoK3rMPQ More interviews from FTATRock: https://www.youtube.com/ftatrock ️ CREDITS: Intro Music written by Georg Pippan & Aaron Olsacher Mixed and mastered by Martin Knapp Sound Other Music written and produced by Mike Wriessnig FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK INFO:   PLAYLIST ️ PODCAST and other LINKS: linktr.ee/ftatrock  Every Sunday 20:06 CET on agora.at/livestream  Twitter: @FTATRock  Facebook: @FTATRock  Youtube: FTATRock  Instagram: FTATRock TikTok: @FTATRock

Die legendären Sodom waren am 22. Mai in der Wiener Stadthalle zu Gast und wir für euch mit dabei. Frontman und Trash-Metal-Urgestein Tom Angelripper (Thomas Such) hat mit Felix Perger über Stimmprobleme, über das Bandgefühl nach langen Jahren und warum der Metal in den 80ern wahrscheinlich besser war, geplaudert. SHOWNOTES: Tourdates und Infos zu Infected Rain: http://www.sodomized.info/ Infected Rain auf Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6SYbLA9utoNsllunR1TnkM?si=LKyQ-tDWRp61thoJvI1lmw Weitere Interviews von FTATRock: https://www.youtube.com/ftatrock ️ CREDITS: Intro Music written by Georg Pippan & Aaron Olsacher Mixed and mastered by Martin Knapp Sound Other Music written and produced by Mike Wriessnig FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK INFO:   PLAYLIST ️ PODCAST and other LINKS: linktr.ee/ftatrock  Every Sunday 20:06 CET on agora.at/livestream  Twitter: @FTATRock  Facebook: @FTATRock  Youtube: FTATRock  Instagram: FTATRock TikTok: @FTATRock