Mohsen Fayyazi of Metal Shock Finland recently conducted an interview with British guitarist Graham Oliver (OLIVER DAWSON SAXON, SAXON). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Metal Shock Finland: You’re one of those musicians who has had an important role in the NWOBHM movement. How do you feel that genre of metal music is placed in the industry today?
Graham: It is so cool that the music we created in the period of the NWOBHM is regarded as influential 30 years later and we never imagined we could inspire bands like METALLICA, who in turn inspire bands, too, so it goes round and round. The music of today is so…
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Former SAXON Guitarist GRAHAM OLIVER Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO
March 4, 2012
Mohsen Fayyazi of Metal Shock Finland recently conducted an interview with British guitarist Graham Oliver (OLIVER DAWSON SAXON, SAXON). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Metal Shock Finland: You’re one of those musicians who has had an important role in the NWOBHM movement. How do you feel that genre of metal music is placed in the industry today?
Graham: It is so cool that the music we created in the period of the NWOBHM is regarded as influential 30 years later and we never imagined we could inspire bands like METALLICA, who in turn inspire bands, too, so it goes round and round. The music of today is so…
Read more here