I’ve been a fan and supporter of Royal Bliss for many, many years. When I think of this ban, the words “criminally ignored” comes to mind. They constantly grind out some of the most consistent, hooky, melodic rock on the planet – completely devoid of pretentiousness and Nickelback-Shinedown-esque jingles. Their eighth studio album, Waiting Out The Storm, was released January 24th and features the awesome balled “Crazy.” Take a couple of minutes and investigate these guys. You won’t be sorry.

My first introduction to the music of Christopher Hall was in 1996 when I acquired a copy of Wither Blister Burn & Peel, the second album by his former band, Stabbing Westward. Now, a decade and a half later, I’m talking to him about Puppet, the second album from his current band, The Dreaming. You’ll find this show strays from the interview format and is more of a conversation. I’m sure you’ll all enjoy it. -AB

Jay Rushing is the founder of Tunelab.com, a site on which I’ve received my active rock news for four years. Outside of that, I’m mostly impressed with Jay’s articles on the music industry They identify problems, and unlike most articles on the subject, propose reasonable, viable, and practical solutions. He also possesses a much better voice for radio than yours truly, but that’s a discussion for another day.

American Head Charge has reunited for Tourette, a mini-run of shows they’re doing in Minnesota and surrounding cities. Chad Hanks joined us live to talk about this development, as well as a potential new album. This show clocks in at two hours. This isn’t an interview, more like three guys sitting at a bar where one of the three just has more interesting stuff to say. All Knowing Force will forever support everything Head Charge does…always. AKF <3 AHC, but not in the “Dave Navarro took off his shirt so I must look” kind of way.

Melodic death metal, exported from Finland, right here on All Knowing Force. Ville Friman and his band Insomnium’s fifth album, One For Sorrow, will see an October 18th, 2011 United States release on Century Media. The album hasn’t been made available, so I haven’t heard it. But, if past releases are any indication, this is going to be awesome. -AB

If a well-structured rock radio show with a defined trajectory is your thing, you might want to skip our recent interview with Marty McCoy of Bobaflex. As show hosts, this was as easy and enjoyable as it gets. We don’t sit around a table and do anything for the “Boom Boom” nor will we ever. Bobaflex fan or not, you’ll enjoy this show. Check out their latest release, Hell in my Heart, available everywhere.

I wasn’t too happy with this spot. I expected it to be much better. So, there’s a lot of typical rock radio questions, and really nothing is said here that hasn’t been said a million times before. I’m glad to hear they’re going to have a much larger budget for their fourth record. Hopefully, those extra funds will go towards the marketing of quality songs. I think it will be tough to top A Star-Crossed Wasteland, but we’ll see.

Mat Bruso has a great story. He left Bury Your Dead to focus on becoming a teacher, one of his lifelong goals. He’s currently teaching sixth grade children with special needs, something I find extremely admirable. But right now, it’s all about Mosh N’ Roll.

This show was a lot of fun. I have to admit, I’m not a fan of midday interviews. They’re typically formulaic and boring. This was an exception. If you’re an Egypt Central fan, you’ll enjoy it. If you’re not an Egypt Central fan, you’ll enjoy it too. Look, click the link, get in here and listen. Alright?

We talked about Brand New Sin, his current musical projects, Metallica, Peter Steele, and much more. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone more passionate about music than Joe Altier. The guy lives for music, and I respect the heck out of him for it.