The Rock-Impellitteri Advocacy:   I know you have probably been asked this question 
many times Rob, and if you don’t care to discuss it, that’s alright.  Practically everyone wants to know what has happened to IMPELLITTERI, do you care 
to comment? 

Rob Rock:  Well, first of all, Chris and I are still friends. We've been business
partners for 8 years running and during that time we've both discussed 
doing solo albums.  Now, finally, I was able to do mine after several years 
of hoping and planning and waiting for the right timing for everything to 
come together.  When Chris realized that I was actually doing it, he had new 
thoughts about it and was uncomfortable with me having a solo career. 
We've decided that we would pursue our careers separately now and so I've moved forward as a solo artist and Chris is working on his new plans for his career.   I wanted to close the Impellitteri chapter with the Crunch tour, but Chris just wanted to move ahead with his own plans so he cancelled the 
tour.  We've made some great albums together and leave the door open for the distant future.  For the immediate future, I plan to tour and promote my 
"Rage of Creation" album and carry on as a solo artist while I do other 
recording projects that may come up. 

TRIAd:   You did some cover songs from the new “Randy Rhoads tribute” 
album, how did that come about?  Did you try to sing or copy the voice of Ozzy?

RR:   The producer Michael Wagener, who mixed several Impellitteri albums, called me and asked if I would participate in his project. I also participated 
in the original Randy Rhoads Benefit concert in L.A. in 1991and thought it 
would be fitting seeing as my first album (M.A.R.S.Project:Driver) was with 
with Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge from the Ozzy Osbourne band "Blizzard of Oz" which included Randy Rhoads. Randy has always been my favorite 
guitarist of all time so it's a true tribute from me to him to be involved 
in the recording.   
I just sang the songs naturally and did several tracks. Michael decided to 
mix all the tracks together (instead of using just one) and that makes it 
sound kind of like Ozzy because he uses several tracks in his mixes too. I 
did not try to copy Ozzy's voice because there's only one Ozzy! Besides, 
it's a Randy Rhoads Tribute, not an Ozzy tribute.. 

TRIAd:Let us talk about your upcoming album.  Where did the album title 
“Rage of Creation” comes from? 

RR:   I was trying to come up with a name that would describe the album and sound cool. Then I was trying to find a name that would coincide with my surname ROCK. Then I thought of "Rage Of Creation". (I never did find a 
word for the "K"!)I think the title is great and so I stuck with it. The "Rage" and the  "Creation" evoke the feeling I get when storms are approaching or 
earthquakes are starting or anything massive and powerful that you can't 
control that puts you in a bit of danger and gets you excited and that's 
when you realize that you are alive! It's a great rush and that's what this 
album is for me! 

TRIAd:What will the fans expect from your new album? 

RR:   They can expect high quality melodic metal! The songs on this album are 
great and the performances are so real!
I approached this album with raw power and performance in mind and 
natural vibes. I did not want an over produced album. You can feel the energy we had making this record and the love for the music shows. This is the best album I've ever recorded!.

TRIAd:Playing with Roy z and Jake E. Lee must have been a blast.  They seemed to have added a wild, cut loose edge to ‘Rage of Creation’, How did  you and 
the rest of the musicians in this album get hooked up? 

RR:   The album vision was put together by myself, Roy Z and our good friend 
Chris Leibundgut helped us round everybody up.  Everyone on the album are friends of mine that I've know for years and when the chance came to record together, we all put our best efforts forward and made it happen. 

TRIAd: Who produced the album?

RR:   The album was produced by Roy Z, who is the hottest metal producer today.  I'm lucky he's a good friend of mine and he was willing to fit me into his schedule. He has recently produced the Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden singer) solo albums "Chemical Wedding","Accident of Birth", "Scream for me Brazil",  Rob Halford's (Judas priest singer) newest release "Resurrection", Rob Rock's "Rage of Creation", and is now finishing up Helloweens new album.  Roy also produces his own band "Tribe of Gypsies" albums. Roy is 
incredible, he's a natural talent and a great person..

TRIAd: Who are the primary lyricists? Was there a particular theme or message you want to convey in the album?

RR:   Although I am the primary lyricist, Roy Z and I wrote all the songs 
together. This is not a "concept" album. It's a collection of GREAT songs. 
The message is: This is Rob Rock.

TRIAd:  Any memorable or cool stories about and during the recording of this album? 

RR:   When we were recording the drum tracks, I had to fly home to Florida 
because Hurricane Floyd was approaching central Florida where I live. I got 
the last plane out of L.A. before they cancelled all flights and I rushed home 
to be with my wife and prepare the house for the storm. The storm was 
so developed and strong we thought we were going to suffer harm, but, 
thank God it passed us by without much damage. I got the satellite photo of 
Hurricane Floyd and it looks so intense I decided to use it for the album cover! 

TRIAd:I noticed that there is a lot of energy and awesome tunes in the album. 
I was very impressed on the emotions you were able to convey on “Beautiful 
Lady” and “Eagle”.  “Eagle” is a brilliant cover tune, who is responsible for 
choosing that great “Abba” cover song? And without any songs in particular, 
what did you want to capture during the recording of the album in the studio? 

RR:   My friend Chris Leibundgut suggested it to Roy Z, who in turn saw the 
potential for the song and suggested it to me!
I was never a big ABBA fan, but I could hear it was a great song. Once I 
envisioned my performance as one like the Black Sabbath song "Heaven and 
Hell", I got excited and was eager to sing it. It came out great and it's a 
wonderful "live" performance that I love to listen to.
I wanted to capture a "live" honest performance from everyone and capture 
the raw energy and life that comes from these great songs. I believe we 
achieved that and it shines through the great production of the album. 

TRIAd:Tell us about some of the band’s favorite songs, musically or lyrically, and maybe why you like this songs. 

RR:   ALL the tunes have merit! That's why they are on the album. I am so pleased with this record.
Streets of Madness, Media Machine, Never Too Late, are great singles and 
Judgment Day, Eagle, Forever, are epic album tracks.  In the Night, One Way 
Out, All I need, are classic metal tunes and the opener is just killer with 
The Sun Will Rise Again.
Beautiful Lady is an intimate ballad that will be the Japan bonus track.
Lyrically, I go with the vibe of the song and the lyrics convey a wide 
range of subjects. They're what you expect , positive, street-wise and 
catchy.  It's a great record and I'm really grateful!

TRIAd:You’re album will be heading over all Asia and to Europe soon.  How are 
you feeling about it? 

RR:   I'm feeling great!!! I pray I can lock-in releases for all territories 
across the globe and get the album out everywhere by October/November 2000.  The industry response has been incredible and the timing seems to be good, especially in Europe. 

TRIAd: If you could tour with any band, who would you most like to tour with?

RR:   Promo tours with magazines and interviews would be great, but a "live" tour would be super! It's in the Lord's hands what will happen next, I'm just 
going to prepare and have faith that it will happen.  I'd like to tour with Iron Maiden, or Ozzy or even Creed or Rob Zombie.   That's the big pie! But I'm willing to tour anywhere they'll have me for the love of the music and for the relationship with the fans. It doesn't have to be huge. Whatever there is to do, I want to do it. I want to play "live"! I've been doing albums for years now and I'd like to tour. I hope it all comes together now.
 

TRIAd:What, if anything else, have you been doing with your voice lately? 

RR:   Well, I've been writing songs with the  legendary L.A. band Warrior. The 
main guy, Joe Floyd, helped Roy Z and I mix my solo album. He really loves 
my solo album, my voice,style, melodies and lyrics, so after my album was 
finished, Joe asked me to sing on his new album and help him write it.
Seeing as I'm a solo artist now, I can do outside projects like Warrior if 
I want to. I decided that I would do it because I have great respect for 
the band and their classic metal style.. 

TRIAd: Thank you very much for your support and any concluding comments?

RR:   I thank you and everyone out there for their support! I am SURE that you 
will love "Rage of Creation" and it will hopefully be released worldwide by 
October/November. In the meantime, it's out in Japan and I encourage you to get it as soon as you can.Thanks.