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1. RobertRiach
Thursday11th
February2016
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JamesCloudAka‘Skiadrum’hastoppledeveryotherartistintherockandmetalgenresincehis
debutandhisfirstandmostrecentAlbum‘Xenolith’hasgraspedthenumberoneslot inthe charts
forthelastmonthsinceitsrelease.
AtfirstSkiadrumwasacompleteunknowntotherestoftheworld,howeverduetoaFunimation
competition thattook placethistimelastyear.Toenteryouhadtosubmitavideoclipofyou
coveringananimeopeningtheme/endingofyourchoicewiththewinnersbeingaddedto
Funimation’sown parodyofYouTubeRewinddubbingit‘Funimation Rewind’Videothatwould
beuploadedontheirchannelamonthafterthecompetitionclosed.
Skiadrumwasoneoftheluckyandtalentedwinnersofthecompetitionandafterseeinghiscover
Funimation fansexpectedmorefromtheyoungartistandafteruploadinghisfirstoriginalsong
‘Ashes’arockcoverofthenewgamingphenomenon‘Undertale’ hispopularitygrewastoundingly
whichledhimtomakethedecisiontoreleasehisnewalbumworldwidein2016,andwehereat
Ragnarockhadtheprivilegetointerviewhimlastweekabouthisrisetofamewhereweaskedhim
YOURquestionsthatweresentinthroughoursocialmediapages.
WheredidtheStageName‘Skiadrum’comefrom?
“AsI’vesaidbeforeI’mahugeAnimeandMangafan,withoneofmyfavouritesbeingonecalled
‘FairyTail’whichwasthefirstoneIactuallystartedwatching/reading.Myfavouritecharacterinthe
series iscalledRougeandhisfatherisadragonknownasSkiadrumandthenamejuststuckwithme
asmyGamertag,myTwitternamesowhentrying tocomeupwith agoodstagenameIthought
‘Whynot stickwithit.’”

2. RobertRiach
Do youhaveanyToursplannedinthenearfuture?
“Ihaven’tgotallthedetailssortedyetbutI’mplanningonnaming myfirsttour‘Insurgence’and
hopefullyitwilltakeplacetowardstheendoftheyear.Notsurewhereorforhowlongthetourwill
lastbutI’mlooking forwardtoit!”
Whoareyour‘Musical Heroes’?
“’MusicalHeroes?’Iwouldn’tsayIhaveanyofthembutI’dsaymyfavouriteartist/bandisbyfar
Natewantstobattle.Hecoverstheexactsamemusic thatIdoandthereareveryfewsongsofhisthat
Ididn’t likesoI’dlovethechancetogettoworkwithhimsomeday.”
What’syourbiggest ambitioninlife?
“I’dlovetorelease100differentAlbumsbeforemycareerasanartistendswith50asabare
minimum andbydoing soIwillhavereleasedroughlyover1000singlesduringmytimeasanartist
aswell.Todothisthough I’mgonna havetomakeroughly3-4 AlbumsperyearsoconsiderXenolith
asmy‘WinterAlbum’andyou couldsayan‘Uprising’isabouttooccursometimethisSpring!”
What’syourfavouritesinglefromyourlatest Album‘Xenolith’?
“Myfavouritesingle?That’satoughquestion…ButifIhadtopickIthink I’dhavetosaythe8th
single
ofmy album‘Xenolith’since thesongthat IcoveredwhenIenteredtheFunimationRewind
competition was‘Diver’fromNarutoShippudensothissongmeansalottomesinceit’smyfirst
originalsongaboutNaruto.
Is thereanyspecialreasonwhyyoualwayswearyoursignatureSkeletonScarf?
“Idon’tknow ifit’sa‘specialreason’butit’sprettymuchmyluckycharm.Igotitformybirthday
whenIwas12 andeverytimeIwearitI’vehadamazinglygoodluck,IworeitduringthevideoImade
fortheFunimationRewindtoosomaybeIcanthankthescarfformewinningthattime*laughs*”

3. RobertRiach
Whichartistswouldyoumostwanttodomusiccollaborationswith?
“WellI’vealreadymentionedthatIwanttodoacollabwithNatewantstobattleinthefutureearlier
on butotherthanhim I’dreallylovethechancetogettoworkwiththelikesof AmandaLee,
Shuetube, JonathanYoung andPanic attheDisco,andIwon’tmention whobutone ortwoofthese
artistsmayevenappearsomehowinUprising.”
Do youhaveanyupcomingplansforanyAlbumsinthefuture?Ifsowhat can
youtell usaboutit?
“LikeImentionedbefore Iwanttorelease3moreAlbumsbytheendoftheyear,oneinSpringwhich
willbecalled‘Uprising’,oneintheSummerandfinallyoneinAutumn toendofftheyear. I’ve
alreadymentionedafewartistswhomightappearinUprisingandIalsohave2 otherbitsof
informationabout itthat I’llrevealheretoo.FirstoffUprisingwillbeaRockalbumtellingthestory
ofoneofmy all-timefavouritegames‘KidIcarusUprisingthatcameoutin2012.Secondoff,it’s
progressingverywellsofarandithasaplannedreleaseofApril17th
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