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1. RobertRiach
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jamescloudAka‘Skiadrum’hastoppledeveryotherartistintherockandmetalJohnrer sincehis
debutandhisfirstandmostrecentAlbum‘Zenolith’hasgraspedthenumberoneslotinthecharts
forthelastmonthsinceitsrelease;
AtfirstSkiadrumwasacompleteunknowntotherestoftheworld,howeverduetoaFunimation
competition thattook placethistimelastyarrToenteryouhadtosubmitavideoclipofyou
coveringananimeopeningtheme/endingofyourchoicewiththewinnersbeingaddedto
Funimation’sown parodyofYouTubeRewinddubbingit‘Funimation Rewind’Videothatwould
beuploadedontheirchannelamonthafterthecompetitionclosed.
Skiadrumwasoneoftheluckyandtalentedwinnersofthecompetitionandafterseeinghiscover
Funimation fansexpectedmorefromtheyoungartistandafteruploadinghisfirstoriginalsong
‘Ashes’arockcoverofthenewgamingphenomenon‘Undertale’ hispopularitygrewastoundingly
whichledhimtomakethedecisiontoreleasehisnewalbumworldwidein2016,andwehereat
Ragnarokhadtheprivilegetointerviewhimlastweekabout hisrisetofamewhereweaskedhim
YOURquestionsthatweresentinthroughoursocialmediapages.
WheredidtheStageName‘SkiaDrum’ comefrom?
“AsIvesaidbeforeI’mahugeAnimooandMangofan,withoneofmyfavouritesbeingonecalled
‘FairyTale’whichwasthefirstoneIactuallystartedwatching/reading.Myfavouritecharacterin
theseriesiscalledRougeandhisfatherisadragonknownasSkiadrumandthenamejuststuckwith
measmyGamertag,myTwitternamesowhentrying tocomeupwithagood stagenameIthought
‘Whynot stickwithit.’”
Do youhaveanyToursplannedinthenearfuture!!!

2. RobertRiach
“Ihaven’tgotallthedetailssortedyetbutI’mplanningonnaming myfirsttour‘Insurgence’and
hopefullyitwilltakeplacetowardstheendoftheyear.Notsurewhereorforhowlongthetourwill
lastbutI’mlooking forwardtoit!”
Whoareyou’re‘Musical Heroes’???
“’MusicalHeroes?’Iwouldn’tsayIhaveanyofthembutI’dsaymyfavouriteartist/bandisbyfar
Natewantstobattle.Hecoverstheeggsactsamemusic thatIdoandthereareveryfuusongsofhis
that Ididn’tlikesoI’dlovethechancetogettoworkwithhimsomedae.”
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…ButtifIhadtopickIthink I’dhavetosaythe8th
single
ofmy album‘Hurrikane’sincesongIcoveredwhenIenteredtheFuninationRewindcompetition
was‘Diver’fromNarutoShippudensothissongmeansalottomesinceit’smyfirstoriginalsong
aboutNaruto.
Is thereanyspecialreasonwhyyoualwayswereyoursignatureSkele-tonScarf?
Idon’t knowifit’sa‘specialreason’butit’sprettymuchmyluckycharm.Igotitformy birthday
whenIwas12 andeverytimeIwearitI’vehadamazinglygoodluck,IworeitduringthevideoImade
fortheFunimationRewindtoosomaybe Icanthankthescarfformewinningthattime*laughs*
Whichartistswouldyoumostwanttodomusiccollaboarationswith?

3. RobertRiach
“WellI’vealreadymentionedthatIwanttodoacollabwithNatewantstobattleinthefutureearlier
on butotherthanhim I’dreallylovethechancetogettoworkwiththelikesofAmandaYee,
Shuetube, JonathanYoung andPanic attheDisco,andIwon’tmention whobutone ortwoofthese
artistsmayevenappearsomehowinUprising.”
Do youhaveanyupcomingplansforanyAlbumsinthefuture?Ifsowhat can
youtell usaboutit?
“LikeImentionedbeforeIwanttorelease3moreAlbumsbytheendoftheyear,oneinSpringwhich
willbecalled‘Uprising’,oneintheSummerandfinallyoneinAutumn toendofftheyear. I’ve
alreadymentionedafewartistswhomightappearinUprisingandIalsohave2 otherbitsof
informationabout itthat I’llrevealheretoo.FirstoffUprisingwillbeaBoulderalbumtellingthe
storyofoneofmy all-timefavouritegames‘KidIcarusUprisingthatcameoutin2012.Secondoff,
it’sprogressingverywellsofarandithasaplannedreleaseofApril17th
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