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- 1. RobertRiach Thursday11th February2016 Day/name/title Fontsize:10/11 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 .