Interview: Michael Dolan of The FTW, 'I am no Steve Harris'

Micheal Dolan

Recently, I checked out the new album by The FTW.

Unlike a few of the other bands I've come across recently like Raven and Venom, they're a rock band, but like those bands... they fit right into the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.

I suppose if Entombed AD can play Death'n'Roll, then The FTW can play NewWaBaRoll....

Why not?

I wanted to know a bit more about this band and the man behind the Rickenbacker bass, Michael Dolan.

We talk about the normal stuff....where does the music come from? How did you concoct this music, and also what he gave up to pursue a life of music.

Album Review: "Vendetta Kind of Mood" by The FTW

Vendetta Kind of Mood

Today we're looking at the new project from Micheal Dolan, formerly of the The Turbo A.C.'s.

It's always cool to see what an artist will do once they are removed from the band that made them famous. Ace Frehley made a synthy hard rock album. Bruce Kulick and John Corabi made some dirty rock albums. C.C. Deville made a big pile of unlistenable crap.

I'm not familiar with the Turbo A.C.'s so, I'm not really going to think about that. I'm just sticking with this:

This is the debut effort of The FTW.

He recruited a couple of other gents to round out this trio, The Major Nelson on guitar and J.J. Meraz on the drums. 

When I first read about this album, I was certain it was going to be a punk record, but it's not, or even close to it. It's a New Wave of British Heavy Metal Rock'n'Roll album. Yeah work that out will ya?