(TMR) Hello to to you from  'the metal resource' Holland, how are things going there in USA  ?

(RR) Things are really crazy for me right now! Seems like I'm juggling a dozen balls in the air at the same time. Time has really become a precious commodity in my world. Besides all the work, I find with a two year-old, life is packed with surprises every day!

(TMR) Recently you went back to Impellitteri and now you  are working with them on a new Impellitteri album ! Can you tell us why you made  the decision to go back ?

(RR) Chris called me up, told me he was to do another Impellitteri album and he wanted to have me sing it. Chris and I have always remained friends so once I heard the material, I was interested in making another great record with him and the band. I have firmly established myself as the solo artist "Rob Rock"  with four albums, so I thought the fans would really appreciate another album with me and Chris, while we had the chance to do it and the songs are really good. 

(TMR) Is there a highlight you will always remember, since the beginning of the Rob Rock' band ?

(RR) I guess the biggest highlight was finally releasing my first solo album. It was a monumental achievement for me and the Rage of Creation CD will always have a special place in my heart.

(TMR) And the worst thing were ?

(RR) Hmmm...the worst thing would be that when I finally signed with AFM Records, a few months later Andy (the owner) died. We had made many plans and ideas together for "Rob Rock" and now that won't be realized the way we were picturing it.

(TMR) Rob Rock will be playing on the Progpower USA Festival in Atlanta this  September, what are your expectations about that ? 

(RR) I expect to have a great show, shoot a wonderful long awaited DVD, and have a blast playing the best festival in the USA for prog and metal.

(TMR) Name some of your favourite bands to play  with live (in the past and > future) and tell us why ? 

(RR) Masterplan was a lot of fun - great guys and a great band to listen to every night. I always like the big festivals too because it gives me a chance to see many bands live at one time. Trivium was another band I enjoyed, they were very young and I believe the played their first gig opening up for "Rob Rock" in Orlando Florida   during my Rage of Creation tour....yea...look at them now! Axel Rudi Pell was another highlight. I enjoyed the tour with the band and it felt good to hang with Axel again since the Nasty Reputation album we did together.

(TMR) You are now working on a new Impellitteri album, can you tell us something about  that please ! (the songs/the sound/the recording proces, release date ?)

(RR) Patience my friend!! haha! I need to tell myself that all the time. We are mixing the album right now and it sounds great! It's the sound of Chris and Rob again and the album has some great guitar riffs and massive vocals. The album has a lot of colors to it, but it's definitely the Impellitteri sound you expect when I'm singing and writing with Chris. I did all the vocals here in Florida so that's a little different than we used to do but...technology has progressed so we were able to record the band in California, the vocals in Florida and mix in Canada with Greg Realy. Release will be sometime in early 2009 in Japan I think, but no official date yet

(TMR) What more can we expect in the nearly future from  'Rob Rock' ? (European tour, a new solo record, a new Fires Of Babylon album maybe ?) 

(RR) You can expect a new album from Roy Z and I. We got together and finally recorded the first "Driver" album together! It's called Sons of Thunder" and comes out September 26th in Europe and October 22 in Japan and USA. We re-recorded six songs from our original 1989 EP and then recorded six new songs, and three of them are hit songs! I'm really digging the album and it will come out September 26th. 

(TMR) Thanx for your time and the interview !! We  wish 'Rob Rock' all the > best ! .....is there anything you wanna say at last ?  (any final statement ?) 

(RR) Thank you for your support and check my webpages (www.robrock.com and www.myspace.com/robrock1 ) for the latest happenings. I am planning the Live CD/DVD now and I plan to deliver a great DVD in 2009 for all the fans and RR supporters out there.

God bless you!
Rob