Virtue & Vices - The True Story Of Kick Axe

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2019

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

It’s time to meet Kick Axe… one of Chris Jericho’s favorite heavy metal bands! Founding bassist Vic Langen along with drummer Brian Gillstrom and guitarist Ray Harvey talk about the band’s early days gigging in their hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, how they broke into the metal scene in the 80s, and why they all but disappeared just as their careers were taking off in the States. They share stories about being signed by Spencer Proffer of Pasha Records, recording in Hollywood, hanging out on the Sunset Strip in the 80s, opening for Judas Priest, the Scorpions, and Whitesnake, and touring with Quiet Riot. You’ll hear about the making of the “Vices” and “Welcome to the Club” albums, and what happened when they opened for Metallica. Plus, they recount what finally brought them together again, why singer George Criston didn’t join them again, and how they found new singer Daniel Nargang.

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0:00.0	I
0:13.2	All right welcome to talk is Jericho's the pilot of thunder and rock and roll today
0:16.3	We got some serious rock and roll with one of my favorite bands of all time kick-axe
0:21.3	Now if you haven't heard of kick-axe if you grew up in Canada
0:24.0	Especially in the prairies and Winnipegs to scatch you on Alberta in the 80s kick-axe is one of the hottest bands
0:29.5	one of the hottest new bands
0:31.5	to ever come on the scene
0:33.5	They told you just priest and great white the scorpions in mentality and quiet riot and white snake you name it
0:39.3	They kind of had the opening slot triumph
0:42.0	they had the
0:44.7	Old time story a rock and roll of
0:48.0	Having it all and having it taken away and then getting it back and a very very
0:52.7	Roller goes to ride with the guys from kick-axe
0:55.0	But they're back now. They're touring working on some new music and most importantly
0:57.9	They're gonna be on Chris Jericho's rock and wrestling rage at sea part two in January today
1:03.9	Three-fifths of the original lineup Victor Lang and bass player drummer Brian Gilström guitar player Raymond Arthur Harvey are telling us what happened in the 80s when the band got to
1:12.9	Some pretty big heights very quickly and then sort of disappeared from the scene
1:17.0	Right at their peak and they're also talking about what brought them back together why original singer George
1:21.7	Kristen isn't with them this time around and how they found new frontman Daniel Nargang
1:26.0	Once again, they got stories about the early days opening for priest and quiet riot white snake
1:30.7	Why they only did three shows with Metallica before that tour is over
1:33.8	They're talking all about the making of their classic 1984 album vices and how they got hooked up with Spencer
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