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