What big nu-metal bands come from LA?
SK: Well Korn was from here. MU: And probably a whole bunch of other bands who sound just like them, right? SK: Yeah, well System of a Down doesn’t sound like Korn, but they were from here. MU: They’re a good band. SK: Yeah, actually I like System of a Down. MU: So let’s just talk about true metal. I saw you did a record release party in LA recently. That’s the scene I’m talking about – the people who would come out for a show like that. SK: If we draw a gig with Agent Steel. MU: By the way, are they still called Agent Steel? SK: They’ll always be Agent Steel to me. MU: Even without the singer? SK: John Cyriis. MU: Yeah, the Agent Steel records I have are all about that dude’s voice! SK: I used to listen to their records when I was growing up, even though there aren’t that much older than me. I think that John Cyriis had a sound, but . . . MU: What do they sound like now? When they play live do they play those old songs? SK: Yeah. It sounds great. MU: So you did that gig with them, you
