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Site Of The Hydra Q & A with John Parry |
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Site Of The Hydra: What was the first vinyl album you owned? |
John Parry: AC/DC Back In Black |
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SOTH: What was the first Compact Disc you owned? |
JP: VENOM Acid Queen. Bought it because it was VENOM, owned it for a long time before I actually owned a Compact Disc player! |
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SOTH: What was the first “name” band you seen in concert live? |
JP: My parents took me to see the Irish Folk Band THE DUBLINERS when I was 4 years old. As for Rock music, DAVID BOWIE at Slane Castle in Ireland, 1987 |
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SOTH: What is the greatest concert you have ever seen? |
JP: VENOM at The Waldrock Festival in Holland 1995. It was so incredible to be there and witness MANTAS, ABADDON and CRONOS reunited, everything was just perfect! |
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SOTH: Name your Top Guitarists of all time. |
JP: Angus Young, Mantas, Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter, Eddie Van Halen |
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SOTH: Name your Top Bassists of all time. |
JP: Cronos (1981-2000), Phil Lynott, Tom Angelripper, Lemmy |
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SOTH: Name your Top Drummers of all time. |
JP: Abaddon, John Bonham, Stuart Copeland, Bill Ward, Ian Paice, Alex Van Halen |
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SOTH: Name your Top Vocalists of all time. |
JP: Cronos (1981-2000), Bon Scott, Brian Johnson, Phil Lynott, Tom G Warrior, Ian Gillan, Lemmy |
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SOTH: Name a band (or bands) that you would have liked to see live, but never did. |
JP: JIMI HENDRIX, RAMONES, LED ZEPPELIN, HAWKWIND |
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SOTH: Name 5 great albums from the 70’s that you still listen to often. |
JP: AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, BLACK SABBATH Paranoid, DEEP PURPLE In Rock, LED ZEPPELIN II, THIN LIZZY Black Rose |
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SOTH: Name 5 great albums from the 80’s that you still listen to often. |
JP: VENOM Welcome To Hell, VENOM Black Metal, VENOM Possessed, AC/DC Back In Black, AC/DC For Those About Rock |
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SOTH: Name 5 great albums from the 90’s that you still listen to often. |
JP: VENOM Cast In Stone, VENOM The Waste Lands, AC/DC The Razors Edge, DEATH Spiritual Healing, CELTIC FROST Vanity/Nemesis |
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SOTH: Which decade had the best Rock / Metal music? |
JP: 1980's |
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SOTH: If you had to name the Top 5 Rock / Metal bands ever they would be… |
JP: VENOM, AC/DC, CELTIC FROST, BLACK SABBATH, THIN LIZZY |
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SOTH: What Sports do you enjoy watching? |
JP: Football, Darts, Motorcycling, Golf, Cricket |
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SOTH: Who are your sporting heroes? |
JP: Brian Clough, Phil Taylor, Jocky Wilson, Eric Bristow, Stuart Pearce, Ian Botham, Seve Ballesteros |
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SOTH: What type of Movies do you enjoy most? |
JP: Horror, Gangster |
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SOTH: Favourite Actor / Actress? |
JP: Robert De Nero and Clint Eastwood, Madeline Kahn |
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SOTH: Top 6 Movies ever? |
JP: The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Evil Dead II, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Blazing Saddles, Lord Of The Rings trilogy |
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SOTH: Top 5 TV shows ever? |
JP: The Young Ones, Bottom, Father Ted, Only Fools and Horses, Robin of Sherwood |
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SOTH: Who would play you in the film of your life? |
JP: Boris Karloff |
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SOTH: What would your super power be? |
JP: Teleportation |
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SOTH: Who would you invite to your dream dinner party? |
JP: Brian Clough, Sid Waddell, The Young Ones, Ash from Evil Dead |
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SOTH: How do you relax? |
JP: Music, Hiking, watching movies/sport, playstation |
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SOTH: What is the worst job you've done? |
JP: Running an official VENOM forum while trying to cope with total insanity behind the scenes |
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SOTH: If you could own any car in the world it would be...? |
JP: The General Lee from the Dukes Of Hazzard |
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SOTH: Do you have house pets? |
JP: 3 cats, called Eddie, Sybil and Basil, and an aquarium full of fish |
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SOTH: If you could have a holiday home anywhere in the World, where would you have it? |
JP: Near my homeplace in Donegal, and the South of Switzerland |
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SOTH: Favourite Food / Drink? |
JP: Kentucky Fried Chicken, Tannenzäpfle beer, Powers Irish Whiskey, Red Bull |
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SOTH: If a time machine is invented, which concert would you travel back to see? |
JP: VENOM at Hammersmith Odeon 1984 |
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SOTH: What song would you like played at your funeral? |
JP: Buried Alive by VENOM |
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