Ville Valo discusses the music that built him as a young musician, life after HIM, his new solo record "Neon Noir," his obsession with Black Sabbath riffs, his take on Type O Negative's Peter Steele, the darkest time of his life, what to expect from the "Neon Noir" live experience, the bands that changed everything, the music he hates the most and more. This show is presented by DistroKid, a digital distribution service created for artists that makes uploading to all your favourite music platforms a fast and easy process. Get your songs up on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon, Deezer, Tidal and many more - quickly! We have a special offer for Fan First listeners/viewers. Visit http://distrokid.com/vip/fanfirst for a 30% discount on the first year of your DistroKid subscription.

Serj Tankian of System of A Down speaks about fighting injustice with guitars, his early musical loves, why the release of Toxicity was SOAD's most challenging moment, becoming an artist, his new solo record "Perplex Cities," his next live project, his forthcoming memoir and lots more. 

Neil Fallon dives deep into his history as a music fan, from the fringe music scenes of Washington D.C. through to his favourite lyrics of all time and the stories of his new record.

Parkway Drive's Winston McCall talks about doing a Guns 'N Roses' November Rain on their new album, "Darker Still," going beyond metalcore, how to solve the problem of creating new headliner bands, what Rammstein taught him, the secret stories behind their most listened to songs like "Prey", "Carrion" and "The Void" plus lots more. Hosted by Christina Rowatt. 

Nita Strauss talks about her shift from Alice Cooper's touring band after eight years to Demi Lovato's all-girl band, her long history as one of the world's premier guitar players, the fan's response to her move and much more in this week's episode of the Fan First podcast. Hosted by Christina Rowatt.

Johnny 3 Tears of Hollywood Undead shares the artists he thinks break the rules most freely, the artists who made him, the meaning of his tattoos, the other path he could have taken and the story of their new record, "Hotel Kalifornia."

Iconic rock artists including Maynard James Keenan (Tool), Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Scott Ian (Anthrax), Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), Devin Townsend, Buzz Osborne (Melvins), Reba Meyers (Code Orange), John 5 (Rob Zombie) and Slash (Guns N' Roses) tell us about the bands that changed their life for REVOLVER's Fan First podcast. Hosted by Christina Rowatt.

Ryan of Demon Hunter shares the bands that made him and the artists that changed heavy music forever across metal and hardcore and all its sub-genres. He also delves deep into the new record and his band's 20-year history.

Chris Motionless of Motionless in White hails the artists that made him and reflects on his early days in music. Also features a guest appearance from his Motionless in White bandmates who reflect on the darkest era of music.

Satyr of Norwegian black metal band Satyricon recounts his early days devouring 1970's rock, the moment he discovered extreme metal and eventually co-founded a movement, and the bands who keep the energy of the music fresh, surprising and dark. He also discusses creating music for the Edvard Munch exhibition, what really defines black metal (and what doesn't) and lots more.