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.

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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.