Mike Link is the former bass player for ROSE from the Healing album up through Into the Unknown. Although ROSE is disbanded, Mike is still very active in the music scene, so pick his brain to your heart's content!

Welcome to The Cave, Mike!

Hey Mike, gonna put you on the spot just a little bit here:

Any idea why Randy left the doom scene for various and sundry genres? The stuff ROSE did is among my favorite material within Christian music circles, and it was done so well!

Why did it have to end?

Rose played a gig with Mortification, Living Sacrifice and Wickeds End and at this gig while we were playing, the moshing got way out of hand by a few metalheads and to calm them down Randy gave them this killer beanie he was wearing. They were ruining everyones time and it discouraged Randy a lot!!!




This was during the summer of '93, while we were recording the 'Black Album' which is known as 'Into The Unknown'.




We did an interview with 'Heavens Metal' magazine a little later in which Randy discussed his feelings about the heavier side of the scene.




There's a bit more info on this time of Rose in another thread here.




Thanks,

Mike

Heya Trog! I will try and dig that up for you! I'll post it when I find it! Wish me luck!!!

Schweet!

Next question:

What is the story behind you guys using the intro to TROUBLE's song "R.I.P." as the intro to the Healing album? I can't find any credits for it inside the CD sleeve. Did you guys just sort of use it "on the sly" or did you actually have permission from TROUBLE to use it? Or is it something else entirely?

Awesome choice for an intro, by the way.

Ahhh...you're going to get me into trouble here (pun intended)!!!

I have always loved 'Trouble', especially 'The Skull' album!!! While we were recording 'Healing', I suggested to Randy let's use this as our opener...so we recorded it!!!

So there is no credits given...our bad!!! *laughs*

Not too many people knew or heard of 'Trouble' back then! I believe you are one of a handful of people who have actually recognized that!

We used 'R.I.P.' for our opener on gigs! I've got a few gigs recorded on VHS.

Trog...over the next week or so I will gather up some stuff and make copies for ya!!! You'll get a big kick out of some of the video though!!! Like when we were hangin' with Jimmy Brown of Deliverence and the guys from The Crucified and we were jamming some Slayer in a church!!! It was hilarious...and of course, Jimmy's laughter is infectious!!!
Mike

That is WAY cool! Thanks for this man, you totally ROCK!

Nooooo....your rock!!! Hey, I'll send you a CD from my band Paylface! We are more like Mudvayne and distributed by Century Media and sponsored by Jagermeister!

And I'll send you the forth-coming CD from another band I put together called Factory Air! The CD will be done soon and will be called, "The Rule Of 9's"!

And also the forth-coming release of another CD I recorded on by shredder Oscar Ortega called 'The Fruits Of The Morning'! It's killer shredder stuff!!!

Take care,
Mike

Well, in that case, I'll have to see your bet, and raise you some material by my old band D.T. SEIZURE and maybe some other as yet unnamed surprises!

Really man, I totally appreciate you sharing all this stuff with me, and I look forward to hearing your new stuff too!

Feel free to post threads in here about what you're doin gnow also! It's totally relevant!

Gotta run now. My wife and I have an appointment with a Lawyer to draw up our living wills.

GREAT chatting with you today though!

What's up Ghost? How are ya?