We’s back with Thad Law, and his hew band Fast Hammer, and here’s what he’s gotta say.

Thad:  We certainly have a blast every time we come to Hollywood, and I am sure this Nickstock will be no different.  Just to clarify…FastHammer was founded over a decade ago by Toni Aleman, but I have jumped on board relatively recently.  He does not know this yet, but I will refer to him as Toni “Aeolian” because of his rich minor Malmsteen tonality, and mastery of music theory, which blows my mind every time we talk about it.  This is a four-piece project, and amounts to a 4-to-5-hour catalogue of juicy, guitar rich, kick ass rock/metal music.  Toni handles all the guitar parts.  

Any shows lined up?  

Thad:  Well, since last time we chatted about this, I probably mentioned the various projects I am involved with, and the notion of “drummer drama” that has tended to be the rate limiting step to progress and booking.  I don’t want to jinx it or anything, but we seemed to have remedied the situation, having found Joey Aguirre, who has signed on as our permanent chairman of temporal mechanics.  He is a beast, and we are all happy with what he has brought to the project.  No drama or bullshit with this fucking guy.  We are polishing the above-mentioned catalogue, and are fixing to throttle up the booking this fall.  

How as NAMM?  

Thad:  I can’t recall.  JK…kind of.  We did not play anywhere, and it was a real in and out for me.  I went out with FastHammer bass player, Darin Huska, who lives near me in Northern Colorado.  He and I tend to be partners in crime when it comes to skiing, mountain biking, jamming, and putting away the beer.  We spent a day and a half of walking around looking at booths and what not.  We saw Tiffany sing at the NAMM jam.  That is about it.  

Any big shows lines ups after Nickstock?  

Thad:  This is how I generally see things as they stand at this moment.  FastHammer is such a large catalogue of material that, in a sense, that has become the umbrella heading, and has eclipsed some of the other projects.   For example, Breaking the Law is still an active Judas Priest tribute.  However, since FastHammer is capable of doing so much Priest, we might say, we may commandeer an entire night, and insert a segment subhead as “Breaking the Law”, with all its unique video support and production.  There are parallels for other tributes in the works, including those for Van Halen, and Megadeth.  Also, I am not sure if you recall a rowdy bunch of piney rogues called “Coloradicals”, who came through here, but that is still an active punk project playing a bunch of smaller shows this summer, in the Denver metro area.  The only difference is that it is now called Amongst Wolves.  

What is next after that?

Thad:  Well, we will just have to see about that.  Honestly, I have never felt more comfortable with the lineup.  Serendipity at its best. We are looking forward to the fall for FastHammer, and in the meantime, I am planning to dabble in the NOCO (Northern Colorado) punk scene.  

Any last words for your fans?  

Two windmills were chatting one day, and one says to the other, “what kind of music do you like?”. The other replies, “I am a huge metal fan”.  That is definitely me.  I love playing more than anything else.