Setting Sights John Tempesta The heavy-rock journeyman takes Motor Sister for a Ride. by David Ciauro John Tempesta has been a constant presence on the hard rock and heavy metal scenes since the ’90s, playing with the iconic thrash bands Exodus and Testament, as well as with Rob Zombie, Helmet, and the Cult. Earlier this year Tempesta appeared on Motor Sister’s debut album, Ride. The band is the reincarnation of Mother Superior, the unadorned bluesy roots rock outfit led by singer/guitarist Jim Wilson that broke up in the early 2000s. Motor Sister played its first show last February at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn. MD was fortunate to be in attendance and can confirm that the band absolutely crushed. “I’m excited to play these songs live and have a blast,” Tempesta says. “What’s really cool is that my best friend, Dante Renzi, plays drums in Static Summer, the band that’s been […]

August 2015 Issue