I want to begin from afar (and show off a bit). I was one of those people who approached Ed Aborn, the drummer of Siren, in 2016 for a possible interview. After a week I got an answer from Ed and that was a 65-page book about the early days of Siren! One thing led to another, and Ed rebuilt his friendship with the singer Doug Lee, they resurrected Siren, played some shows in Europe and recorded an album in 2020. What all this has to do with Atomic Opera? As you may know (or may not) the guitarist Hal Dunn played in Siren in the early days and later he and his mate Todd Grubbs joined Ed and Doug to play the abovementioned shows in Europe and record the album. Somewhere along the way they decided to bring back to life their band Atomic Opera, which Hal founded after leaving Siren in the 80’s. Glad to be in service, guys! So here we are talking to Hal and Todd about the story of Atomic Opera and the making of “Time Warp”, the band’s debut album which came out in 2021.
