Who came up with the band name, which is the name of a small but very poisonous spider?
CAT: “Like all bands, there comes a time when you have to decide on a name. We just sat at a table and started throwing names out, stupid things like “CHERRY AND THE PITS”, “CRUE-ELLA DEVILLE” (MOTLEY CRUE and CINDERELLA!) with a few cool names, too, but we wanted something dark and ominous, so Johnny came up with BLACK WIDOW. We knew it was right.” You started out as a metal cover band in the early years. Can you name us a few covers, that you played back then? Cat: “We did some JUDAS PRIEST (“Metal Gods”), IRON MAIDEN (“Flight Of Icarus”), ACCEPT (“Balls To The Wall”), SAXON (“Princess Of The Night”)…. You get the picture!” Who can we see as your biggest influences, and maybe you can point at some influences for each band member individually? CAT: “We all grew up with traditional metal, and our writing reflects that. I’d have to say that Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson are my main influences. It was always a challenge to hit those Halford notes and to hold out those Dickinson notes
