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EVILE (Ol Drake & Ben Carter) Interview
EVILE (Ol Drake & Ben Carter) Interview When it comes to Metal music, I am quite supportive towards a variety of different genres, however, the one that will always be closest to my heart is Thrash. Naturally, as every old-school … Continue reading
BRAINSTORM – “ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT”
BRAINSTORM – “ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT” AFM RECORDS (2011) I quite recently had a conversation with a group of musically like-minded people, during which the topic of modern Power Metal was raised. One of the main conclusions of … Continue reading
DEICIDE (Steve Asheim) INTERVIEW
DEICIDE (Steve Asheim) INTERVIEW Eleven years ago the Florida-based Death Metal quartet Deicide released one of the most spell-bounding extreme Metal albums of all tmes – a record that provided many hour of pure enjoyment for my young self. In … Continue reading
SOLITUDE AETURNUS – “IN TIMES OF SOLITUDE”
SOLITUDE AETURNUS – “IN TIMES OF SOLITUDE” MASSACRE (2011) Twenty three years ago, following the demise of the Thrash Metal outfit Rotting Corpse, guitarist John Perez decided to invest all his love and passion for Candlemass influenced Doom Metal in … Continue reading
HUNTED – “WELCOME THE END”
HUNTED – “WELCOME THE END” MASSACRE (2011) Having been to more gigs that I can possibly remember or even be able to put down in paper these last few years on British soil, I thought that I was fairly up … Continue reading
DC4 – “ELECTRIC MINISTRY”
DC4 – “ELECTRIC MINISTRY” METAL BLADE (2011) DC4 is a name that I was not at all acquainted to prior to be granted access to their latest full length “Electric Ministry”, but reading through the bio provided by the band’s … Continue reading
ARKONA – “SLOVO”
ARKONA – “SLOVO” NAPALM RECORDS (2011) Russia is a country which has constantly flirted with art, ever since the time that the first Varangian merchants begun to take full advantage of the country’s interconnected waterways in their attempt to reach … Continue reading
SALTATIO MORTIS – “STURM AUFS PARADIES”
SALTATIO MORTIS – “STURM AUFS PARADIES” NAPALM RECORDS (2011) Medieval culture has been going through a revival these last few years throughout Europe, but if you are to name the one place where this historical period is mostly celebrated then … Continue reading
SINNER – “ONE BULLET LEFT”
SINNER – “ONE BULLET LEFT” AFM RECORDS (2011) Mat Sinner is a very busy man! Not only does is he heavily involved in the music industry, holding an important position in a well known record company for a number of … Continue reading
EVILE – “FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH”
EVILE – “FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH” EARACHE RECORDS (2011) Five years ago, something totally unexpected happened! Thrash Metal, a genre whose popularity began deteriorating since the mid 90s and which, for a pretty long time, remained alive only in the memory … Continue reading
ICED EARTH – “DYSTOPIA”
ICED EARTH – “DYSTOPIA” CENTURY MEDIA (2011) Iced Earth is an outfit which, simply put, thrives when under pressure and which has truly proven its endurance and resilience throughout its twenty one year history. Having said that, though, any fan … Continue reading
ARCH/MATHEOS (John Arch & Jim Matheos) Interview
ARCH/MATHEOS (John Arch & Jim Matheos) Interview It was twenty five years ago that the Connecticut-based Progressive Metalers Fates Warning released their classic opus “Awaken The Guardian” – the last album featuring singer-extraordinaire John Arch. Subsequently, the band further expanded … Continue reading
HELSTAR (James Rivera) Interview
HELSTAR (James Rivera) Interview Back in October last year, and only a few weeks prior to the release of the latest Helstar album “Glory Of Chaos”, I got the opportunity of interviewing the band’s legendary frontman James Rivera. What I … Continue reading
SEPULTURA Gig review
SEPULTURA Gig review Support Acts: NIGHTLORD London O2 Islington Academy, 30th June 2011 Review by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Twenty seven years ago In Belo Horizonte, capital city of Minas Gerais/Brazil, two young brothers decided to form a band by the … Continue reading
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ (Band sans Dan Rock) INTERVIEW
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ (Band sans Dan Rock) INTERVIEW If , prior to reading this interview, you had no idea who Psychotic Waltz were, you are probably not alone. This fact should not make you feel too happy, though, as what … Continue reading
BURDEN (Thorsten) INTERVIEW
BURDEN (Thorsten) INTERVIEW Some young bands have all the luck in the world, one might say, but was it luck that got the German Stoner/Doom quartet Burden the slot of opening for John Garcia’s Kyuss Lives ensemble European tour? I … Continue reading
AMON AMARTH (Fredrik Andersson) INTERVIEW
AMON AMARTH (Fredrik Andersson) INTERVIEW Last time I spoke with Amon Amarth’s drummer Fredrik Andresson was one year ago, when the Viking warlords landed on UK soil for what was a number of amazing shows in support of Dimmu Borgir. … Continue reading
DEMONAZ – “MARCH OF THE NORSE”
DEMONAZ – “MARCH OF THE NORSE” NUCLEAR BLAST (2011) It is almost one and a half years since fans of Black Metal around the globe rejoiced at the news that the mighty Norwegian quartet Immortal was getting back together – … Continue reading
AMON AMARTH – “SURTUR RISING”
AMON AMARTH – “SURTUR RISING” METAL BLADE (2011) Twenty years ago a guitarist by the name of Olavi Mikkonen had a dream: to create a Death Metal band whose music would follow a musical direction common to the vast majority … Continue reading
PENTAGRAM – “LAST RITES”
PENTAGRAM – “LAST RITES” METAL BLADE (2011) Rock music has been around long enough to have claimed the lives of too many people unable to keep the balance between the components of “sex, drugs and Rock n’Roll”. There are, of … Continue reading
U.D.O. (Udo Dirkschneider) INTERVIEW
U.D.O. (Udo Dirkschneider) INTERVIEW Udo Dirkschneider is a man that needs no introductions! Having fronted the mighty Accept during what is considered to be their ‘classic era’, he has been following his own musical path since the release of his … Continue reading
U.D.O. – “REV-RAPTOR”
U.D.O. – “REV-RAPTOR” AFM RECORDS (2011) When you are at the early stages of your musical career, being over-productive is somewhat expected of you – especially in an era where constant exposure through the media is the only way to … Continue reading
U.D.O. – “LEATHERHEAD E.P”
U.D.O. – “LEATHERHEAD E.P” AFM RECORDS (2011) Udo Dirkchneider is a man that needs no lengthy introductions, if you have not found yourself navigating the pages of this site by accident, that is. Having been the frontman of the mighty … Continue reading
SCAR SYMMETRY – “THE UNSEEN EMPIRE”
SCAR SYMMETRY – “THE UNSEEN EMPIRE” NUCLEAR BLAST (2011) Scar Symmetry is a Swedish Melodic Death Metal outfit whose early work I am quite familiar with, seeing as I was assigned to do reviews for both their debut “Symmetric In … Continue reading
DESTRUCTION (Schmier) INTERVIEW
DESTRUCTION (Schmier) INTERVIEW The first Thrash Metal show I ever attended was at the tender age of fifteen, when back in 1989 the German Thrashers Destruction decided to grace Athens with their presence for what turned out to be the … Continue reading
