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Category Archives: PURE METAL (All posts)
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
ACCEPT (Wolf Hoffmann) INTERVIEW
ACCEPT (Wolf Hoffmann) INTERVIEW When I first heard that Accept had reformed and were about to and record a new album without legendary Udo D Dirkschneider, my reaction was one of pure disbelief, since a previous such attempt (see “Eat … Continue reading
RUSH Gig Review
RUSH Gig Review Wednesday 25th May 2011 The O2 Arena – London By Yiannis (John) Stefanis The week between the 23rd and the 29th of May was pretty stressful for me, involving a bad cold, a fast –approaching essay deadline … Continue reading
Interview: BOBBY LIEBLING (Pentagram) – April 2011
Not many bands can claim to have had a career spanning for well over forty years and still consider to be an underground outfit, but the Virginia-based Doom Metal legends Pentegram almost certainly belong to that category. Having spent many … Continue reading
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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 show in support of Dimmu Borgir. … Continue reading
FIREBIRD – “DOUBLE DIAMOND”
FIREBIRD – “DOUBLE DIAMOND” RISE ABOVE (2011) Thirty years ago, a young Birmingham-based outfit by the name of Napalm Death caused a massive stir in the extreme metal underground scene by releasing one of the hardest and most uncompromising debuts … Continue reading
DARKTHRONE – “TOTAL DEATH”
DARKTHRONE – “TOTAL DEATH” PEACEVILLE (2011 Re-issue) Darkthrone is one of those bands for which I have total respect, not only in terms of musical output but, most importantly, with regards to their general attitude towards the Metal scene. Though … Continue reading
KORPIKLAANI – “UKON WACKA”
KORPIKLAANI – “UKON WACKA” NUCLEAR BLAST (2011) Rock and Folk music, though seemingly different in nature, have been enjoying a healthy relationship for the last fifty years. What originated as a form of musical experimentation from the likes of legends … Continue reading
DORNENREICH – “FLAMMENTRIEBE”
DORNENREICH – “FLAMMENTRIEBE” PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS (2011) Sixteen years ago, a young musician by the name of Thomas “Valñes” Stock decided to breathe life into an outfit that allowed him to express a number of diverse, but equally strong feelings. This … Continue reading
LIFELOVER – “SJUKDOM”
LIFELOVER – “SJUKDOM” PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS (2011) Stockholm is a beautiful Swedish city and has also been the home of some of the most influential extreme metal bands ever to set foot on this earth, the vast majority of which adhere … Continue reading
VICIOUS RUMORS – “RAZORBACK KILLERS”
VICIOUS RUMORS – “RAZORBACK KILLERS” SPV (2011) Can somebody please explain to me how it is that most times that I read a report for the fairly popular genre of Power Metal, either on the Internet or in any of … Continue reading
ONSLAUGHT – “SOUNDS OF VIOLENCE”
ONSLAUGHT – “SOUNDS OF VIOLENCE” AFM RECORDS (2011) As a fan of Rock and Metal music I will be eternally grateful to Albion for the rich musical heritage that it has offered, not only to the inhabitants of this great … Continue reading
BURZUM – “FALLEN”
BURZUM – “FALLEN” BYELOBOG PRODUCTIONS (2011) Twenty years ago, following a short stint under the moniker Old Funeral, the Bergen born and raised Kristian Larsson Vikernes decides to form his own Black Metal project, ntitled Burzum. The story of this … Continue reading
