Serpentine are one of the new wave of metlodic rock bands, and are growing in popularity. At the moment though they’re a slightly odd band as the lineup you may have seen on tour earlier in the year and which will be on the next tour, is different to the lineup that is on the…
Festivalphoto interviewed Kreator founder and frontman Miland ’Mille’ Petrozza shortly before they played the main stage at this years Bloodstock festival. Festivalphoto: You started writing new material for a new album to follow the 2009 ”hordes of chaos” album earlier this year. Will you be recording the album in live conditions as you did with…
Festivalphoto interviewed Elize and Olof from Amaranthe at this years Bloodstock festival. Festivalphoto: First of all, well done on a great set on the Jaegermeister acoustic stage earlier. Olof: Thanks for being there and watching the show. Festivalphoto: OK, first of all, for the benefit of anyone who hasn’t heard of Amaranthe yet, can you…
Festivalphoto interviewed Byfrost shortly before their UK debut at the Bloodstock festival. Festivalphoto: OK first of all for anyone not familiar with Byfrost, can you tell me a bit about the band? Byfrost: OK we’re a three piece metal band from Bergen, Norway. We play the kind of music that makes your head spin and…
Lechery are a Swedish band dating back to 2004. Before joining Lechery, Martin Bengtsson, the bands lead guitarist and vocalist was a member of Arch Enemy and also played with Christopher Amotts side project Armageddon. ”In Fire” is the bands second album – the first, ”Violator” was released in 2008 so ”In Fire” has taken…
Festivalphoto spoke to Exodus bassist Jack Gibsonshortly after they played the main stage at Bloodstock 2011. Festivalphoto: Firstly congratulations on a great set tonight. How did you think it went? Jack: I think it was good and bad you know, as always with a live performance we had some technical difficulties, but in true Exodus…
Festivalphoto spoke with Snowy Shaw, vocalist with Therion shortly after their performance on the main stage at the UK’s Bloodstock festival. Festivalphoto: First of all congratulations on a great show tonight – my favourite performance so far this weekend. Snowy: Ok thanks, that’s wonderful to hear. Festivalphoto: You started as a death metal band and…
Doolittle Group/Sound Pollution SWEDISH HITS GOES METAL is the brainchild of Tommy ReinXeed, applauded by label boss Christian Liljegren no doubt. The objects of the spotlight are really ABBA, ROXETTE and ACE OF BASE, and the hits no one has ever missed. Tommy started in music at an early age and is influenced by a.o….
Massacre/Sound Pollution Swedish hard rock/melodic metal band STONELAKE releases their fifth album. The story actually begins back in 1984 when guitarist Jan Åkesson and vocalist Peter Grundström met after a concert. They both joined forces in Peter´s band the same year. A good few years later after moving on in various bands they were back…
MDD/Sound Pollution Gothenburg profile Tony JJ (Jelencovic I believe) has left MNEMIC behind but still has a firm foothold with M.A.N., TRANSPORT LEAGUE and now perhaps ICON IN ME can be added to the list. Apart from Tony the band consists of guitarists D. Frans (ex. HOSTILE BREED) and Artyon (ex. REIGN THE ABSOLUTE), bass…
MDD/Sound Pollution They may sound like a mix of bards and gods; Anomietes, vocals, Boppel and Sapp, guitars, Horus, bass, and Keltor, drums, but there is surely some point to it. SHATTENREICH is advertised as borderless and superior. The music is according to the info sheet highly recommended for fans of DARKTHRONE, CELTIC FROST and…
Napalm/Sound Pollution KAMPFAR dates back to 1994, when vocalist Dolk left MOCK. He recruited a guitarist Thomas, and set about his new musical vision. The first sign of life was the MCD “Kampfar”, followed by their full-length debut “Mellom Skogklaedde Aaser” in 1997. Black metal and folk was mixed according to the band members interests….