Festivalphoto recently managed to interview Chandler Mogel, the Singer with Greek band Outloud following the release of their new album, ”Love Catastrophe” Festivalphoto: Hi Chandler… You’ve just released your new album, “Love Catastrophe” through AOR Heaven… Can you tell us a bit about the songs on the album? Chandler: “Yes, sure!! The album came out…
MDD/Sound Pollution ABRASIVE has been around since the late nineties. They take pride in offering a sound that is faithful to their underground roots. Raw and in-your-face death metal with grinding ambitions according to the old rules set by the likes of AUTOPSY, EXHUMED and SUFFOCATION will be the reward for buying this album. One…
The Finnish metallers from Amorphis have recently released an album called ’The Beginning of Times’, which they are touring to promote now. As they performed on the festival’s main stage, on the last day of Tuska 2011 I had the opportunity for a short chat with Amorphis’ bass player, Niclas Etelävuori. It was a really…
Lion Music Digital VIRTUAL MIND sprung from the mind of Italian guitarist Francesco Fareri. The idea is to mix heavy metal and a progressive style on their debut album. Apart from Francesco the band consists of well travelled vocalist Titta Tani (ex. DGM, ex. ASTRA, ASHENT), drummer Dario Ciccioni (TWINSPIRITS, KHYMERA etc.), and bass player…
Voodoo Highway/Rock´n´Growl VOODOO HIGHYAY may bring to mind bands like VOODOO X or even BADLANDS, but it is really DEEP PURPLE you should think of. These five gents from Italy have been around since 2010, by recording their first EP “This Is Rock´n´Roll, Cocks”. This effort generated some attention, not least from Craig Gruber of…
As you may know from the previous editions, the fest takes place in a soccer field and this third edition was no different, the organization brought some improvements such as a new roof above the seats in the right side of the field. since that in the previous editions dust was a real problem, they…
Supernova/Sweden Rock Magazine Åtta personer utgör SEVENTRIBE, ett Västeråsband som spelar en mix av metal och hardcore. De har inte varit direkt i rampljuset tidigare, men 2010 vann de Released – Live & Unsigned, och sedan dess har lavinen börjat rulla. Dessutom ligger de på Supernova som distribueras via Sweden Rock Mag, och ett starkt…
Orpheus are a heavy metal band from Trondheim in Norway. This album is their debut album, and was released in parts of Europe in 2009 but is now finally receiving a long overdue UK release thanks to Femme Metal records. The album kicks off with ”Fuck me over”, a slice of classic metal with vocalist…
”Melody and Malice” is the fourth (and final) compilation album released by the UK’s Femme Metal Records. As with previous releases the album is aimed at making money for charity – the charity being helped here is the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children), so its a great cuase, but the…
Darknote spelar underfundig och melodiös döds inför en mycket sparsam publik på The Rock den här lördagskvällen. Det är lite synd eftersom isländska band inte gästar oss så ofta men de som tagit sig till klubben bjuds på tekniskt sväng, suggestiva trummor och lekfulla gitarrer som låter improviserade men är väldigt inrepeterade och välskrivna. Darknote…
Escape Music/Border Glen Bridger started playing guitar after hearing VAN HALEN, when he was in his teens. Though awarded a baseball scholarship he decided to go for a music career. Learning from magazines he found work with Kansas City´s top bands, e.g. HEAD EAST. This new venture features powerful singer Terry Ilous of XYZ, keyboard…
Earache/Sound Pollution California´s RIVAL SONS seem universally hailed as the hottest new band around in 2011. Classic Rock Magazine even bowed to them, as did the German Rocks Magazine. Groove, soul and confidence, honesty and danger, all that is supposedly incorporated in the band´s sound, and those are indeed key ingredients for most of the…