Det första jag hör när jag kommer in på Kulturbolaget är vakten som utbrister ”De kunde ha spelat på en mindre scen med tanke på hur många biljetter de har sålt!” När jag kommer in i själva lokalen så är det väldigt glest, det är mest äldre människor som sitter ner och minglar med varandra….
Escape/Border Brit band SHY has been around for a s long as I can remember. From their Ebony Records debut “Once Bitten …Twice Shy” I followed them closely until 1989´s “Misspent Youth”. The band was on the verge of becoming a household name in 1987, releasing “Excess All Areas” for MCA. That album is the…
First up tonight are L Sol Tace. As is so often the case for the first band on a bill, the crowd is pretty sparse but the band don’t seem fazed by this. Their music is good heavy stuff with screaming/growling vocals and plenty of power. The band’s drummer reminds me of Animal from The…
Lifeforce/Sound Pollution Marios Iliopulos & Co., also known as NIGHTRAGE, sure have made their mark in metal history. Since their formation in 2000 they have released five studio albums, filled with melodic death metal, thrash, progressivity and some serious guitar work. Once sporting ex AT THE GATES vocalist Tomas Lindberg, the band now consists of…
Tyskarna krossar allt i sin väg! Udo Dirkschneider. Den lille mannen med den stora rösten! 59 fortsätter att imponera med sin speciella röst som är lika rasslig som alltid. Den nya turnén som är baserad på senaste släppet REV RAPTOR har nått Sverige. Först ut för att smaka på tyskarnas artilleri är KB i Malmö….
Music Buy Mail/Sound Pollution HOLY FORCE may sound pretentious, but why not? Behind the moniker stand; Mark Boals (ex. YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex. ROYAL HUNT), Mike LePond of SYMPHONY X and SEVEN WITCHES, Kenny (Rhino) Earl (ex. MANOWAR, ANGELS OF BABYLON) and Taiwan hot shot guitarist Ango Chen, most known for his work with MIKE VESCERA….
Massacre/Sound Pollution Fellow Swedes SILVERDOLLAR used to play covers (I´ve seen them) but opted for an original repertoire in 2002. Their first release, “Covers from Hell” was of cause a covers album, but since 2005 they have marketed their own material. Their first full-length, “Evil Never Sleeps” popped up in 2007, so this is the…
The new Machine Head album is finally here. There’s been a lot of speculation about whether or not they’ll be able to live up to the high standard set by The Blackening, but when you give Unto the locust a listen then you’ll soon find out they’ve surpassed themselves – this could well be their…
Dead by April hail from Gothenburg, Sweden and are a band who are likely to divide opinion amongst metal fans. Their musical style is hard to categorise as it doesnt fit into any of the neat genres that reviewers often love to use. Dead by April blend synth-rich pop music with death metal screams/growls and…
Festivalphoto spoke with Matt and Joel from Evile just before their album launch party show at the Relentless Garage in London on 29/9/11 Festivalphoto: You’ve just released your new album – Five serpents teeth, which sounds great. Can you tell us a bit about the album? Joel: It has music on it, its the third…
First up tonight on a packed bill is Fallen Fate. When they take to the stage the venue is pretty quiet – many fans are either stil on their way or are still in a nearby pub, but Fallen Fate dont let this bother them and put in a good heavy performance. Second up tonight…
”Welcome 2 my nightmare” is the latest album from Rock legend Alice Cooper. The album is intended as a sequel to his 1975 hit album ”Welcome to my nightmare”. Musically its much more like ”Welcome to my nightmare” than it is to his more recent albums. The album has cleverly incorporated themes from ”Welcome to…