Frontiers/BAM JORN LANDE, the man, the myth, the … legend. Is the missing word rising or fading? Here JORN is captured live at the Sweden Rock Festival in 2010. Jorn, backed by guitarists Tore Moen and Tor Erik Myre, bass player Nic Angileri and drummer Willy Bendiksen were well enough received and lauded, but what…
Napalm/Sound Pollution ”From the far north of Iceland, the Viking horde SKÁLMÖLD springs to life with a blistering album”. Thus begins the info sheet, but is it blistering as in swell or, as Captain Haddock put it, “Blistering barnacles!”? The concept circles around the dramatic events of the Icelandic Viking Baldur. A demon-like creature destroys…
Newman is the project of singer/guitarist Steve Newman. Although there is a full band (pictured on the back of the CD cover) they don’t appear on the album. The album is almost wholly the work of Steve Newman who sings as well as playing keyboards and guitar – a drummer who isnt in the live…
Australian melodic rockers White Widdow were formed in 2008 and released their self titled debut album in November 2010 to great acclaim. Its a surprise then to see their second album being released towards the end of September 2011 – these days a 10 month gap between albums is almost unheard of with bands typically…
”Five Serpents teeth” is the third album from Yorkshire Thrashers Evile. Comments on a few of the tracks. ”Five Serpents Teeth” starts with a slow menacing sounding build-up before the song proper kicks in guitar and bass work that has a real Metallica Feel. ”In dreams of terror” is a faster song with some finger…
Famoüs Jameson is a young Swedish band. Formed in the summer of 2010, the band have already played plenty of gigs in Sweden and will be playing on the Rockbitch cruise later this year. The band list influences including Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith, Guns’n Roses, Metallica, Skid Row & Accept – all 80’s bands with a…
Nemhain are a sleazy, gritty sounding punk rock band from London. Fronted by the gorgeous and talented singer Amber Elandsson, Nemhain also includes her well known husband Adrian Erlansson on drums (Cradle of Filth, At the Gates), Lisa Dickinson on bass and backing vocals as well as Lakis Kyriacou and Sam Astley on guitars. Nemhain…
Festivalphoto recently interviewed Bai Bang singer Diddi Kastenholt. Festivalphoto: Hey Diddi… You’ve just released your new album, “Livin’ My Dream” on AOR Heaven. Can you tell us a bit about the songs on the album? Diddi: Hallo to you Anthony! Well, we started to write songs almost right after the last album ”Are you Ready”,…
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…