It had rain all morning of Friday the 13th but the luck smiled upon the festival in the afternoon, and it got way too hot at times. A bit of research on Spotify or main website, before heading to the festival grounds, made me decide to check out Trash Talk. I can hardly remember much…
A festival that started back in 1999 with just a handful of bands and grew up to need 6 stages in 2010 where hundred of bands perform. And let’s not forget the Øyanatt every day after the festival and klubdaggen the day before, during which tons of other artists perform in plenty of clubs and…
This was the first edition of Vagos Open Air I had the pleasure to attend; after chatting with some friends that attended the past edition it was noticeable an evident increase in the number of audience this year, perhaps the cancellation of two other summer metalfests may have contributed in some way. Vagos Open Air…
Schwarzdorn/Sound Pollution Eldur, alias Einar Thorberg (CURSE, POTENTIAM), drog igång FORTÍD 2002 som ett soloprojekt. Målet var att göra musik av Völuspá, asatrons grundsten. Ettan och tvåan kom ut 2003 resp. 2007. Eldur flyttade sedan till Norge för att göra om projektet till ett band. På skivan gör REldur all musik själv, annars består bandet…
Limb Music/Sound Pollution Australien är ingen metalljätte, det har BLACK MAJESTY tänkt ändra på. De inledde 2001 som KYMERA, bytte namn och debuterade med ”Sands of Time” och är nu inne på fjärde skivan. Det har varit mycket prat om bandet. En sak att prata om är att de aldrig haft något fast basist. Får…
7Hard/Cargo Who are EMPIRES OF EDEN? Apparently the band consists of Stu Marshall (guitar/bass/orchestration), Louie Gorgievski, vocals, and Jasix, drums, according to the info sheet. More interesting seems the number of guest vocalists. Participating here are; Mike Vescera (ex LOUDNESS, ex. YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), ZAK STEVENS (SAVATAGE, CIRCLE II CIRCLE) and Steve Grimmett (ex. GRIM REAPER,…
7Hard/Cargo CONSTANTINE is normally guitarslinger for MYSTIC PROPHECY and DESCEND. At the age of 12 he picked up the guitar, and at 19 he joined Swedish band NIGHTRAGE as replacement for present OZZY guitarist Gus G. He left that band in 2007, joined MYSTIC PROPHECY in 2008 and DESCEND seems to be on the move….
I knew little of Ulver’s recent compositions and albums since I didn’t quite dig the few songs heard from the album coming after the debut black metal album. And after that, I just didn’t get to hear anything, so I went to the concert with an increased dose of curiosity and interest, especially given the…
Öland Roots är den lilla mysiga festivalen på södra Öland. Festivalen äger rum i Sandbergen, Stora Frö, och festivalområdet är en gammal folkpark, belägen i en talldunge endast ett stenkast från havet. För fjärde året i rad är festivalen slutsåld, men det finns inga planer på att göra festivalen större eftersom man vill bevara den…
This was the 8th edition and every year this festival grows more and more, this year the organization was expecting aproximately 25.000 people (which is the limited capacity), all the tickets sold out and the camping sites as well. The Marés vivas Festival took place in the city of Gaia in a site called “Cabedelo”…
Known by various names – Athera,Shady Blue- from various bands he played in, Paul Mathiesen is the lead vocalist of the Norwegian based rock’n’roll band Chrome Division. The band doesn’t have a big history so far, but with this interview I discovered they intend to invest a lot of effort into the band and make…
Andreas ”Whiplasher Bernadotte” Bergh och Jonas ”Skinny” Kangur möter upp mig vid pressområdet. Vi tar plats för att börja intervjun, men eftersom jag och Andreas kommer från samma hemtrakter börjas istället det sedvanliga ladsbygdspratet; Om man känner den som är släkt med den, om den krogen och den gamla musikaffären i hörnet av stora gatan…