DANCE WITH THE DEVIL: The Legend of Cozy Powell

Den legendariske engelske trommeslageren COZY POWELL kjenner alle musikkelskere til. Han har spilt i band som Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Whitesnake og Michael Schenker Group. Han har vært med på nesten 80 album, spilt konserter over hele verden….flere ganger og han var ikke minst med på et av verdens beste hardrock plater "Rainbow Rising" fra 1976. "Dance With The Devil: The Legend of Cozy Powell" er tittelen på en dokumentarfilm om mannen som for tiden blir laget og i den forbindelsen har vår danske venn Jens Nepper tatt en prat med filmens produsent Andrew Fawn.

ASSASSIN – Combat Cathedral

Tyske Assassin var et av de thrash bandene man oppdaget på siste halvdel av 80-tallet. Bandet var aktivt fra 83 til 89 da utstyret deres ble stjålet og det var da de var på sitt beste. Etter en pause på 13 år dukket plutselig bandet opp igjen med nye instrumenter og begynte å spille live…

TOMBS – All Empires Fall EP

Brooklyn’s Tombs are a strange creature. Although commonly described as ‘post-metal,’ I think it is fairer to say this is progressive black metal with elements of punk and sludge (amongst other things). The musical landscape they traverse is pretty diverse. At times, Tombs blast forth like a classic modern black metal act. At other times…

IRON SAVIOR – Titancraft

German power metal has maintained a level of consistent appeal – especially when artists establish early on their credibility and creativity for the genre at hand. Vocalist/ guitarist Piet Sielck certainly needs no introduction, producer / engineer for mighty work in the past like Gamma Ray and Blind Guardian, plus his own work in Iron…

WARFECT – Scavengers

Fra Uddevalla like nord for Gøteborg kommer denne trioen som kaller seg Warfect. De spiller thrash metal og slipper i disse dager sitt tredje album. «Scavengers» er tittelen på skiva og her handler det om skikkelig god riffbasert thrash metal tydelig inspirert fra gode gamle Bay Area. Warfect gir oss elleve varierte låter på totalt…

KISS – KISS Rocks Vegas

The legendary KISS invaded and took control of a whole bunch of movie theatres and cinemas across the globe on 25 May by means of their glorious rock ‘n’ roll, more specifically the kick-ass concert movie entitled "KISS Rocks Vegas". As the title suggests, the movie captures the band live on stage in late 2014…

HEADLESS – Melt the Ice Away

Many will remember the work of vocalist Göran Edman for his time in Yngwie Malmsteen, but looking through his Metal-Archives output and you’ll find numerous bands and projects that benefit from his seasoned pipes. Italy’s Headless is another fortunate group to gather his services, a progressive metal meets melodic hard rock band that on their…

OPETH til Oslo Konserthus (6/11)

Opeth fusjonerer metal, klassisk rock, deathprog, symfoniske elementer og frijazz, og har kjørt sitt helt eget løp i over 25 år. Musikkmagasinet Kerrang! kaller dem "planetens mest unike band". 6. november kommer de til Oslo. Oslo Konserthus er stedet og billettsalget starter mandag 30. mai kl 09:00.

WINTERHORDE – Maestro

"Maestro" is my first encounter with the Israeli progressive metal outfit known as Winterhorde, a band that consists of seven members. You do not see that very often. Anyway, as I said, "Maestro" marks the first time that I have ever listened to the symphonic and wildly imaginative music spawned by these guys, but judging…

ANNIHILATIONMANCER – Precursor of Destruction

Annihilationmancer is basically an Italian one-man operation run by Bruno Masulli (In Aevum Agere, Power Beyond, etc.) in which he handles all the instruments and singlehandedly writes the material and so on. It was formed way back in 1994, but there was a hiatus of sorts between 1999 and 2009, I think. The music is…

SWEDEN ROCK 2016

Sweden Rock Festival feirer i år sitt 25 års jubileum og kan by på et program fullspekket av godbiter. QUEEN med Adam Lambert, TWISTED SISTER, SABATON, MIKE TRAMP, BLIND GUARDIAN, GRAHAM BONNET BAND. TRIBULATION, DIAMOND HEAD, SLAYER, LORDI, SIXX.A.M., GRAVEYARD, MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, ENTOMBED A.D., L.A. GUNS, SOILWORK, GLENN HUGHES, FOREIGNER, EPICA, HAWKWIND, LITA FORD, AVANTASIA, 220 VOLT, LOUDNESS, GAMMA RAY, SLOUGH FEG, STEVE VAI, DIRKSCHNEIDER, SYMPHONY X, ANTHRAX, MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST, FINNTROLL, KING KOBRA, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, DEATH DTA, MY DYING BRIDE, MAYHEM, SATYRICON og DEMON skal alle spille der i år. Det er som vanlig tynt med billetter igjen. Onsdagen er utsolgt. Det samme gjelder alle 4-dagers passene, men det er fortsatt både 3-dags pass og dagspass til de 3 siste dagene igjen.

IN MOURNING – Afterglow

In Mournings first album is in my opinion still one of the best, if not the best, debut-album released in recent times. This masterpiece, named "Shrouded Divine" and released in 2008, still blows my mind every time I listen to it, and its one of those albums you never get tired of, ever. "Monolith", the…

KARMØYGEDDON 2016 – Day 3 – Kopervik

The final day of this good feel festival provided some amazing moments. From Rock n’ roll to industrial black metal. Absolutely an interesting note to end on! HEATSEEKERS is, as the name suggests, an AC/DC tribute group. The band provided a somewhat soft and nice opening for the people of the audience that showed up…

IN AEVUM AGERE – Fugit in Solitudine

In Aevum Agere is an Italian doom metal quartet who has released a few singles, EPs, and a full-length album previous to this brand new 5-track EP of theirs entitled "Fugit in Solitudine". Truth be told, I have never encountered these guys before or listened to any of their releases other than this new one,…

FULL METAL CRUISE IV

3. til 9. september blir den fjerde utgaven av FULL METAL CRUISE arrangert ombord på MEIN SCHIFF 1. Turen i år går fra Hamburg til Oslo og videre til København før den avsluttes i Kiel. Ombord på båten vil blant annet CALIBAN, D.A.D., DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT, LEAVES ‘EYES, QUEENSRYCHE, SAXON og THE QUIREBOYS spille. Cruiset er dessverre utsolgt.

BLOOD REGION – Of Northern Fire

Not the most productive band considering they formed in 2002 and "Of Northern Fire" is only their second EP in fourteen years, Finland’s Blood Region call their brand of music ‘Korpi-metal’ – a fusion of traditional metal, semi thrash, and epic strains pulled together in a primal, raw final product. "Intergalactic Psychonaut" contains a number…

KARMØYGEDDON 2016 – Day 2 – Kopervik

The second day is the "official opening" of this nice spring adventure. Somewhat nice weather mixed with bands, beer(/soda for the non 18 people) and great people equals Karmøygeddon day two! Sweden is known for Abba, Death Metal and Power Metal when it comes to their music, and they chose to send a representative of…

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