STEEL PANTHER

feat. KOBRA AND THE LOTUS

THE CIRCUS, HELSINKI

21′TH OCTOBER 2012

REVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA

American glam metal parody band Steel Panther returned to Finland just six months after the previous visit. Although there’s no new album to promote on this round it seems that there’s still  plenty of demand for these glam heroes. Last March, the Panthers played in front of 700 people in the sold out Club Nosturi and now there were about 1000 pairs of eyes packed into The Circus in Helsinki.

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IAN HILL

INTERVIEW AND LIVE PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA

Ian Hill is a founding member and bassist for the Birmingham-based Grammy award winning  heavy metal band, Judas Priest. The band was originally formed in 1970 and their albums such as  BRITISH STEEL, SCREAMING FOR A VENGEANCE and PAINKILLER are well known metal classics. For many reasons, this band has often been nominated as one of the most important and most influential bands for the whole metal scene. As of 2011, Hill is the sole constant member of Judas Priest, following the departure of guitarist K.K. Downing. The band, which now features vocalist Rob Halford, Hill, drummer Scott Travis, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Downing’s replacement Richie Faulkner, announced a Judas Priest farewell tour in late 2011. The tour, titled as The Epitaph, started in June of last year. That tour recently rolled into Helsinki. It was a true pleasure sit down with Mr. Hill and discuss about the farewell tour, line up changes, a possible new Judas Priest album, and Hill’s personal future plans amongst other topics… Read on!

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ROB HALFORD

Interview By Lord of The Wasteland

Transcription By Claudia

***Priest Live in Finland 2006 Pics by Luxi

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