Roger "Rogga" Johansson: An extreme metal legend 

Interviewed by: Anders  Sandvall

Thanks to: Roel at Vic Records for the help and thanks to Vic Records

for providing promo pictures of Bloodgut and Ribspreader

Roger “Rogga” Johansson is a familiar name within the extreme metal genre. Roger is a very busy man with numerous of releases in his back catalog. His latest release is the first album from Bloodgut called NEKROLOGIRUM EVANGELIKUM PT 1 ZOMBIE REIGN 2666 AD. Other band projects that he is involved in include Ribspreader and Paganizer etc. Johansson was kind enough to make space in his busy schedule for an interview with Metal-Rules.com. As you can see, the interview became pretty long and despite that had we only time to scratch the surface. Here is what mastermind Johansson had to say.

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Dan Swano – extreme metal legend

Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall

Thanks to Dan Swano for additional personal pictures.

Thanks to Vic Records for the promo picture.

Dan Swano is a very busy man but he had the kindness to do this interview with metal-rules.com despite his busy schedule. As every one probably already knows, Swano is an icon within the extreme metal genre and the founder and owner of the studio Unisound Studio. REINVENTING THE PAST is the name of the new Odyssey album where Swano have covered his favourite songs into metal versions. As an extra bonus have he also threw in the Odyssey mini CD from 1999 along with the disc.

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bibleblack

Vocalist Kacper Rozanski, Guitarist Mike Wead and Simon Johansson

Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall

Thanks to The Boss of Vic Records Roel van Reijemersdal for all the help

Thanks to Vic Records for the promo pictures of the band taken by: P. Hellström and K. Alutoine/Seance

THE BLACK SWAN EPILOGUE is the name of the excellent debut album that comes from the Swedish progressive doom metal act BibleBlack. The band consists of some very well known Swedish musicians like Mike Wead (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate) and his partner in crime Simon Johansson (Memory Garden, ex- Steel Attack). They have joined forces together with Tobhias Ljung on drums, Jonaz Bulund on bass and Kacper Rozanski on lead vocals and this is what they came up with. A brilliant debut album. I had the pleasure to have a talk with Kacper, Simon and Mike about the band, the future as well as some personal matters with Mike. 

 

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