Danish old school death metal band Thorium is back with a vengeance. FERAL CREATION is their first album in six years and when I witnessed the release-party performance I knew that I simply had to have an interview with these Danes. The guitarist Allan Tvedebrink was kind enough to agree to an interview, so for all extreme metal lovers out there, here it comes, the first interview ever with Thorium in metal-rules.com

Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall

Thanks to Bianca Anhalt Jacobsen at Target Distribution for setting up this interview

Thanks to Target Distribution for the promo pictures of the band

Live pictures from the release-party taken by: Anders Sandvall

KOKO Camden, London

April 6, 2008

All live pics and review by HannTu

Appropriately enough, it was clear and slightly snowy the evening of Paganfest, and with a 5pm start, there was ample time for all five bands to show their quality. It was a night for singing, dancing and some rocking heavy metal! As far as I was concerned, this was a perfect night: firstly, the lights were amazing, meaning I captured some great shots and secondly, the bouncers let us stay the entire show in the photo pit. The downside is that I rarely took any notes, so the report will be slightly short on words. But big on pictures. Lots and lots of pictures. Enjoy, as I did.

KAMELOT

with FIREWIND and FOREVER SLAVE

Islington Academy, London

4th April 2008

All live pics and review by HannTu 

One of the front-runners of US Power Metal, Kamelot kicked off their second European tour in support of THE GHOST OPERA here in London. Billed as the Rule The World Tour 2008, this time they bring along guitar virtuoso Gus G and his band Firewind, who are perennial favourites here in London, and are always guaranteed a good reception. Opening for them are Forever Slave, a Spanish goth metal band, who stepped in to replace Visions of Atlantis at the last minute. Incidentally, the last time Kamelot were in London, Sean Tibbetts, standing in for regular bassist Glenn Barry, dislocated his knee. It gives a new meaning to the theatrical community’s phrase “Break a leg!”, so I’ll go for a simple “Good luck” tonight. And so, ladies and gentlemen and people at the front, welcome all to curtain call!

Somewhere Back In Time: The Powerslave Interviews
By Gueneviere

The following are a series of interviews done with all the members of Iron Maiden just prior to the U.S. release of the watershed 5^th album, Powerslave, circa Autumn of 1984. At the time, the band was also in the midst of touring Europe in support of the same album. (The tour had already taken them “Behind the Iron Curtain” into Poland, a first for a western heavy rock band at the time, and an event which also resulted in a public relations coup and a documentary later shown on MTV, etc.)

Ace Frehley
March 19, 2008
The Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC  Canada

***Live Review By Lord of The Wasteland.  Pics By "Lance Romance."