Saxon & Dream Evil
Lionheart world tour 2004/5
Kulturbolaget, Malmö Sweden
October 21, 2004

Review & Pictures by Anders Sandvall

Oskar from Helltrain

Interview By Anders Sandvall
Pictures provided by Sound Pollution
Thanks to Niklas "Hobbe" Andersson at Sound Pollution for help with the interview.

This is an interview with Oskar, drummer and guitarist from Helltrain. This band is pretty new and have currently released their debut album "Route 666" on the German label Nuclear Blast. I asked them questions about the band, about their music, and about themselves.

Interview & Live Pics by Lord of the Wasteland
Promo Pics courtesy of Century Media

Massachusetts-based thrashcore titans, Shadows Fall, have clawed their way up through the metal ranks by touring endlessly and releasing three strong albums in a row.  Their Century Media debut, 2000’s OF ONE BLOOD, got the buzz going but it was 2002’s THE ART OF BALANCE that really got the band’s name out there.  The strength of that record landed them a second stage spot on Ozzfest 2003 and they became the name that everyone was talking about.  Sharing a stage with bands as diverse as Cradle of Filth, King Diamond, In Flames, The Misfits, Killswitch Engage, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Kittie hasn’t hurt their exposure either.   The band, along with Century Media, wisely capitalized on that momentum and just released THE WAR WITHIN, a ten song slice of aggression, melody, solos and more riffs than you can shake a stick at.  Having seen Shadows Fall live twice myself, I can attest to their energy and obvious dedication to reigniting the metal fire in North America.  Three weeks after the release of THE WAR WITHIN and just three days before the band kicked off the “Devastation Across The Nation Tour” with Damageplan and The Haunted, I was treated to a half hour chat with Shadows Fall vocalist Brian Fair.  We met briefly when the band passed through Vancouver on the Headbanger’s Ball tour last year and Fair is truly one of the nicer interviewees I have ever had the pleasure of speaking with.  He is sharp, articulate, funny and just a downright nice guy.  Read below to learn more about the band’s new album, how touring takes its toll on your body and the up-and-coming pirate-core scene in western Massachusetts.

Dream Evil
Support to Saxon
Pumpehuset, Copenhagen Denmark
October 17th, 2004

Review & Pictures by Anders Sandvall

Interview with Chastain Vocalist
Kate French

Chastain are back with a Vengeance! IN AN OUTRAGE is the first release for the band in 7 years and marks a return to the classic form that many fans have been waiting for. I recently had the opportunity to pose these questions to the beautiful leather lunged vocalist for Chastain, Kate French.