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.

R. D. Liapakis of Mystic Prophecy

Mystic Prophecy has recently released their third album "NEVER ENDING". I’ve got in touch with lead singer R. D. Liapakis to ask some questions about the new album, about the band in general and a little about their plans for the future.

KICK AXE--CD RELEASE PARTY

Thursday November 4th, 2004
Mesa Luna / Vancouver, BC  Canada

Review and All Live Pictures by Lord of The Wasteland

In 2002, one of Canada’s most successful hard rock bands from the 80s, Kick Axe, announced they were working on their first album since 1986’s ROCK THE WORLD.  When the simply-titled IV was finally released in September of this year, I couldn’t wait to hear it.