Interviewed by EvilG / Transcription by DukeQuestions by EvilG & Lord of the WastelandPromo Demons & Wizards Pics courtesy of Earsplit PRLive Pics of Jon Schaffer by Lord of the Wasteland The collaboration of Iced Earth songwriter/guitarist Jon Schaffer and Blind Guardian vocalist Hansi K?rsch rocked the metal world in…
Sauna Open Air Metal Festival, Tampere, Finland, 9th-11th of June 2005
Intro/outro by Luxi ?got-some-tan? Lahtinen Relentless commentary, bullshitting, teeth-gnashing, headaches, photographing, documenting of all kinds, etc. by Luxi ?show-no-fucking-mercy? Lahtinen & Niko ?metal-up-yer-fucking-ass? Karppinen Sauna Open Air Metal -festival was held for the 2nd time in its entire history ? and this year the organizers of the festival had succeeded to…
Minneapolis Mayhem II – 2005
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Overkill Vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth
Vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth Interview By Lord of The Wasteland/Transcription by Adam & Jodi **All pics from Wreckingcrew.com Twenty years is a long time?longer than some of the readers about to pore over this interview will have even been on this Earth, yet thrash legends, Overkill, are celebrating that monumental…
Swedenrock Festival June 9-11, 2005 S?lvesborg Sweden
Reviews and Pics by Arto Lehtinen & Marko "hairock" Syrjala Once again the Finnish Metal-Rules.Com squad made it’s annual visit to the prestigious Swedenrock Festival. The festival is located in the countryside of southern Sweden. Again we witnessed a number of amazing and unforgettable metal and hard rock names on the stage. As…
Nevermore Guitarist Jeff Loomis
Jeff Loomis of NevermoreInterview by EvilG / Transcribed by DukePics courtesy of CenturyMedia.com As any attentive reader has noticed, Nevermore are one of the band’s I worship. In fact, they are easily one of the better bands to emerge in the past 10 years. I’m not quite sure how the…
Evil Masquerade’s Henrik Flyman
Interview by Anders SandvallThanks to Frontiers Records for the promo picturesThanks to Stefan at Atenzia records for the help with the interviewPromo pictures taken by Thomas Trane Evil Masquerade are a Danish act that recently have released their second album THEATRICAL MADNESS, for about a year ago came their debut album…
Backyard Babies live at Sommar Rocken in Svedala Sweden 2005
Backyard BabiesSommarrock FestivalenSvedalaSweden16/7 ? 2005 By: Anders Sandvall Live pictures by: Anders Sandvall
Giants of Rock in Copenhagen Denmark 2005
Giants of RockGentofte StadionCopenhagenDenmark10/7 ? 2005 By: Anders Sandvall Pictures by: Anders Sandvall
Ronnie James Dio
Interview with Ronnie James Dio Interview and live pictures by Luxi ?Holy? LahtinenInterview session pictures by Niko ?Diver? Karppinen Sauna Open Air festival (see -> www.sauna-open-air.fi/news.htm) was held in Tampere, Finland for the 2nd time in the beginning of this June, and this year the organizers had expanded the festival…
Hate Eternal / Krisiun / Into Eternity: Live In Vancouver July 7, 2005
HATE ETERNAL/KRISIUN/INTO ETERNITYThursday, July 7th, 2005The Red RoomVancouver, BC Canada ***Live Review & All Photos By Lord of The Wasteland
Billy Idol: Live In Vancouver July 12, 2005
BILLY IDOLTuesday, July 12th, 2005Queen Elizabeth TheatreVancouver, BC Canada ***Live Review & All Photos By Lord of The Wasteland
King Diamond
Interview By Lord of The Wasteland Transcription by Duke ***Pics courtesy of Metal Blade Records, Roadrunner Records, King’s official site & Metal Rules staff. One of the great things about this job is getting to speak with the legends of heavy metal. Despite being online for ten years, Metal Rules…
Manntis Vocalist Jake Sirokman
Interview with Manntis Vocalist Jake Sirokman ***Interview By Lord of The Wasteland ***Photos coutesy of Century Media Records and Manntis.com The latest golden boys of Century Media Records are Riverside, California?s Manntis and deservedly so. Packing a lethal dose of aggression behind a guitar tandem that isn?t afraid to lay down…
709 Metal Fest II (Misery Index, Entropy, Cyprian)
709 Metal Fest IIMisery Index with Entropy and Cyprian.Bar Show @ Junctions / May 10th, 2005 Live Review by EvilG / Pictures by Rick It?s not often that a metal band from away travels to the most eastern point in North America, St. John?s. The last metal bands that made the…