Interview with WHIPLASH´s Tony Portaro and Joe Cangelosi Interview by Niko Karppinen Live pictures by Arto Lehtinen Transcription by Antaura Zed About once in a lifetime you get an opportunity to meet one of your childhood heroes. When I heard that one of the thrash metal legends,Whiplash, was going to…
Headbangers Open Air 2009
Headbangers Open Air 2009 23th July – 25th July By Herr Nabel This years garden party had already sold out months before the July. The nearest camping ground to the festival area was already full when we arrived around 2 pm thursday afternoon. Also as there were probably…
Stratovarius with Pagan’s Mind – Sept. 18, 2009 – Toronto, Canada
Stratovarius with Pagan’s Mind Local openers – Borealis, Lords of Hera Sept. 18th, 2009 @ The Opera House Toronto, Canada Review and pics by EvilG It’s not often you get to see one of your favorite bands for the FIRST time. Such was the case with my trip to…
Shawn Drover of MEGADETH
Shawn Drover of MEGADETH Interview by EvilG All live photos by Lord of The Wasteland except the below photo from Shawn’s MySpace page. Shawn Drover isn’t the usual mouthpiece for Megadeth as we’ve all read/see countless interviews with the legend himself, Dave Mustaine. So when given the opportunity to speak…
Jorn Lande with Vindictiv on Spirit Black Scandinavian Tour 2009 at Kulturbolaget Malmoe, Sweden
Jorn Lande – headline act Spirit Black Scandinavian Tour 2009 Vindictiv – support act Kulturbolaget Malmoe Sweden 12/9 – 2009 Reviewed and live pictures by: Anders Sandvall Please follow and like us:
Innocent Rosie – drummer Benjamin Boräng
Now it is time to have a talk with Swedish glam/sleaze rockers Innocent Rosie who have recently received a lot of attention recently for their ass kicking debut release BAD HABIT ROMANCE. I had the pleasure to talk to the drummer in the band Benjamin Boräng. The band has been out…
The Fading – bass player Elad Manor
I hooked up with the bass player Elad Manor of the Israeli melodic death/thrash act The Fading to have a chat with him about the band, the past and the future. The band have recently released their amazing debut IN SIN WE’LL FIND SALVATION. It is not everyday we have…
ATHEIST – Kelly Shaefer & Steve Flynn
Interview with ATHEIST´s Kelly Shaefer and Steve Flynn Interview and live pictures by Luxi Lahtinen Thanks to Andy Osborn for the transcription The Floridian jazz-tinged tech-deathsters Atheist, disbanded in 1994, but 12 years later, decided to resurrect the band back from the dead. Since then lots of things have…
MetalCamp 2009 – Tolmin, Slovenia, 02/07/2009 – 08/07/2009
Metal Camp 2009 Tolmin, Slovenia 2 July – 8 July 2009 All live pics by HannTu and Arto Lehtinen Other pics by HannTu, Arto Lehtinen and Trease Reviews by HannTu, Trease, Arto Lehtinen and Terry Douglas For the first time ever, Metal-Rules brings you coverage of the one and only…
Shane Clark of 3 Inches of Blood
It’s probably fair to say that 3 Inches of Blood are one of the most original Metal acts of the past six or seven years. Though they borrow a little bit from here and there, they still manage to have their own transcendent sound. With deadly anthems and…
Sekond Skyn – George Pond
Interview with George Pond Conducted By Robert Williams New Jersey hard rocker’s Sekond Skyn are currently hitting the road with veteran rockers Living Colour in support of the new album "Addicted To Chaos" Having previously cemented themselves in the live front opening up for national acts like Testament, Suicidal Tendencies, Anthrax and Machione…
Hail at The Rock in Copenhagen, Denmark 2009
Hail Swolk The Rock Copenhagen Denmark 7/9 – 2009 Reviewed and live pictures by: Anders Sandvall Please follow and like us:
POISONBLACK guitarist Janne Markus and bassist Antti Remes
Interview with POISONBLACK guitarist Janne Markus and bassist Antti Remes Interview by Niko Karppinen Live pictures by Luxi Lahtinen Sometimes things happen in fast and unexpected ways. I wasn’t ready for an interview with Poisonblack at all, but suddenly in the middle of their touring, I had a chance to…
TESTAMENT – Guitarist Eric Peterson
Interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson Interview + pictures by Luxi Lahtinen Testament have been touring their ass off ever since their excellent comeback album, THE FORMATION OF DAMNATION, was released in 2008. They have done many headlining tours of their own during 2008-2009, this including playing as a part…
George Thorogood & The Destroyers – The Dirty Dozen
George Thorogood & The Destroyers The Dirty Dozen 2009, Capitol Records Rating: 4.5/5 Please follow and like us: