House of CultureHelsinki, FINLANDReview and pictures by Marko Syrj?l? It?s been 11 years since Europe last played in Finland. Actually, it was the same venue (House of Culture) but the size of the crowd was hardly more than 250 people. That happened in the early nineties when grunge ruled the music…
Scorpions – Live In Finland
SCORPIONS 5.9 2004 Ice Hall, Helsinki FINLAND Review and photos by Marko Syrjala In the 80’s, the Scorpions were definitely one of the biggest bands in the hard rock world. They were playing for sold out audiences everywhere in the world and they also sold millions of records. However, during…
Rudy Sarzo discusses working Dio, Ozzy, Whitesnake, Quiet Riot and more.
RUDY SARZO Interview by Marko Syrjala Pictures by Marko Syrjala and www.rudysarzo.com Rudy Sarzo is one of the best-known bass players in the business. He has performed and recorded with Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, and Quiet Riot, amongst others. Recently he joined another legendary band – Dio – and I had…
Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe and Stevie Klasson of Hanoi Rocks
Interview and questions by Marko Syrjala and Petri Kautto. Pictures by Marko Syrjala Hanoi Rocks have had a new guitarist Stevie Klasson in the band for a while now, and they also have a new album underway. Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, and Stevie Klasson held a press conference in Ruisrock…
Udo Dirkschneider discusses new U.D.O album “Thunderball”, possible reunion shows with Accept and more
UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Interview by Marko Syrjala & Luxi Lahtinen pics by Marko Syrjala Udo Dirkschneider is a living legend. He’s one of the founding members of Accept, one of the most important bands in heavy metal history. Together they released a series of classic albums like “Balls To The Wall,” “Restless…
KROKUS- guitarist Fernando von Arb interview from 2003
FERNANDO VON ARB Interview and live pictures by Marko Syrjala This interview comes out a little bit late, but it’s still up to date because the band is releasing a brand new double live album and DVD called “Fire and Gasoline” at the beginning of next year. I managed to…
IRON MAIDEN – guitarist Janick Gers discusses “Dance of Death”, past career and more
INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA AND LUXI LAHTINEN Live photos by Metal-Rules.ccom When Iron Maiden does a new album, it’s always an event on its own. This legendary British Heavy Metal band that has sold millions and millions of records worldwide throughout four decades. They visited Helsinki a couple of months…
MANOWAR- vocalist Eric Adams
MANOWAR Eric Adams Interview and live pictures By Marko Syrjala Well, finally, I was able to have an interview with one of my all-time vocal heroes – Eric Adams from Manowar. Eric turned out to be a really nice guy with a good sense of humor. We discussed the band’s…