BEST ALBUMS OF 2019 WHITESNAKE FLESH & BLOOD David Coverdale and his snakes return with FLESH AND BLOOD. The album is the band’s most fresh and vital album since SLIP OF THE TONGUE (1989). The renewed line-up sounds just fantastic together. Reb Beach and Joel Hoekstra make a great guitar…
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EVIL DRIVE – Ville Viren
INTERVIEW WITH EVIL DRIVE Interviewed by Arto Evil Drive is a relativity unknown band rising from the Finnish metal scene. The five-piece metallers have been around since 2013 and put out a couple of releases, done a number of gigs, and made a visit to Holland and some East European countries.…
Marko Syrjala – Best of 2017
MARKO SYRJALA The year 2017 was another good year for metal. We received a lot of great releases and we saw terrific shows by various bands and artists. There was a lot of positive things in the air but also some negative ones, like unnecessary suicides and a natural passing…
Tuska 2015 – Suvilahti Helsinki Finland
x BY ARTO LEHTINEN AND MARKO SYRJALA The Tuska Open Air Festival is definitely a real metal institution amongst all other metal festivals in Europe. This Suvilahti area located in the heart of Helsinki, is only a few kilometres away from the downtown of Helsinki, is a perfect place for the metallic…
Metal Church – Kurdt Vanderhoof discusses new lineup and album LIGHT IN THE DARK
The legendary Metal Church had been booked to the almighty Swedenrock festival 2006 for the first time. Of course, it was more than obvious the man behind Metal Church Kurdt Vanderhoof needed to be interviewed for Metal-Rules.Com. The Seattle five-piece has struggled through the years since the early ’80s and…
PARADISE LOST – bassist Steve Edmundson discusses the new album, and changes in the lineup
Interview by MARKO SYRJALA Pictures by MARKO SYRJALA and www.paradiselost.co.uk British doomsters Paradise Lost has just recently released their tenth studio album called “Paradise Lost.” Before the album release band did a “mini-tour” last December, which also reached Finland this time, I discussed the new album and various other things…
Blaze Bayley discusses new album BLOOD AND BELIEF, his past work with Iron Maiden, and Wolfsbane
Interview and pictures by Marko Syrjala Thanks to Duke for the Transcription Blaze Bayley is probably best known for the wrong reasons because most people in the music world remember him only because of his brief period as the lead singer for Iron Maiden. However, he has done a lot…