Singer Dee Theodorou, drummer Costas Koulis, bass player Niki Danos, keyboard player Makis Vandoros and guitarists George Papantonis and Greg Bakos – Illusory Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. …
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Infernalizer – singer Claudio Ravinale
Singer Claudio Ravinale – Infernalizer Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. From Italy comes a new band called Infernalizer, led by singer Claudio Ravinale (Disarmonia Mundi, etc.). The band plays…
Cellar Twins – Bass player Elodie
Bass player Elodie – Cellar Twins Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. Cellar Twins are a Heavy Rock/Metal band formed in 2014 in Namur, Belgium. The band took the unique…
Avaland – leader/singer/keyboard player and composer and writer Adrien G. Gzagg
Leader/singer/keyboard player Adrien G. Gzagg – Avaland Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. Coming out of France is a new metal opera project under the name of Avaland, which…
Blue Hour Ghosts – Band leader/guitarist Diego and singer Ricky
Band leader/guitarist Diego and singer Ricky – Blue Hour Ghosts Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. From Modena, Italy comes 6-piece alternative/progressive metal act Blue Hour Ghosts who recently released…
Bloody Hell – The Bloodening
Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2021, Rockshots Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Andrea Di Stasio “Angry young men become grumpy old men” – Bloody Hell breaks their 6 year-long silence, coming back to the heavy metal scene with this unique statement that accompanies their second album “The Bloodening”. What can I say?…
Ultimatium – Mastermind / keyboard player Matti Pukinnen
Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. Coming out of Finland, progressive power metal act Ultimatium released their fourth album, VIRTUALITY, in 2020. It’s been a five year wait since their…
Song of Anhubis – guitarist/keyboard player Polvareda Johnson and singer Rei Reych
Guitarist/keyboard player Polvareda Johnson and singer Rei Reych – Song of Anhubis Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. Songs Of Anubis is the name of a Spanish goth metal act…
Souls of Diotima – Janas
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, Diotima Records/ Rockshots Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Rossy Maguire SOULS OF DIOTIMA is a band with a unique style, featuring recognizable elements of traditional, progressive, and symphonic metal, as well as unconventional elements, woven together musically in a powerfully expressive new way. Their style recalls…
Six Degrees – guitarist Luca Correnti and singer Valentina Aleo
Guitarist Luca Correnti and singer Valentina Aleo – Six Degrees Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. From Italy comes Six Degrees and late November 2020 they dropped their debut album…
Black Fate – Guitarist Gus Drax
Guitarist Gus Drax – Black Fate Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. Black Fate is a Greek act which is set to unveil their fifth album, ITHACA, at the end…
Thy Despair – guitarist and lead vocals Nephilim
Guitarist and lead vocals Nephilim – Thy Despair Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. Thy Despair is the name of Ukrainian gothic/doom/symphonic metal act that released their debut album THE…
Anthea – Illusion
Reviewed: October 2020 Released: 2020, Rockshots Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter If you have even a passing interest in rock or metal, it’s quite likely you will have heard some form of either that weaves in symphonic/orchestral elements. Done well, the grand aural spectacle that unfolds can pack the…
Sandness – drummer Metyou ToMeatyou, guitar/vocalist Robby Luckets and bass player/vocalist Mark Denkley
Drummer Metyou ToMeatyou, guitar/vocalist Robby Luckets and bassist/vocalist Mark Denkley – Sandness Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. Promo pictures taken by Alessandro Boschet From Italy comes this three piece…
Selenseas – Band leader/bass player Vladislav Tyushin
Band leader/bass player Vladislav Tyushin – Selenseas Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band This interview marks the debut on Metal-Rules.com for Russian heavy/power metal act Selenseas. Band leader/bass player Vladislav…