Altenessen, a social melting-pot deep in the heart of the Ruhr Area. From the mid-19th century, the region supplied Europe’s industrialization with the required raw materials, mined under back-breaking conditions below ground in coal pits named Carl, Anna, Fritz-Heinrich, Helene, and the like. Altenessen is also the musical domicile of…
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AXEL RUDI PELL-Sign Of The Times
Reviewed: July, 2020 Released: 2020, SPV Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP It’s been eight long years. Back in 2012 or so right around the press/promo cycle for his 15th studio album, CIRCLE OF THE OATH, Axel Rudi Pell said (paraphrased) “We will not be using double kick drums on my albums…
Freedom Call – M.E.T.A.L.
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2019, Steamhammer Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP I’ve read any number of reviews of albums by Freedom Call and inevitably the reviewer references them as ‘happy’ Metal, or perhaps, ‘the happiest band in Metal’ or some combination of that concept. I’ve even said that myself! Well I do agree the band…
Virgin Steele – Seven Devils Moonshine (Box-set)
Virgin Steele – Seven Devils Moonshine Released: SPV, 2018 Reviewed: March Reviewed by: JP Rating: 4/5 Late in 2018 Virgin Steele fans were treated to a nice end-of-year present with a massive (and somewhat unexpected) box-set called SEVEN DEVILS MOONSHINE. This set is presented in standard box, not one of…
Sodom-Lords Of Depravity-Part I (DVD review)
Sodom – Lords Of Depravity Part I Released: 2007 Label: SPV Reviewed: November 2018 Rating: 5/5 Reviewed by : JP Patience is a virtue. Back on April 15th, 2010, I visited Scrape Records in Vancouver with a buddy of mine. We were in town to see Killfest and had to…
Manowar-Hell On Earth III (DVD Review)
Band: Manowar Title: Hell On Earth III (DVD) Label: SPV Date: 2003 Date Reviewed: August 2018 Reviewer: JP Rating: 5/5 The Return of Manowar video review series. By sheer coincidence, the very same day that I learned that Manowar had announced a new studio album for 2019 was the same…
Manowar-Hell on Earth II (DVD Review)
Band: Manowar Title: Hell On Earth II (DVD) Label: SPV Date: 2002 Date Reviewed: August 2018 Reviewer: JP Rating: 5/5 The Return of Manowar video review series. By sheer coincidence, the very same day that I learned that Manowar had announced a new studio album for 2019 was the same…
Manowar-The Absolute Power (DVD Review)
Band: Manowar Title: The Absolute Power (DVD) Label: SPV Date: 2006 Date Reviewed: August 2018 Reviewer: JP Rating: 5/5 The Return of Manowar video review series. By sheer coincidence, the very same day that I learned that Manowar had announced a new studio album for 2019 was the same day…
Manowar-Hell On Earth V (DVD Review)
Band: Manowar Title: Hell On Earth V (DVD) Label: SPV Date: 2009 Date Reviewed: August 2018 Reviewer: JP Rating: 5/5 The Return of Manowar video review series. By sheer coincidence, the very same day that I learned that Manowar had announced a new studio album for 2019 was the same…
Ralf Kasparek aka Rock’N’Rolf from Running Wild : “I’m not [as] good when we’re working together with other people, than when I’m doing alone.”
INTERVIEW WITH ROCK’N’ROLF OF RUNNING WILD Running Wild is an institution of German heavy metal. The band’s leaders’ endless journey continues with Running Wild in the sea of pirates, and world history. Running Wild’s latest album RAPID FORAY is an excellent slab of pirate metal that Rock’N’Rolf has been creating…
The Dead Daisies with support act Black Oak County on European Tour 2017 at Amager Bio Copenhagen,Denmark
The Dead Daisies – Headline European Tour 2017 Black Oak County – support act Amager Bio Copenhagen Denmark 8/6 – 2017 Live pictures and review by: Anders Sandvall
Freedom Call – Interview with Chris Bay
Freedom Call Interview with founding member Chris Bay 11th October 2015 @ The Borderline, London Interview & photos by Oliver M.
Fullforce singer Mike Andersson
Mike Andersson singer – Fullforce Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Olly Hahn at SPV/Steamhammer for the help Thanks to SPV/Steamhammer for the promo pictures of the band Additional photos of the band provided by Greger Lindblad and Rainer Kalwitz Mike Andersson is maybe most known for being the…
Edguy with support on Age Of The Joker European Tour 2011 at Kulturbolaget Malmoe, Sweden
Edguy Age Of The Joker European Tour Kottak – Special Guest Fullforce – Support Act Kulturbolaget, Malmoe, Sweden September 23, 2011 Reviewed and live pictures by: Anders Sandvall Edguy launched their European tour at Kulturbolaget in Malmoe Sweden. I was there and saw the world premier of the new tour…