Gamma Ray Interview @ PPM 2013
Unlike most people, my first exposure to German power metal was through Gamma Ray and not through Helloween. Their 2003 album “Skeletons in the Closet”, just like Stratovarius‘ “Visions of Europe” blew...
View ArticleSascha Paeth (Avantasia) Interview @ PPM 2013
I’m a huge fan of Avantasia. Back in 2002 I had just found out about EdGuy, so I started to devour everything I could find that was somehow related to them. This quickly lead me to Avantasia and The...
View ArticleOrphaned Land Interview @ PPM 2013
I have been involved in the Palestine-Israeli conflict for years. Being neither Jewish nor Arab, when I spoke in favor of the Palestinian side of the conflict I was many times dismissed as an...
View ArticleStratovarius Interview @ PPM 2013
Just like it happened with Gamma Ray, Stratovarius is a band that I discovered through their live material. Their 1998 album Visions of Europe1 is, in my opinion, one of the best live recordings out...
View ArticleIntronaut Interview
L.A. Prog merchants Intronaut have just released their latest album, Habitual Levitations. They’ve also recently completely a tour with Meshuggah and are about to embark on a headlining jaunt through...
View ArticleJon Schaffer (Iced Earth) Interview
With such an extensive discography, you’d think that Iced Earth would be slowing down or that, at least, Jon Schaffer, the driving force behind the band, would rest on his laurels for a while. And yet,...
View ArticleImmolation (Ross Dolan) Interview
Ross Dolan, the singer and bass player of the legendary death metal band Immolation met us and shed some light on the band’s newest release “Kingdom of Conspiracy” and, a special treat, an inside...
View ArticleMichael Kiske Interview: Of Gods and Metal
When I went to conduct an interview with Michael Kiske, the legendary singer of Helloween, Avantasia, Unisonic and an array of other bands, I was not prepared for what I actually encountered. Having...
View ArticleAirbourne’s Ryan O’Keefe Interview – Walkin’ the Dog
This year is the tenth anniversary of Airbourne, the Australian hard rock machine that, since their Roadrunner debut dropped in 2007, have been making a run at the throne of their countrymen in AC/DC....
View ArticleJon Oliva Interview: Poet & Madman
Jon Oliva is a true master in the pantheon of American heavy metal. Being a founding member of the legendary Savatage, the larger-than-life Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and the hard-driving Jon Oliva’s...
View ArticleIn the Serpent’s Nest – An Interview with Marduk
I’ve always been fascinated by black metal and the philosophy that binds all those bands together. Even if you put aside all the crap about church burnings and murder that marked its early days (bands...
View ArticleThe Song that Angels Sing: An Interview with Delain
Although founded in 2002, Delain only released their first official album, Lucidity, in 2006, taking the charts of their native Holland by storm. Since then the band has shown great versatility, never...
View ArticleDeforming the Cord of Life: An Interview with Watain
Watain is a band that leaves few people indifferent. Even among those who love the more extreme branches of heavy metal, there are those who see Watain as a dangerous and even poisonous force in the...
View ArticleAirbourne’s Ryan O’Keefe Interview – Walkin’ the Dog
This year is the tenth anniversary of Airbourne, the Australian hard rock machine that, since their Roadrunner debut dropped in 2007, have been making a run at the throne of their countrymen in AC/DC....
View ArticleJon Oliva Interview: Poet & Madman
Jon Oliva is a true master in the pantheon of American heavy metal. Being a founding member of the legendary Savatage, the larger-than-life Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and the hard-driving Jon Oliva’s...
View ArticleIn the Serpent’s Nest – An Interview with Marduk
I’ve always been fascinated by black metal and the philosophy that binds all those bands together. Even if you put aside all the crap about church burnings and murder that marked its early days (bands...
View ArticleThe Song that Angels Sing: An Interview with Delain
Although founded in 2002, Delain only released their first official album, Lucidity, in 2006, taking the charts of their native Holland by storm. Since then the band has shown great versatility, never...
View ArticleThe New Folklore: An Interview with Orphaned Land
If you follow Metal Blast (and you most definitely should), you might remember that a few months ago, when we covered the PPM Festival, we interviewed Kobi Farhi, the singer of Orphaned Land. Since the...
View ArticleIntronaut Interview
L.A. Prog merchants Intronaut have just released their latest album, Habitual Levitations. They’ve also recently completely a tour with Meshuggah and are about to embark on a headlining jaunt through...
View ArticleJon Schaffer (Iced Earth) Interview
With such an extensive discography, you’d think that Iced Earth would be slowing down or that, at least, Jon Schaffer, the driving force behind the band, would rest on his laurels for a while. And yet,...
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