Interviews-Steel-Mill
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Chris Caffery: “Cards are falling into place.”
On his way to tour with Doro in Europe, Chris Caffery, guitarist for Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and his own amazing solo albums, took some time out to talk with Heather Williams and Steel Mill. Chris gave us insight on possible new Savatage -album, memories of Criss Oliva and Paul O’Neill, his new solo single and…
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Silver Bullet – Bruno Proveschi interview
Interview by Kimmo Tattari Photos by Hannu and Riku Juutilainen Silver Bullet, a power metal band with symphonic elements, are releasing their excellent 3rd album, Shadowfall, and – after the dark pandemic years and postponed tours – things are finally looking bright for the band. Steel Mill had a pleasure to have a chat…
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Legions Of Metal: Iron Kingdom.
“Hail a long-forgotten sound” as the lyric from Iron Kingdom’s “Legions Of Metal” so truthfully states. This poetic musical tome known as Iron Kingdom certainly brings back that forgotten sound of true heavy metal. In today’s modern times that sound is all but lost or at least hidden but Iron Kingdom brings it back to…
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From Death to Obituary and more: James Murphy Interview.
James Murphy’s guitar solos have been gracing albums the world over for over three decades and looking at him you’d never guess he is one of the planet’s most brilliant solo guitarists. At first glance, he looks like your every day, humble, down-to-earth guy. But underneath this humble exterior is a soul who is plugged…
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Anthony Esposito: From Lynch Mob to Ace Frehley and Red Dragon Cartel.
Anthony Esposito played a tasty bass for George Lynch in Lynch Mob, Ace Frehley, and now for Jake E. Lee in the Red Dragon Cartel. But he also did a ditty in a little-known band called Pisser with guitarist Richard Fortus and drummer Frank Ferrer who both currently play in Guns N` Roses. He’s a…
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Interview: MegaSnake from Finland
Finnish hard rock act MegaSnake might be young as a group yet their members hold a decay of experience from bands such as Leningrad Cowboys, Apocalyptica, Gringos Locos, Peer Günt, Ancara, Los Bastardos Finlandeses, Killer Kachina and Kings of Modesty. The band started as a cover project yet they are currently working on a full…
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Fire from Texas: Iron Jaw.
Iron Jaw hail from Fort Worth, Texas and play metal in the classic tradition of elder gods Judas Priest, Motörhead and Saxon, to name but a few. The earth-shattering vocals of Todd Pack gives a classy veneer to all the tracks, while guitarists Rick Perry and Jeff Brown concentrate on ruthlessly efficient riffs and surgically…
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Stephen Pearcy: “I’m not just a singer, I write those songs.”
1980’s glam metal icon Stephen Pearcy has had a very illustrious career to say the least. Known most as the trademark, raspy voice of glam metal band Ratt, his career has spanned nearly five decades. He has a book, “Sex Drugs Ratt & Roll”, out on Amazon and Barnes and Noble as well as an…
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Rik Charron (Exciter/Necronomicon) Interview
Considered one of the pioneers of speed metal, Exciter rocked the 1980’s with pure pounding passion. They forged their path among the metal greats with their quintessential albums like “Long Live the Loud”, “Violence and Force” and “Unveiling the Wicked”. A new era of Exciter emerged in the late nineties, morphing from an 1980’s speed…
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The Judas Priest Experience Tribute Interview
Montréal’s number one Judas Priest -tribute group The Judas Priest Experience kicked off its career only last year, but musicians have decades of experience behind them. Vocalist Patrice Blouin gave Steel Mill a low down on the band, and future plans. First off, why did you start a Priest tribute band and what does the…